The front wheels are removed

Sway-bar and frontal part of the Bud's skid plate

The Bilstein shocks are removed

Stock UCAs removed

Everything must go

Monica needs supplies...

...while she's out reading the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

We got up at 2.30 to be in Corona at 9.00, now she's taking it easy

The stock bumper is about to be removed

The new bumper

The old stuff has been completely removed

The foglights

"Internal" view of the bumper

The AC line is being protected

Mouting the Titan TW12 winch

The lights are placed

Placing the control box required some thinking but at the end it was easy

Some black paint to make the new bumper installation look neat

Installation of the new bumper

Three hi-quality bolts on each side

Details of the bumper

The new suspensions: long travel reservoir by Icon

Icon UCAs in the box

What a beauty

Detail... I am afraid this will have to go in the dirt and mud

Mounting the whole thing

The sway-bar has been reconnected with a spacer that also allowed the reservoir holder to be put in place

The whole new front suspension in all its glory

Remounting wheels

Lifting the rear by jacking up the differential

The rear shock has been removed

The rear Bilstein shock

The new coil spring

Mounting it

Comparison

Rear upper link arm

Mounted inside

Rear adjustable track bar

The old track bar removed

Adjusting the new one

Old rear trailing arm

Could it run like this?

Installation of the new trailing arms

The new reservoir rear shock

Almost done...

Day 2 - electrical installation

I asked Monica to check the skid plate

Relay for the fog-lights

The dashboard has to be opened up completely to access the buttons

Fog light button installed near the infamous clutch cancel button

Holes to mount the aluminum fairlead

Electrical connections for the winch

Fairlead installed

Good to go :)