Quote: 123hotchef wrote in post #2045

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rad is clean mate i even straightened some of the fins

could it really be the stat

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thats it the dishwasher tablets are coming out once i replace the wishbone, i am sure i have a new stat and rad cap in the garage

Cheaper than doing a head gasket only to find it was a couple of quid and an hours work

too true mate i will do a proper clean and flush and flush the matrix it is 15 years old nearly after all

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Finally got both light bars fitted 😀

looks cool brighter?

Not had it down the road yet but it light up the garden , only problem I've got is the a bar is twisted and the bumper moved after I twated the front end Sunday so it looks a bit pissed at the mo

ha ha

Wheels treated to a scrub and paint, egr removed, tuning box fitted, first mock up of pull out tailgate (needs work).
Been busy!
Just the tracking to sort, wiper arms to paint, remote locking to fit, reversing camera on its way, graphics, and so on!!!

It's got 265/65/16 kuhmo road venture at tyres on at the moment and no sign of rubbing. Can't see if it's been lifted but it does look higher??

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Quote: 2810robin wrote in post #2059

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Wheels treated to a scrub and paint, egr removed, tuning box fitted, first mock up of pull out tailgate (needs work).
Been busy!
Just the tracking to sort, wiper arms to paint, remote locking to fit, reversing camera on its way, graphics, and so on!!!

It's got 265/65/16 kuhmo road venture at tyres on at the moment and no sign of rubbing. Can't see if it's been lifted but it does look higher??

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OH my fo0kin god what a difference with no egr and a tuning box! I read others posts and didn't think it would make that much difference but YES IT DOES!!!
So much more pull even from cold. I checked the glow plugs as it is a poor starter and they're fairly new so I tried the fuel pump and sure enough a few pumps and it then goes rock solid and started up quite quickly so I guess I need to fit a non-return-valve somewhere accessible.
Reversing camera arrived today and trial fitted it but I need to find a switched live up front somewhere for the mirror/monitor.

Graphics done! The list is shrinking!!!

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2" lift done and winch bumper fitted, the bumper off Alex200 is fantastic (I will do a full appraisal tomorrow)

The 2" lift took about 6 hours what a nightmare, there are times I could happily sit around the truck with a marshmallow while it burned.
Seized bolt on the tub thankfully Alex had his plasma cutter, a crap plastic bumper.
Many many many thanks @alex200 VFD.

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Fitted the rear bars today and a couple of small work lights 🙂

Nice!

In my wisdom I decided to lube the rear windows as I've not opened them for about a year , stupid stupid stupid man , 15 minutes and a quarter can of silicone spray and eventually got the bloody thing shut

Gave it its annual wash for its MOT ... which it failed , both rear suspension spring mounting points -excessive corrosion

r u getting the welder out mate

Well I'm not as i can't do mot standard welding ...but its booked in 😊

lol it aint a big job mate probably easiest to cut them off and start afresh

Local garage will do it . They do all the work on the truck i can't do ..or can't be bothered to do! Work picks the bill up to so it don't make sense for me to try lol

I make you right mate

Plus you've never seen my welding ....

Wired up the reverse camera and in doing so had a chance to look underneath properly for the first time...that was a mistake as I found the prop center bearing was like a cock in a welly (to nick someone else's quote), the front anti-roll-bar bushes are like throwing a sausage down a high street and the rear gearbox/transfer box mount is also FUBAR...
My to-do list is growing faster than I can cross the jobs off!!!!

Quote: 2810robin wrote in post #2074

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and the rear gearbox/transfer box mount is also FUBAR...

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