So what have I done to her

Well, not much really from when I bought her.
It came fitted with four 245x70R16 Goodyear Wrangler ATR's, with the spare being a standard size road tyre. Actually quite an aggressive looking tread for an ATR. These may get replaced next year though with something a little more standard sized, for those "stuck in the bush" moments. have found she runs very nice at around 16psi on soft sand (tested around Lancelin, Cervantes and Willbinga), around 24psi on tracks (Powerlines track), and at 29psi front & 38psi rear for normal road driving.

A dual battery setup was also installed, complete with second battery, but it's not connected. Makes my wonder why.....but there is what looks like an Engel(?) fridge socket fitted to the rear cargo area, so maybe it does work after all. Need to check.

On the front is a full size TJM bull bar, but it had no recovery points or spotties on, so that has been rectified. It now boasts a pair of rated points back to the chassis under the bar, and a set of "SuperCheap" lamps on the front. Not the best quality I admit, but they light up the road in front and do what the description on the box says they should!

The rear has a genuine LandRover towing bracket and wiring, together with a reverse camera wired up to the in-car DVD player that pops out of the dash. Very flash! But sadly the camera is faulty and the image is distorted somewhat. Need to check the earthing.

Along with the spot lights and recovery points, I have also since installed a UHF radio. Its a Uniden UH400SX-RM. I chose this unit as it has all the controls and display on the handset as well as the main box, which I find very useful when using, and I've heard many good things about Uniden. Not overly priced and much cheaper than some.

I've also bought some cheaper recovery gear including snatch strap, distribution strap (trunk protector), long handled shovel, various sized rated shackles, and compressor. Only the basics, but should suffice providing someone else is around!

In the shed I have a brand new set of Lovells +2" springs waiting to go in, but I can't decide whether to wait till I get new shockers to go in with them, or fit with my standard shocks.....decisions, decisions!

I was also extremely lucky to be given (free of charge) a set of OE cross bars for the roof bars, by a very kind member of the AULRO forums. They were missing from the Disco when bought, together with the wheel brace and extension bar for the jack! At least the jack was there.....!!

Next big job is the install of a home made CDL (Centre Diff Lock) actuator as, though the gearing is in the housing, LandRover in their wisdom didn't think the lever was worth putting in on this years model. Thanks for that LR! I'll keep you posted on how the install goes, more on this in a future post, together with my attempt at a cheap sand flag for playing in the dunes.

So thats about it, pretty stock really which helps keep its reliabilty to some extent I suppose.