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Nothing physically done to it but pulled up some pics of it over the past 17yrs of ownership. I'm the 2nd owner, I purchased it in 2007 and took it with me when transferred abroad. The ole girl has been all over the world with me - Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Israel, Jordan, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, now here in the US. I've done all the typical LR work to keep it in good repair, she still has original HGs. Upgrades and replacements that I recall: in-line therm, greaseable prop shaft, upgraded front bumper, fan motor, Ole Man Emu shocks and steering stab, coils/plugs/wires, belts and hoses (several times), ps pump (twice), CPS (on the shoulder of an interstate), oils and lubes regularly, recently replaced the headliner and swapped out the old incandescents with LEDs, so much more I don't recall. Family photo in Zambia Followed by elephants in Zimbabwe Dead Sea, Israel Zebra watching in Zambia Most recent pic Cutie in the back seat on safari in Zambia. Brake change in Malawi with my helper Northern Moldova On the lookout in Zimbabwe.
Haven't moved mine on over week since I broke a motor mount and the fan exploded. (The fan took out the radiator, upper shroud, coolant return line, air box, and parts of the fan tried to punch up through the hood.). Then the shaft on the PAS pump decided to walk out about 4mm and shreaded the belt, so...
...in the last week I've done the following:
- Replace the radiator, fan, fan clutch, cooling return hose.
- Flushed and bled the cooling system.
- Replaced 2 motor mounts.
- Made a custom, 5-rib belt to get the truck home when it tried to slice 2 ribs off the existing belt. (All I did was trim the rest of the 2 ribs off, but I did it on the side of the road in the middle of the night!)
- Pulled and replaced the PAS pump with a brand new one.
Today,
- I'm re-bleeding the cooling system (temps just weren't stable enough for my liking before the fiasco with the PAS).
- Bleeding the PAS pump.
- Maybe (time permitting) replacing the rear drive shaft with a u-joint rear drive shaft. (I'm just tired of wasting $$$ on rotoflex couplers.)
Haven't moved mine on over week since I broke a motor mount and the fan exploded. (The fan took out the radiator, upper shroud, coolant return line, air box, and parts of the fan tried to punch up through the hood.). Then the shaft on the PAS pump decided to walk out about 4mm and shreaded the belt, so...
...in the last week I've done the following:
- Replace the radiator, fan, fan clutch, cooling return hose.
- Flushed and bled the cooling system.
- Replaced 2 motor mounts.
- Made a custom, 5-rib belt to get the truck home when it tried to slice 2 ribs off the existing belt. (All I did was trim the rest of the 2 ribs off, but I did it on the side of the road in the middle of the night!)
- Pulled and replaced the PAS pump with a brand new one.
Today,
- I'm re-bleeding the cooling system (temps just weren't stable enough for my liking before the fiasco with the PAS).
- Bleeding the PAS pump.
- Maybe (time permitting) replacing the rear drive shaft with a u-joint rear drive shaft. (I'm just tired of wasting $$$ on rotoflex couplers.)
It wasn't good, but I have backup Rovers, so I can usually find one to drive. I hate to think what it would have cost to repair all the damage if i was paying someone else. (Even with the new radiator, I only have about $375 in parts into the repairs + my time. This doesn't count the new PAS pump though...that was another $300...)
Gave my truck a wash and detail. Going to do it again pretty soon. Just wanted to get it clean and get some wax on it since it has been sitting so long. The roof rack looks a lot better with the lights painted black, still looking to get a lower profile for them though.
Before...
After
Last edited by DiscoRover007; Aug 31, 2012 at 11:30 AM.
Forgot one other thing on the list today. I have to drop the tank skid and run it down to a local fab shop to add a 45* bend to better cover the back of by tank. After adding my new bumpers it's a little exposed, and I don't want the skid to act like a shovel if I have to reverse over something...
What did you do with your DII today?
