RedRover

I'm in -- heading out and should be there around half past noon, see you all there

Great event! Was good to meet people I hadn't before like Renorover and also catch up with friends. Will see you next at the East Brothers event on the 18th everyone!

What year model was it? Can't see the post any longer. L322 offered the smaller Jaguar engine (4.2L?) in '06.

Bump on the thread... https://www.thedrive.com/news/28757/it-looks-like-the-2020-land-rover-defender-just-leaked-on-instagram http://www.1070maryann.com/images/new_defender_2020.jpg

It is literally my FAVORITE color of all the early Range Rovers. Tuscan Blue in person is very eye-catching. Also like the Bahama Gold color from the same period. Doug Lawyer from AZLRO *had* a repaint on a 90's RRC in Tuscan Blue (or something very very similar) but I believe it got into a bit of an accident. I don't know if he still has it. Also, Arizona isn't exactly around the corner for a quick peek...

Wait... What about that little guy right there? http://www.1070maryann.com/images/greg_95.jpg http://www.1070maryann.com/images/supertroopers.gif

Mark me interested as well. I don't think I've done this area before. I'd be down for the hiking portion as well.

Can't tell if the fan is to get fumes out or keep them in... hmm It is the Paintbooth 5000 after all...

Do you think the crud is chewed up rubber or is it something else?

I recall one of our Baja trips this happened to someone's D2... while they didn't have the spare part, someone had a DI tensioner (or a different-year/engine D2 tensioner, can't recall) and they hobbled the parts together to make it work. I was impressed at the level of ingenuity displayed; some of that may have had to do with how dark it was getting; no one likes driving in Baja at night so everyone worked quickly. The belt didn't sit correctly on the tensioner (about 15% of it was sitting off the pulley due to the part not being designed for it), but hey, it was enough to get through the trip. Hearing that another one bit the dust, this certainly seems like a key part to keep in the spares bin for a Disco.

A man with priorities.

Wow - any idea what it was rubbing against and was there some clip that was supposed to hold it in place?

Bummer on the gremlins... seems about right though, since in all of the time I've owned RedRover I think there has always been at least one electrical thing 'going on' at any time. Sometimes they just appear and disappear just as fast. Spent time and $$$ to clean all of the grounding points which helped stop some of the odd 'cross-traffic' electrical things that would happen (power mirror would drive the door locks, etc.) but it's still not perfect. The tire carrier flip must be a well-known trick since you called it "The Tire Carrier Flip"...

The RoadShower aluminum started cracking? Where? What caused the TJs to fail? Did I miss a story someplace?

Congratulations on the cleanup. I've heard many horrors of the leaking/cracked heater core -- are the replacements OEM or has someone improved the design to hopefully prevent it from happening again?

I like the 'I was working on a thing' comment way better...

Go back one post at the bottom right hand corner... I think the words 'Like This' is next to it.

Hi Don, If the valve isn't the source of the leak, what else could it be?

I would also be curious how impact tools work. The twin compressor in a box is also sold to work with impact wrenches and the like but I haven't actually tested it. I don't have any preconceptions it will do a great job but might be passable when needed.

Loves me some ARB compressor (I bought the Twin with tank.) Which one did you go with and did you do a permanent installation or a mobile install? The ARB-in-a-box is a nice way to share the love. I can hand over the entire box and anyone can air up without driving over to me. Admittedly, the two Viairs Don installed in his truck look sweet...

Spent the early AM yesterday installing new headlamps from JW Speaker. I got a 2 pack of them in via Amazon Prime. Here is the model: JW Speaker 8700 Evolution 2 - 7" Round LED Headlight - Chrome End result: Afterward, I finally had a chance to re-attach the aluminum trim that holds down the carpets. It took forever for the rubber pads and carpets to dry out from the deep water crossing on the Mojave trip (the constant rain and humidity for the past two weeks has not helped.). I knocked down any sharp nicks or gouges in the metal and replaced all of the screws with new 1.0" stainless ones. Did a nice 'sprucing-up' of the interior; wiped down as much dust as I could get to and generally vacuumed up the French fries and Pringles from various trips that had made their way past the Range Rover classic seat controls... Last thing I needed to refresh was the rear ladder. The roller bearing assemblies got destroyed by the endless rain we've had the past couple of weeks, so I rehabilitated those -- while at it, I decided to remove the roller frame assembly from the rear tailgate to clean out the detritus that had built up over the years (mainly pine needles and mud.) I got through the first 3 bolts that attached using rivnuts -- the final (of course) pulled the rivnut out with the bolt, so I created a new project while working on another. Three bolts are still pretty good, so I put it back together until I can figure out this whole rivnut thing.

I've never done a set of wires on a D2 but the RRC seemed easy enough -- curious as to what makes that job tough? Clearance?