Wow, thanks for the info. So it's a day project basically. Is your sunroof still a functioning sunroof or is it completely immobile after you sealed it? Since I haven't attempted anything yet, what is the difficulty level of dropping/removing the headliner and once that is done, do you go ahead and have it recovered while it's down?
Thanks

 

Went to pull my alternator in prep for a valley pan job.
Anybody else see the problem?

Somebody, when they installed the alternator last time, ran the lower bolt through nothing! The only thing holding the alt in was the upper bolt, LOL.

Valley pan gasket was pretty nasty.


And the passenger side rocker gasket was hard as a rock, it actually cracked in half.

I'm pressure washing the rocker covers at work tomorrow then slapping it back together.

 

Well at least the alternator was easy to remove. I had another car that the alternator was installed during engine replacement (by a shop) and they put the bottom bolt in from the back...which was fine with the exhaust manifold off. Took me four hours to remove and twenty minutes to put back together

 

I have a tendency to turn my projects in to week if not month projects... They both function and seal great. No issues and they operate like day 1. Dropping the headliner is not difficult at all. It helps to have a second person assist in removing it, and also to remove the rear seats and recline the fronts. First time doing it, I had it out in a couple hours without instructions. If the headliner needs repair then I would sorely advise doing it at the same time.

 

replaced the rear drive shaft flex coupling. Old one was cracked and deteriorated quite a bit. don't know if it was the original or not or how long it wasa on there. Wasn't very hard to replace. A lot quicker than I anticipated. I went with a Europart replacement instead of the Land Rover one. We'll see if it was worth the savings; over the next few years

 

Removed the trailer wiring cluster f*** under the bumper and installed a twenty dollar converter from Walmart to the trailer harness in the pass rear. I left it inside the truck so it won't get caught on any brush or branches I run over

 

Fought with my truck and lost. Who knew a rusted rear bumper step would put up such a fight. So, day shot and nothing to show for my efforts except receipts, sore arms and a Minion band aid. Time for a beer.




battle dressing

 

I always wondered how those rear steps were held on? That bad huh..

 

They're terrible. And the nut on the mounting bolt through the frame is so close to the gas tank you really don't want to be cutting on it.
I cut off as much of the bracket on mine as I could with an angle grinder and called it a day.

 

Wasted 5 hours on Saturday. So, today I manned up and dropped it off at the local muffler shop. Total shop bill $25 and worth every penny.