Search results

Parked the Disco and tried out a different “overland rig”. Much smoother over harsh terrain. :)

Keep in mind that a 100w panel in the PNW will yield entirely different results than the same 100w panel in FL.

Walked out to go to work this morning and found a small puddle of the new coolant, leaking from the water pump weep hole. En route to work I ordered the water pump, pulley, fan clutch, expansion tank, belt, bearings, seals, and front rotors. Hopefully some of it gets here before the weekend...

The ARB fridge and the victron charge controller feature battery voltage protection. They will turn off the load at a set voltage. I logged data for over a year with a single X2 battery and the victron and NEVER had the voltage drop low enough to turn on the cut. A dedicated battery for a fridge...

Stock tire diameter is 29” mine are 29.3”

I’m running 225/75r16 so not too extreme by modern standards. I doubt I’ll be flexing it much in the first few months either. Right now the entire focus is getting it road trip worthy. Most of its testing will be on tame logging roads and such.

Started with a cut off wheel, ended up using an oscillating tool with a fine tooth blade to finish.(made a cleaner cut)

Some coolant, and a few bulbs from the local auto parts store.

Washed the truck this afternoon, and chased down a few more lightbulbs it needed. Now EVERY exterior light works as intended! Also found a bad ground on the dome lights so I cleaned it up and got both of the remaining dome lights working as well.

When you get it pulled out take an ice pick to the frame. Make sure the frame and arms that hold the body off the frame are SOLID. Box frames can rust from the inside where they look OK but crumble when you start torquing on them.

You’ll want the key to put it in neutral.

Welcome! I’m often up that way as well, might spot me in London, Guelph, or anywhere around the Bruce Peninsula.

This morning I walked out and decided I didn’t like the huge plastic air dam, so I removed it, and trimmed the side trim pieces to match. Mounted my front decorative plate to fill the existing holes in the plastic. Looks surprisingly more aggressive for as little work as it was. Also did my...

Depends on what model fridge, what temp you have it set at, and the ambient temp where it is during operation. For my 50qt ARB set at 38f, in the back of my FJ an 80w panel mounted on the hood with a quality mppt solar charger put in enough amps that the truck always started. Looking back at...

I just take a good hard look at them and see if the frame and body are solid. Otherwise I’ll never hear the end of it from my body guy. lol I’ve helped pull back MUCH older vehicles, that had sat for MUCH longer. Mechanical parts for these aren’t really hard to get your hands on, its way easier...

Well not much happening today other than a quick oil service. While watching the rain I did update my spreadsheet on ownership costs to date(excluding fuel) I’m at $2576 in the original vehicle purchase, parts, fluids, and accessories. Not bad as it’s nearly ready to take over full time daily...

I took a picture for you, so as the sat they were flush with the “y” pipe flange. I removed the “y” pipe from under the vehicle to get access to the broken studs. This left me with short threaded stubs of studs. On those I filed the threads so bolts would go back on then locked one bolt against...

Simply, more panels= charges faster(or capable of charging with less than optimum sun) More batteries= more reserve (you want enough reserve you aren’t over drawing from your batteries if the sun doesn’t come out for a day or two. Between the two put a quality mppt charger to regulate the...

I am a former mechanic, previously BMWs, been out for a decade or so, but I work on all sorts of things for fun. This is a video of the method I used, I just did it overhead, between the frame rail and the engine block. https://youtu.be/8Asb4RWMvig Kroil (aero-kroil)is like PB blaster on...

Three of the six were snapped off when I got the truck. I didn’t remove the manifolds from the heads, only the collector to “y” connections. I just welded an m8 nut onto the sticky stud and backed it out while it was still hot after it had a while for the oil to soak. Rear of the “y” pipe I...