First off, that is a really good paint job and the color turned out well. I would start sourcing the CT parts before putting any stickers on the car. Also either steel wheels or the 1997 ones.

 

Checked on a noise coming from my drive train. High pitch cherp with vibration. Got under it today and tried to move all the u joints. The double cardan had some movement, no rotational. I attached a video.

Anyone know if there is okay movement for these joints? Or should they be firm in all directions like other U joints?

 

Thank you and you may have a point about the camel trophy accessories

 

It's bad
You can get a new one from Lucky8 for around $200
I would stop driving it.
If it breaks, it can ruin the transmission, catalytic converter, front differential, or all of them.
Gets expensive quick.

 

Index page for Camel Trophy vehicle stickers - available to buy online

 

If you're going to do a shamel build that you get the equipment first, get the correct motor, trans, interior and body spec done right before tarting a car up with decals. The paint color is one thing, but livery would push it into representing it as an event car.

 

Oh c'mon. It's his car. Not everybody wants the same thing.

Wouldn't be my choice either but I'm not gonna pee in his Cheerios.

 

I'm fine with being the wet blanket. Lot of ways to skin this cat, some more tasteful than others. It's a free country and he can do whatever he wants.

For a well done interpretation, see Pangaea Expeditions' car. Didn't need stickers to be cool.

 

So there I was, in my Land Rover, looking at a riverbank that had been rained on for three days, feeling confident, and forgetting all the past times I and my dad had tried this exact thing before, I headed straight into 3+ feet of mud on a small river bank. Luckily my friend was there in the passenger seat. She gave me the "You really thought that through didn't you?" look. After trying every wrong technique I called my dad for a tow, thinking it would come right out with a tug. No such luck. After barely getting my dads truck out of the area (which was family owned property, luckily) we decided it couldn't be done with the tools we had, or the rain that was coming down still. So we had to wait it out.

Next morning, the rain had stopped and we had found a small winch to pull me out, we grabbed some shovels and went to my forsaken Rover, which was, luckily, still there. We dug the bank out so it was more of a ramp rather than a small cliff, then used the winch until it made tension-full twanging sounds. The car was now half out. Reverse and Low were not cutting it. Then we did what we should have done very first, we borrowed a friends truck, (old Chevy 4x4) and pulled it out in seconds. Minutes later, I was sliding and skidding around, not having learned my lesson. Many more minutes later, we were at the car wash, washing out my entire front half, getting mud and such that had soaked and rubbed in for 15 hours+. During this whole process, we removed several cubic feet of mud from the underside of my car, and inside and around the wheels. What was a fun outing with a friend, turned into a father - son adventure. My Landy now sits happy and not in a river, on the driveway.

 

Just remembered this thread now thanks for the link waltnyc that's super helpful your awesome. In addition if I had the funding to do a proper build I would, possibly a 3 door with a tdi engine. But being 17 it's a cool truck to have fun offroading/over landing in. And being a camel trophy fan I just wanted something that looks neat on a budget.
Also awesome recovery from the mud.