Couldn't resist an update ... slowly but surely she's coming along. I've still got a charging issue to figure out as we make progress and what appears to be a rear main seal to replace () here in the next little bit, but for now we know everything is working properly as far as the drivetrain goes.
Since we picked her up we've been working on getting her running, stopping and steering - those are pretty important. Since Shawna is going to haul the kids around the backroads and on trails with her from time to time it needed to be right. Many parts orders later, and we did our first off-road test.
Nothing major, just some country roads leading back to the mountain range about ten minutes from our house. It was an ideal place for Shawna to run the rig, nicknamed 'Spur' as in 'Spur of the moment purchase!', through all of the gears and see how low and hi worked. The only thing we really noticed we're going to need soon is new tires, as the cheap rollers we picked up don't look the part for our driveway. She's leaning toward 265/75/16s in an MT, but I'm not even sure if they'll fit with the stock suspension so we'll see.
Needless to say she was all smiles, as evident by the last photo. As we make progress we'll continue to update this thread for continuity. I'm hoping to be able to look back in a few years and have a history of what we started with and what we wound up with.
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. Nice looking rig that Spur is. Congrats!
Originally Posted by badvibes
