Hey guys, greetings from Massachusetts. Just purchased a 2013 LC200, with 165k miles, one previous owner. I have been reading up posts here for a while, and now that I am finally a proud LC owner, I can finally sign up, and hopefully contribute back to the community.
What I intend to do, is to record videos of everything I will do to "rejuvenize" this great beast, and share it with the community. I will do my best to provide good video quality and provide as many details as possible. Here is the list of things I plan to do:
- De-rust: (it is a giant topic by itself)
for the folks down south, this is probably not what you have to worry about at all. Unfortunately, up here in NE or the rust belt in general, this is what we deal with every year everywhere. The previous owner did not take good care of the rust problem, though it is still fixable, it has been taking much of my time lately as the main project. There are lots of urban myths about de-rusting and rust proofing, I will also provide a systematic in-depth presentation about this topic in general, so to settle the myth vs truth once for all for all the community. I have a Ph.D. in engineering which comes in handy. The goal is to save others from going down the wrong path with wasted time and money.
- Grease, transfer fluid, ATM fluid, differential fluid, etc. all maintenance:
Again this is more geared towards how to do that to a $165k mile truck, with the possibilities that the previous owner NEVER changed these fluids. Different considerations than with a relatively new LC.
- Upgrades:
Once I am done with the much-needed tune-up, the truck is ready for upgrades. A few areas to start: 1) Skid plates, most likely bud built. 2) suspension systems, have not made my mind on exactly what I need, will post more when it comes to the time.
-Off-roading:
Happy to connect to folks here, especially NE for some off-roading ventures in spring.
Again humbled to join the community, and look forward to exciting times. Happy holidays!
What I intend to do, is to record videos of everything I will do to "rejuvenize" this great beast, and share it with the community. I will do my best to provide good video quality and provide as many details as possible. Here is the list of things I plan to do:
- De-rust: (it is a giant topic by itself)
for the folks down south, this is probably not what you have to worry about at all. Unfortunately, up here in NE or the rust belt in general, this is what we deal with every year everywhere. The previous owner did not take good care of the rust problem, though it is still fixable, it has been taking much of my time lately as the main project. There are lots of urban myths about de-rusting and rust proofing, I will also provide a systematic in-depth presentation about this topic in general, so to settle the myth vs truth once for all for all the community. I have a Ph.D. in engineering which comes in handy. The goal is to save others from going down the wrong path with wasted time and money.
- Grease, transfer fluid, ATM fluid, differential fluid, etc. all maintenance:
Again this is more geared towards how to do that to a $165k mile truck, with the possibilities that the previous owner NEVER changed these fluids. Different considerations than with a relatively new LC.
- Upgrades:
Once I am done with the much-needed tune-up, the truck is ready for upgrades. A few areas to start: 1) Skid plates, most likely bud built. 2) suspension systems, have not made my mind on exactly what I need, will post more when it comes to the time.
-Off-roading:
Happy to connect to folks here, especially NE for some off-roading ventures in spring.
Again humbled to join the community, and look forward to exciting times. Happy holidays!
