[D2 rear diff flange wasn't nice]

Getting the D1 swapped and the double double cardan on. 

Had to get out the grinder and cutoff wheel, cut, chisel,cut 

But it finally surrendered! 

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Made it to Arnold! Two hiccups of getting warm coming out of the bay, and again on a long slow grade. I have  a heavy trailer, pulled over and let it idle and cooled in 5 minutes and I carried on for 100 miles no issues. The rest of the day no issues on the slow grade coming up from angels camp

Checked out underneath when I got here to discover gear oil leaking between the t case and transmission. Rear rubber drive line bushing is toast. Topped it off once and it's now clean oil everywhere.... up the creek lol

 

The engines happy! I've had to adjust the CPS and tone ring on the harmonic balancer once. Had a miss

8.5 mpg loaded roof rack and a 2 ton trailer.

[LS Swap the World - Range Rover Classic LS Swap]

Holy moly Robert! So beautiful and shiny! 

[LS Swap the World - Range Rover Classic LS Swap]

What power steering pump is that? 

[Struts?!?!?]

Saw this and had to share! 

[The Annual Sept 15-17th]

On 9/3/2023 at 6:53 PM, Andrew Wood said:

I'm heading up early Friday morning and can pick up but I only have 1 seat open.

Hey I super appreciate the offer! I can make it up to camp or trailhead no prob, it's the fun stuff I would need a empty bed spot or something of the like.  

 

 

[The Annual Sept 15-17th]

If the dice roll out to not having my rover ready, any chance there's a seat or two open for ride alongs? 

Edit 🙃

I  have a little car with a good gear ratio, I can make it to most gate keepers no problem. Just the actual fun stuff I would need a seat or two for

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Hahahahahaha hahahahahahaha 

I had the send/return fuel lines swapped. 

Such an easy fix. 

Now to put some pipes on it

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Crank no start. 

Fuel, spark, compression. 

ECU is heavily modified... Says it'll pass smog but hasn't even fired yet hahahaha. 

Got it out of the garage finally. Ratchet straps to compress the springs. 

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Going to emulate the LR maf signal from the GM maf. 

Avoid funneling down to 3" intake if I can. See folks get about 50hp back without the rover maf. 

Getting more done! 

[The Annual Sept 15-17th]

Speaking of trails, white pines has a couple ohv parks north of it, and a popular venue , blue mountain events center, a short ride up the logging roads. Just throwing more future trail ideas out there! I haven't explored them much myself and it would be nice to have a second vehicle if not more

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Intake plumbing. 

Had great luck with the hardline to AN flares, till I cut the transmission cooler hardline too short to fit the captive and get the flare tool behind.  

LR temp sensor is m12x1.5 thread and the housing is 1/8t npt. Either going to find one tapped for the sensor or drill and tap the one I have. 

Harness time will be here soon. 

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22 hours ago, Jethro said:

This is awesome!  Kevin from Utah, who use to live in the bay is doing a LS swap on his D2 also and is planning on having it done for Rovicon.

 

I just bought a mig welder from Harbor Freight, looking forward to using it!

Would love to chat with them, and hey, appreciate the offer of your new mig, but I did find someone with a mig and 4 post lift today! 

 

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Still playing with line adapters, but TF tank and transmission skid guard (through LK8) are on. 

 

[The Annual Sept 15-17th]

I should make it! Golden pines is where I've been dumping the RV while up at the claim behind white pines. Nice folks and a fun campground with laundry and full RV hookups

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Used a crows foot on a slim torque bar with lots of extensions to get to the torque conv bolts through the starter motor hole, but it's done! 

Seriously though, looking at cheap welders. I have a spare Y pipe with no cats to swap in for high theft areas if need be. Would love to get both Y pipe LS and the front bumper, and some of those sewer cap duff guards Gustav has mentioned welded up

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Scrap wire from the rover harness

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Getting the engine fully seated and bell housing torqued today. 

Anyone have a way to help make the exhaust or have a mig welder around? 

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Sorry I've been a ghost lately! Been busy with an RV headgasket, and the swap at the same time! 

 

Honestly it's going smooth as can be. Couple of snapped off studs in the cheap marketplace block, little bit of rounding out some of the holes on the bell housing, but it's basic wrenching otherwise. 

 

Couple of tips. Go ahead and buy the LS crank puller and installer. Only place to find an 8" metric bolt around here is ordering through Fastenal. Loan a tools don't have any bigger tools available, even to buy. 

 

Friends thinning out the wiring harness, says it's as easy as can be after laying it all out. Plan for new loom though. 

 

[Belly skid/Thief deterrent for D2]

Lucky8 has shipped my belly skid plate for the D2. Steering, tie rod, belly, and tank guards hopefully the tie rod and belly guard play nicely

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What a wild month. 

Back at it again. Rear arms dropped for some RTE corrected ones. Shock dropper till I find my shocks and cranked watts arm.  Pics of driveline angle at "full" droop, when the springs were able to flop out. 

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Last weekend was halted due to the heater and a breaker getting into a fight. 

Attacking the little bits before getting under, I do have three 90° screwdrivers at home, I've never used them, so didn't bring them. Of course.... I proceeded to argue the radiator instead of doubling back. Don't think I saved any time hahaha

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Couldn't agree more, gonna mess around and find out. I have a back up plan of a non smog county if need be, but I can throw some time at getting it past bar first. Maybe in said county? Couldn't hurt to start where restrictions are already less. 

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Yes, the cold frozen garage floor did hold up progress, but for for long, heater in the works.

Gm 4.8 out of the boot. rover wiggled into position, tomorrow I start the timer. 

Learned I'm not getting out of the garage until I put the LR block in the boot. Stick with a 2" lift or keep stock wheels/tires around if you like garages lol. 

Thank goodness for the raised roof. I had to remove the chain and use the hook on a tow strap as a sling to get the block up and crane low enough to slide out.