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Pictures...this thread needs more pictures! It goes without saying we all do it to our trucks, I just tend to do it a lot more with my D1 than my D3-that might be my familiarity with how to fix what I mess up though. r- Ray

In my professional life we look at that as mechanical sympathy; the notion that drivers (and if I was talking across the Marine Air Ground Task Force, pilots) push their vehicles only as hard as necessary as much as feasible so when they need to flog it under true duress the vehicle hasn't been...

IID tool can do that for any MY.

Just not on Sundays...thought that's mostly a Dweb context joke. There's also: Randy Williams (British Bone Yard, formerly Roverbones): http://britishboneyard.com/html/contact_us.php Joel Mercer (Buckhorn Imports): 919) 491-2929, https://www.facebook.com/buckhornimports/ You may see more...

I'd note I'm right at 100k, haven't touched the difs (yet, it will get done prob at the 100k service or maybe on my own later). Be mindful that the 'dif issue' has no #'s associated with it; i.e. is it as likely as a Dii head gasket issue, or something less? Difficult to quantify and the...

I'm going to leave both 3rd row seats in place, with the fridge taking up the 30 portion of the 35/30/35 middle row I'd like to be able to sit a driver + 5 if need be. Intent with a half width drawe is to use some flats to go in the divide between rear seats and tie in below w/o permanent mod to...

Your platform is superb and its ability to be removed is pretty compelling. Yet for some reason I still think it would be neat to be able to slide out a tailored slide for some reason. I say this knowing that in all likelihood I'd find one, pay some exorbitant amount for it, install it, tweak...

I always thought it might be neat if you could find one cheap to build into a modular rear storage system that you could emote for day to day use.

Recovery gear; a tree strap in each, hard shackle(s), soft shackle, and a snatch block. I have learned over the years that adequate recovery gear is most often for other's sake vice my own, but that it pays to be prepared and many times you don't want to (or can't) open the rear door where many...

Def digging the flooring, and that is exactly why I'll end up doing the same when I mine back to CONUS. I've been using that on my D1 for damn near a decade and it has done great. I can't see anything in particular that is off base...except that you need a set of maxtrax up there!

This. 2&3 really don't fit the vehicle.

I found this apt, even if I'm going to hell b/c the DL memes are great.

Just a few minor tweaks and bolt ons to go. All that said, there is something awesome about a clean rolling frame like that that just makes me want to make bad decisions that will inhabit storage unit(s) and garage(s) for years. r- Ray

Aux input sucks, there are some solutions to either fix the existing absurdly placed aux port, or move it elsewhere. I got this: Aux adapter & have been very happy with the being able to listen to the aux without jiggling the wire all the time. As noted I've got a Frontrunner aux tank sourced...

Very important mod(s): interior badging On the heels of the swing away tire carrier I figured I needed to tone it down a notch for posts, and thus I'm finally able to document my saga to spruce up the interior badging as yesterday the silver/black RRS (MY10-12) badges showed up. Why would I...

I love the fact that you caught that, and then turned it around in your post! Concur wholeheartedly with your logic; I am interested to see what happens to my WO's when the truck gets back to the US and doesn't live in a parking garage the majority of the time (though with a black interior I am...

Recent shot from spring break with my kiddos...not all are mine (nor is this all of mine), though all the AR's I've had a hand in the construction of. Not all of them were quite done, or rather I was waiting on parts, but was a good chance to test fire and anytime on the range is good time...

Interesting comments regarding the Wet Okles not being wanted for a DD application. While I guess that depends on what you do daily, in my experience they are superb for exactly that kind of build. Mind you I'm basing this off canvas in my D1 which was a DD but then turned into more of our toy...

Rear Swing Away Saga, Part 2 So the truck went back to Dubai, and went with a sketch documenting exactly what I wanted that the acting shop manager (the normal one went on a well deserved vacation where I hope she had a lot to drink) and the fabrication supervisor (who was now the guy detailed...

Rear Swing Away Saga, Part 1 While I've posted a couple of shots with the swing away tire carrier of late I hadn't really documented it all that much since it was still 'in progress.' I think we've now reached a point where it is both good, and good enough, in terms of its final state and with...