Because my car has had plenty of modifications and it still is a work-in-progress, I decided to start a build thread to consolidate everything.
Some history on the vehicle: The Montero was initially in possession of ImNoSaint who is quite famous for his build thread on his '03. This can be found here and has a ton of information (but do read his blog for details). He sold this to Michel77 in the beginning of 2014. Mid/late 2014 I bought it off Michel and started my journey with it.
Here is a list of things that have been done to the truck, including ImNoSaint's modifications:
Besides that, there was a lot of maintenance done as well, such as fixing an oil leak, issues with the cat and general maintenance needed for a vehicle with 160k+ miles. There were issues with the front driver seat's electrical motor - it stopped moving backwards, so that made it rather awkward. The sun roof also got the usual issue the Gen 3's have, so have to fix that too.
Going forward, I do plan on working further on the car, and I do have a bit of an extensive list of things I would like to do. Some of these will happen sooner rather than later, others may just not happen. Here is that list, in no particular order:
Over the coming weeks I'll add the pictures of all the changes/installations to this thread.
Some history on the vehicle: The Montero was initially in possession of ImNoSaint who is quite famous for his build thread on his '03. This can be found here and has a ton of information (but do read his blog for details). He sold this to Michel77 in the beginning of 2014. Mid/late 2014 I bought it off Michel and started my journey with it.
Here is a list of things that have been done to the truck, including ImNoSaint's modifications:
- Rock Sliders (Rocky Road)
- OME HD Suspension
- Maxxis Bighorn tires (255/85/16)
- Removed 3rd row seats (potentially selling these if there is interest)
- Roof mount for Hi-Lift jack
- Removed trimming
- Custom hood decal
- Coated the sides to prevent some pinstriping (needs re-doing)
- Extensive rear door modifications allowing for a fold-out table
- CB Radio with antenna behind the spare
- Installed ARB Front Bumper
- Installed snorkel
- Moved window washer reservoir to make space for the snorkel
- Installed fan shroud
- Updated car radio
- Replaced brake boost accumulator
- Installed HAM Radio
- Re-painted roof slats
- Installed aftermarket car alarm (as part of troubleshooting car alarm going off randomly, it wasn't the cause)
- Replaced car battery
- Installed window visors
- New tires installed - BFGoodrich KO2s - 285/75/16
- New catalytic converters + O2 sensors
- Installed a cabin air filter (as detailed in this thread
- Installed a light bar on the front bumper (replacing front spots)
- Added extension to the spare tire holder to allow my bigger sized tire to fit
- Replaced intake manifold
- Install front and rear cameras
- Replaced cracked battery clamp-down
Besides that, there was a lot of maintenance done as well, such as fixing an oil leak, issues with the cat and general maintenance needed for a vehicle with 160k+ miles. There were issues with the front driver seat's electrical motor - it stopped moving backwards, so that made it rather awkward. The sun roof also got the usual issue the Gen 3's have, so have to fix that too.
Going forward, I do plan on working further on the car, and I do have a bit of an extensive list of things I would like to do. Some of these will happen sooner rather than later, others may just not happen. Here is that list, in no particular order:
- Fix sunroof motor so it opens again (had issues previously that ImNoSaint fixed but broke again)
- Fix seats (leather torn, but also driver seat doesn't move forward/back anymore)
- Underbody armor (got the ADD skidplate, just need to install it)
- Replace rear bumper
- Winch
- Dual battery setup
- Permanently mount my 2m/70cm antenna to either the rear or front bumper (to be decided)
- Move CB antenna for better radiation pattern
- Change headlights to HIDs or similar
- Find a decent roof rack and install extra lights on it (this would also take the hi-lift jack and some extras)
- Front/Rear lockers
- Rear-door water tank setup next to the door
- Replace internal light bulbs with LEDs
- Replace windshield (has a lot of small pitting)
- Replace seatbelts
Over the coming weeks I'll add the pictures of all the changes/installations to this thread.
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