Coyote; aka my 96 D1 5 speed build thread

[Ray_G]

Took the kiddos up for what is becoming our annual pre-school year trip to the Cove and used it as a chance to try out a few things.

New to the truck SD low rack...def feel like it helps the trucks lines a little more than the high (though I never minded the high rack).
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Tried out a water resistant (advertised as waterproof but I've found few things in life are actually that...) cargo bag. I'd been torn as my desire was to go with sealine or perhaps some white water rafting duffles but for the type of pack out I do the expense wasn't worth the investment. This was fairly cheap and well reviewed on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Keeper-07203-W...roof+cargo+bag). For the purposes of this, it functioned as intended with a little precip day 1. Didn't come close to max capacity
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Fits well on the back of an SD rack, still space up front for some pelican cases and room in between for more stuff if needed.
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I like being able to see out of my rear & right rear windows...the bag facilitates this by moving light/bulky stuff onto the roof and leaving the rear for coolers/dry goods/etc. We didn't have much packing discipline on this trip b/c we didn't need it (I've got daughters...that's a lost cause anyway).
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The eldest did have her first day on the range...round 1 all I'd brought in long guns was an MP5SD .22...we'll call this the modified seated
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Top target is her first shot...child of a Marine.
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She walked off the range that morning with the silly grin and the comment "I never knew something like that could be so fun". That prompted a quick trip down to the Walmart to get a more suitable beginner gun so she now has a 10-22 vice just the subgun clone.
All told a great trip out with the truck being used as intended, and this shot captures the end of the day as we stopped by a friend's to continue picking some parts off a 97 parts truck.
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[97XD]

Looks like a great weekend at the Cove, Ray. Coyote looks good in the new rack.

[abrooks]

Good to see O is a better shot than her father already at such a young age. . .

Looks like a fun weekend!!

[HighPlainsPhotographer]

Great build thread! Thanks for sharing. I'm in the process of looking for a D1, this is certainly some inspiration for me to find the right one. Oh, great looking Disco!

[Glenn C]

Greetings from a fellow disco 1 owner across the (rather large pond) just wanted to say what a cracking disco one you have there , very nicely set up my current disco is my 3rd one and is serving me well 3 years on with much abuse on and off the road , love your rear stroage set up aswell

[Ray_G]

Greetings from a fellow disco 1 owner across the (rather large pond) just wanted to say what a cracking disco one you have there , very nicely set up my current disco is my 3rd one and is serving me well 3 years on with much abuse on and off the road , love your rear stroage set up aswell

Many thanks on the comments (to all of you, except maybe you Tony...I still remember your single-shot AK build...), I feel like by about the 3rd one I am starting to figure out what works for me.
Tonight was another milestone with the truck:
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More to come, I need to fix my CB antenna installation, realized I never covered the D90 brake upgrade, have an x-brake to put on, and looming in the distance is the 4.6 build now that components for that are lining up. For now I'll leave with this (staged) photo of a recent mod functioning as intended. (what can I say, the little light guards made me happy and took 2 sec to put on...I know they are absurd.)
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Cheers-
Ray

[oryxexpeditions]

The eldest did have her first day on the range...round 1 all I'd brought in long guns was an MP5SD .22...we'll call this the modified seated
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Is that a garbage dump you're shooting at . . . ?

[Ray_G]

Is that a garbage dump you're shooting at . . . ?

More or less...the Cove in Gore, Va. While they say to pick up brass and the like that's not really enforced as you can see. The ground is literally a carpet of shotgun shells, dunnage, etc. The range offers the opportunity to shoot at all manner of reactive targets like old TVs, printers, appliances, etc (please note my sarcasm font won't turn on).

The upside is the range is right there at the campground (along with the lake(s) to swim/fish in, and everything else they have). The other upside-when I'm not teaching the kiddos the basics of marksmanship-is that nobody cares if you do moving engagements, transition drills, etc. So it does offer something compared to standing behind the firing line with the weapon resting on the bench style range.

cheers-
Ray

[brunjc2]

2" lift & 235/85/16 BFG ATs

LR HD coils + isolators + 1/2" spacer in the back

Terrafirma big bore + 2 shocks

How do you like the LR HD springs? Would you purchase them again if you were to do it all over again?

I have been contemplating replacing my stock springs with either the LR HD coils or OME, but I'd really like to stick with factory parts on my DI. Also, the 235/85R16 tire fits well with the isolators without rubbing? Thanks in advance, and THANK YOU for serving our country.

[Ray_G]

How do you like the LR HD springs? Would you purchase them again if you were to do it all over again?

I have been contemplating replacing my stock springs with either the LR HD coils or OME, but I'd really like to stick with factory parts on my DI. Also, the 235/85R16 tire fits well with the isolators without rubbing? Thanks in advance, and THANK YOU for serving our country.

I am pretty happy with the springs, the rear progressives in particular. I've had OME, RTE, and the LR HD stuff on the truck and it's a toss up for me between the tried and true OME setup and the slightly less height you get from the LR setup.

Where I'm not happy is the shocks, I wanted to try the TF's out but in retrospect I probably should have gone with Bilstein's to compliment the LR springs. As it is now I've got a set of Fox's that will get rebuilt and thrown on sometime this winter.

The only place the 235/85's rub is the radius arms b/c I haven't adjusted the steering stops-otherwise no issues.

Hope that helps.
r-
Ray