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no - you need to get jack stands.. You should not be crawling under a car that is held up with just a jack. Jacks fail, far more often than people think. Jack stands are far safer.

I let him know, we work in the same company. He should probably change out the thermostat with an OE or similar unit. Thanks.

Hi Tom, Sad, I do know that. What's the issue in the U.S.? I put on a Thule rack which howls in the wind. Since we got it in 2015 I think(?) we've done 19k km (12k mi) and average 5.0L/100km or 48mpg U.S. This is city/flat Autobahn and pretty hefty mountains, in all weather with up to 4 people inside. Just cruising on the flat Autobahn at 50mph it can average nearer to 50mpg, as if it were a much smaller car. I've never had a diesel or a turbo before, so the acceleration above 2000rpm is incredible for me. Six gears is cool. Today it passed its re-inspection after I cleaned off the oil and let it sit all weekend to see if another drip started. I think there might have been one trying to come out of the electrical sensor-looking device on the left side of the block, just above the steering motor/gearbox and oil pan. It's a round black plate 2" diameter held on with 2 cap screws (5mm allen key) and it has a white wire coming out of it. I tweaked each cap screw a hair tighter, wiped the wannabe drip off, and it was totally dry two days later. The drip could have been brake cleaner mixed with oil from my earlier cleaning though ... My problem may be a very small leak that accumulated oil for a long time, making it look dramatic. I had tried to remove the turbo intercooler to inspect it better, but couldn't get the hoses off (didn't want to break the plastic one!!!). Is it just a matter of persistence to get the hoses to pop off? I was thinking of a worst case since the oil volume was so high: turbo leak --> diluted oil --> leaking oil I'll update this thread if it/when starts leaking again. Jeremy

the week is finally here and the wait is finally under 100 hours lol. GD took some time to share some photos of the build. this morning is dyno time and then off to paint!

Solar powered sensor lights for dark time at least. Have you a high spot to mount some? Another beaut move it on buddy system I came up on once on the surrounds of a takeaway in a quiet industrial area _ sensor light came on and at same time a ringing bell. Each time light went out, so too did bell. I thought twice ( very quickly) about knocki g that place over How about an electric fence jigger rigged up with an earth strap. Should prevent people taking a leak on your pride and joy

Haha yeah it's not the cleanest setup! Just keeping the ol gal running until she rusts out.

not so much the stiffness but i have 4 inch blocks so camber is off a little. i thought for sure with some weight and settling that they would be good but not so far. i havent cut them quite yet though. *rereading your post, i think youll be fine with 2 inch blocks.