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Wow, that looks waaay better already!

Wow, those are really interesting battery terminals. Where'd you get them?

Yep, Toasty got it. Big Two Mitsubishi + PartsSouq are my current go to suppliers.

4/10/19 Contd: It's pretty hard to reinstall these by yourself since they are so heavy and you need to be able to hold them in place while reaching into the engine bay to secure the top nuts so my wife helped me out with that for a minute. Before final assembly, I touched up all of the...

4/10/19 Contd: OEM vs Lovells Extra Heavy Duty. These are the thickest springs I've ever seen, they dwarf the OEM ones and are still significantly thicker than Old Man Emu HD. I'm kind of scared that they are going to be too firm but am trusting the engineers at Lovells on this one. The flat...

4/10/19: A week and a half later I found time to tackle the front. Having already gotten the experience in taking apart the front end of my 03 Montero a few months back made the tear down and reassembly a lot faster. I've done struts several times too but these were by far the beefiest and most...

3/30/19: While waiting for the one and only Montero Master Mechanic, Ernest, to finish up with an engine swap he was working on for someone else, I got started on the Rear Suspension. I used this video as my guide throughout: Original Equipment with 170k on them and still riding really well...

I've been ordering a boat load of parts in preparation for this big overhaul. Here's what has been ordered so far: NAME PART # MAKE QTY BUSHING,FR SUSP COIL SPR MR374546 MITSU 2 BUSHING,FR SUSP COIL SPR MR374547 MITSU 2 PAD,FR SUSP SPRING,UPR MR448173 MITSU 2 PAD,RR SUSP SPRING,U...

Now this is huge news! Well done sir, I hope they'll hook you up with something for your troubles.

Wow, that's an amazing pic. If you tag Mitsubishi Motors in it, I'm sure they'll like/repost it!

3/5/19: So with gears purchased, next came deciding on what suspension to get. I had OME HD Springs and Nitrocharger Shocks on my 03 Limited and liked them but when I took this build on, I did so not to just redo everything I already had in my 03 but with a desire to try something new. Having...

Forgot to mention in the last post that one of the first things I did was replace all of the interior overhead and door sill lights (10x T10 20-SMD LED 6000k White Super Bright Interior Light Bulb 194 168 2825 W5W ) with LEDs from eBay. Big difference though hard to tell in this crappy photo...

This was just discussed last week on the Monteros USA FB page and the consensus was to put the taller spring on the Driver's side to accommodate for Driver weight and battery.

You can also download ASA from mitsubishilinks.com to be able to look up any part number. Please be sure to post back with photos and tips on the install of the headers. There are several of us out there considering this in the future and it will be good to know how it worked out for you.

2/2/19: Fast forward about 5 months and I actually started working on this rig. I was busy doing my head to head Gen2.5 vs Gen3 tests with my other Monteros and Yoshi was just used as a spare vehicle for both myself and my wife. I sold her Sorento because we're moving to Flagstaff this summer...

9/28/18: So I'm minding my own business at work one day and Toasty messages me wondering if I know anyone that might be interested in his pristine 2005 for a good price? I say, "yeah, me." and then I bought it. Ok, so that's not exactly how it happened. It wasn't a split second decision, I...

Misc Things Cont'd. Transmission – Gen3 – This aspect in the debate is very similar to the Engine question and really depends on your preferences. Reliability vs Performance. It just seems to be a fact of life that the 4 speed AISIN is a stronger, more reliable machine than the 5 speed. But as...

Misc Things Cost of Ownership - Gen2.5 - As I touched on above, the Gen3 is a more complex and less reliable vehicle. It doesn't seem to leave people stranded very often but from around 160-200,000 miles, there are going to a be a lot of little annoyances that start breaking and needing...

Gen3 Pros Outside of the driving types mentioned above, the Interior is probably one of the biggest pros. This is a bit of a personal style thing but the roominess of the later Gen is a big win. I find the seating position improved in the Gen3 because the dash is higher up, allowing you to get...

In the Lawrence of Arizona thread, I tried to come up with many different scenarios and types of driving to put my Gen2.5 and Gen3 Monteros up against each other for a thorough comparison. These are the results, thoughts, ramblings, and conclusions of my Gen 2.5 vs Gen 3 battle royale. I guess...