Just add Florida humidity and you get the idea of the UAE.
NAS LR3 build with an overseas twist
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Just add Florida humidity and you get the idea of the UAE.
Ray_G
Explorer
Prepping for departure, chasing rattles.
A quick update since I can't leave well enough alone in many ways and in others its just a facet of rover ownership.
Truck is entering the final phase of getting ready to go home, that meant an 'export inspection' here in Abu Dhabi which means going to the great big inspection place and participating the the fairly well ordered circus.
A minor debate with the technician regarding the hood blackout making the truck no longer 'green' ensued but eventually the guy helped out since nobody the US cares about if I have a black decal on the hood or not...so the ball is rolling for her departure
A rattle has been driving me crazy from the back of the truck and in looking under the back end from where it seems to be coming from I found that the spare tire heat shield, aka the Spare Tire Cover, Rear, Valance Panel was cracked. Since I no longer have a spare tire there I decided that the path of least resistance was removal.
With the bolts being somewhat corroded (2 of 4 broke), I think when she gets back to the US some anti-corrossion treatment/love will be in order.
Some last minute fab of maxtrax brackets is in the works, but thats the subject of another update!
A quick update since I can't leave well enough alone in many ways and in others its just a facet of rover ownership.
Truck is entering the final phase of getting ready to go home, that meant an 'export inspection' here in Abu Dhabi which means going to the great big inspection place and participating the the fairly well ordered circus.
A minor debate with the technician regarding the hood blackout making the truck no longer 'green' ensued but eventually the guy helped out since nobody the US cares about if I have a black decal on the hood or not...so the ball is rolling for her departure
A rattle has been driving me crazy from the back of the truck and in looking under the back end from where it seems to be coming from I found that the spare tire heat shield, aka the Spare Tire Cover, Rear, Valance Panel was cracked. Since I no longer have a spare tire there I decided that the path of least resistance was removal.
With the bolts being somewhat corroded (2 of 4 broke), I think when she gets back to the US some anti-corrossion treatment/love will be in order.
Some last minute fab of maxtrax brackets is in the works, but thats the subject of another update!
Ray_G
Explorer
I'm very much looking forward to being back, I rather like living overseas and the travel but the toll of it at the same time has worn thin too.
My rattle is weird-it's not over bumps and such so I'm stumped. Haven't driven the truck since I pulled the heat shield so we'll see tomorrow if that did the trick. In many ways I guess its her way of saying she's 10 years old and a Land Rover.
Ray_G
Explorer
Some final shots of a sort from the final days in AD. The truck should start her trek back shortly as the export cert is done and I'm already in transit.
Some amusing shots from the pack out of my household...only a rover owner.
Anyone need a FR half rack w/LR3/4 rails? Several weeks from now one will arrive on the east coast.
The last few days I was moved over to the Ritz..tough living...so this is a fitting last shot from the AD days of this truck.
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Some amusing shots from the pack out of my household...only a rover owner.
Anyone need a FR half rack w/LR3/4 rails? Several weeks from now one will arrive on the east coast.
The last few days I was moved over to the Ritz..tough living...so this is a fitting last shot from the AD days of this truck.
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Victory_Overland
Explorer
Ha, nice. I'm looking forward to the updates.
Ray_G
Explorer
Nothing huge right off, polymax flooring for the roof already on order. Wheels will likely go to black at some point soon. Fridge is on the short list. Deciding if KO2's need to happen before winter.
Smallest of mods, but not being overseas allows me to show the colors a little more:
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Smallest of mods, but not being overseas allows me to show the colors a little more:
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