Thanks calebbo,Just happy everyone is o.k.Now it hits me Oh @%&$ my truck!
Might be the end of my build thread.

 

Nooooooo! Dammit! I'm sorry man. Glad everyone is OK

 

Finally got up the nerve to drive it to work and back (I get home by midnight) I learned 2 things, 1) my flickering lights get better at higher speeds, and 2) 300 miles and used 15.1 gals of gas!!!Impressive for a full time 4WD with that much weight behind it.

P.S. glad you are OK Scope!!

 

Last night i made a Krispy Kreme run in the truck after my better half got home from work and i noticed my radio was going in and out much like what happens to the cd changer when going over bumps in the road and i immediately thought about the alternator, Today I woke up planning to do a brake bleed job and a VSS swap with the alternator issue in the back of my mind but not pressing and while driving I suddenly lost power for a second. Turned my lights off (it was dark and rainy) this morning and made it to my destination. So I shelved the plans for the bleed and VSS and focused on the problem at hand. I ordered an alternator, new serp belt and under hood fuses to replace a few that don't look that great. At the same time my headliner started leaking on the passenger seat(due to the rain). I inspected the top and around the windshield, I noticed a crack in the seal running perpendicular with the shield and 4 inches long. I sealed in with Rtv silicone and also hot my seals around the stock roof rack and roof windows. I wd40'd my doors amd anything that I thought needed it.

 

Headed out to Cliffs Offroad in Marseilles, IL yesterday. Had a good turnout, even an Evoque!!




I also decided(for some foolish reason) to take trail #9, AKA "Carnage" trail. To be fair the bottom 1/2-2/3 wasn't bad and was pretty fun. The last part was brutal. VERY tight and rutted. Got into the bank and trees many many times and my RockStar rack saved my bacon a ton of times. But I ran the entire trail from start to finish!!! Thank GOD for my Viking GS-9 winch, I'd still be sitting there without it.
Here's the damage tally:
-rear passenger window broken out
-passenger side body panels are badly dented
-possibly lost an air line for my front Ashcroft locker while winching
-passenger front window vent shade thing broken near the mirror

 

Replaced the Alternator with a unit off Ebay. no more flickering lights!!

Also found that the backing on the headliner is strong enough to handle a staple gun. Stapled the fabric to the backing above the windshield. now I can see out again!! (temp fix until it gets warmer out next summer)

I'd ask how you get mud jammed into the roof rack, but then I noticed the broken back window..

 

Today with the help of a friend I installed a alternator that I picked up from Will Tillery, my main parts supplier for the 9 years I have owned this truck. I also slipped on a new serp belt that I procured from Tillery. I also ....drumroll....swapped out my VSS with a rebuilt VSS. I had to use a piece of pipe from my local ACE hardware to get the Tourque needed to move the allen screw after I bathed it in liquid wrench. The original VSS came apart in my hands upon inspection later. No wonder my truck has had the hiccups.

On deck: a brake bleed and a coolant swap. Then it's time for new shocks and springs for the rear and new springs for the front, light duty terrafirma, new tires and then I need to do a brake and rotor job along with swapping out my bearings.

 

Put key in ignition and it makes a sound I never heard before: ding dong, ding dong..

It was the only time something started working that I had no idea existed. Maybe the freezing cold weather did it.

 

Took her off road for the second time, I am loving every minute as a new owner
The Disco's stock capability in my inexperienced hands impressed the hell out of my friend who will now hopefully be buying one for himself soon!

 

Front drive shaft rebuild. Wow. Thank you stickies!