I was curious of which cylinder, the faulted gasket and appearance of it, and then obviously the problematic liner compared to legitimate neighbor (feeler gauge &!square comparison)

It would be good for others who may find themselves doing a search here looking for the further info and evidence you are in the unique position to provide. It would be much appreciated. Hate to hear about this, though. Wish you a speedy & successful engine swap.

 

I'll see what I can do.

With us using this vehicle to travel and live out of starting next June I don't want any more surprises before leaving. I don't want to spend the money on a new motor, but it seems like the most logical choice since we do want to keep the vehicle.

 

With the somewhat favorable exchange rates don't for get to check out Turner Engineering.
http://www.turnerengineering.co.uk/
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I looked there a while back, but I think I may need to look at them a bit more. The prices are pretty good, and even with shipping it still looks cheaper than local.

Thanks!

 

I'll have some new pictures to post up by the end of the weekend. I'm hoping to have the platform all finished up by Sunday. The last project is making two folding headrests that'll extend the platform about another 14" forward. This will give the platform an overall length of 74", and a collapsed length of 60".

I will have another addition in the next couple weeks. Next week my Front Runner roof rack will be delivered. Along with the new rack I'll also have a couple sets of awning mounts, and a mount for the jack. The rack is going to have a 99" CVT awning on the driver side, and a 55" CVT awning off the rear.

Stay tuned.

 

This is a very impressive build! Looks well thought-out and it's basically a checklist of all I'm planning to do on my own '04. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing.

 

Thank you.

I still have a lot more work to do over the next several months.

 

I finished the platform over the weekend, but ran of of daylight. I'll make sure to get some pictures in the next couple of days. Since the platform got finished up we were able to order the custom bed yesterday as well. We're going with a 5 piece bed that is made from 3" high density foam, and comes with custom slips to protect them.

With the platform finished up I was able to start, and actually finish it. I installed the new Front Runner roof rack, 2 CVT awnings, shovel mount, and Bushcable limb risers.

 

Looks great!

Brian.

 

Not a lot of progress, but still some. I received the new steering guard from MM4X4 over the weekend, and was able to get it installed. This was by far the best looking skid that I could find, and it was cheap! Even with shipping from the UK this cost me $160. Came with all the hardware, and powder coated black.





I also spent a few hours a couple weekends ago stripping all the paint off the OEM Rover ladder for some additional tube work. I added some 1/2" box tubing to the lower part of the ladder to accommodate a couple Rotopax. Once this addition was finished I rust treated the bare metal, primed it a couple times, and then painted it black again.