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YETIX's 2000 Land Rover Discovery 2 "Kinversand" Build and Adventure Thread

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2000 Discovery 2 Kinversand "Build" and Adventure Thread

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YETIX's 2000 Discovery 2 "Penny" (Kinversand) build and adventure thread

This forum thread follows San Diego owner YETIX's ongoing work and trail use of his Land Rover Discovery 2, nicknamed Penny. Recent posts cover small fixes like wiper arms and driveshaft lubrication, a Terrafirma lift already fitted, a battery cable clamp repair, and a center console swap with an aftermarket switch plate, alongside plans for a bumper, roof rack, CDL work, and rust repair.

Specs

As stated in the original write-up.

Suspension
Terrafirma Medium Lift (2 inch) with Terrafirma front shock towers

Parts used

Parts named as used in the original write-up, grouped the way the Parts page groups them. Where one of the shops we index lists the same thing for this car, it is shown underneath with a link to the shop.

Suspension & Steering 2

Body & Trim 1

Interior 2

Electrical 1

Tools & Workshop 1

  • Narrow grease gun nozzleAmazon

    Used to grease rear driveshaft Zerk fittings that the old nozzle could not reach

    In the shops
    Grease Gun ↗Moss Motors – Triumph TR6/TR250· $102.25 USD
    Grease Gun ↗MGOC Spares· £26.20

Photos

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How it was done

Small maintenance items

YETIX replaced the wiper arms with ones found on Amazon that fit the original nozzle fittings and work better than factory D1 or D2 arms. He also used a narrow grease gun nozzle to finally lube the rear driveshaft Zerk fittings, and swapped the AirTag battery hidden in the truck.

Lift already fitted

In response to a question, YETIX confirmed the Discovery already runs a Terrafirma Medium Lift along with Terrafirma's front shock towers, and said he is happy with the ride quality for the price.

Battery cable fix

A loose, cracked positive battery cable clamp had been draining the battery since he got the truck, eventually leaving it dead while he was away. He fitted an Atlantic British clamp repair kit, which was straightforward, and installed a new battery.

Interior swap

YETIX replaced the cracked factory center console, whose window-switch tabs had all broken, with a better-condition one sourced from eBay, following a YouTube guide. While apart he also fitted a Golden Rovers aluminium switch plate. He lost the shifter boot sleeve (taped for now) and the parking brake lever became stuck, to be addressed later during a planned CDL cable swap.

Planned and pending work

Named next steps include a Safari Gard front bumper, a roof rack, a CDL (center differential lock) repair, swapping to an '04 SLAB, replacing C-pillar trim, and addressing rust around the alpine windows plus repainting the hood and roof, though a repaint quote came back costly and alternatives are being considered.

A summary in our own words. The full account, with all its detail, is in the original write-up: read it at 2000 Discovery 2 Kinversand "Build" and Adventure Thread ↗

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