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    how long should it take to tear out front end

    got a 94. forklift refuses to start. thus i can't load it on my trailer and tuck it away from the prying eyes of city inspector who is due at my place to see if i have cleaned it up enough to avoid a ticket. she is up in the air on blocks Scrapper is coming wednesday. its raining like god is...
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    wheel bearings -front, and ride quality

    Just a reminder to you mitsu drivers. our rigs are old and we spend a lot of time on suspension upgrades -out of necessity, or fun. An important ingredient to ride quality is tight wheel bearings. Today, I replaced my drivers hub and rotor. Passenger side is original equipment. will get to it...
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    Ironman brand torsion bars?

    I got a set of ironman torsion bars for this rig. 258 dollars. is there any experience with this brand of 4x4 suspension product? Its aussie and the company is not a huge conglomerate like some. opinions, here say, gossip or outright lies about this brand gladly accepted.
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    Mitsubishi parts warehouse

    is this outfit still the best pricing online for OEM parts? they seem very competitive though i havent calculated shipping costs.
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    gen 1 to gen 2 front suspension upgrade commences. questions.

    im gathering my energies together to rebuild a gen 2 suspension then when done slide it under the gen 1 . i'm going to try those special bushings on ADD site, if my new credit card would get here soon please., i could get things purchased and get going. all hard parts will be mitsu factory stuff...
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    superwinch hubs? opinions?

    have any of you had good experience with super winch hubs? ?
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    quick check- who supplies bushings...

    ... for gen 2 suspension? the 94 is donating front suspension to my 91. will be replacing all hard parts with factory stuff; ball joints tie rods, rotors, etc. but bushings.... what, where, help me out on this please. also im putting new torsion bars in new hub locks too. if there is /are...
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    bearings-the good,bad and the ugly

    some day im going to do an expose on bearings, the what, who and watch out of the bearing business. rollers, tapers, ball and needle. yup, gonna do it, unless some one else beats me to it..... lets start here koyo is timkin but timkin is chinese except in japan thats the first dirty rumor...
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    gen 1 sliding rear windows

    Will the rear quarter sliding windows from a raider fit the big montero?
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    I may need some help near escondido

    Been having a rough go of it this trip to cali. Posted previously about going to california. Now im here in the sunny south. And montee feels ,well she feels bewildered and intimidated by all these fast , high dollar shiny rigs here in the sunny south. So she had a fit in the intersection and...
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    manual transmissions in a gen 2 educate me please.

    im on the road to cali. and of course looking at c/l in different towns. i see a 93 with a 5 speed! this is something new to me. what rigs /options had a 5 speed? the doughball placing the ad say its an rs, meaning sr or ls. likely ls
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    spark plugs- i need advice for a gen 1 3.0 v6

    after the refresh, i usinstalled whatever was oem spec. but i see coffeegoat using irridium. is this the best thing for my 3.0? what is commonly accepted as the best plug for my 3.0? thx
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    3.0 and synthetic 5w-20 wow!

    got this gen 1 derelict. rebuilt most of it. never did drive it b4 it was completed, kind of a rough reference point on a b4 /after basis. today was my first oil change after installing my freshened engine. my first oil was a mineral 5w 20 today i changed to synthetic "unleashed that engine"...
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    120 anps for your 3.0

    lotsa complaining that the 85 amp don't have the muscle for add-ons. solution: a 5.9 dodge cummins or gas alternator. the denso model. its mostly bolt on i am guessing a bit here as i deleted my clutch fan, in the original motor i am guessing its bolt on. on a fan delete its bolt on with...
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    goin' to california,with an aching in my heart, need advice

    no not really an aching more like a light surface of rust from all the rain we are getting here in Oregon. gonna be out 4 weeks i am leaving for cali on the 15th gonna go down the 395 all the way ending up in escondido Ca. then who knows maybe on to baja. but for sure a lot of time in Anza...
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    ahem , is it just me or do i see more off roading by montero owners...

    than by the other forums (with the exception of the toy truck 4rnr, sammy bunch). seems to be a lot of building but less breaking if you catch my drift...
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    does a 3.5 DOHC fit in a gen 1?

    wild question , simple answer . no i aint done a search and aint gonna. cause i aint good at it. thx
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    power steering pump specs. question...hellp

    does any FSM give the working pressure and the gpm /rpm of our montero power pumps?
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    Boring grease reminder

    Unfortunately for you-all , i'm on lay off from heavy civil construction. working as a mechanic all over the world, and this winter likely make my trek to alaska. However i have time to pester folks about things that bug me. this time? grease. or lack therof, or the wrong kind and a biting...
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    painting a hi lift /farm hand jack

    everyone in the woods in the old days would comment whenever something new turned up on someones crummy. new fuel tank, shovel, cork shoes, power saw, whatever. jacks were fairly often replaced because they were used for everything they were never intended to be used for. the biggest ruiner of...
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