Timbo Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Cars coming back together - Got me heads back on and torqued - God I hate torque angles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Replaced rear half shafts on the LR3 - not bad. Then in the rush to finish, took off on a test drive with my phone sitting on the front bumper - bad. PaulD, AdvRovr and Jethro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOHybrid Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Installed Rovertym rear links and front arms. Note to everyone use Anti seize on the bolts... the PO did not and I had to cut 3 bolts off... what a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvRovr Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Did a quick oil change and cleared the clogged AC drain lines. I was going to change the diff oil until I discovered both drain plugs were completely deformed from being dragged across rocks, so I need to figure out how to get those out. Meanwhile my buddy was track prepping his bike. He takes it very seriously: I got a very late start due to getting an unexpected call from my brother who was supposed to meet us at the warehouse to do some work on his 4Runner at the same time. He needed a jump, it wouldn't start. I headed over to his place, which was 30 minutes in the opposite direction. I jumped it and it wouldn't stay running and the battery light was on, so I got to change the alternator in his apartment parking lot, which was loads of fun. At least it was relatively easy. Definitely a longer night than I had planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndamico Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Did u get a shop chad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvRovr Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Ha. I wish. The buddy that was with me on the trip a couple weekends ago works for a wheel manufacturer so I get to use their warehouse lift occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Ha. I wish. The buddy that was with me on the trip a couple weekends ago works for a wheel manufacturer so I get to use their warehouse lift occasionally.A wheel manufacturer you say...hmm. Do we have Nexus options there? LR4 steel wheels sound interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvRovr Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 They make lightweight race wheels, primarily for BMWs. They tend to be some variation of BBS designs (I know, big shock). Here's a quick 'shop of an LR4 with some of their wheels....LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Did a quick oil change and cleared the clogged AC drain lines. I was going to change the diff oil until I discovered both drain plugs were completely deformed from being dragged across rocks, so I need to figure out how to get those out. 20160502_222911.jpg Meanwhile my buddy was track prepping his bike. He takes it very seriously: 20160502_231742.jpg I got a very late start due to getting an unexpected call from my brother who was supposed to meet us at the warehouse to do some work on his 4Runner at the same time. He needed a jump, it wouldn't start. I headed over to his place, which was 30 minutes in the opposite direction. I jumped it and it wouldn't stay running and the battery light was on, so I got to change the alternator in his apartment parking lot, which was loads of fun. At least it was relatively easy. Definitely a longer night than I had planned.But...but...Toyotas never break! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFuller Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Removed water pump hoping to find a sheared impeller, but didn't. Then cursed myself for removing a perfectly good water pump and spent the better part of the next 2 hours trying to clean the old gasket off. Ordered new thermostat. Bypassed heater core while the wife detailed the coolant out of the carpet. Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pedram Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Removed water pump hoping to find a sheared impeller, but didn't. Then cursed myself for removing a perfectly good water pump and spent the better part of the next 2 hours trying to clean the old gasket off. Ordered new thermostat. Bypassed heater core while the wife detailed the coolant out of the carpet. QThe P38 life ain't so breezy huh. Glad your fixing it up. It's a great truck when they work..... But that sums up every Rover. I have to say I can't the rangies though. The heater core isn't the worst thing but it's a pain. If you skip the removing the dash part you can manage to cut the duct midway to get access to the HC. I use a wire saw used for camping. I had pulled the entire dash on one and installed a brand new HC. Once that was installed I continued to button everything back up. After I was done we fired up the truck and ran the heater full blast to confirm I was done. Wouldn't you know, the crappy clamp they provided failed to hold so it was like I just wasted my entire day. Pulling the dash was not an option I wanted to repeat. So we opted for the short "cut" which requires cutting the right vent to allow access to the HC and clamp. There's instructions on the web somewhere. Antonio pulled them for me. So double check with him first if you plan to go either route. Next time I would test everything while it's half a part. But with a missing dash and vents it's kinda hard. I don't recommend the short cut but it's your rig. If you do cut the plastic ducting, I would recommend using foil tape to seal off the cut. Most hardware stores carry the foil tape. Be careful, the foil can cut your fingers if you don't watch out. Like a paper cut.... Ouch! No blood, no gain... This message is Johnson and Johnson approved. erinw.rrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndamico Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 installed 1" blocks in the front, removed the D2 upper shock dampeners as they weren't working like dislocation cones and installed some real dislocation cones up front. Jethro and RedRover 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFuller Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Dreamt about wheeling while crawling around under my house all day. Crawl space liner almost completely installed. RedRover and ndamico 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Actually went wheeling! AlysonH, RedRover and erinw.rrc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Winding Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Finally got around to installing my roof rack flooring. Looks great, I can finally put stuff up there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinw.rrc Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Broke my LR4... Sorta. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astateofmike Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Broke my LR4... Sorta. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Meaning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinw.rrc Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Meaning...Check the post under the May MORG. Don pretty much summed it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpaca Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Well a fried alternator can't be such a bad DIY (or maybe you are still under warranty) , but I'm surprised so many LR3/4's had the same issue ? Sounds like they are missing a splash guard or something on the design .... perhaps an opportunity for Graeme to tool something up on the 3D printer and get into that business TomOwen, erinw.rrc and RedRover 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndamico Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 (edited) Installed my 35's. Cut both front fenders and 1 back fender. Still undecided on back door cutting Edited May 9, 2016 by ndamico Jethro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFuller Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Did you drive it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndamico Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Did you drive it yet?Only from the garage to driveway and back. I need a loading dock to see how bad it rubs after my cutting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilcrawler Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Loaded it up with all my junk to drive to Burbank. Stopover in Phoenix to pick up some doors, and then I'm Bay Area bound! RedRover and AdvRovr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilcrawler Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Now I pulled a failed front drive shaft! I guess 1:00a.m counts as today. RedRover and erinw.rrc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvRovr Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Sold one of the Discos last night. The Rover field is shrinking....I'm down to just the P38 and the parts Disco now! erinw.rrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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