What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (40 Viewers)
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Is it definitely your gauges? Can you get it to repeat while sitting at the wheel and listening? Only noises I hear are after the key’s inserted.
Today was to be front and rear LED lightbars, but the front one hasn't arrived yet.
The brackets are Rola, and despite being of great quality they are expensive and of stupid design as they have no serrations to lock a lightbar in place and I use my rack for carrying timber, new household doors, ladders etc. so the bolt threads protruding above the rack will be a real problem. The photo on the vendor's website showed a different (now discontinued) front mounted Rola bracket. The vendor has done the right thing and taken down that photo now, but he tells me there's no lightbar undermount available. I gave up and fitted the ones he sent me anyway as I'd been waiting a month for them to arrive.
I got around the protruding bolt problem on the rear LED by mounting the brackets to the Rhino crossbar. The rear light will be wired into the reversing circuit (with an on/off switch).
I won't have the crossbar mount option for the front LED as the Rola tray rails are in the way.
The brackets are Rola, and despite being of great quality they are expensive and of stupid design as they have no serrations to lock a lightbar in place and I use my rack for carrying timber, new household doors, ladders etc. so the bolt threads protruding above the rack will be a real problem. The photo on the vendor's website showed a different (now discontinued) front mounted Rola bracket. The vendor has done the right thing and taken down that photo now, but he tells me there's no lightbar undermount available. I gave up and fitted the ones he sent me anyway as I'd been waiting a month for them to arrive.
I got around the protruding bolt problem on the rear LED by mounting the brackets to the Rhino crossbar. The rear light will be wired into the reversing circuit (with an on/off switch).
I won't have the crossbar mount option for the front LED as the Rola tray rails are in the way.
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timing belt/water pump, radiator/thermostat, all hoses, steering fluid pump, CVJ, diff/transfer case fluids, spark plugs/coils, crank/cam seals,
at 250k miles, good for another 100k before rinse/repeat.
at 250k miles, good for another 100k before rinse/repeat.
Sweet pic. I haven't had mine out yet to wheel, because every time I think about it I think... man what if some of this old busted mess breaks on the trail first time out. That's not a good look.
My particular axles are toast; starting to make not good noises. Had it in the shop other day to chase down some vibrations, thought I'd get tires balanced. They did that, then the mechanic pointed out that the tie rod ends (all 4) and CV joints are done and what I'm hearing/ feeling is probably those axles/ related to all that.
So- just time to replace some driveline stuff. I'm doing all that, diff seals, will flush and refill the diff while I'm in there, and throwing on new drive flanges, too, to maybe take out some of The Clunk. After that, if it's still there, we'll just keep chasing it and see what else needs doing. Next might be diff bushings/ mounts (at which point I was thinking of the diff drop as a maybe-add) and then check on the u-joints too. Somewhere in there the AHC globes will get done. And after all THAT if it doesn't ride nicer than it ever has under my ownership... well then I guess it just won't.
I suspect that all of the water crossings I've done over the years have caused my rear brake caliper pins to rust and seize. The brakes still work, but there is an absolutely annoying squeaking which just doesn't sound comforting. And the pads are wearing unevenly. So I bought new calipers and some StopTech rotors to match those that I put on the front years ago.
You could be hearing the brake booster motor running. It normally runs for up to 40 seconds when you first put the key in the ignition.
Just a small backlog of items waiting to be installed while my Cruiser gets finished up at the body shop.
awesomeissquid
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New washer reservoir for larger battery or just replacing the one that's in there?
Actually that’s my original one. It was covered in battery acid plus 14 years’ worth of crud and grime. I was seriously considering just throwing it in the trash, but decided to disassemble it and thoroughly clean it up. It’s like a 9.5 out of 10 now.
awesomeissquid
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Nicely done! BravoActually that’s my original one. It was covered in battery acid plus 14 years’ worth of crud and grime. I was seriously considering just throwing it in the trash, but decided to disassemble it and thoroughly clean it up. It’s like a 9.5 out of 10 now.
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My ASFIR 4x4 Transmission Skid Plate and Transfer Case Skid Plate arrived last week.
And my MetalTech Sliders arrived yesterday! Now I just gotta find time to get them installed…
And my MetalTech Sliders arrived yesterday! Now I just gotta find time to get them installed…
Looks like Xmas in August for the MUD...
I came home to these.
I came home to these.
awesomeissquid
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Are you installing the skids with the factory front cover? If so, I'm curious to see how the coverage is.
Got the Prinsu rack installed, and did the LEDs for the sliders
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Stopped by the collision shop to visit Thundercat for the first time in two weeks. Owner in the blue polo was explaining the painting process to me and how challenging it was to get the right shade of Thunder Cloud Metallic. In doing so, he accidentally brushed his palm along the wet paint on my A-pillar. Doh 
It needs to be fixed now. Technician was smiling, but you know on the inside he wasn’t 
But still on track to get my Cruiser back tomorrow once Safelite installs my windshield.
It needs to be fixed now. Technician was smiling, but you know on the inside he wasn’t But still on track to get my Cruiser back tomorrow once Safelite installs my windshield.
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What did it cost you to have it painted, if you don’t mind me asking?Stopped by the collision shop to visit Thundercat for the first time in two weeks. Owner in the blue polo was explaining the painting process to me and how challenging it was to get the right shade of Thunder Cloud Metallic. In doing so, he accidentally brushed his palm along the wet paint on my A-pillar. Doh
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Sorry, I should clarify for others who haven’t seen my posts about my rust repair.
My windshield was due to be replaced, but there some paint bubbling and obvious rust on the A-pillar. Safelite wanted that addressed first, so I took it to Caliber Collision. Original quote was like $568 to sand down the rust, repaint the window opening, etc. Unfortunately, once the windshield was off and the moulding pulled back, it was discovered that the rust was like 50X worse. So they had to grind stuff down drastically, fab some pieces and weld them in. I’m at about $1,200 right now. But it will be fixed right and that’s what I was most concerned about.
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Are you planning to have them use the rivets again or going with the non-rivet alternate installation method that someone had figured out?
