They Didn't Sell This AMAZING Land Rover Discovery In The U.S. So I Built My Own!

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In this video we interview Jim, a veteran of the 1992 Land Rover Camel Trophy. This is his discover, and how he built it!
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@alanalzee4849 2 жыл бұрын

I spotted the UK registration number plate ( license plate) and did a check on it, last M.O.T 2013 when it was then exported, glad to see that it's still going strong across the pond 👍

@andrewg9236 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to here more about the camel trophy competition from this guy.👍

@morphshag 2 жыл бұрын

I have had a D1 with the 300TDi. It’s done 405,000 K’s and I love it. Not powerful or fast but just goes and goes.

@jerroldshelton9367 2 жыл бұрын

This vehicle is uber-cool to the nth degree. As a flat-fender fanatic with a CJ-2A build under way, I tend to not suffer much from off-pavement vehicle envy, but this thing has me wishing it was mine like nothing else I've seen in the U.S.A. I am officially insanely jealous.

@jakubstrumillo 2 жыл бұрын

Jim! Thanks for that video TFL! I drove tribute replica of 93 Sabah 200tdi and i love to see old Land Rovers in TFL videos! I own 200tdi with LT77 that have same powertrain and gearbox as car driven by Jim back in the CT days. :) And even we got same Safety Devices rear ladders that were used in CT. Easy to spot by round main tubing and square steps as well seperate bottom bolts without bar joining both ends like in most knock offs.

@JustRovingAround_Disco 2 ай бұрын

Sweet. I have a D2 300Tdi swapped also! That Diesel sound is so satifying!

@JCO2002 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 94 Disco 1, 200tdi, here in Jamaica. Tough as hell.

@antht5622 2 жыл бұрын

I had a Disco 300tdi manual here in Australia and it was the most reliable 4WD I have owned. Never let me down. Wish I still had it.

@tomgreen4520 2 жыл бұрын

How is your tyrannical government treating you down under looooool!!

@tonygersbach375 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomgreen4520 maybe look at your own govt first eh?

@Sir...... 2 жыл бұрын

@@tonygersbach375 ..... im not sure you are up-to-date on Australia ....

@raygale4198 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomgreen4520 Apart from two states which are in lockdown due to anti vaxxers spreading the love, the rest of the country is open for business.

@AkioWasRight 2 жыл бұрын

@@tonygersbach375 While I would argue Australia is leading the way to authoritarianism, don't make it this an Australia vs US sort of thing. The entirely Western world is spinning out of control.

@angelaclose4460 2 жыл бұрын

I've had a td5 and it was awesome but my tdi300 discovery has pulled at my heart strings and won't let go

@Pinzpilot101 2 жыл бұрын

Here in Europe I have trouble remembering the last Benzine/Petrol/Gasoline engined vehicle that I owned. It's diesel all the way here...I even had my Pinzgauer converted to diesel.

@Atle-k2z 2 жыл бұрын

I had a Range Rover Classic softdash with 300 tdi. Slow but worked okay after pump adjustment. Hard to change cambelt on. This engine started easily in -30c.

@1leggeddog 2 жыл бұрын

nice rig!

@raygale4198 2 жыл бұрын

Not often realised, series 1 Discoveries ran the same running gear and very similar chassis as the equivalent year Defenders, the Defenders did not use anti roll bars are the Torson self leveling suspension, but the mountings are all there. The Defenders depending on intended use also ran the slower 1.6 :1 reduction high range transfer ratio and deeper reduction 1st and 2nd gears in the main gearbox.

@regsparkes6507 2 жыл бұрын

Now there's a Land Rover that I could get to enjoy! Love those 'British' Diesel engines, with some hesitation here and there. Thanks for this TFL/ Kase.

@greebo7857 2 жыл бұрын

Mine has done 330,000 Km, or 200,000 miles. It's done 1 headgasket, which was my fault. I drove it with a leaking hose. So it now has a low coolant alarm. It's great.

@DayoftheJakeL 2 жыл бұрын

Before container prices shot up you could import a 300tdi disco for well under 10 grand.

@donleamon8653 2 жыл бұрын

When I heard ‘belt’ and ‘interference’ used in the same sentence, I fully checked out of this setup. I’ll stick with blown head gaskets on 80 series. 😁

@tobiaslmetters 2 жыл бұрын

Cam belts on them take about a hour and cost less than £80. If they do snap there designed to bend the pushrods so you rarley get head damage even when i blew a hole in the side of one (too much boost) it kept on running on 3 and only damage to head was snapped rocker

@raygale4198 2 жыл бұрын

You probably wouldn't like the selective fit head gaskets either :-) three different thicknesses depending on piston head height. British precision engineering.

@TJackSurvival 2 жыл бұрын

One amazing video! Would love a diesel

@GATORADDAM 2 жыл бұрын

Reliable as government! Hahaha.

@JustRovingAround_Disco 2 ай бұрын

🤣

@mechanicalmoron2251 2 жыл бұрын

love to see its stil got the uk no plate

@petelattimer6808 2 жыл бұрын

in the UK we BUY them with Diesels in them from the factory. hardly any V8s around. that number plate on the front looks like a UK one also, except for the front it would have to be white, not yellow as that appears to be (and it wouldnt be LHD for a genuine UK supplied car)

@edinreviews 2 жыл бұрын

Reg comes back as a Disco, but not MOTd since 2013😱

@gepwxaqdfsidsesg1548 2 жыл бұрын

In the UK front number plates are white and rear ones are yellow, so it's just the rear one fitted to the front.

@VenturaIT 2 жыл бұрын

what size tires?

@COM70 2 жыл бұрын

Have one, coming up to 400,000 miles. Nothing done with the engine apart from timing belts. Nothing!! Has had a few hardy spicers and new pots and seals in the callipers. That’s it total. Service service service all fluids and belts.

@drewpaterson502 2 жыл бұрын

Actually not a bad motor at all. Well used in Africa. The 200, and 300 Tdi motors were quite strong, but the TD5 was the issue.

@petelattimer6808 2 жыл бұрын

agreed. as ever, (this guy might be the exception) people in the US tend to think a timing belt lasts forever. its age OR mileage whichever comes around FIRST

@raygale4198 2 жыл бұрын

The 200 TDi was the peak of pre electronic engines, the 300TDi was an evolution with the improved crankcase, but the strange vacuum pump and revised oil pump seemed to be because we can, rather than any improvement in performance.

@davidgray9897 Жыл бұрын

A lot of the euro militarys used it up untill 2015 because you could fix it in the field and it was emp proof !!!

@bobbyshaftoe Жыл бұрын

The ultimate 300Tdi was actually the HT2.8VNT :-)

@anthonymrskipt9252 2 жыл бұрын

I had a series 1 Discovery with the 5spd. The transmission was solid, but the drivetrain had some issues when driving on the road. Off road, it was rock solid and never had a mechanical issue with that one. Next two Discoveries had enough issues that I just couldn’t bring myself to get another one. The second two (both Discovery 2s) drove much better on road and pretty much the same off road - they just had major reliability issues. Probably what has been keeping me from buying the new Discovery 5 (sorry, Defender) - which looks and drives great.

@docbodholt2384 2 жыл бұрын

I've just boughtt a 2001 td5, what were the issues that you had? I would love a heads up. Thanks.

@anthonymrskipt9252 2 жыл бұрын

@@docbodholt2384 - electrical for the most part. Both had the air suspension in the rear and both were constantly having a problem with the bags staying up. More annoying than anything else. The real issue was that once an issue cropped up, the dealer never seemed to be able to track down the cause or fix it. After awhile, i just got fed up and after the second one had pretty much the same issues, I sort of gave up on Land Rover. Sorry to say.

@docbodholt2384 2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonymrskipt9252 Thanks for that, I'm happy to say that I have no air bags as I had been told of this issue, I hear they are more comfortable but I'll stick my low tech coil overs.

@anthonymrskipt9252 2 жыл бұрын

@@docbodholt2384 - definitely the right call. I think they were meant more for load leveling than ride quality anyway. I wish I’d gone with coils on the second one, but they told me the issues had been resolved!

@docbodholt2384 2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonymrskipt9252 Ahh, the 'Honest Jon' salesmen of the world, their honesty brings a tear to my eye... and to our collective wallets!!

@wolfsburg4x4 2 жыл бұрын

He doesn't own this rig, it owns him

@bysadebysade9666 2 жыл бұрын

Are those 235 85 16’s?

@davidthomas7651 2 жыл бұрын

wasn't this guy at the Land Rover event that Tommy was at?

@brucelumsden94 2 жыл бұрын

Am I right in thinking that the timing belt could be replaced by a set of gears? I used to read the English magazines on Land Rovers when that Discovery model was new.

@raygale4198 2 жыл бұрын

The front engine casings on 200 and 300 TDI engines are completely different from each other and from the earlier TD engine. They are all dry casings running rubber belts, so it would be a major engineering job to refit timing gears to these engines. The 10J engine which was the diesel version of the old petrol 2 1/4 Liter engine ran the same wet timing chain housing as the petrol 2 1/4 engine.

@hammyh1165 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Zeus engineering used to make a timing gear kit for TDIs , but they haven't made them for years now.

@georgecrockford974 2 жыл бұрын

@@hammyh1165 Zeus stopped producing the kit as they wore out insanely fast and essentially needed replacing more frequently than belts do, interesting idea nevertheless

@davidgray9897 Жыл бұрын

The belt drive is fine just replace every 100,000 ks also do not just hand adjust it will be wrong and do damage use a torque wrench to the specified setting !!!

@PatrickRich 2 жыл бұрын

This is the one Tim broke (😉) on whipsaw right?

@ruimachado8560 2 жыл бұрын

I have the 300tdi , a beast...diesel forever

@GoonieLord 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the old beefy Land Rovers which came with diesel and lasted forever

@raygale4198 2 жыл бұрын

Under the panels a series 1 Discovery is a pimped military Defender, they run almost identical hardware.

@BChomby 2 жыл бұрын

Now it sounds like an actual landrover

@ruggeddude1560 2 жыл бұрын

CHECK THIS ONE OUT. THE DEFENDER CAN FIT AN INLINE SIX CHEVY GAS MOTOR AN THEY HAVE TIMING GEARS AN NOT CHAINS. YOU WOULD BE SURPRISE HOW MUCH CHEVY HAD TO DO WITH LAND ROVER AT ONE POINT. A LOT OF PEOPLE DONT NO THAT LAND ROVER DONT MAKE THERE OWN TRAINS AN MOTOR. EVEN THE NEWER ONES PRETTY MUCH HAVE FORD MOTORS. THERE PRETTY MUCH AN ECO BOOST V6. ITS STILL AN NICE SET UP. YOU NO WHAT HE COULD HAVE DONE ? JUST HAD ONE IMPORTED. I SEEN AN OLDER LAND ROVER CLASSIC DIESEL. A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLY THINK JAPAN IMPORT VEHICLES. I NO CANADA IMPORT LAWS ARE 15 YEARS AND THE UNITED STATES IS EVERY 25 YEARS ON A FOREIGN VEHICLE. THAT PRETTY MUCH MEAN YOU CAN GET NEWER BETTER DIESEL SUVS. EVEN THE KIA SPORTAGE CAME IN DIESEL IN JAPAN. AND AND IN THE UK THE MITSUBISHI MONTERO IS CALLED A SHOGUN AND THOSE NEWER ONES CAME IN DIESEL AS WELL. IT'S NICE TO BUILD ONE BUT IT'S WAY WAY CHEAPER JUST TO BUY ONE.

@nudgerss 2 жыл бұрын

Stop shouting

@davidgray9897 Жыл бұрын

Belts r fine !!! You change them out at reg intervils mines every 100,000 ks

@jjt1093 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah In europe these are all pretty much diesel, Just better for everything

@RCapricot 2 жыл бұрын

They really needed to explain how that engine got in that car with the steering wheel on that side! Very poor explanation of how the vehicle came to be.

@raygale4198 2 жыл бұрын

DIscos were made Left Hook, the 300 TDi is a standard fit engine, just wasn't sold in the US probably due to California emission laws, both the 200 and 300 TDi give a nice burp of black sooty smoke on start up which may upset some. The next model engine the TD5 was a much cleaner engine.

@sundevilkdaddy 2 жыл бұрын

Land Rover: Pull your head out of your backside and MAKE THIS VEHICLE FOR THE US AGAIN! You would sell a TON of these instead of the neutered mall rat haulers you make today. And add the sweet turbo diesel you have in the RR sport and call it a day. Please.

@kevinbarry71 2 жыл бұрын

Tractor. That about describes the sophistication level of these things; except a tractor is more comfortable

@ruimachado8560 2 жыл бұрын

there is no car in the world more comfortable than the Discovery... have you tried it?

@petelattimer6808 2 жыл бұрын

@@ruimachado8560 tried hundreds. that era discovery drive like a boat in corners, even at relatively low speeds on road. great off road, terrible for road use. almost ANYTHING is more comfortable! only car ive ever been CLOSE to feeling ill riding in/driving.

@kevinbarry71 2 жыл бұрын

@@ruimachado8560 that is one of the dumbest things I've read all week.

@fyneyoungstunna 2 жыл бұрын

@@petelattimer6808 must be the driver then.. My 2k2 corners and handles as well as a Lexus RX, or Toyota rav-4

@ateoforever7434 2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinbarry71 No, he's correct...the driver position is very comfortable and good lumbar support, i have driven 700+ miles in one go and stepped out not tired at all.