2002 RR resurection

[david despain]

jason- yep its just an iphone4 with a cheesy instagram filter. sinuhe i am not! thats my new RRC. it needs lots of love and it needs a TDI. know anything about those? hmmm sense a theme going here


jarmentrout- its hard to put a hard price on it because its happened over such a long time now. but for me, fuse box and air con blowers $200. air suspension conversion was about 600$ new battery was about 215$, new tires $600, used wheels 150$, used frt DC drive shaft a couple hundred, new sway bar links about $150, new MAF 150$, window regulator 100$. Belts and hoses 200$ tune up and misc stuff at least $300 probably more. still need 2 adjustable panhard bars, I'm not sure how much those are, probably about 250$ a piece? then throw in all the tools from the snap-on truck at 20 bucks a week for the rest of my life. ( but i don't count all that)
damn, thats a lot of money for horrible gas milage terrible handling, no strike that, dangerous handling and a never ending nagging doubt that something is about to go terribly wrong. but, hey at least i get to go off road all the, oh wait no i don't do that very often at all. mostly because if something goes wrong you are a long expensive way from a flatbed. yeah i wouldn't recommend this route. but i still love to drive it every day.

 

[jrose609]

jason- yep its just an iphone4 with a cheesy instagram filter. sinuhe i am not! thats my new RRC. it needs lots of love and it needs a TDI. know anything about those? hmmm sense a theme going here

I might know a thing or two about the 300 Tdi. I absolutely love mine. You will not save money by installing a diesel, unless the motor was free and you do the install yourself. The increase in fuel mileage won't cover that. However, when you go wheeling and your buddies are getting 10-12 mpg and complaining about carrying so much fuel, you will be happy with your fuel-sipping Tdi getting 20-22mpg.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Better yet email jrose609 at msn.com

 

[Oldnevin]

Hello Mate

By the sound of it you are going to have one very nice RRover when it is finished.
I Love the color

I have a 1982 model 4 door and like you decided to invest time and money into it.
Well I can Honestly say it has been worth every penny and Ultra Reliable.
Armachair 4x4ing
Happy trails

 

[david despain]

I might know a thing or two about the 300 Tdi. I absolutely love mine. You will not save money by installing a diesel, unless the motor was free and you do the install yourself. The increase in fuel mileage won't cover that. However, when you go wheeling and your buddies are getting 10-12 mpg and complaining about carrying so much fuel, you will be happy with your fuel-sipping Tdi getting 20-22mpg.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Better yet email jrose609 at msn.com

email sent

 

[jrose609]

email sent

Got it. I'll get back to you today.

 

[spikemd]

damn, thats a lot of money for horrible gas milage terrible handling, no strike that, dangerous handling and a never ending nagging doubt that something is about to go terribly wrong. but, hey at least i get to go off road all the, oh wait no i don't do that very often at all. mostly because if something goes wrong you are a long expensive way from a flatbed. yeah i wouldn't recommend this route. but i still love to drive it every day.

Well, my experience has been much different. My P38 is quite reliable with regular maintenance and staying on top of anything that looks amiss (fusebox, radiator, MAF, etc) But at each obstacle, be sure to go over the whole system. For example, when my radiator went, I upgraded to an all-aluminum unit and changed all hoses, thermostat, water pump.

Your experience with the coil conversion has me a bit scared, as the ride with EAS is incredible. Better than our 03 4Runner or any other SUV (land cruiser,) that I have driven. But, after my buddy blew out his GenIII airspring in Death Valley at the first obstacle, we have re-evaluated and coils jus don't break.

I like the look of the 33s, but as you get higher, there are more issues with driveline vibration, tracking, wheel balancing, alignment, etc.

Too bad you don't get offroad as much as you like. These P38 are very capable and great on the trail.

 

[david despain]

Well, my experience has been much different. My P38 is quite reliable with regular maintenance and staying on top of anything that looks amiss (fusebox, radiator, MAF, etc) But at each obstacle, be sure to go over the whole system. For example, when my radiator went, I upgraded to an all-aluminum unit and changed all hoses, thermostat, water pump.

Your experience with the coil conversion has me a bit scared, as the ride with EAS is incredible. Better than our 03 4Runner or any other SUV (land cruiser,) that I have driven. But, after my buddy blew out his GenIII airspring in Death Valley at the first obstacle, we have re-evaluated and coils jus don't break.

I like the look of the 33s, but as you get higher, there are more issues with driveline vibration, tracking, wheel balancing, alignment, etc.

Too bad you don't get offroad as much as you like. These P38 are very capable and great on the trail.

OH don't get me wrong, this has been just as reliable, if not more so than most of my other vehicles. i have, for the most part, used a similar strategy on the repair schemes. there is less wrong with this truck that i just "live with" than there is on my toyota minivan with half the miles and two years newer. but that doubt will always be there.
when I bought this truck it was sitting on the bumpstops and had obviously been there for quite some time. it might have just needed $0.49 in orings, but i decided to start from a known quantity with the coils. however back then there wasn't really any "one and done" type kit, so i went for what i thought to be a perftect look, that was Alan Bates' truck. I think it sits pretty close to the his based on the pictures on his website. i went to town with a tape measure and calculator and parts catalogs, and did what I felt was the best solution at the time. Now i think i would go slightly lower, i think there are some new kits on the market that will be a better solution to the piecemeal stuff i did. All that said I still giggle like a schoolgirl when i look at it sitting parked inside at work. I feel the love, but there will still always be that doubt.
as far as overland travel, which this forum is for, i don't think you need to go to 33"s but what do I know, i have not had a chance to get out on these yet.
you are correct for so many reasons, its a shame i dont get out as much as i would like

 

[JALinker]

I'd be interested to know--are you still in the P38? *WANT* to get one... afraid I am too emotional going in to know better... but the heart wants what the heart wants.

 

[Marcelo]

I'm just signing to get updates on this thread.