Project - Land Rover Discovery 200Tdi (Part Two)

In this video, I will be showing the early stages of restoring my Discovery.
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[@h418lfc]

If it helps, mine was worse, much worse. It really should of been scrapped but after 12 years just didn't have the heart. 5 years later it's now my almost daily driver. Looking forward to seeing how yours comes along 😊

[@richardsiddon610]

Keep chipping away lass. Already some great progress. Thankyou for sharing.🙂

[@jnewzealand4677]

Well worth the effort, early 2 door only going up in value. Had to laugh when you were doing the sealant, all I could think of was this is a young women that needs one of Mikes tools ! Hope he reads this and sends you one from Canada. I did a 1993 4 door and never had a problem with mechanical parts but please don’t break or loose trim bits they are a nightmare to find especially the 2 doors. Love seeing you back doing this it’s inspirational.

[@LandRoverSophie]

Thank you for the kind words! You’re absolutely right about the trim, I’m being very precious with every piece because as you say they’re a nightmare to find

[@1974UTuber]

You certainly put in a lot of effort. I hope you never lose your energy and enthusiasm for doing such a thorough job.

[@viseshseernam39]

land rover defender towing land rover discovery quite a good way to show how powerful defenders are

[@teamces]

Will be replacing my dash in the near future. Before I purchased my landy I was instructed to buy only three tools. Hammer, grinder, and a cutting torch. Thanks for sharing.

[@zandercraghead5355]

I didn’t even get this advice 😆 they just threw me in the burner

[@deangood8908]

Rule one when dismantling a vehicle. KEEP EVERYTHING.

[@DaveDowns1]

I love to hear you narrate your videos. very informative and relaxing. As for the Land Rover...seeing what you uncovered, I think I would cry. But I've seen the work you've done in your other videos and I know you have the resolve and strength of mind to handle this challenge. Your truck is well worth saving.

[@stephenjones6902]

Great video Sophie, must be good to make some progress on the Discovery.The unit is looking good too.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Hi 👋🏻 nice seeing a lovely lady doing a restoration job instead of the usual chaps doing it 🤣 I’m in for the journey as I had a 4 door version years ago for my daughters horses lol 😆 Cheers Stevie 😍😎

[@Alessandro---]

Your courage is admirable. “It’s only metal after all”. You’re a lesson in “getting it done” attitude. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Alessandro---]

On a separate note, I was wondering why the Defender always fetches more money than a Discovery. Seen how and where they can be rotten while still looking good from the outside, I understand!

[@JoeBeech]

Awesome work I would love to have an old land rover to rebuild

[@shirleyboy8859]

I love watching your video`s Sophie... They just show that it is possible to revive rather than throw away... I haven`t worked on car interior`s, I make Hand stitched Leather Hand Bags and belts... But if you would like to send me your old Gators, I could make some hand stitched leather ones... Just let me know... :-)))) xx

[@slimpickins3425]

Thats awesome Sophie! i wasnt thinking this one needed so much work. I look forward to watching the repair work begin.

[@westernwanderer8397]

Glad to see you got your D1 you were wanting. I've been restoring mine a bit too. Next on the list is a new headliner. I just need to find a color I like. I'm thinking brown and tan houndstooth. Thinking about getting rid of my old leather seats, driver's side is shot. The boot floor is quite a bit of work for you. You are very ambitious! I'm feeling self conscious now for putting off replacing my broken radio antennae because I have to remove a fender or apron.

[@simon4525]

You are very brave Sophie, good luck with the project, it will be worth it.

[@johnmcgonigal8533]

Good video, I’ve just picked up a 1990 3 door V8 discovery1 . I’m thinking of converting it to a pickup. It’s interesting to see what your doing and how to do it. I have limited knowledge of the discovery . I look forward to the next vid on this build. 👍

[@whitemoor66]

Great progress Sophie. Having the unit available now too will help massively going forward.

[@davidbrodie5044]

I'm very tempted to find an older Discovery, I had a V8 years ago and loved it - never go back they say, I'm not so sure. Great work Sophie anyway.

[@LandRoverSophie]

Definitely go back, you won’t regret it!

[@hammyh1165]

Great job Sophie, you've got me thinking about removing the quarter panels on my three door D1 that I'm restoring. I have pretty much identical rust to you on the inner steel panels.

[@lancedaniels]

Thanks for posting and sharing. Nice picture with one Land Rover towing the one you’re restoring.

[@MrTrev2507]

Nice to see you back.

[@katluke]

At first when working on repairing the well known rust issues on both the early 200 and 300 tdi Discovery models it does seem a bit daunting,however they are not as hard to repair as initially thought. The repairs needed to be done are all well documented online as well as a host of sellers selling the required parts to repair them. Good luck with this project .

[@Simon78]

Damn! You don’t mess around! Always look forward to your progress on your cars

[@grumpydwarf7191]

WOW, that's definitely a labour of love. I probably would of scrapped it after seeing all them holes. Sophie you might be better off using a camera and tripods to film, that way you can use both hands.

[@LandRoverSophie]

It certainly is a lot of work, but it will be well worth it to me once complete. You're absolutely right about the tripod, I've got one on order!

[@MadeInGreatBritain]

I love your optimism!

[@rogerwragg1492]

Great work Sophie. Good for you to get to the heart of the rust, awesome energy!

[@markonmotoring]

Really interesting to see a three door being as they are so rare. That's a lot of interior to strip out but worth doing, especially having seen that boot floor. Look forward to sing how this project progresses.

[@markjames9205]

You are very brave to take on this project….

[@6522BLACKJACK]

Top Job there and a true credit to any land rover lover like myself...

[@davidwatson8681]

Just Fantastic, such a pleasure to watch someone so young just getting on and stuck in and making such a good job of it, its very rare these days

[@discovery-on-the-island1079]

Courage pour la suite du chantier 👏Il y a beaucoup de travail

[@Manuel-Patriota]

With my D1 I did the same. I disassembled it entirely. Many repairs and improvements, such as anti-noise and heat sheets. Next to shoot and in the next few months to paint

[@Perception_]

I really like your mindset as you are so on to looking for, and also finding the answers. You just do your thing and crack on with it. Top effort.

[@marcusbiney]

Keep up the great work 👍🏼

[@wayhaha1048]

รอชมภาค3 FC Thailand waithing for next ep.

[@markmawson1]

For automotive carpets I have found the best thing to use to clean them is TFR (Traffic Film Remover) the Caustic stuff not the non caustic stuff then scrub it in with a stiff brush then rinse it off with a pressure washer then either wet vac them or hang over wall or washing line to drip dry

[@jeremyb96301]

Thanks for your Videos

[@gregorydobson4307]

Great video Sophie, angle grinder & camera are main tools when stripping any landrover as I just found out when stripping a 110.

[@simonblomfield9862]

Great job nice to see... Carry on the great work...

[@E3891526]

Fantastic video. Keep up the good work. I can’t wait to see the end result.

[@oskarkarlsson6964]

Who cares about what her face looks like? She is doing important work, saving a Land Rover for god’s sake.

[@tonye4176]

Very impressive!

[@johnimmins7302]

Glad to see you back and starting work on your Discovery. The new work unit will be a great asset and the lift is an icing on the cake.

[@anzukadotani8953]

nice job my dear x was kinda hoping you would start on the series 3 tho,my 1983 one has had a turner gas flowed head on ,plus a genuine zenith carb and power spark electronic ignition ! result is where some steep hills a had to change to 3rd and 35 mph , now i can hit 50mph !!!! ive 235x85x16 tyres ,but even with that ,the landrover screaming for overdrive!x

[@southhillfarm2795]

Wow, this is one serious rebuild.

[@jameswortley7921]

Great video, keep up the good work.

[@paulprescott7913]

Nice to see you back, i look forward to the rest of this project.

[@musicalal3752]

Great job Sophie, that's a lot of hard work. You need someone to sponsor you with some battery powered drivers to make it go much quicker and easier. As someone else already commented, SAVE EVERYTHING. And take lots of pictures of how things look before disassembly. Best regards.

[@corleonne]

Buen trabajo,saludos desde Galicia ❤

[@LandRoverSophie]

Thank you ☺️

[@jazzyfizzle687]

Love these videos Sophie 😀

[@billythebusandtrainman7919]

nice one, im on about buying a landrover in the future

[@jagvette1]

Love watching you video's, it's obvious Land Rover didn't want their vehicles to last, but I do understand why you like them. Obviously it's unusual for a young lady to do this type of work and just out of curiosity it might be nice to let us all know a bit more about you. just a thought.

[@alanhowatson3462]

That welder is going to come in handy 👍

[@joebloggs15]

You should pick yourself up a phone tripod so you don’t have to prop it up against things! A quick google and you should find one! Very handy for filming! Only a few quid too! Love the videos! 👍🏻

[@claretbuck1882]

Awesome looking forward to the restoration 👌🏻

[@rbxrockettrio8650]

Nice tow bar on that disco, Iv got the same on mine

[@MisterGintonic]

Well done 👍 typical day of LR enthusiast, whatever the country...mud, rust and oil

[@Mr229357]

Lots of work, good luck 😊👍🏻👍🏻

[@brendansmith7872]

I'm looking forward to the next episode on this project 😀😀

[@rayeddy528]

You do great work !!! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and plans !!! God bless you and yours !!!!l. Eddy

[@comedyash]

Found your channel through the series 3, I love all landrovers and hope to have my own project one day, good luck!

[@SiCrewe]

Blimey, that looks daunting. In isolation, each of the issues (sills, bodywork, seats, doors, trim etc) aren't especially terrible but all together they're going to make for a big project. And that's before you investigate the oily bits. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out in the end, though. Judging by how the Defender turned out, this is going to be the nicest 200tdi in the country! Makes me feel ashamed to be procrastinating over repairing the inner wheelarches on my TD5 Disco. :-/

[@williamjones4638]

Great work. I was looking for a 200tdi disco but settled on a S reg 300tdi to restore back to original, just as soon as I finish my 1987 90.

[@petevj]

Great content, thank you!

[@donsrestorations]

Ah, after the tear down (which is the easy part) begins the real work. Can't wait to see how this goes!

[@stevenmoran4060]

It seems ironic that places that rot quite well seem to have the most seam sealer applied making it more difficult to get to them! Looking forward to this rebuild that will look fantastic when completed.

[@whitacrebespoke]

I’ve got a 200tdi 7 seater and a 300tdi commercial I want to do. Been so close to scrapping them far too often past couple of years.

[@cf5914]

Your accent is awesome.

[@richardwilliams5849]

“After all it’s only metal” is my quote of the day. 😀

[@barrymcgrath5249]

Looks like the rear door frame will need doing because of corrosion to the rear body mounts (common), so before you pull off the back bumper make sure you weld a bit of box section or bar across the frame to preserve the shape. Good luck

[@rappalawolf2664]

Great work

[@dfishpool7052]

Hi Sophie, that was an impressive start to the strip down of the Disco. I'd heard stories about the boot floors, fortunately the two that I had were sound in that area but I suspect that if I'd kept them for much longer they would have succumbed to the rot. Why ever did Land Rover not address the rust issues in these otherwise great vehicles? All the best and I look forward to watching the progress of the project.

[@LandRoverSophie]

Hello! That is very fortunate. I plan on rust proofing this one within an inch of its life as they rot for fun as you know, and I only plan on carrying out such extensive work once. Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy the future videos!

[@Dan-hq2js]

I was going to ask if I could rent your mig welder for a small job on a rover but I think you're gonna need it Sophie, you are a brave dedicated woman, it looks like mg mg maestro did once I removed the bumpers and wings.

[@1969Risky]

Great video Sophie. I'm amazed on the amount of rust in the Disco. Once you get replacement panels are you going to use automotive body seam sealant? I hope you also get to use underbody sealant to stop that rust coming back. Are 2nd hand parts/trim still plentiful from wreckers in the UK? Might be worth pricing & checking out.

[@jjt1093]

Chassis wax is an absolute pain to remove without blasting, Did that on my series by hand,(never again) :)

[@locochingadero]

Hey Sophie, great project! I have the same truck, 92 TDI that came from Japan to live with me in Canada. I have to redo my driver's floor this year, so I'm anxious to see yours. Also, please tell me what windscreens fit from the Range Rover Classic. I have to get one from the UK as all the parts here are post facelift D1.

[@simonbevan7581]

All ways bag it up 😜

[@Defender110SLO]

Great work and now a lot of wlding to do. Cbeers 🍷

[@marcusd2380]

Bio washing power in the mats and seating and then hose after a good soak it will lift a lot of dirt out. Even a light pressure wash on the carpet after the washing powder

[@williearkoncel9606]

😍😍😍

[@bernhardin3164]

222 nd 👍like supporting u.. Amazing work...

[@d.dolphinstriker5737]

You will be busy with the rust repair off the Disco for some weeks I think 🤗

[@muratkucumen35]

Bravo ! 🤗

[@alanbellwood3902]

Watch this and as a Land Rover owner and a 110 owner I must get B&E so I can tow them around for working on.

[@machiningbasics1729]

Nice work ! It’s not too bad and I’m sure you’ll sort it ! I’ve seen plenty a lot lot lot worst

[@paulwalker427]

Been looking forward to this video great work, in awe

[@willarkoncel4413]

😍😍😍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793]

8:25 get some Ascorbic Acid on Amazon and use it to clean up the rust. Did it on my Wrangler Jeep floor.

[@ilikechickensausages2075]

Go Sophie 🇦🇺

[@tommcl8548]

👍

[@adeh503]

Planning on a complete respray for this one Soph?

[@LandRoverSophie]

Absolutely! I’ll be re-spraying and capturing that for a future video. Unfortunately, I’m not at that point yet but it’s full steam ahead!

[@adeh503]

@@LandRoverSophie I'm glad your going to spend the time and do this properly (as you always do) I'm like you I like this model they definitely deserve the time and effort, quite hard to get one now what's not a complete basket case 👍 really looking forward to the one 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@carlwilson1772]

Hey Sophie. Don't know how I missed this when you released it as I am subscribed. Still better late than never. Great work. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

[@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793]

I missed why you are gutting the Disco?

[@brokenbiker220]

That accent is insanely delightful. Hahaha Scottish?

[@mrsunelectronics544]

Schrauber Girl 🤗😍👍😉

[@Billy-khalaf]

Growing up in London, we always had a Land drover but ever since i Moved here to Australia there not one Land drover

[@mbiker345]

I wonder if a heat gun and scraper would work with that sealant. Or maybe just make it worse.

[@andreferruel3858]

Bonsoir j aimerais bien avoir votre savoir pour rénover mon discovery 300 tdi

[@blastingweevil2968]

just like to say the way you dismantle things is great unlike most people on youtube you dont ass about with stupid latex gloves that rip in seconds i have been messing with cars for the last 30 years and never worn gloves at all and my hands are just fine, i find especially in tight spaces you need to "Feel with your fingertips" what you are doing and wearing gloves ruins the feel.