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G’day my new rig has a spare wheel carrier ( and other fruit )😀 I heard there are bags where you can empty rubbish from the bottom. Found Msa Rear Wheel Rubbish Bin | Outback Equipment - https://www.outbackequipment.com.au/msa-rear-wheel-rubbish-bin Only 48 Lt and Tuff Terrain Rear Wheel Bag V2...

where is this ground? under centre consul?

My recently acquired 1991 80 Series HDJ80 Landcruiser GXL with Factory Turbo Diesel (my last 80 cracked a head and has done 500k so a rebuild was gunno cost over 20k so I purchased another with low k's and has other goodies. It has a catch can with a vent. I can smell venting gasses in the cab...

Compression leak (smoke and oil spurting out) from between timing cover and top of rocker cover . Is going to my mechanic Wednesday week for assessment. Could just be head gasket but as the engine is tired and smoky, I’ll get the bottom and rebuild as well. unless a 1HZ will drop straight in.

What a great thread! I'm not sure if this is the right place. If not, admin /mod please move it. 1992 HDJ80R GXL 1HD-T with 500k. Lucky for me it died in the driveway (rather than 3 hours away from civilisation in the Australian VIC/ NSW high county)! Gunna re build the donk. Am wondering if a...

Yep Cape York. Not sure which crossing. In our convey we had two brand new 200 series and Vista campers half a million just those 2 rigs. Did all the crossings I did. Except Nolan's (we had take bypass because of bridge down and delays - they didnt want to drown their rigs anyway.) Man Nolan's...

Mint truck Oz. This forum has been a Godsend for me. I believe the best 80's mechanic in Vic is About Us | Central 4WD Centre - https://www.central4wdcentre.com.au/about-us Pete did his apprenticeship on 80's 30 years ago in Japan and he and his son Billy and the family crew know em inside and out

It's a Codan 9323 HF Radio with automatic tuning antenna. Which I intend on selling - if you know anyone in Australia who wants one, let me know. After all the corrigations I've done over the years the antenna's bull bar mount cracked (they should be mounted on back anyway). But I've just re...

how's it held up? and does it come with duel reversing camera inputs?

wow cheap. a few Q's: hows the audio sound quality? screen clarity? and can you run a second reversing camera for a caravan?

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My first damage was my drivers side door. Don't reverse back with the door open! 2nd damage was a modified my side step in Cobaw state forest Vic. I was warned its techniocal and rocky and without rock sliders you WILL get damage- We all had slight damage, but had a blast. No damage in video...

I waited 2 years looking for the right 80 (price and condition) Then on 9 Dec 2018 found my 1992 HDJ80R GXL Wagon. We call him "Thomas the II" (Thomas the first was my 2002 pop top camper Troopy whom we took on a short lap around Australia). Thomas the 2nd had 4415 km but was looked after by a...