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As @Pile of parts posted earlier, I got the buggy out in Moab last weekend. Friday night I offloaded the buggy without my ramps and the front end bottomed out pretty hard, cracking the fitting that screws into the PSC ram. Luckily I was able to find a fitting to get fixed up. Unfortunately...

@Pile of parts, I have no photos. The only action I have consists of 3 videos my wife got of us. I don’t know how to post them, but grabbed a couple of screen shots for proof that it happened.

Took the buggy out on Billings Canyon in Grand Junction. Everything worked well, with the exception of a couple of minor modifications needed. The front driveshaft is (was) contacting the front corner of the engine skid at full extension. A quick cut with the plasma and that is no longer...

Saw this pop back up and thought I’d add a 6-month review of my Gearwrench set. I haven’t had any others fail, BUT almost every wrench flip flops from forward-reverse on their own while ratcheting them quickly when I am running a bolt down/out without load. They do okay when snugging a bolt down...

So now there’s this…

As I first mentioned, I suck at these threads. I’ve been slowly working my way through things and it’s nearly done. And yes, we are paranoid, so pictures of our son online are rare, and edited. Biggest change - it’s no longer a 4 seater. After fighting with getting a car seat to fit securely in...

Well crap, I thought this was sort of an open offer. I had seen them post specifically for the EJS event, but for some reason, this struck me as something different. Lame.

Get it done, let’s go.

I went and grabbed a vacuum bleeder tool from HF, but I couldn’t get it to hold a vacuum at the bleeders. It’s just pulling air around the threads of the bleeders, and I’m sure in the other places where the hard lines are leaking. I’m going to start over fresh with all AN lines and fittings for...

The buggy successfully drove out of the garage and onto the trailer under its own power this evening. The rush I’ve been in is showing: Steering lines were crossed (e.g. turn wheel left, tires go right), and some of the fittings were loose, so upon bleeding, fluid spewed everywhere. It was an...

With our move back to CO coming up this Wednesday, I needed the buggy to be able to go onto a trailer under its own power, will all of its pieces and parts attached. So I got it running. I finally pulled the trigger and pieced together my own nitrogen filling equipment. I’ve probably paid...

Wheel bearings on my wife’s 2005 4Runner.

Well, it runs. More to come. 😎

Little bit of progress Dropped the trans pan, cleaned, and resealed with a fresh gasket. Refilled and thus far, leak free. No pictures, just a messy job that I wanted to be done with. Radiator repaired, installed, and leak free Front brake lines plumbed, just need a long hose to run up to...

I’ve purchased two of them in the past. They both leaked. Pulled them and went back to Ultra Grey and no more leaks.

You may be on to something with that one

Pro tip: always RTV your diff cover BEFORE you tighten down the cover and fill with gear oil. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Today’s accomplishment - drain front diff, remove diff cover, clean, RTV!!!, reassemble.

Well, here’s the source of my radiator leak. When it happened, all I could see was the little spot on the tank. Apparently it just deflected off the tank and plowed into the tube. It’ll go into the radiator shop tomorrow for repair. And crossed one item off of the to-do list, diffs are full...

This project burned to the ground and I sold what was left…thread closed. Seriously though, it’s like 1 step forward, 2 back at this point. Wiring and plumbing are done. Front brake lines are supposed to be here tomorrow and that will finish plumbing. Driveshafts are done and...

Case in point - just spilled 2 gallons of coolant all over the garage floor out of sheer stupidity.