WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

More like "What did you do to someone elses truck today?":

Replace front shocks
Replace rear shocks
Replace rear leaf springs
Eat choccy buscuits and drink coffee.

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Lawrence

I've had new front shocks,new rear shocks and new leaf springs. I've also stuck in a new air filter for good measure. The new springs have lifted my truck over three inches at the back so wound the bars up at the front 1 and a half inches.
I'll see how much it settles over the next week or two.
It drives much better, much tighter and alot less bouncy over speed humps.The front shocks were shot, the rears very slow to return so i think they were about due for a change

Mnay thanks to Trugga and Damnrabbit for doing most of the donkey work for me.

Freed off my seized rear caliper (wondered what the burning smell was

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Re hung my rear silencer and noticed the back to middle joint is blowing so need to source a gasket.

Oh and washed off the weekends mud!

took a carrier bag of rubbish out of the thing and put in ice scrapers (one is a credit card size one from wilko for like 50p) and checked him over properly to ensure no leaks and such, all seems well although will do a oil change as its kinda due. havent done it before so once i got the oil im sure i'll be very VERY messy

Ice scrappers that time all ready

I fixed my bonnet catch with a box of springs seem to work ok.

Fitted my water proof seat covers for the front an rear i got from tx max no bad for a tenner

Came home to diesel slick under the 2.8lwb... :oh yer:

Noticed a drip yesterday, but it was peeing with rain, and the car was soaked after just driving back from the workshop...so couldnt tell how bad it was leaking or whether it was mostly water coming off the car...and no chance of locating leak.

So mad panic to find the somewhat major leak tonight...fuel return pipe was corroded and leaking typically in the most difficult place to get to...

And not got many tools at home and no fuel pipe... :shock:

Luckily Sally bought Kels (Krusher) camping stove back from the workshop yesterday with all the other stuff from the weekender to give it good clean...

Stove is now misus pipe to regulator...and 2.8 is fixed for now so Sally can use it for work 2moz...and we are covered in mud and diesel from crawling around under it... :twisted:

Will get some fuel pipe and replace this and the other pipes asap...

Cheers Kel....I will buy a new length of hose for the camping stove...but it really got me out the poo tonight!

Was it where I told you it was :twisted:

Glad to be of assistance there mate, i think.....

Busy day on the truck today, new water pump, all new belts and tensioners and a front wheel bearing, as mine was like the back to the future car, had so much play!! Lol. Also Bodged the ever increasing hole I have in the back box.
Cleaned it out, 2 bags of rubbish I had out of it. Only had it a month! Lol.
Next on the list is Hoover out and a good outside clean as it spends it's days on a demolition site it gets very grubby!!

fitted a fan blade,now back on the road :dance:

Had the chip in my windscreen repaired. Autoglass did it for a shade under £84. They can out to my place of work and it only too 15 minutes. And before anyone asks "Why didn't you claim on your insurance? It'd be free!" Yes it would...if I had windscreen cover. Never mind. Done now, and guaranteed for the live of the car. :lol: