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Thanks man!

Roger that, good to know! I've checked the air box for leaks and found that the lid was not all the way down because one of the plastic clips is broken. So I've secured that with an additional metal clip now. Next I'll spray the engine at idle with carb cleaner to see if I find any vacuum...

8/31/18: Went up to Flagstaff for Labor Day Weekend. Loaded up the wife + baby + gear in the Gen3 and took it out for some more testing: extended highway driving, steep uphill grades, and towing. The Gen3 was a joy to drive on the highway and in my opinion is the superior generation in almost...

I'll take the UCA/UBJs.

Great vehicle and to answer your question on pricing - It is a fair price assuming it runs well and checks out a full inspection. Not a steal and not a bad deal. I'd ask for proof that the timing belt was done at 180k and if that can't be produced I'd want to knock $500 off the price.

Ditto - I check this thread almost every day.

As some of you may have noticed, my attention has been focused on my new to me Gen3 previously owned by Imnosaint and Marutuk. You can read about it here: https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/2003-montero-limited-lawrence-of-arizona.194361/ I forgot to update this build thread so here...

Now's it's one of just a handful of Monteros in the whole country on 37s and 5.29gears!

What trail is this? Could be a good proving ground for my Gen3?

I'm just refreshing the upper front suspension right now to get it aligned - OTREs, ITREs, UBJs, and UCA bushings. Then if I decide to keep this Gen 3 over my Gen 2.5 I'll do the lower portion of the front suspension and a full rear suspension refresh. If you're doing your entire front or rear...

FWIW - I have a genuine Mitsu 100amp alternator out of a 2001 Gen3. It needs to be rebuilt by an alternator shop but still a much better than buying an aftermarket o'reilly one. PM if you are interested.

Do you wrench every morning?

I remember being over at Toasty's garage when he was midway through this process and I gotta say - this is a job you only want to do once. Yikes.

What RPM does it do it in? Gen3s are notorious for doing it around 2000-2500rpm. If so you can try removing the rubber counter weight by the transmission and/or replacing the transmission cross member bushings. https://www2.pajeroclub.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=54443

Looking good dude! Have you been following Banks Power's diff cover tests on Youtube by chance?

Haha, no worries man. This is just a temporary fix for me too as my ultimate plan for whichever Montero I decide to keep would be to have Toasty build me a steel rear bumper.

That's rad Toasty! I've been meaning to do this as well but a bit differently by using this: http://enginewatchdog.com/tm4.html

Here you go, this should help you out: https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/imnosaints-gen-iii-build.81212/page-9 I have Imnosaint's Gen3 now and the HD springs ride great! I mean, I'm used to a Gen 2.5 on KYBs with OME HD springs but in comparison this thing is like driving on a...

Wow, what an awesome build! I hope to tackle the 2nd battery and fridge in one of my Monteros soon!

8/12/18: I got in a few hours of working on the rig today and knocked out a few little things. 1. First up was repairing some damage to the rear bumper from it's many previous 4x4 adventures. I think most of these battle scars came from ImNoSaint's Three Hour Tour in 2013. Both reflectors were...