2004 Land Rover Disco expedition camper conversion

[Moto-ranger]

Hi all -
I'm fairly new to the portal.... After considering several off-road style campers, I've decided to convert my Disco into an expedition rig. I found a Colorado company www.phoenixpopup.com to create a hard top camper for my 2004 Disco. The camper will be cozy, but have most camping amenities we need. Including - stove, sink, refrigerator, toilet/shower combo, awning, solar power, water filtration, and bed over cab. The topper is mostly completed and the Disco is going under the knife soon with a finish date of 1/31/14. The Disco will be chopped off behind the rear door windows to the tailgate. My disco has a 2" lift and ARB front bumper with winch. Pictures below:

Thanks for viewing!

 

[quickfarms]

What is the construction of the camper? The outside loos to be fiberglass but you show a picture of a aluminum frame

 

[Moto-ranger]

Aluminum frame and fiberglass body with foam core insulation.

 

[1 Bored Clerk]

Cool! I'm excited to see how this turns out. Really curious to see how the interior size/layout works. You are packing a lot of stuff into a small package.

 

[Chazz Layne]

Cool idea, I'm excited to see how it turns out. I've often wondered what the truck would be like with a little more height.

 

[Foster Huntington]

cant wait to see how this goes. looks epic.

foster

 

[Abitibi]

Really cool!

Before jumping on my ambulance conversion I seriously considered a similar project for my Nissan Patrol, also close to what Uro-Camper does.

I showed your pictures to a fellow local Patrol owner who got pretty excited with your project. If you don't mind to PM me some details on the cost and the company he'd really appreciate it!

Cheers
Mr. D

 

[Bernard_Roofus]

Can't wait to see this build!

 

[mk216v]

Sub'd!

 

[Moto-ranger]

The final product turned out great!



Interior photos to follow... We are heading south to TX then CA to Alaska via back roads this Spring. I will respond as service allows.

Cheers!

 

[krl81]

Nice nice nice! Can't wait for the interior pics.

 

[Moto-ranger]

A few more pics:

 

[Overland Hadley]

What changes did you made to the vehicle suspension to handle the extra weight?

 

[amschnellsten]

Looks very cool. I have a disco 2 also and love it. How is the extra weight and how is the power?

 

[Chazz Layne]

What changes did you made to the vehicle suspension to handle the extra weight?

I'm curious about that one myself, though I suspect the increase to total weight was very little considering how much (heavy) original equipment was removed.


Very cool setup, cozy, but cool.