WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Fitted new alternator belt and it fits makes a change for Suttons not to have to make 2 trips for the correct part

Spent a few quality hours with fudge this evening...

Oh, also got the timing belt on me truck changed, bringing it back to life. Now smoother running and more power, much like fudge.. apparently... :wink:

Drove my beastie to work with a big grin and a bag of sweets!!! :mrgreen:

well tax and mot ran out yesterday so ive been digging out my road tyres and alloys to put on for the mot and take my 33s off but road tyres were buried under all my stuff took me ages and just about to fit new handbrake cables that i got today because i defo need them for mot as they failed last year and had adjusted rite up and its started to rain so do it all later and then in for mot 2moro

Nothing on either truck , But the flipping pug 307 got a new exhaust *sigh*

Use their online service buddy .. or at least the number on the webpage. They have always got it right for me on a variety of cars over the years. Even some obscure makes and models.

today i have spent about 6h under and around my truck and pictures to follow.
and will see who can tell me what i have done :twisted:

After an embarrassing moment the other day, where i had to put one side of my truck on a grass verge, then couldn't get going again :oops:

I treated in to new set of boots, 265/75R16 Malatesta Kobra NT's.

Only remolds, but certainly better than the mismatched near racing slicks that were on before

On Bob I removed the 2+ springs them replaced with the original one. Then fitted new gaskets to the turbo removed the roof rack all the spot lights ,stereo , CB put the original wheels back on.
Then on billy jean jet washed the engine removed the lower valance on the front bumper and sprayed the front and rear bumpers black.

I unstuck a sticky starter motor, then drove the offy for beer and wine :drink:

as promised
when a fudge gets boored.... his truck gets modded

front

can anyone see the difference

Got the badboy into the garage and changed the steering idler and put a set of polyurethene anti roll bar bushes in the front :thumbup:

cheer for the advice on the job drift

No probs at all Jonny, glad it went well :thumbup:

Finally started it up - it's been in bits since last April - turbo, howbeit changed one as been on and off 3 times and loosened off again a 4th time. Exhaust manifold as been off 2 times but at least the broken stud is out of harms way.
Last weekends drama was getting the two 10mm bolts to locate properly on the oil feed/return pipe under the turbo - finally sorted that on Monday evening. Thought I'd flush the coolant system before putting new anti-freeze in. Good job I did, because the turbo water feed banjo was leaking - the lower down right bitch to get at one. Sorted that out last night and leak cured (new copper washers). Charged and refitted the battery, first turn of the key and she jump straight into life only to reveal that the bottom oil banjo is leaking, so got an oil leak to sort out tomorrow.
Going to fit the aussie locker in the spare front diff and change that before refitting the steering connecting arm etc. then hopefully we'll be up and running again

Not bad because we're into August and I reckon I've had the truck running for one whole month this year - what's that £100 worth of road tax down the swannie :roll:

Its coming together well though :thumbup:

Best sorted 2.3 I have seen for years

Shall we say the learning curve as got a long radius Ste - made some serious mistakes that have cost alot of time.
Firstly, I should never had disturbed the exhaust manifold - deffo got that wrong in thinking it would make life easier with refitting the new turbo.
Should have fitted new copper washers to start with. Should never had touched the bottom turbo oil feed pipe banjo - that's the one I originally snapped and took an age to find a replacement 8mm banjo.
Think the steering could be interesting - with the steering column removed, the steering wheel can be spun indefinately. I've now got the replacement steering box on and all connected up to the column. Topped up with power steering fluid and as seems to be holding with no sign of leaks. Still to do is connecting the steering connecting arm, drop arms and track rod ends. I thought that with the steering box connected up, it would restrict the steering wheel to the limited number of revolutions - not so, the steering wheel can still appear to be able to turn indefinately. Whilst sorting out the power steering fluid top up, I noticed the steering wheel kept turning in the same direction which as done my logic because I thought the steering box would restrict it.

Pete bang the issue up in the steering section (if you havent already) you should get some helpful advice :thumbup: