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Helicoil insert.

See this thread. Thread 'Good windshield installation guy' Good windshield installation guy - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/good-windshield-installation-guy.1192525/

My local Napa in the Phoenix area stocks bulk Gates transmission cooler hose in 3/8, 5/8, and 1/2" which you can purchase by the foot. You can also find this on Napaonline.com. This should not require any specialty vendor.

https://www.gamiviti.com/seatparts

Downtown Tucson Saturday night.

If I bought a rust free 80 with <200K miles that had been decently maintained, I would probably plan on $15K-$20K in parts and hundreds of hours of labor to bring it up to a the level of reliability of my current rig (which I have had for 20 years). This assumes no internal engine or...

It will never be worth the time, frustration, and money to attempt to repair that damage. You would be far better off finding another 80. What is the condition of the rest of the truck?

Welcome. This forum is a wealth of info. Navigate to the Clubhouse section of IH8MUD to find a club near you. You get great local info there.

Don't walk, run away from that nightmare. The cost and frustration of getting that running would not be worth it in my view.

Kaymar makes a similar model with an integrated (and rated) receiver hitch. You can get them with no swing outs or with left and /or right swing outs. Like TJM, the U.S. distributors come and go.

If you want to nerd out on why tire width has little impact on sand performance see this article: Why Wide Tyres Don’t Help In Sand - https://outbackjoe.com/macho-divertissement/macho-articles/why-wide-tyres-dont-help-in-sand/ Skinny tires will also weigh less, which improves acceleration and...

There website is short on design, materials used, load ratings, etc. All I can gather is CNC-milled aluminum. As a comparison, check out the Method Race Wheels website which is chock full of technical specs. The Rock Trix website also does not list a physical address. I assume they are made...

Not a great showing today, but we made the most of it. The weather was great, with some faint hints of snow still remaining above 5,000 feet. The snow melt made for a damp trail and water was flowing in all the creeks. We had a few difficult spots going up the narrow shelf road trying to...

I'm still in.

Yes, there are 2 screws that hold the OBD port to the fuse box housing. Unscrew those and then you can pull the port down behind the dash.