Craig Miller
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 | | 02 Oct 2010 10:45 PM |
| Edit: I wanted to make a HUGE thank you to the following people who have donated time, labor, or parts to this "budget build".
John Rohrbaugh @ NW Overland Society and friend since college
Dan Cronin @ NW Overland Society
Brent Frazier @ Columbia Rovers
Scott Brady @ Overland Journal
David Jenden @ RoverTech
Gord'n Perrot @ Lamorna Garage
Todd Eliason @ NW Overland Society
Joe Koegler @ NW Overland Society
Grant Mossman @ NW Overland Society
You guys are awesome.
Craig ----------Original Post------------------- I just posted installment number 2 to my blog (in my signature) She's alive! |
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Mike Rupp
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| | 03 Oct 2010 06:24 AM |
| Nice Craig. Good to see you back with a Land Rover. |
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Nate Skate
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| | 03 Oct 2010 07:26 AM |
| Congrats on the new free wheels. I like the green Rangies. Did it come with the Ellensburg sticker too? |
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Craig Miller
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| | 03 Oct 2010 10:06 AM |
| Yep, it came with the free sticker. Being that Ellensburg is also known as "Rodeo City", this is one time when a sticker truly does give me some free "horse" power.
gawd I love bad puns. lol. :-)
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Ben Bailey
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| | 03 Oct 2010 12:39 PM |
| Oh cool! I didn't see that you have got this! The 89 as a bit rough for when I needed a rig that would be good for the family and all, but the electrics as so easy! The bumpers and stuff it has are great! Love the color too. That rear bumper is hard to find.
Congrats! I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it. |
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Max Chapman
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| | 03 Oct 2010 01:38 PM |
| Awesome Craig, glad to see you back in a rig. Can't wait to hit the trail again with out in the drivers seat. :) |
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Forrest Stevens
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| | 03 Oct 2010 10:34 PM |
| Cool ride, Craig! |
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Justin Hall
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| | 04 Oct 2010 08:40 AM |
| Looks like a great truck! NPR would not know what to do with it, glad you got it. |
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Scott Tarrant
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| | 04 Oct 2010 10:16 AM |
| Cool Craig! Glad to see you have the opportunity to get back behind the wheel!! ST |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11803
| | 04 Oct 2010 12:13 PM |
| Thanks everyone. I spent most of yesterday cleaning the truck up. The more I work on it, the more I like it.
It's going to take a lot of loving to get it where I want it, but I'm having a great time working on it, and the simplicity of the truck makes it very appealing. By simplicity, I don't just mean computers. Most everything seems simpler. Under the leather, it was still a very utilitarian truck in 1989. So, while there's a lot of stuff to do to it so far, it has been a lot more fun to do.
I'm looking forward to getting things straightened up enough that I can get it out on the trail.
Craig
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Brett Curry
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| | 04 Oct 2010 12:17 PM |
| So glad it's going well Craig! Congrats on having a drivable truck. I would be curious to know what you and Dan used on that small patch of the body. Before I bought mine it had been stored outside as well. Being white mine hides it better but the body could use some love to get the pollen, etc off. Figured that's a good winter project. Then put a nice wax on it so the branches have something to scratch before the paint!
Can't wait to see it in person! |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11803
| | 04 Oct 2010 12:30 PM |
| Dan had a cocktail of stuff, but I'm finding regular old Meguiar's Rubbing Compound to be working equally as well.
We need to have an RRC wrenching party... OK, I'll be honest. I need a whole bunch of guys to descend upon my truck Overhaulin' style and help me get caught up on the 50 *little* things that aren't working right now. LOL. I'll just keep plugging away, and hopefully get caught up over time.
Craig
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Dale Avery
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| | 04 Oct 2010 02:46 PM |
| Hey, talk is just talk without pictures! More pics please. |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11803
| | 04 Oct 2010 03:29 PM |
| Dale... see my blog. |
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Brett Curry
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| | 04 Oct 2010 03:46 PM |
| We do need a RRC wrenching party! My radius arms are getting in on Wednesday. Hopefully they'll be on to get broken in (not broken) on the trip this weekend (with better highway manners and fresh bushings)! |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11803
| | 04 Oct 2010 08:06 PM |
| Let me know if you need a hand.
I don't know about the RRC, but on the DII the radius arms were a snap except the torque values. They were extremely high. |
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Ben Bailey
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| | 04 Oct 2010 08:46 PM |
| We need a Series Rover Wenching party! |
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Mike Rupp
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| | 05 Oct 2010 06:07 AM |
| Brett, the easiest way to change radius arms on a RRC is to loosen the nut on the frame ear, remove one of the bolts on the axle side, and loosen one of the nuts on the front. Then remove the other side's radius arm and replace with the new one. You want to have the other side slightly loose so you can get the new one in place. It can be a pain because of the different angle on the front bushings and length. It's common to also need to use a pry bar or ratchet strap to move the axle slightly to get the new radius arm in place. DO yourself a favor and use PB blast the nuts on the radius arms. |
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Craig Miller
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| | 06 Oct 2010 03:33 PM |
| Posted By Craig Miller on 10/04/2010 12:30 PM
Dan had a cocktail of stuff, but I'm finding regular old Meguiar's Rubbing Compound to be working equally as well.[/quote]
I switched from Meguiar's to Turtle Wax Premium Rubbing Compound and it is going much better. The Meguiar's regularly left hazy spots that seemed to be on the surface (not variations in paint layers). I could literally rub it off. The Turtle Wax stuff wipes off much easier.
Just finished the rubbing portion and am now applying the first coat of Rejex (not wax). @Dale - I'll post additional pictures once the outside is completely cleaned up. Craig |
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Brett Curry
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| | 07 Oct 2010 11:15 AM |
| Well,
Radius arms arrived and one of the angles is off on the rear. Looks to be several degrees off. I'm not ok with that. Maybe I'm being too critical but the whole reason we do this is to get the angles back to what they were. It is the rear bolt that attaches with bushings at the back. If I line up the two holes in front all looks good until that back point. Then the two bolts are at different angles.
I'll take some pics once I get back from this weekend.
I've talked to Nate Bottorf and he assures me he'll make it right.
Reinspected the bushings and they still have some life left. I'll run it as is and just deal with the highway manners.
Thanks for the hints on the rubbing compound.
What is Rejex?
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