Red_Diamonds
Observer
After having the Montero for 6 montage...I finally registered it in my name.
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What did you do to your Mitsubishi today?
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Is there a good resource describing how to do this? Or, do you mind sharing your methods and steps? Mine needs it badly as well.
My sunroof use to open really slow, and then I had to help it close. If yours open do so, then step on the rear sit and you will see the tracks. I used silicone lubricant from a spray bottle and worked it open and close cleaning with a rag every time. If yours only hums remove the cover of the sunroof control and use an Allen wrench to open it and do the procedure i just told you.you could always use some brake cleaner or something similar i opted for not doing so. I was once recommended to use silicone lubricant on sunroof tracks vs any other lubricant, don't know how true this is i just keep doing it.
BOPOH
Explorer
Drove it around the neighborhood, really sad that I have to replace bunch of parts. After buying FJ I truelly believe Monty is a tank unlike FJ even though Toyota fans swear by it. All I did to Monty 33" tires and that's it, FJ needs suspension, BMC, trailing arms and protection, diffs can explode, cv axles leak with lift and so on. So I guess I gotta start fixing Monty, better investment 
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New lightbar and started to build out a box and sleeping platform for the rear.
I tried to replace the lower hinge on my liftgate because the hinge pin has sheared, but I could NOT figure out how to get the hinge out of the door once i had all the bolts out. I have read where other folks have done it and they make it sound relatively simple. Oh well.
I tried to replace the lower hinge on my liftgate because the hinge pin has sheared, but I could NOT figure out how to get the hinge out of the door once i had all the bolts out. I have read where other folks have done it and they make it sound relatively simple. Oh well.
bikerjosh
Explorer
Is the light bar in the opening of the grill, or in front of it? Wondering if it will come in contact with the skid plate off road? Does it bounce any light off the bumper if set back? Very clean looking-J
BOPOH
Explorer
that light bar will be destroyed while off roading. that area take all the impact of water, mud and occasional rocks - at least that's the case with mine
MarkGramlich
Member
Took the Paj on a drive to Hemlock Falls Trail (N 34.847733, W 083.596700).
I notched out the plastic grill and hung it in the opening between the skid and the bottom of the bumper. There's about 1/2" to 3/4" space on either side (top/bottom) of the light. It sits just a tad proud of the bumper so reflection off of the skid and bumper is minimal. It may get beat to hell in this location, but I'll give it a shot for now.
cornfarmer
Observer
So after doing this, my oil consumption seems to have gone way, way down. Previously it was drinking 3/4ths to a full quart every tank of gas, now it's barely registering any less on the dipstick. Will continue to monitor. I am hopeful.
Oh and I installed a new antenna.
[homer]
antenna goes up, antenna goes down.
antenna goes up, antenna goes down.
antenna goes up, antenna goes down.
[/homer]
Toasty
Looking for that thing i just had in my hand...
Working on my new front axle assembly, it's funny i sold all of my old setup on my montero to solid axle swap and do a crazy build on it only to go back and rebuild the IFS again. After driving and wheeling my SAS'd Mighty Max i just can't do that to my Montero because it changes the vehicle so much and may not be worth it. I bought the GX to be the new Montero and the Montero was going to be the new Mighty Max in order of builds but the below statement really matches with my recent experience and that the Montero is a way better investment of my time and money.
WOW! someone agrees with me finally! I bought a GX-470 and it's just astounding how frail this vehicle is compared to the Montero, you get on the Toyota forums and they're so quick to claim how much you're going to love the superiority of the J-120 compared to the "wimpy" Montero. Then the reality kicks in when you start asking questions and you realize that the Toyota guys are much like the Jeep guys in the fact that their trucks are under built but it's ok because $3,000 dollars thrown at it's IFS will make it almost as good as the Montero and another $2000 thrown at the rear will bring it close to Montero status. Now that that is done, shoot another $1500 into the suspension as a whole and you can run 34" tires but don't get too nutty because you'll blow up the diff...
Months later, now that your truck is falling apart from wheeling it super modified cut off all IFS and solid axle swap.
When i trade my GX for a Gen 3 i am totally going to do a write up on the experience, I am the kind of dude who can admit when i've made a mistake and this is one of them. I should have listened to Pete and bought the Gen 3.
Drove it around the neighborhood, really sad that I have to replace bunch of parts. After buying FJ I truelly believe Monty is a tank unlike FJ even though Toyota fans swear by it. All I did to Monty 33" tires and that's it, FJ needs suspension, BMC, trailing arms and protection, diffs can explode, cv axles leak with lift and so on. So I guess I gotta start fixing Monty, better investment
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WOW! someone agrees with me finally! I bought a GX-470 and it's just astounding how frail this vehicle is compared to the Montero, you get on the Toyota forums and they're so quick to claim how much you're going to love the superiority of the J-120 compared to the "wimpy" Montero. Then the reality kicks in when you start asking questions and you realize that the Toyota guys are much like the Jeep guys in the fact that their trucks are under built but it's ok because $3,000 dollars thrown at it's IFS will make it almost as good as the Montero and another $2000 thrown at the rear will bring it close to Montero status. Now that that is done, shoot another $1500 into the suspension as a whole and you can run 34" tires but don't get too nutty because you'll blow up the diff...
Months later, now that your truck is falling apart from wheeling it super modified cut off all IFS and solid axle swap.
When i trade my GX for a Gen 3 i am totally going to do a write up on the experience, I am the kind of dude who can admit when i've made a mistake and this is one of them. I should have listened to Pete and bought the Gen 3.
Toasty
Looking for that thing i just had in my hand...
Considering the other options, nobody is making a good SUV anymore. Maybe a fullsize landcruiser? but I'm kind of tired of the short comings of owning a Toyota. It's amazing how those guys just happily take shaft on their investments almost as bad as the Jeep crowd. Possibly a '04 sport if I can find one with under 100k miles on it, but Sports are a little small.
Replaced front UCAs and shock mount brackets on the LCAs. I've tolerated some bad clunking on the front and discovered that the stock bolts connecting the shock absorbers to the LCAs were smaller (possibly due to metric/standard measurement mismatch) than the eyelets on the brackets and shock. I actually had to drill a hole through the bottom of the driver side LCA to drill out a sheared bolt attaching the bracket. The LCA still seems to be structurally sound but I plan to replace it eventually anyway.