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Good point, forgot about that - it was the 24v that was interference. That said, if someone doesn't maintain enough that the timing belt breaks, they probably didn't maintain anything else either lol.

Yeah, saw that one...."missing timing belt so can't test." in other words, "timing belt broke, engine is lunched" lol....pass on that. I already have a 6G72 sitting in my shed with a spun bearing.... Mostly though, looking for one in a running vehicle,, so the engine will have all the...

bumping this up to clarify the original question now that I've researched more.

with a 70 degree day here (what's up with this weather??) busted out of the office at noon to get some mid-winter warm work done. Basically I finished cleaning and painting the rest of the frame. The suckiest part was that the central crossmember isn't removable, and somehow it was the only...

Yep, I hear you on the budget thing, with 2 kids of my own and a big mortgage! There's a reason we only do 1-2 stage rallies per year. Well, if you ever get back into it, hit me up. Or if you just want to hang out with some 4-wheel rally folks :) Btw, Hooper sold the BMW and now is basically...

Had a couple hours this evening so figured I'd do a couple quick projects. First, a Chinese washer reservoir/pump showed up today. It was supposed to be a direct-fit, but I had to do some minor modifications of the stock bracket in the engine bay to make it actually fit. It came with its own...

Got the tank vent/overflow stuff back together. I could probably eliminate it pretty easily, but I suppose there's no real reason to and it's much simpler than it looks, so might as well keep it Alan sent me a used Gen 1 rear door handle, since the one he sent before wa a Gen 2. In good shape...

offhand, i think our first NASA rally was in '15 at Black River but we don't run much NASA these days - RWD isn't much fun at Sandblast! Sad RWVa. doesn't exist any more, or Black River. We mostly run ARA events now - did STPR a couple times, NEFR a couple years ago, and a few others. We're...

With all my shopping done, the wife busy inside cooking stuff, and the kids playing with their friends - and it in the mid-50s again, got a few more things done. Cleaned off the fuel tank and took a better look at things. Aside from the ridiculously-complex emissions/overflow system this thing...

The afternoon started with my wife telling me the TPMS light on her CX-9 was on, so after an inspection of the right rear tire (which looked a bit flat), found a broken piece of a razor blade in the tread. That's annoying. So had to do a plug job before I got to my own projects. back to the...

Swung by Home Depot today and got myself something to make it more pleasant to be in the garage this winter.. It's not that I can't deal with the cold, but when painting a lot of stuff, sub-40 temps make drying time endless. So now that we're warmed up, time for some more painting and...

So need a quick clarification. For the front LCA main bolts, the FSM says they should be tightened when the vehicle is "unladen." Generally with this kind of setup on other cars, it's usually required that they be tightened with the car on its tires (i.e. "laden"), so as not to tear the bushings...

So today's projects mostly more of the same, but UPS did deliver some RockAuto goodness for me in the form of a set of KYB shocks, which were on some kind of clearance sale and withe current coupon were like $80 for the whole set. Seems like some people in the Montero world like them, we'll see...

So taking a quick break, figured I'd answer two questions. Not that you guys asked them, but just as some background. 1. Hey, didn't you do a XJ Cherokee build about 10 years ago, and then sell it pretty quick? Why another vehicle that's "kinda" in a similar category.? 2. You live in the...

well, I guess since this is the only photo I have of my Raider "going someplace".....to my garage, to get built.

Continued with some things today. Got my caliper rebuild kit in, so rebuilt the driver's front caliper. Piston and bore looked excellent and movement was smooth. So, put new seals in, greased the pins, put in new hardware and pads, reassembled, and good to go there. blowing the piston out...

Dave, thanks for all the knowledge! It's tough finding organized information on these things sometimes, half the old links are dead, photos disappeared, etc. I figure I'll just take on a few of your points below, since it lets me expound on things as well :) I hear you there, and I'm...

thanks, will shoot you some measurements in the next day or two when I get a chance. My driveshafts may be fine, I need to clean them up and inspect.

finished cleaning up and painting the diff and pulled the cover. Inside looked pretty decent, though there was a bit of water in with the gear oil, and a few little surface rust areas. Nothing that I'm worried about, but cleaned it out good. all painted up and pretty.... Then finished up...

ok thanks. About a thousand miles too far away for me, else I'd be interested lol......