WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Well today i finally got to do something on my new truck

Well spent all afternoon removing my gearbox in the rain :evil:

With lots of swearing and cut knuckles managed to strip everythink down and the box is ready to slide off the engine. Ran out of day light so will do this in the morning.

Need to drop the tank and sort the fuel leak in the morning, so spent part of this evening rolling around in the dark and rain sorting each of the 4 tank bolts (joy of a waterproof thermal suit).
All now ready to go in daylight. 1 undid easily, one came out but the bolt was dead, so replaced bolt. One sheared so drilled out and retapped the hole and fitted a new bolt, nut came off the stud easily as well.

Hopefully the rest of the job will now be drama free!!!

Well my Fronty stayed in the drive at home watching the seal's go by while I was trying to get photo's of an Otter that just refuses to stay still long enough for it to have it's photo taken, the joy's of wild life should just stayed in me truck and kept warm :lol:

Fitted a new crank shaft sensor and 2 new front engine mounts which has sorted the vibration/knocking I mentioned in a post over a year ago ;-)

Both petrol pipes from the pump forward replaced this morning due to a leak.
Discovered that the fuel return pipe changes diameter part way along the chassis, which I wasn't expecting.

See here: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=29390&p=327610#p327610

Relocated number plate to the tailgate and fitted a number plate light

Put on and old wing and test fitted the snorkel, fits the wing nicely, just need to re-angle the pipe that goes up the windscreen :wink:

Finished the brakes off, now have braided hoses all round and new pipes on the rear axle and rear part of the chassis.

Its booked in for an MOT on Tues and then I will be back on the road after being without it for the last 4 months :dance:

Did an oil and filter change, thats about it really.

Fitted my less than £20 ebay headlight switch module my front fogs work now so tapped into loom inside fuse/relay box for a feed to relay for another 4 spots on bull bar -------------now waiting for dark to go play down a few local lanes

Today we went and picked up a 2.5tds Lwb from ch3f down in chichester...

If I am honest I expected the worst as has been for sale for ages with no takers, and I new it had been offroaded so would probably be battlescarred... :shock:

but was willing to take a gamble as so long as the engine was ok, as I could get my money back worst case scenario...

What a surprise, pretty tidy honest car, needs a bit of TLC and some interior, but drives fantastically (for a fronty!)...

Cruised back to the costa del mud with no hickups whatsover, temp didnt move, no nasty noises,
reckon its doing 30+mpg...
well pleased...

Need to decide what wheels to put on it as came with 2 sets...
I like the fatty early A wheels but Sal prefers the 16" alloys...

Think I will chuck some big muddies on the 15's...then Sal can change em back to the 16's when they are caked in mud if she wants to!! :lol:

Sally got lost following me...didnt see all the signs for the M25 off the m23...goodness only know how, and then proceeded to carry on towards croydon as the fronty she was following was "obscurred by a mercedes, and then noone would let me onto the slip"...Sally was driving my works Astra...told her after, that all she needed to do just one flash of the left indicator then turn left, and let the others sort out what they were doing and get a free ABS test!!!(company car logic there!!)
Waited for sally for a while at clacket services on the m25, had a chat with A friend, said hi to the midlands massive on the phone, then sally finally arrived cursing!! I laughed so much...but I think I will pay for that somehow!!!

Oh...and i nearly set the new fronty alight when a ciggy came back in, and wedged itself between my back and the drivers seat...
could see smoke coming from behind me, and could feel a burning sensation....
rather hastily pulled over into a laybay, jumped out as the car stopped itself on the handbrake with the rear wheels locked...and removed the offending ciggy...
Well Impressed with a lwb coiler handling, my old leafer would have flipped doing a 70mph 90 degree left into a layby!!! :lol:

Was dramatic, but learnt a lesson...
must wear fire retardant T-shirt in future... :lol:

The error was I was trying not to flick the fag out where it would get sucked into the snorkel...
Sally was alarmed/amused as was following me!

Blinding day...and in fact weekend with the Jimbo's laning yesterday...

Nice to meet ch3f today...really nice fella, and a pleasure to do business with, another quality member /ambassador for FOG... :well done:

Thanks very much ch3f you are a star and car is brill...hope its all goes well with your place in sunny spain :wink:

Laters

Gregster

Started prepping up for my Help for heroes campaign today ,took the rear left leaf spring out it came out after a bit of chopping from an angle grinder ,also shocker had to come of with half the bush still left on the nut ,i think the top one is suppose to be in half , also starting to drop the fuel tank to check the top and discovered the dried mud at the top of the filler neck was stopping the fuel coming out

Some more pickys , and the little monster who keeps running out my garage with my tools

Went to core in chichester sussex and removed the exhaust on my swb not in the normal way how we laughed so in the workshop now to replace as ness
still a fantastic day and very muddy

Went for an impromptu spin to the Midlands meet,had a jar & a jaw

Gregster had a virtual introduction the gathered reprobates :wink:

then had a chat with me :lol:

even got to say hello to Sal (who was taking the scenic route home) :dance:

The lads & lasses were on fine form with a good mixture of tech talk & sillyness & I should mention a Fuddy first :shock:

NO rain

Replace exhaust system and fitted 2 inch lift spacers purchased from Dave (weave67) :dance:

removed side steps it is now ready for my next off road trip

Today Tessie got her new tyres fitted and the service is scheduled for the weekend :dance:

Soon have her ready for the dreaded M.O.T at the end of the month :evil:

It passed, flew through MOT with no problems

Fitted an 80mm body lift, done the bumpers just the transfer lever to mod and its done

Same here

Well done Chris