rdsrover
03-26-2012, 07:56 PM
3 months of doing almost nothing but work on my Land Rover in the evenings..... And it's finally finished. Well almost - there are still some projects I want to do on it.... just for fun of course.
Work accomplished thus far:
4 new Tie rod ends
4 new brake rotors
4 new brake calipers
7 new brake lines
flushed brake system
New brake pads
Coolant reservoir cap
New serpentine drive belt
New power steering hose installed
4 new shocks
2 new shock tower mounts
Repaired nicks on windscreen
Replaced cracked headlamp
New radio, with new wires to 4 speakers
New cup holders
Remove broken base amp / speakers from rear door and cover hole. Now more room in trunk.
Removed carpet from trunk; replaced with synthetic rubber.
Repair cracked storage walls in trunk
Repair rear door seal.
Removed / repaired and painted bumpers
Removed / replaced RR mud shield in wheel well
Removed old mud flap brackets and installed new rear mud flaps
Manufactured and installed wire mesh rock screen to front of vehicle.
Added ladder for roof access
Replaced missing headlamp washing nozzle
Replaced missing fog lamps
Replaced heat shield on underside
Remove rust spots & treat with anti-rust primer.
Painted truck all a dark green colour
New leather boots around shifter sticks
Spare tire cover
new rubber floor mats
greased all fittings
new grease in swivel housing on wheels
Replace faulty brake light switch
Install front differential rock guard
Drilled drain hole in bell-housing, tapped it and fitted with plug
Re-attached 4 door skins that had separated at the bottom.
Plus various little things….
Work accomplished thus far:
4 new Tie rod ends
4 new brake rotors
4 new brake calipers
7 new brake lines
flushed brake system
New brake pads
Coolant reservoir cap
New serpentine drive belt
New power steering hose installed
4 new shocks
2 new shock tower mounts
Repaired nicks on windscreen
Replaced cracked headlamp
New radio, with new wires to 4 speakers
New cup holders
Remove broken base amp / speakers from rear door and cover hole. Now more room in trunk.
Removed carpet from trunk; replaced with synthetic rubber.
Repair cracked storage walls in trunk
Repair rear door seal.
Removed / repaired and painted bumpers
Removed / replaced RR mud shield in wheel well
Removed old mud flap brackets and installed new rear mud flaps
Manufactured and installed wire mesh rock screen to front of vehicle.
Added ladder for roof access
Replaced missing headlamp washing nozzle
Replaced missing fog lamps
Replaced heat shield on underside
Remove rust spots & treat with anti-rust primer.
Painted truck all a dark green colour
New leather boots around shifter sticks
Spare tire cover
new rubber floor mats
greased all fittings
new grease in swivel housing on wheels
Replace faulty brake light switch
Install front differential rock guard
Drilled drain hole in bell-housing, tapped it and fitted with plug
Re-attached 4 door skins that had separated at the bottom.
Plus various little things….