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Hey Phil,
Did you diy it or get it done professionally?

I have no curtains...
Alex

I'm very happy with the result. I'm interested to see how it holds up over the next few years...
All re-assembled...

Before & After
(Replica Japanese Plate from https://www.customjapaneseplates.com/)

...masked off the van Paint6.jpg and sprayed Raptor Bed Liner... Paint7.jpg Paint8.jpg Paint10.jpg Its a two-part polyurethane truck-bed liner. $199CAN for 4 litres including the spray gun. Easy to apply, very little over-spray. You really have to be meticulous about your prep work. Lots of washing,...

Another Covid project I've been meaning to get to: Paint!
Some rust has been appearing all over, mostly the bull bars, front bumper and wheel wells. I pulled off the parts I could and stripped and primed them.

Foot powder?

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That’s strange. I’ve always had excellent service.

Anyway, get in it and go for a drive in the countryside.

Hi Phil, I've been ordering filters from these guys in Toronto: http://rightdriveparts.com/mitsubishi/l300-delica-parts/ They have filters individually and also a tune-up package of air, fuel,&oil filter. Turn around is quick and quality is good. Prices are as good as or better than anywhere els...

From Delicaclub.com: “Easy way to check if your diff is LSD is to jack the Rr end with both wheels off the ground. Spin one of the wheels & if the other one spins in the same direction then it is an LSD. If the opposite wheels spins in the oposite direction then it is a standard diff.” As to whe...

I found some switches and an LED marker lamp in my box of odds and sods... so, I made up a glow plug ECU bypass switch just in case the ECU dies, as they are known to do... Tapped into the 12v relay: glow plug 1.jpg and used the wire I'd run to the dash for the previous parasitic draw disconnect, no...

Well, how ‘bout that!

Any idea why this tiny vent is here? It's just to the left of the steering column, above the throttle lock knob. I've felt around behind it and there doesn't seem to be anything there... tiny vent.jpg (the other hole I drilled for a parasitic voltage drain isolation switch, now resolved, and will ge...

Well, thank you!!!

Just maintenance stuff for a while. Installed new sway bar bushings this morning.

...glued it all together with Gorilla glue sanded it nicely oiled it with tung oil and a coat of wax And a prototype horn...

Took some time in isolation to finish up a wooden steering wheel I started over a year ago... I'd glued up a couple of blanks for turning wheel A.jpg For front and back halves wheel B.jpg Peeled off all the rubber and plastic from the steering wheel wheel C.jpg and painted the internal frame wheel D...