Added phone mount made by Panavise, for the Discovery 2, attaches to console, moved the passenger cup holder back about a 1/2" to accommodate the iphone6. Added double usb charging port below the phone mount for easy charging with 6" cord. I used the special connector purchased From Paul at lrconnectors in UK, that plugs into available port in fuse box under steering wheel, opting for the un-switched power supply so I do not have to have ignition on to charge my phone.

 

Welded d rings and put shackles on as well as rattle canned the bumper to match the paint. looks really sharp now.

 

Did my ABS mod, using option B. Everything went smooth and eventless. Three amigos gone, but not forgotten.

 

Replaced my tank to pump PS hose that was 1.5 years old and failed. It was cracked right by the pump nipple. It was an aftermarket hose. After I took it out and put it next to the OEM hose form my parts DII, I realized the hose was different. It was curved different in the area of the pump. The aftermarket one looks like all the others photos that I have seen online. Wish I took a photo of the one from my parts DII before I installed it.

 

replaced the passenger mirror, no more i love bacon duct tape, and replaced the front left fender.

next weekend will be the rear window and ill start the prep for the rattle can job.

 

Very busy weekend for the Rover. Put 728 miles on it driving to Manteo, NC for our anniversary. My wife had never seen the wild horses on Corolla, so the Land Rover and I gave her the wild horse tour in the luxury only a Land rover could provide. Kinda cool to be able to just drive down the beach and mingle with the horses. Finally reached 100k on the way there. The rover did great on the beach with no problems what so ever. I was kinda disappointed though, I was the only person on the beach with a Rover. I did see a free lander that I couldn't be sure if he got scared and turned around or was coming off the beach. Just glad to have no issues during the whole thing.

All in all the Rover provided great family vacation and the wife now wants to go on some more outdoor adventures. I know one thing playing on the beach wore my little guy out.

 

Tuesday I went to a meeting of one of the local four wheeling clubs. Cool people, very knowledgeable, helpful, and encouraging. I'm looking forward to hitting the trails with them, even though they warned me that everyone will be watching me on the trail... no other Rovers in the club, and no one in the club has ever run a trail with a Rover before.
Yesterday I took the scenic route home from a "local" museum(several miles out of town)- The Antelope Valley Indian Museum. Interesting place. Lots of artifacts and informative displays housed in a building built into the side of a rocky butte, which was originally a house.
The scenic route home consisted of six miles of dirt roads and double track. A couple of short, steep, sandy climbs, and some sandy washes, but nothing major. Saw some boards and branches where another vehicle had gotten stuck, but we had no problems. Other than that, lots of sand, a few rocks here and there, and some playa. My wife and son enjoyed the drive and the scenery.
Today I ordered a D1 center diff linkage. I'm tired of struggling to get through spots that stock jeeps have no trouble with. I'm tired of getting stuck where I should have 3 wheels getting traction but I end up with 1 wheel spinning. My traction control system doesn't seem to be doing its job.
I also ordered a 5 foot Firestik II CB antenna, and a cable and mount. I have 2 CBs, but no antenna that will work on the DII. I'm thinking I'll wire them both up, then keep the one that has the best sound/best signal/best SWR, and sell the other one.

 

had to move the upper intake to get to my coils, 9-minutes is what it takes if you knuckle down and only remove what you have too.

 

Hi

Changed the spark plugs, having read everywhere and seen youtube lessons on how easy a job it was...

Several flaws in that description, one being it was done outdoors in 90 degree (F) heat, two I am knocking 70, 6' 2" tall, over 250 lbs with banana fingers, and three, most importantly, the 2004 Discovery Series 2 V8 had secondary air injection whose pipes pointed towards the plugs.

Took me over two hours to replace cylinder 7's plug, snug in the rear corner beside the brake servo and not a lot of room to move. As mentioned, the plug points to the front and the secondary air point points to the rear... a lovely combination.

Anyway, I got it done in the end and the car runs better but anyone reading that it's an easy task should take that with a pinch of salt!

Geoff

 

Get this tool set:
I can change the spark plugs in 10 minutes while drinking a beer.