How is the noise level on pavement, at speed?

 

Very quiet actually. I was pleasantly surprised as was the wife. She was afraid they would be noisy but they aren't.

 

Got a head start on my weekend project, couldn't wait!! 2/3rds done


2/3rds of the front steering drag links

 

Cool! Make sure you adjust your toe-in when you’re done.

 

Got some new rock sliders installed by a local rover shop. I got an amazing deal on them so I jumped on it. I'm very happy with the fit and finish but I haven't gotten used to not smacking my ankle on them. Overall I'm very pleased with the deal.

 

Those look great! Any idea what brand they are? Bolt on or weld on?

 

I believe they were the terrafirma RAID model and they're bolted on from what I can see.

 

I’m glad you like them. I bought the same set but haven’t picked them up yet.

 

Holy Christ did this previous owner love their gray rtv!! They must have used 57 tubes on this truck. Found it on upper and lower intake gaskets, valve cover gaskets, every metal coolant pipe, all around the rubber hoses for power steering, gooped between master cylinder and booster. I just realized it's also been gooped on every mating surface of the upper intake and throttle body haha. It was all over the tops of the rocker bolts.

Driver side head reinstalled, torqued finally.

I slipped my grip and damaged the passenger gasket so ordered another.

Also found I think the cause of my #4 problems. When I got it, the #4 spark plug had an antifouler on it and had evidence of oil coming out of spark plug hole. The valves had some hard core baked oil. Piston top looked ok though.
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In doing the stem seals I found one of them barely seated where it belonged and the other missing the tiny spring. Hoping it's just the seals and not a ring! Someone should have compression and leak downed (hah can that be a verb?) before tear down!

While waiting for the head gasket, removed, cleaned and painted my transmission pan, replaced filter. Wasn't able to find a discovery 1 pan with dip stick, so reusing pan.

My power steering has been dripping on driveway since I got it, replaced all lines, pressure and return and cooler and pump. Cleaned off caked chunks of oil from that area. Hoping the steering gear isn't leaking also, but I'll find out soon haha.

Gently flushed out heater core and radiator backwards and ran some water through engine to hopefully get rid of any remaining dex. Doesn't look like anyone tried crap in a can in cooling system, whew!

Also installed new extended braided brake hoses and pads in rear. Removed, cleaned and lubricated slide pins. Glad I did this as one of the lower ones had been sticking! Doing front next, hoses, pads, rotors, lubricate pins.

Also have been cleaning connectors, repairing loom and cleaning all the grounds on the main wiring harness while I'm waiting also.

Still to do is fuel filter, oil pump, timing chain, oil pan gasket, and install interim roof rack whole waiting for Baja rack (probably arriving in May now!). Also need to clean and paint and reinstall spare tire hanger. I also need to drain and refill front diff, transfer case, rear diff. I think that will be the last of the fluids, all others are done.
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For a 32in tire will flipping it be enough or do I need an adapter plate to bring it higher?

still to diag is front sun roof, rear wiper
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I have a 285/75/16 on a flipped carrier and it fits just.
That's pretty much a 33" if I remember right.