What did you do to your Rover today?

[stonefox]

what's the plan for that thing?

Keep whats good, scrap whats not.......bring in another... repeat

[Apis Mellifera]

Added some fluids and pointed out the various places where fluids can leak out.

[stonefox]

Added some fluids and pointed out the various places where fluids can leak out.

That must of taken all afternoon

[Skookumchuck]

I drove Red Rover up on top of 1st peak to the look out, watched 3 bull elk and some cows run aroung in a deep valley, then decieded that as the rover coundn't get me down there and the 3 grizzley bears above the elk I decieded not to hike down and shoot an Elk. I did get a nice Blue grouse on the way back down the mountain. Going back this evening for another look see. I love driving the bush roads and trails in the rover it just feels right.

[NickDawson]

"Hey Lamont ,why don't you run off and strip that Rover in the back ,and while your at it bring your Pops a beer"
I know the young folk here wont be gettin this.

I'm coming Elizabeth!

[Ncrover725]

Today

What did I do to my Rover today..... I woke up to see a large pool of fluid under my rear diff that I did not expect. I will be putting my hard top back on though !

[stonefox]

I'm coming Elizabeth!

Classic Redd Fox !!

[NickDawson]

So far today: used a pressure washer and some Simply Green to wash and (attempt to) degrease the entire thing, especially undercarriage, frame, drive shafts, etc.

Waiting for everything to dry so I can do a more detailed cleaning on the inside and then apply some rust converter where its needed.

Edited to add:
Applied the rust converter - that stuff is awesome! My intent was to get some underbody stuff taken care of. I discovered it worked cosmetic wonders on all the black painted services too, such as: the gear and e-brake levers, upper dash and seat rails. Anything where the paint had peeled just turned instantly black. I suspect if I thought about high school chemistry I'd get it, but even without the equation, its just neat!

I did tackle some major problem areas. Interestingly, I'm still reasonably sure my frame is galvanized. However, one of my outriggers has some surface rust. I can't quite tell if it was welded on after the fact, or something else is going on. I don't really want to scrutinize it too much least I determine the whole thing is not, in fact, galvanized as the previous owner insisted.

[jac04]

I bought a Roverdrive!
Can't wait to install it.

[mrdoiron]

I bought a Roverdrive!
Can't wait to install it.

After adding a Roverdrive, that rig will be ready for the Rover Hall of Fame Jeff...! look forward to hearing how it goes.

mike

[jac04]

Thanks Mike. After driving it around for over a year, I just can't stand not having an overdrive any more - and I've only been 1400 miles! All my previous Rovers have had a Fairey OD, so I was used to comfortably cruising on the highway. This time around, the Roverdrive really looks like the best option. Hopefully all goes well.

[Partsman]

Pulled the steering wheel off and refurbed that and then took apart the signal mech and cleaned that up...ordered a new signal wheel from Pangolin.

[Moose]

This morning I saw the odometer on my 88 roll over... for the third time.

Brett

[albersj51]

Rolling chassis!

Got the suspension under the galvy frame. Finally have a rolling chassis!

[Andrew IIA]

Went to the Beach.......