What did you do with your DII today?
Watched my 04 DII sit in the driveway yet another day. Really need time to swap out the t-stat and at least get it half-driveable... (I've been working 70 hrs/week for so long now that I took my current daily driver ('12 Xterra) in to a garage to do normal service that I can do, so that I could sit in the lobby and work on my laptop some more)
anyway, once it's driveable, gotta get it down to Rover Bones (www .britishboneyard .com) and get the heads replaced with refurb ones so I don't keep painting the heads green with antifreeze. Along with that, need valve cover gasket, front cover re-sealed and will have to replace harness for driver-front O2 sensor. Replaced all 4 of them and can't get voltage reading from that one... most likely due to the amounts of oil that the valve covers paint that harness with.
This truck USED to be my daily driver; now it has moved to 'project car' status.
anyway, once it's driveable, gotta get it down to Rover Bones (www .britishboneyard .com) and get the heads replaced with refurb ones so I don't keep painting the heads green with antifreeze. Along with that, need valve cover gasket, front cover re-sealed and will have to replace harness for driver-front O2 sensor. Replaced all 4 of them and can't get voltage reading from that one... most likely due to the amounts of oil that the valve covers paint that harness with.
This truck USED to be my daily driver; now it has moved to 'project car' status.
Case of Mistaken Identity:
I drove my 99 D2 to work today as I had a light day of calls, and it was so nice out I wanted to enjoy it in a LR. I got to my first call which was a job site to open up an ATM so the IT people could run some CAT5E. The contractor comes out and goes OH MAN I JUST SOLD MY DAUGHTER ONE OF THESE... I was like oh really? He said yep that is one powerful I6 in those things and that's strange yours doesn't have a power rear cargo door window.... He went on and on how it was such a great engine, and how unique it's configuration was. He asked me to pop the hood and then he went truly nuts with OMG YOU'VE slapped in a frigging V8.... I nicely replied nope it came from the factory with it. He was like oh right right it was an option in later models. He then went inside to do some stuff and I helped the IT folk. About 30min later I see a 90's Toyota Land Cruiser pull up. Woman gets out and it was the contractors daughter lol. He came out looked at it & then my D2 and said oh hell I thought yours was a Land Cruiser..... Then he asked what a Land Rover was.
Made me laugh for sure. I then went out to lunch with a friend and I had about 5 dudes walk around it and look at it lol. I guess the old gal is looking good these days or something.
Made me laugh for sure. I then went out to lunch with a friend and I had about 5 dudes walk around it and look at it lol. I guess the old gal is looking good these days or something.
Last edited by Best4x4; Nov 2, 2018 at 08:32 PM.
Recovery Vehicle
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,170
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From: StL, MO
I drove my 99 D2 to work today as I had a light day of calls, and it was so nice out I wanted to enjoy it in a LR. I got to my first call which was a job site to open up an ATM so the IT people could run some CAT5E. The contractor comes out and goes OH MAN I JUST SOLD MY DAUGHTER ONE OF THESE... I was like oh really? He said yep that is one powerful I6 in those things and that's strange yours doesn't have a power rear cargo door window.... He went on and on how it was such a great engine, and how unique it's configuration was. He asked me to pop the hood and then he went truly nuts with OMG YOU'VE slapped in a frigging V8.... I nicely replied nope it came from the factory with it. He was like oh right right it was an option in later models. He then went inside to do some stuff and I helped the IT folk. About 30min later I see a 90's Toyota Land Cruiser pull up. Woman gets out and it was the contractors daughter lol. He came out looked at it & then my D2 and said oh hell I thought yours was a Land Cruiser..... Then he asked what a Land Rover was.
Made me laugh for sure. I then went out to lunch with a friend and I had about 5 dudes walk around it and look at it lol. I guess the old gal is looking good these days or something.
Made me laugh for sure. I then went out to lunch with a friend and I had about 5 dudes walk around it and look at it lol. I guess the old gal is looking good these days or something.
that's funny!
Rock Crawling
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 411
Likes: 102
From: Delaware County, PA
I drove my 99 D2 to work today as I had a light day of calls, and it was so nice out I wanted to enjoy it in a LR. I got to my first call which was a job site to open up an ATM so the IT people could run some CAT5E. The contractor comes out and goes OH MAN I JUST SOLD MY DAUGHTER ONE OF THESE... I was like oh really? He said yep that is one powerful I6 in those things and that's strange yours doesn't have a power rear cargo door window.... He went on and on how it was such a great engine, and how unique it's configuration was. He asked me to pop the hood and then he went truly nuts with OMG YOU'VE slapped in a frigging V8.... I nicely replied nope it came from the factory with it. He was like oh right right it was an option in later models. He then went inside to do some stuff and I helped the IT folk. About 30min later I see a 90's Toyota Land Cruiser pull up. Woman gets out and it was the contractors daughter lol. He came out looked at it & then my D2 and said oh hell I thought yours was a Land Cruiser..... Then he asked what a Land Rover was.
Made me laugh for sure. I then went out to lunch with a friend and I had about 5 dudes walk around it and look at it lol. I guess the old gal is looking good these days or something.
Made me laugh for sure. I then went out to lunch with a friend and I had about 5 dudes walk around it and look at it lol. I guess the old gal is looking good these days or something.