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There’s been a lot for me to consider lately. I want to make a trip for my spring break, and as I noted earlier, I’m most likely gonna go from Iowa to Montana to see @micahfelker. That would happen from about March 8-10. Then I’d head from Montana to Washington to catch up with @02_Pathy and the PNW crew. The considerations: 1.Saving up $$ for gas. Doable, and shouldn’t be a problem 2. Minimizing wear on my car. 3. The possibility of my golf team scheduling a golf trip over spring break (really hoping this doesn’t happen). 4. Space and housing. I’m not sure what that’s gonna look like (number of nights in Washington, what trails to hit and when, etc). If I make it to Washington, it’s gonna take 2-2.5 days to get back to Iowa, which means I won’t be hitting any trails on the weekend (March 14), or I’ll miss a day of school in order to stay through Saturday. I don’t expect people to take time out of the middle of the week to come over to Washington, but if you can make it, then stay tuned for more updates from this thread. As January/February come and go, my planning will become more proactive and definite. I’ll hopefully have exact days and times of departures, as well as which members of the PNW crew will be joining us, and what trails we’re considering. I’m also keeping in mind the possibility of a March blizzard that prevents me from even making it to Washington. Wouldn’t that be neat. It would be fun to meet somewhere in Eastern Washington/Oregon/Western Idaho, but then we don’t have anything of a home base or a trail guide in case of emergencies etc etc. I would also like to make see the pines 2 spines northern lab, so that’s another bonus of making it all the way to western Washington. So, for anyone reading this thread, sorry for the confusion I may have caused, and stay tuned for developing details as 2020 gets under way. The week that I am available for is March 8-14. If that falls through (dumb golf trip) my next bet would be a trip right after I finish school, which is the first week of May. Thats how my road trip is beginning to shape up, and I’ll have the opportunity to meet a lot of you guys, as well as seeing some familiar faces. If other people have dates and times that are favorable, feel free to communicate those and begin conversations of other meetups. If you’re hoping to meet up with me, Micah, @02_Pathy, and @jg1123, as well as much of the Oregon/Washington residents, there’s a good chance this is the plan we’ll be working towards.

Yeah, Stioc’s truck for sale is kind of sad. [mention=1343]XPLORx4[/mention]’s Rubicon in an R50 is probably tough to beat.

Under the intake manifold, unfortunately. The '90 service manual (which you can get here, I don't have a link to a specific '92 manual unfortunately) should get you started. Looks like EF&EC 114 and 155 both have test procedures for the wiring harness, and EM shows how the intake fits together if you do end up having to dig out the sensor. (The '95 manual also suggests loosening and re-tightening the ground point for the knock sensor harness.) You'll need new upper and lower manifold gaskets, and this would not be a bad time to do your valve cover gaskets too if you haven't. When I had mine apart, I also cleaned the crap (literally) out of the spark plug wells and replaced the plugs, because they'll never be easier to access than they are with the intake off. Before I put mine back together, I relocated the sensor to the back of one of the heads. I don't know that it'll do its job as well from there, but its job is limited on these rigs, and I did not want to take the whole intake apart again if the sensor died.

I’d be interested in how that works out long term. I used Raptor liner on our T4R sliders & have mixed feelings. I ultimately covered it with Rustoleum Texture in black. I corresponded with U-Pol prior to make sure that combo would work. The Raptor liner gives a nice course finish but it has a fan spray which is good for flat surfaces - not so good for sliders, racks, etc. The Rustoleum Texture has a nice fine grain, satin finish, hides blemishes & touches up both with ease & inexpensively ($5/can v $25 for the Raptor). When I recondition my Coastal offroad bumper, or perhaps for the tops of my own sliders, I’ll consider the Raptor again but I’ll likely still finish it off with the Rustoleum Textured.

i'd honestly recommend raptor lining the bumpers and fender flares instead of painting them. if youre going to go wheeling alot the bedliner can take a lot more hits than paint. i'm actually considering bedlining my bumpers and fender flares on my rig.