Feel your pain. I used to live in San Antonio so I sympathize with why anything would rust down there (except if you live on the Gulf). Simply, your Undercarriage components will continue to rust because 1) they’re probably made of pot metal; and 2) factory coatings are woefully inadequate...
I get the aesthetic but one flaw with hidden winches is that you can’t visually inspect the spooling of the winch line during retrieval nor the condition of the winch line itself.
I think if could find a 987 Cayman manual in good condition (and check that the IMS bearing was replaced), I could do that. Nothing wrong with the 981 either.
Awesome! What country were you driving in these videos? I got a 80-series Land Cruiser mired in a wet salt pan out near Rafha, Saudi Arabia. Learned a lot about desert driving in Saudi.
I think the All American Labs spare tire-mounted storage rack is probably the best option currently (and comes in two sizes). While deleting the spare seems like an option if you’re handy with an ARB tire plug kit on a puncture, a sidewall tear is problematic. An AAA card is great on highways...
Powerbrake (not to be confused with Powerstop) from South Africa. Their brakes are designed / used for professional racing. They’ve entered the U.S. market and have been showcasing their X1 Stage 1 big brake kit for the Bronco at Overland Expo for the past two years. Currently sold thru Main...
Echoing a similar comment here: painting the B-pillars and the trim pieces directly behind the passenger windows was a good call. You almost never see that attention to detail and it totally ties the roof components together. What prep steps were needed to prepare the MIC top for primer and paint?
I know it’s frustrating; hang in there. I once had an issue with my ‘22 Badlands and a Ford rep saw my complaint on here and reached out to me. Same thing, I had to go to the dealer but Ford assigned a case worker who checked in with me daily while my truck got worked on, followed thru with the...