What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (61 Viewers)
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Did you weld in a piece of sheet metal for the gap? Do you have any before photos? I have some rust bubbles at the top of the window and only a couple small ones at the bottom, want to know what I should expect. Window seal is in shipping now so Ill tackle it soon.
Drove it some more...
Then drove a little further..
Tried out my new super slim foldable BBQ
Then drove a little further..
Tried out my new super slim foldable BBQ
Thank you! Hope it looks somewhat decent when I'm all done. lol
I used a bondo self adhesive patch and bondo. Here is what it looked like a few days before. Seeing it that bad is what prompted me to take acion.
And??
lp2k
Had a couple of drinks.. saw a couple of things
Time to pop my cherry - replacing my cheap China starter while im at it
Azca
If there is a harder way - I will find it...
Yep, time to replace. Just pull tire and mud guards. Can't remember if turning right or left helped. In reality, it was not that bad, at least not as bad as changing the high pressure hose on the power steering. If using silicone, it will be very tight and the toughest part of the install. Heat it up first and see if that helps, if not, use SIL-glyde as a last resort. I don't like using it unless absolutely necessary, if it is easier to go on with it, it is also easier for it to come off and leak...
Little wheeling outside Winston NM & Socorro NM
Ending at 11,000 feet at the observatory
Ending at 11,000 feet at the observatory
What's with your hood? Not trying to be rude, just wasn't sure if there was something going on to explain the weird fitment.
Lol i leave it cracked open when out on the trail just for better airflow.
Went for a drive
surfpig
The Anti-Tech
Years ago I used to have to prop my hood open with rocks on long grades in the desert.
Dang. That's some dedication.Years ago I used to have to prop my hood open with rocks on long grades in the desert.
It’s been awhile. I bought some Ironman recovery points from their web site but they took too long to fulfill the order. In the 4 days I waited for an update, I contracted “diy guy buyer’s remorse”. It’s a bent piece of steel with some holes drilled into it for $100.
I took the stock tie down points and beefed them up. Really it was a matter of “completing” the paltry welding from the factory and adding some pieces of steel from a 16mm old control arm to frame bolt I had lying around. Also added a 1/4” gusset for fun. Please see pics of a completed one vs a “factory” example.
would you guys run it? Feedback from any of our engineer friends would be greatly appreciated.
I took the stock tie down points and beefed them up. Really it was a matter of “completing” the paltry welding from the factory and adding some pieces of steel from a 16mm old control arm to frame bolt I had lying around. Also added a 1/4” gusset for fun. Please see pics of a completed one vs a “factory” example.
would you guys run it? Feedback from any of our engineer friends would be greatly appreciated.
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SteelHunterFJ80
SILVER Star
Nice rig, real clean and looks taken care of. What tint did you have?
Well one try is hardly a good test but my initial impressions are very good. Certainly handled the cooking part very well. No twisting or buckling with the heat. Still folded nice and flat.
Had a leaking coolant hose so I went with the HPS silicone kit. I’m assuming this splice to make what’s supposed to be a single length of hose into 2 is NOT from Toyota as an OEM ‘pipe connector’ 
Been doing the part out game for a while but this is a new one. Had @GerhardUngerer fly in to get some parts. Yes, he came in an airplane, and was kind enough to take us up for about 30 minutes. The kid had never been for a plane ride and he had a great time.
The monochrome grey progress continues... I used the SOR vinyl wheel-well covers, dupicolor medium gray, Home Depot outdoor carpet, grey door edging from Amazon (that I crimped onto the carpet to edge it out)... and new clips on the panel, for sure. I sound-deadened under the carpet and behind panel, as well. All in all, I’m liking it (and the wife likes it, so I guess that’s the only opinion that really matters).
Azca
If there is a harder way - I will find it...
Slight update. About 50% of the way with the sound deadening and noico foam insulation. Started on some of the wiring and lighting as I don't want to damage the Kilmat by climbing in and out of the vehicle.
Fabing up some mounts for a rear mounted light to go in place of the dust deflector. More work than I was expecting, which is the norm for me. The installers did not get the deflector mounts square with the door of the vehicle. This is causing some difficulty in making everything line up well. I am now just waiting on new button head fasteners for the light. Once I have this, and some other niceties completed, off to the powder coater for the mounting system. Also installed the @yodaTEQ ditch light brackets, well one anyway. Need to order some goodies from @Outsane as the bottom support for the DS mirror disintegrated in my fingers.
Anyway, update pics. Bolts are just there to help mock everything up. You can see that the factory mounting brackets were not perfectly centered.
