1995 LR Discovery 1 Build

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TysonTheFisherman

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Hey! New to OB community, going to be moving over from another more stale forum onto this one. Figured I'd take my project with me!

So a little about me, I am living here in Vancouver, BC. Have had three 4Runners, and a brief stint owning my dads Defender 110 before I moved to Discoveries. Bought this one along with another 1996 Disco to combine into one "decent" rig with some spare parts that I knew I would need on the side.

Here she is the day I bought her!
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1995 D1 SD 3.9l V8 with 208,000km on the clock. Sitting pretty on some little tires, broken axles, and some minor issues to work out in the future.

How she's sitting now:

Exterior
-Custom front steel bumper
-285/75R16 BFG All Terrain KO2's
-Rhino Rack HD Roof Bars x3
-Trasharoo Spare Trash Bag
-OzTrail 2.5m Awning
-4' Wilson Flex CB Antenna
-18" Dual Band UHF/VHF Whip
-50mm Flexi Flares
-TJM Yulara Roof Top Tent
-Flowmaster Super 44 Muffler

Suspension:
-OME HD Springs
-Rear TerraFirma 2" Spacer
-FloFlex Extended Poly Bumpstops
-ProComp ES9000 +6" Lift Shocks
-Britpart 2" Extended Brake Lines

Lighting
-D2 Headlight Upgrade
-LED DTRL's
-52" Cree Roof Mount Flood Light
-23" Phillips 4D Light Bar on Bumper
-Rigid Industries D2 Driving Lights x2
-1" Amber Penny Grill Lights x3

Interior
-Cobra CB Radio
-Baofeng UHF/VHF Radio
-Custom Rear Storage System
-Second Battery in rear
-Blue Sea dual battery system and fuse block
-Rear cargo lights
-LED map light upgrade
-Rear leather seats from SE
-Rear hatch drop down table

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TysonTheFisherman

Rank III
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Enthusiast II

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Vancouver, BC
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Here is a couple photos from the build process, much more detail on the LR forum (http://landroverforums.com/forum/build-threads-43/1996-disco-1-build-thread-79000/) if interested, or feel free to ask any questions!

Ready to combine the two in the driveway, parents were not too pleased about this stage:View attachment 9931
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Ready for the front and rear axle swap (white ones axles were not in the best shape):
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Design Idea and finished product of the rear storage system:
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TysonTheFisherman

Rank III
Launch Member

Enthusiast II

509
Vancouver, BC
Member #

2333

TysonTheFisherman

Rank III
Launch Member

Enthusiast II

509
Vancouver, BC
Member #

2333

My favourite trip so far this year has been when a group of buddies and I headed up to Molybdenite Ridge here in BC. Pretty spectacular views, highly recommend the trail, even though the pucker factor getting to the summit is quite high!

All my friends have Tacomas...
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Yep its steep!
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9300ft is as high as it sounds!
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Much more photos of my trips on Flickr as well for those who are interested! https://www.flickr.com/photos/132972642@N04/albums