'Rim job'... - Land Rovers Only

roverX · 03-16-2006, 10:10 AM

Flat black Rustoleum primer: $9.63

Masking tape: $2.14

Beer: $14.07

Time spent trying to get that one last lugnut off that Frank tightened like a mother$#%@*& when he did the brake job: 4 hours

Time spent painting rims: 2 hours (not including drying time)

Being able to whip out a can of spray paint to fix any trail scratches: Priceless

drum655 · 03-16-2006, 10:15 AM

looks good dude...and i love the title you perverted freak hahaha

DiscoPilot · 03-16-2006, 10:15 AM

Damn bro thats Hott

02disco2 · 03-16-2006, 10:38 AM

Nice man!

That is the first D1 I have ever seen without tint!

roverX · 03-16-2006, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 02disco2

That is the first D1 I have ever seen without tint!

I can see my spotter better...

Private Iron · 03-16-2006, 10:54 AM

Nice job man, looks good.

GriffSC · 03-16-2006, 12:10 PM

very handsome vehicle. too bad the owner is such a mud fence.

Funrover · 03-16-2006, 12:15 PM

Looks great man!!!!!! You have me wanting to do that to my RRC now!!

llesra · 03-16-2006, 12:27 PM

looks great x!

apbtpetey · 03-16-2006, 12:45 PM

Man I was thinking this was going to be about something different

Really though I like the look

drg · 03-16-2006, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by roverX

Time spent trying to get that one last lugnut off that Frank tightened like a mother$#%@*& when he did the brake job: 4 hours

Honestly, what the hell is up with that? Not Frank, but with shops contact-welding the lug nuts to the hubs? I mean OK, we've got big beefy lug nuts, and I guess some people feel the need to get them really tight. I confess, I use a torque wrench and torque them to 105 ft lbs, and that's really tight, tighter than the 95 that the manual reccommends. Still, when I go back to take them off, they come off easily.

But when I bought my '98 p38, my brother-in-law and I actually ruined a lug wrench trying to get the lugs off. About 8 of the 20 lugs were on so tight that an impact wrench cranked up to 120psi couldn't get them off. I eventually jumped up and down with all of my 240 lbs on the end of the lug wrench, and after a couple of hours of this, we finally got them all off, but the lug wrench was bent beyond recognition.

My brother in law had nearly as much trouble getting the lugs off his D2, which he bought new and never took anywhere but the dealer. My Classic had the same problem when I first bought it.

What the hell? Do they just jackhammer the hell out of them with an industrial-strength impact wrench?

Oh yeah, nice wheels.

Badger1 · 03-16-2006, 02:04 PM

Looks great man!

A little disappointed that this thread was actually about painting alloys......

roverX · 03-16-2006, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by drg

the lug wrench was bent beyond recognition.

LOL...I bent mine too! Went out and bought a 26mm impact socket that I now attach to a pry bar. When I had the tires put on last year the guys at the shop didn't believe me when I said only torque 'em to 90#. They refused at first, saying it was a safety issue and wanted to do it to 120#. It wasn't until they looked it up that they agreed. Now, they listen to everything I tell them about rovers (been using that shop since I was 13, yes that's when I got my first vehicle).

keptin · 03-16-2006, 05:11 PM

I already posted at the other forum but oh well, Nice job!....looks good!

RageRover · 03-16-2006, 11:26 PM

Hey X, did you sand your rims before paint? Also are your aluminum?

I wanna do this also, plus I have seen llera's wheels on his Car Domain site and I wanna do it too.

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DiscoPilot Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 701 Gallery: 0	Damn bro thats Hott __________________ I refuse to tip toe through Life only to arrive safely at Death Rocks, Sand, Mud, Water whatever I just want to leave the pavement Its your Life, LIVE it ENJOY it!

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02disco2 Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 827 Gallery: 0	Nice man! That is the first D1 I have ever seen without tint! __________________ Land Rover-less. -------------------------------- 2006 Infiniti QX56 - Loaded 2002 Discovery II SE - SOLD! 1999 Audi A6 Avant Quattro Tiptronic - Slammed on RS4 18's 1996 Mariah Talari w/350 Mercruiser and Ron Hill Marine Go-fast parts.(Presently in Dry Storage)

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GriffSC Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,131 Gallery: 0	very handsome vehicle. too bad the owner is such a mud fence.

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Badger1 Forward! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Loo-eee-ville, KY Posts: 2,154 Gallery: 1	Looks great man! A little disappointed that this thread was actually about painting alloys......

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keptin The guy with the Banhammer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,366 Gallery: 0	I already posted at the other forum but oh well, Nice job!....looks good! __________________ Josh Shapiro DII

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RageRover Crazy about Rovers and more... Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Westland, MI Posts: 2,889 Gallery: 0	Hey X, did you sand your rims before paint? Also are your aluminum? I wanna do this also, plus I have seen llera's wheels on his Car Domain site and I wanna do it too. __________________ Pat Albaugh, Midwest Moderator "Diffage" -the point at which the truck's differential makes contact with the ground. http://www.cardomain.com/id/RageRover42Visit my RRC and others here!(updated as of September 15, 2006) 1995 RRC LWB -LT265/75R16 Pathfinder All Terrains -RTE 2" Lift Springs -Pro Comp ES9000 Shocks (from DAP Enterprises) -KMC Front Diff Guard -4 Desert Fox 55 watt Lighting -Radio Shack CB Radio (never know when signal fails on a cell phone) -2 Halogen Super Sport 100 watt forward lights -Custom slim style front bumper w/ integrated bull bar -Lowe's Special "Homemade" Snorkel -T-Case out of an 92' RRC

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