Thanks for all part numbers. Lucky LX, coming back to life.
Can you remove the intake, fuel injectors, fuel rails and cross metal pipe all as a one unit?
Yes, It gets cough on stuff that needs removing, but do able. I actually did it that way. The picture I posted is from my files, seems I didn't get picture of actual R&R. BTW: PN # 2329141010 INSULATOR, INJECTOR VIBRATION (bottom of FI in intake manifold)
This is really good.
Wish I was there to watch you actually do this kind of work.
Ever thought about videoing some of those tasks?
I have shot some 7 minute or less videos. I post them from
ME MY to here in mud. My old camera lenses got dirty inside and doesn't work well anymore. I picked up a new lenses, but focus is not as shape as old. The camera also shut down after 7 minutes for some reason. So you'll see all my videos are short.
As one can imagine. It takes a great deal of my time to get pictures. I take less these days, as I've so many on file I can draw from. This saves me time doing the job, not stopping to grab the camera.
Videos take even longer to set-up, shoot, edited and post to YouTube, then to mud.
Yess. Why don't you go there and film him for a week or two. I could do it of course, but you are much closer. Looking forward to the result. Could even make some money...
Good idea!
I do allow clients in my shop as I work on their rigs. I put them to work as I explain procedure as we go. The why, how and why not!
I did have local mud member here with me a few days ago, as I worked on his 03LX. We were replacing his lower ball joints, doing a steering knuckle recondition and wheel bearing service. He wanted to learn how to do the work. I often have clients in working side by side with me. He does video shoots for a living. He asked if he could shoot the job. But unfortunately he forgot the camera gear on the day we were going to shoot assembly.
It was a 9 hour day with talking and teaching (would have been 7 hours on my own). So had he done the shoot, it would have likely a been 12 hour day. Then who knows how long to edit and condense the footage. Tear down and parts ordering was day one for ~6 hours. Reconditioning cleaning and inspected was day two for about 7 hours. Parts pick-up and assembly was day three for 9 hours. Time could have been cut ~20%, had I not been talked so much to teach and tell my stories
. But still it would have been a lot of footage just shooting day three of the 9 hours of work.
That many hours of footage would need to be condensed to three segments. One for ball joints, one for Steering knuckle and one for wheel bearing. The ball joint job could be edited to maybe 15 minutes, knuckle to ~40 minutes and the wheels bearing to ~1 hour. Any videos longer would not get watch. Fact is, attention span is about 20 minutes. For many they'll not even read past first sentence here. Just like my long post.... people tend to not read more than first sentence. They'll scan picture and move on!
I'll let those of you that read this far, in on a little secret. Emerald is actually on the road and a daily driver now, running great. I'm just catching up with postings, as many asked me to post this one to see what a high mileage rig takes to restore. I've also just bough and 06LC 194K miles I just picked up last week. I can't wait to start working on and posting about in mud. Also I've Merlot to get ready for HIH in July. I'm customizing Merlot for off-road for my newest client (Merlot's new owner). It will be my first build. I've also got some more local mud member waiting to bring me their rigs for detailing or service. This hobby has become a job.
Fact is I spend 3 to 5 hours a day now, starting at 5AM, on mud posting and looking at ads across the USA for rigs and parts. I just spent 3 hours Saturday driving and buying some parts from old parting-out ad. I also get tons of PMs that I work to keep up on, trying too help others with their questions to keep their rigs on the road. I also try to watch the forum for those with question I can help with and learn from.
So I find myself taking less picture and videos these days, just due to time trying to keep up. So anyone that wants to come bye and do a shoot, they're welcome! Just as long as my ugly old face is not shown!
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