Arctic pajero gen 1

[we18fi]

hola

ok so i am goigto start this tread to fix up my pajero gen1 89´ 2.5 td ic LWB and to improve my english writing.
well i brought that pajero about 3weeks ago and the first week i spend welding that frame up coz of rust....then the brakes went in city trafic rusted out pipes... while i fixed the brake pipes the fuel line went and all the diesel came out LOL.
week two it had a a oil leak in the front and i opend the timing belt housing and chaced the belts and tightners/water pump and oil seals for crack and 2 balance shaft seals. the belts for the altenator and steering i also chanced but now altenator is olmost done... well ill drive it until it goes.
now i have a oil leak in the cluths end.....

i have to say that the lsd in the back works surprisingly well every body told me that they dont work, with those km´s (333400km) the guy who ownd it b4 me hatto have chanced the oils in the diffs often.

pics to come..........

 

[Ozarker]

Welcome We,,,

I had two 89s, one for parts, got mine from a liar in Oklahoma, my fault, should not have believed him on his dad's welding skills and the frame fix from the rust, anyway, traded both to a dealer.

I like them, just not the one I had. From what you suggest, an Arctic vehicle, I'd want it bullet proof with that implication. I'd say a complete frame up restoration, not just patching it up.

What do you have in mind? Pics?

 

[Scott Brady]

Welcome to the forum - looking forward to the progress of your project.

Finland is a beautiful country - I have great memories from exploring there.

 

[GrassCat]

Welcome to our small part of the world.

 

[kuroi]

Very small haha, welcome.

 

[we18fi]

well bad luck continues
one tyre has a broken side wall the tread makes a about 5cm curve in the midle makes the same saound like semitruck trailer when the tires i about to explode LOL never buy nokia tyres......
are cooper discoverer M+S any good ?? 4 tyres with no studs are 550€ 235/75r15. for some reason it is har to find tyres in short notice.

 

[off-roader]

Welcome. Sorry to hear about all the issues. It sounds like the previous owner was eithernot properly maintaining the rig especially for its age/mileage.

The cooper tires should be fine although for the price (here in the USA) BFGoodrich ATs are hard to beat for regular road use. Pirelli scorpion AT's are supposedly better for snowy roads.

For off road use, BFGoodrich MTs are well regarded as are Goodyear MTRs among many others.

Falken also makes an inexpensive tire that's decently aggressive off road.

HTH.

 

[we18fi]

well good news i got the great white inspected 1year 4 monts of driving time.
o got the cooper tyres they are silent then the old nokia tyres that i had and alot more traction but they are abit sasquatsch!

one issue it still has i was in the woods for 4 days and and when i gome home no power it has a bad batterys or a massive power drain...
question about the automatic wheel hubs shud they bang when they lock or are they silent when locking?????

 

[MARKSMONTE]

My 90 LR front doesn't lock until they start slipping and I get on it, then there is a pop noise. I do not think it is right so Im going to take them apart and check the lubrication.
Its still unstoppable.

 

[yugo308guy]

I was reading the owners manual the other day and it specifically mentions that the hubs will make a grinding or popping sound when engaging and that this sound is not a malfunction. Sounds like this is normal for Monteros.

 

[we18fi]

well its more a loud clank but if i put 4x4 on and reverse no clank but they lock.
iam goigto open them up and lube them just in case.

 

[we18fi]

ok i found the battery fault. the other battery had a short circuit in it.
it was actualy hot well now i got new batterys in it and they are bigerthen the originals.
olso i did a arctic mod and lifted the idle from 800 rpm to 1000rpm.
winter is finaly here it seem so glow plug work out a head.

 

[we18fi]

fist ever pictures of the evasive great white.

 

[we18fi]

cam´s microphone recorded everyting, i did not expect that.
going to have to find a better place for it.

[video=youtube;TOC2WKSEjw8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TOC2WKSEjw8[/video]

 

[we18fi]

ok now what i am going to do.

going to take the body of the frame and weld it like it shudbe, same time gona fix the syncro gear in 2 and 3 gear.
body lift kit.
winch in the front, maybe back too.
snorkle.
termi heating system for extreme cold
iam goigto try to put the altenetor where the steering pump is and drop the pump to where the alt is.
maybe put a electronic fan insted of the original.