All stripped down for some minor metal repair
& mod to the small grill inset

Came with X-mas Lights & Garland :)
You so know I am gonna put it on for the holidays!

8 OCT 09

Replaced Fuel pump with a quality rebuild & shall see how she goes.

Scored a few parts

*Bush Bar (in need of paint/powdercoat
*Ladder
*Pair of Headlights (almost new)
*Spare tyre w/soft cover
*Spare Tyre mount

Can't hardly wait until she is out buzzing the roads again.

~C~

 

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Left switches & wheel original so as to give it
a bit of a rustic original look. Will look better
once a coat of interior protectant is applied.

Black REALLY brings out the woodgrain

Dash ripped out & change of colour :)

 

 

20 JUL 09
-Truck stalls when warm & I am almost at wits end
*Replaced fuel filter
*Replaced Crank Position Sensor
*Fuel pump whizzs & sounds good
*no vacuum leaks
*coolant fine
* ? ? ?
Any help please contact me as I want to drive my baby again soo

~Christian~

 

 

 

Tore out the access panel to work on freeing
up the Diff Lock shifter linkage.
Going to replace rivets that held the panel with
clips & screws ;)

Old Crankcase Position Sensor & busted shield
Unfortunately,,, that did not correct the stalling out prob *LeSigh*

Fuel Pump topside is not looking so good,
plan on replacing of the lines & top parts,
maybe even a rebuild kit :)

Someone cut the red for some reason
(please Email me if you know where this goes,
and why it be cut)

White "jumper" wire from control module to a relay?
Again, why? (email me if u know)

Empty socket (anyone know what it is for?)

Two wires that go nowhere (anyone tell me)

New parts in ! BUT she still stalls out & won't restart
until she cools a bit. *scratches head*
*PCV>? *Fuel Relay? *Fuel Pump? *???

LOL while my truck was down we borrowed a
smart car. Ummm ya no tricks here I just
superimposed the smart into the back of my truck.
Minus the wheels it would just fit :O
I love my truck! Roomy & one sweet smooth ride.

The Door hinge broke long before I purchased her
The owner just stopped using the rear door.
Update: I replaced them with new ones I painted black to indicate
to those who had the same prob, mine too were broken once :)

Sun roof water leaks into centre console, then down into shifter,

shorts out interlock solenoid, then winter comes & the water filled shifter housing (1" deep)
freezes into a nice solid block of ice.
Preventing the truck from shifting. Tow truck driver clamped on & jerked the shifter in
attempt to get it into neutral. Bending the shifter & linkage. Solenoid was shorted as well
but not as bad as the block of ice. Warmer day came & as I uncovered the pond I drained it,
pulled it & did a lil straightening, lube & cut off the solenoid interlock engaging pin (thank you Dremel) & she works like new! (ps $200 for a new shifter complete, $169 for the solenoid) I shall wait on that for now. ;)

MORE snow falls on her *LeSigh* ;)
Mother nature tells me to take a lil brake :)

Into the shop to begin the head gasket job :)

Another example of owner neglect *shakes head* terrible

Better to replace now while she's apart, then to take a chance down the road!

Everything looked good, no apparent blown gasket,,,Hmmfff

Valves did leak, so had the things checked for cracks & valve jobs,

aluminum coated & good to go!

Pretty much a standard job, went in well .

Hmmm a lil more to fix up. Good thing I like to get into everything.
The other two mount studs were rusting & going to go. Not a pleasant image
of the spare bouncing down the road behind my Landy causing injury or worse.

Sorry I had to pull the gross tan interior, it was soaked from the leak
& dirty stained anyway ;) Plans are black & red :)

 

Upper engine work complete & she started up fine & purrred!
Man I do good work! (unlicenced mechanic)

Sun roof leaks can be easily avoided by simple TLC
Fold the seal back in ! poof no more water leaking in. Simple.

Floor didn't rust out which I am happy about.

 

I love this shot! When she is all done & better than stock it will go over all kinds
of terrain in all kinds of weather :)

Some things I will do out in the drive . Emergency repairs yes yes

Inventive temp cover

A leak caused by a simple outter seal.

Only a few parts to replace. Note the collaped PCV hose
Hmmmm yes THAT could have been the culprit for it running crappy & spewing smoke...
What do you think? (comments)

As she sat out front ready for me to take her away
$1,000.oo cash ! THATS RIGHT !

Even the tow truck driver couldn't believe it, called it
"The deal of the Century" hehe

Update: even doing the head gasket & various repairs, STILL a good deal ;)

Sweet Deal Once I saw her blow a little white smoke ;)
Hmmmm "looks like the motor is blown" I say "So ummm you still want it?" he says
"Well sure I can fix almost anything so sure why not!" I answer & pay the man :)
A little work (head gasket) & I have the basis for a pretty sweet truck!

 

What's that? 171K on her, nice :)

Update: When I started it again after the Head Gasket job,
you could so tell the milage was low :)

 

 

Cosmetically not the best but hey she's a Landy! Good enough for me!

 

 

Dash & interior colour is a little plain & gross tan.
Dark interior will go so much better!

 

 

The underside has just a few rusty spots, not too bad for sitting almost a year (8months)

 

 

GEMs Engine 4.0L V8i good good
Update: the cylinder sleeves were solid so no worries there ;)

 

 

Surface rust on the roof, easily cured with some touching up.

This is what I hope for her to end up looking somewhat like!

She will evolve & become as wicked as her namesake ;)