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It was a fun time for sure! We've been pretty good about staying home these last 30 odd days, so it felt very good to get out and get outside. I have been thinking about a winch..still trying to come up with a design that will integrate well with my bumper. For now I've been looking at kinetic...

Do you happen to know what they look like? I have what I recall to be one of the heater hoses in my spares box from my old gen 1 days. It’s ac delco 14054S. It’s sort of in between a U and L shape. I seem to remember going in to replace it but not being able to get my old hose off, so I just...

Bought some steel to start making a skid for the front diff. Used 1/8 inch. Nothing fancy, but she'll get the job done--and cheap at that! Mounted her up then took a quick glamour shot since we had a break in the rain. Speaking of rain, socal was getting a huge storm cycle going through...

Small stuff today. My cheapo led spots up front have started letting in moisture. Since I would be taking it apart, I decided to remake the lenses using some amber plexiglass since I much prefer the color for night and snow/dust driving. I used some 1/8" plexiglass. Sealed everything back up...

Hey @FullMonte how does the light projection compare to the stock units?

Driver side manifold today. Definitely a little more time consuming, especially since I ran into a few snags along the way. Maybe about 6 hours of easy paced work. First road block: The stud on the exhaust manifold started backing out then suddenly could not be turned anymore...Then I...

Manifolds are in! Decided to give the China made copies a chance (rather than shell out for oem). Shoutout @SONICMASD for sourcing and shipping them out to me! The units themselves seem just fine and they don't have cracks soooo 100% better than what I've got right now! Started with the...

Did a little change to my bumper to make it look a bit less like a jeep. Also took the time to smooth the rough transition line that I left last time with some jb weld. Compared to before it is definitely less jeep. I'm hoping it will also divert a little more air away from the wheel...

Did some small fixes: Oil cap seal was old and cracked and leaked out oil. 5 minute fix. No more leaking! Changed temperature sensor as fan was always on, even on cold starts. Seems to have done the trick. Bought some Shogun cupholders from the UK on ebay. Verdict: cups and bottles...

I don't have experience with KYB on the Gen 3. But I do have experience with the 4600 as well as both KYB and 4600 on my old gen 1. Just making a big assumption here that they are roughly similar ride quality truck to truck...the 4600 is more comfortable on road. IMO. The KYB are fine if the...

When you get that high up in mileage I start caring less and less about the actual number and more about maintenance. I'd buy the one with the most complete maintenance history. Montero engines are very stout if properly maintained. My biggest concern would be the condition of the...

Brakes = flushed. New synthetic DOT4 fluid flushed through until it came out clear. The fluid in there was pretty toast. I've seen worse, but it definitely needed to be changed. (new is the clear one on the left) Braking and pedal feel are much improved. I'm not sure why everyone makes...

Finally got tired of adding oil every couple weeks and decided to swap out my leaky oil cooler lines for new ones. I was leaking about 500ml every 1,000 miles. This seems to be a common issue so I'll list the part #'s here: You'll need 1 MR431081, 1 MR431080, and 4 MB033054. The swap is easy...

Yeah that's the same place I got mine as well. They are well made, however I do have one small complaint (that doesn't seem to affect the performance). The rings fit the hubs and the wheel just perfect, but when placed on the vehicle they are not perfectly sandwiched between the hub and the...

Wow, I love your thoroughness and attention to detail. This is gonna be a sweet rig! Makes me wish I had a gen 1 again. She was a blast to throw around on the dirt/mud esp. with the LSD.

Took a trip up to Mammoth Mountain to go skiing. The Montero handled the conditions like a champ. The Yokohamas just ate up the untracked snowy roads we encountered, however I did feel that lateral grip was a bit lacking on the packed snow/icy thin layer that's left once the plows come by...

Well, the deed is done. I'll be the first to say it. Looked a lot better lifted more ha ha... But boy she rides so much better now! Significantly less road imperfections are transferred into the cabin and (on the poorly maintained dirt service road about a half mile from my house that I test...

I do plan to fabricate skids at some point. Honestly Boo's are an incredible deal, but I can probably make my own for about $100 since I have the means. I was hoping skids and a larger group size battery might add enough weight, but after strapping weights to my bumper I'm not thinking it...

Finally had some time to get out and properly test the X-ATs, 4.90s, and the Bils/OME setup off road. Gears: I am extremely happy. I wrote about it a little bit before, but these things give so much more torque off road, especially in 4lo. Another area that really saw improvement was passing...

Though my duct tape and plastic sheeting repair was holding up excellently, I decided it was time to take my montero to Ryan at Miyaki Motorsports for the 4.90 front diff, CV re-booting, and lower ball joints. I'm glad I did! (instead of doing it myself) He found that the salvage yard unit...