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    Defender 110 200tdi (Red Cross Rescue)

    "...trades, possible." ? gorgeous rig m8.
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    UJOR Build Thread

    Chris, roughly how many miles are you getting out of ball joints on V4? Recommended brand? I know our rigs are kinda heavy but i hate doing these...
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    Frigid Cold Start in Dallas

    shoot man, i thought that sounded pretty good. Which viscosity oil are you running?
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    Aftermarket transmission options

    Hey Gents, greetings from the middle east. So i'm deployed and my wife calls me and says "honey, i killed your baby. i'm sorry." Story goes that she had the van out for its monthly-ish drive (it spends most of its time on a charger in the driveway cuz she's got a 4runner) when it suddenly...
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    NP271. NV271 what's the difference

    to my just-had-5-beers recollection New Venture (NV) became New Process (NP), or vice-versa, and they're essentially the same company (please, greater minds, clarify). i think my 2004 "NV" 271 t-case might even say "New Process Gear Co." on the ID tag. More importantly '99 and '01 are the...
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    Expovans.com - new venture for mgmetalworks

    Congrats Michael, nice to see the PNW entering the market.... is the pic on the bottom of the site the Smith River or somewhere around SoOR or NorCal? water color looks familiar (aka incredible)
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    03 7.3 quigley

    cool man, congrats....
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    Diesel engine heat management 6.0

    Joe, i haven't run into those heat issues, but maybe it's a different climate thing? i completely forgot about coating and wrapping those pipes until i say your pics and now it's on my to do when i get home list. if you're monitoring EGT's, did you notice any before and after changes?
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    Diesel engine heat management 6.0

    I installed mine because I (naively) wanted to reduce the temps in the back of the engine bay and try to preserve the all the wiring. I didn't see any change in the doghouse temps after putting them in. I ran a thermocouple probe to the back of the engine bay, above the driver's side valve...
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    UJOR Build Thread

    just your typical super duty steering play. Not from the kit, it's always been a bit crap. not intolerable, but definitely has room for improvement. i think it's in the column or maybe the shaft that runs to the steering box though i'm really just guessing. everything after the pitman arm is...
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    UJOR Build Thread

    Chris, any chance of doing an install/overview video of this process? Steering and brakes are the achilles of my van at the moment.....
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    UJOR Build Thread

    second that, this is terrifying......i'm pretty negligent but after cutting and welding my tank, i'm still here. So i'm not negligent enough?
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    Live PIDs readings Torque pro

    Now, now Voodoo, you heard the man.... Nothing which relates to reliability, drivability, survivability should be discussed here. let's all piss off to the "which paint colour is best for house-music?" section.....ich bin sarcastic
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    Ford 4x4 Exhaust

    Hmmmm, guess you're gonna have to move out of the portland-metro where people have bigger problems..... Pics of yours for clarification?
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