You might want to drop the pan and check the oil pickup , or even pull a bearing cap, mine were wiped when I did the rebuild, bearings are cheap

 

Thanks was planning to do that after the interim oil change. As was going to replace the pan gasket at that point. But I don't see any harm in moving up the gasket change. Will check em out and thanks again for the suggestion

 

The top 4 switches on mine don't work, other than unplugging them, I couldn't figure out how to tear into them, any advice?

 

You have to pull the switches out and unplug the harness. Then take a few really small flat tip screwdrivers and pry the switch casing open with them. This takes some patience.
Usually cleaning up the contacts with some super fine sandpaper is all that's needed. And maybe a touch of lube in the track.

 

Thanks, I'll give that a go. I also need to tear into the passenger seat as I think I blew a fuse when messing with the switches >.<

 

I replaced the bushings on the panhard rod. I noticed a slight wobble on the highway and when I got home I checked and found there was enough play in the bushings I could shake the rod a tiny amount.

Previously, the OEM-style (unknown make) rubber bushings were very worn and I could shake the rod by as much as 1mm or more. I found this while diagnosing "death wobble," and replacing the bushings cured the issue. I replaced them with genuine OEM rubber bushings. They lasted about 15,000 miles. I have replaced them with Super Pro poly bushings. The slight wobble has gone away. We'll see how long the poly lasts versus the rubber.

All the bushings on my D1 are Super Pro poly now. I wouldn't hesitate to use these over rubber bushings any day simply because they are far easier to remove and install, and otherwise don't show any disadvantage. I think they result in slightly better operation. It's hard to quantify how much better they are. They don't seem to make a huge difference versus rubber. They seem to be holding up fine, and will last at least as long as I would expect rubber to.

 

Replaced batteries in the remotes and now it has an awesome range of like 30 feet as opposed to 3 feet!
Drove my truck a bunch this weekend looking at potential replacements..
I guess I scared my truck into submission.. Majority of the issues I was having mysteriously went away..

 

Over Thanksgiving I removed the Alpine windows and repaired the rusted lower frames. I'll post a photo thread showing my process sooner or later.

 

Finished up the front bumper, almost happy with rack and started on the rear bumper.

J

 

Changed my ignition wires today, did my spark plugs day before yesterday. I'm staying at a friend's house with a nice big empty garage with great lighting but GAH no tools. So bummed I didn't bring any tools. Air filter and MAF cleaning tomorrow, and maybe swap out the fuel filter. Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!!!!