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crown14
December 28th, 2010, 12:31 AM
1995 Land Rover Discovery with Diesel conversion

1995 Discovery Series I
300TDI and AUTOMATIC transmission

Literally too much to list, if I miss any details, please feel free to ask questions.

Features a complete diesel drivetrain and all proper parts from a 1997 Discovery with 60k. Pre-OBDII model year means no issues with title, registration, safety inspection, etc. Setup was imported from the UK and professionaly installed about 4 years ago. Unbelieveable torque, reliability, and fuel economy from this 2.5L turbocharged 4 cylinder, and excellent driveability on or off road. Upgraded turbocharger and intercooler from Allard in the UK. Axles front and rear were completely rebuilt and upgraded with ARB air lockers, Great Basin Rovers 4.14 gears, heavy duty axle shafts, and CV joints. Front and rear custom double cardan driveshafts by Tom Woods. Allied Beadlock wheels, 36in Super Swamper TSL SX tires, Rovertym front winch bumper, 9000lb Superwinch with Viking synthetic line, Rovertym rock sliders, Lucky8 spare tire carrier, Flexi fender flares, Vigg hood blackout, Mantec snorkel, Proline HD rear bumper, Equipe front and rear differential guards and heavy duty steering linkage, with Old Man Emu steering stabilizer.
Suspension consists of Rovertym 5in springs all around with Bilstein 7100 12in travel shocks on Rovertym mounts. Other suspension parts from Rovertym include adjustable panhard rod, radius arms, rear a-arm spacer, and extended stainless steel brake lines. X-Engineering X-flex rear suspension kit with custom Rovertym trailing arms, x-springs, and x-joints. On-board air provided by a Powertank 5lb CO2 tank in billet aluminum mount.
Optima Yellow top battery, Alpine stereo, amplifiers by Alpine and Boston, Polk dB speakers front and rear, Boston subwoofer in custom enclosure. Genuine Land Rover waterproof seat covers and heavy duty rubber mats throughout.

$28,998

LFORGUE8
December 28th, 2010, 08:31 AM
A WOW bump for you!

ArmyRover
December 28th, 2010, 10:57 AM
Bump for a good guy and a nice looking truck

woldd90
December 28th, 2010, 11:35 AM
Joel, what are you going to replace it with? A 90?

crown14
December 28th, 2010, 11:51 AM
Scott, I would love to have a nice ST 90 but I am not making any decisions just yet.

ukoffroad
December 28th, 2010, 02:28 PM
Wow, sorry to hear you are selling it. Nice truck from nice folks.

Neil McCauley
December 28th, 2010, 06:44 PM
I gotta admit I always thought I'd never convince myself to get into another D1 ever again but this is one badass ride. Good luck on the sale man. Thumbs up

hillstrubl
December 28th, 2010, 09:16 PM
wow, a 300tdi disco stateside? that shouldn't last long, good luck

rrc.swb
December 28th, 2010, 09:26 PM
Hey Joel, want to help me convert my 4.6L into a 300??? :)

Sweet looking truck.

GLWS

Campbell
December 29th, 2010, 09:57 AM
Very Nice!

smenzel
December 31st, 2010, 09:44 AM
Nice rig, Joel.

Would you mind expounding on the "Upgraded turbocharger and intercooler from Allard in the UK" ? I have a 300TDi in my Discovery and find it a wee bit on the sluggish side of things.

crown14
January 2nd, 2011, 11:09 AM
"This system is as for the Phase 2 conversion, but includes in addition an uprated turbocharger and a boost control valve to allow maximum boost to be raised to 1.25 bar and to match the higher airflow of the improved intercooler system. The normal 16-row intercooler can be replaced by an even larger upto 24-row intercooler.
Power 110 bhp (standard) up to 143 bhp (Phase 3)
Torque 195 lb.ft (standard) up to 257 lb.ft"


I have it set to peak at 17 PSI (1.17 bar). I dont think a larger intercooler would fit on a disco without hacking it up, or making it impossible to have AC.
(KIT from £790.00)."

crown14
January 8th, 2011, 07:16 PM
Link to photos taken today:

http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/BuckhornImports/1995%20Discovery%20Series%20I%20300TDI/?albumview=slideshow

I will go ahead and point out the following... there is a Dynaliner section under the hood that I need to re-glue, the truck does have a Saudi spec grille and Discovery II headlight upgrade, All the A/C parts under the hood were removed when the turbo/intercooler work was done, I do still have all those parts and they are included with the truck, as is the left rear seat which is currently removed to make room for the ARB fridge freezer, the security grilles in the rear windows are from Safari Equip, the dash, door panels and console trim are from a late Discovery I with LE trim, the rearview mirror is from an '04 Discovery II and is autodimming, with compass and Homelink, the front turnsignals are custom wired to also work as park lamps, and the undercarriage still has mud/clay in places from the last wheeling trip. Only rust is surface rust on sliders, driveshafts, etc. there is no rust on the body.

Truck also comes with a LOT of spare parts- from fuel filters, belts, etc. to parts you can't find locally for a 300 TDI- such as spare turbo, oil cap, dipstick, thermostat, water pump and more.

crown14
January 17th, 2011, 05:45 PM
Short video from 8/09:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUrc2HFzxq4

jrose609
January 22nd, 2011, 03:11 PM
Free bump for nice ride

crown14
January 22nd, 2011, 03:20 PM
Free bump for nice ride

Thanks, but truck is off the market for now while I make some changes.