Pulled the CV right there on the trail. Stuffed a rag in the end of the axle tube, put the hub assembly back in place. I actually wheeled the rest of the day in 3 wheel drive. It was definitely a hinderance in places, but still had a great time - right up until the hub started to separate on the road on the way back to camp. I'll add a pic, you can see the passenger front wheel is sideways trying to come off. Thankfully that was the 2nd day, so we didn't miss any trail time. Just have to get those HD shafts before the next get together.

That's correct! Had to let her get some wheel time in as well.

Thanks, "some guy" on the internet pulled them out of the junk yard for me - thanks again for that. They fit the rig really well.

 

I was wondering how you got home, but I see you trailered your Rover.

What's the story with the TREK Defender? It has "Land Rover Parsippany" on the fender and "North Carolina" on the door. How did it perform on the trails?

 

Performed really well. The guy who owns it isn't afraid to wheel it, as you can see. It's lifted a little on 35s and would go most of the places my D2 on 35s would. That picture of it on the steep hill climb was the next major obstacle after I'd broken a CV, so unfortunately I had to take the bypass which has also gotten a bit gnarly. He got to a point where he really had to give it to bump over one spot. He finally got the momentum to bump up and as soon as he did the computer shut the engine off. That was the only issue the whole trip though, I am impressed by it. Very nice rig.

 

Nothing to report this week. Last week used the winch to pull out some 50 year old shrubs at my church. They had 6-8" "trunks" and had to go. Just stayed in the parking lot and winched from there. Good way to do my monthly maintenance pull on my Smittybilt synthetic rope winch.
Truck runs great (10K on a new AB long block), daily driver. All is well except gas mileage!

 

Thanks, it’s not got the faintly purple tint that the factory blue has, but I think better.
it’s still in the paint shop, they found a damaged door pillar during the wof so had to fix that, and it’s failed on many things …sigh

 

Replaced the old air intake tube which had fallen apart with the kit from CAARS4x4. Great kit and super easy install.

 

I did the same couple of years ago, but for some reason my old one was near perfect. I have no idea why, as I had never paid any special attention to it, and it's in a place not the easiest to clean. I expected it to be falling apart.

 

Changed all the Turn Signal bulbs to LED, this meant putting in a Load Equalizer for each bulb.
I used the ones from Sylvania.

 

Installed a Blue Sea Systems 5032 ST Blade Fuse Block Dual 12 fuse block inside the firewall on the driver's side, and used a relay tied to the accessory fuse to only provide power to the second block when key is switched.
Put a Auber Instruments Round gauge on the Driver's Side A Pillar (so it is staring me in the face) to measure coolant temp. It's only comes on when the accessories are on, and it's on a dimmer, tied to lights, and tied to an alarm buzzer.

 

Installed Extinct's Side Opening Cargo Bin kit.
This requires modification of items in the kit, and I used a combination of Plastic Epoxy, to first hold the piece in place, then Gorilla Glue to fill the hole behind the piece. Seems really strong.
Mine was harder to do, because I had hole for wire that was in the way and had to be filled, so the install would have the correct purchase. It's not the easiest thing to close, but once closed is secure.