greentruck

Got the interior "good enough for government". Time to start working on the body.

Hung out with some buddies at the NC relic run. 📸 @FamilyCamper

I put the LX 450 to work with the trailer this weekend while enjoying some serious model railroading. I transported 5 Freemo modules over to Cornfield 10 in McLean, IL while assisting my friends of the Illini Railroad Club. The IRC is the oldest...

No need to pull the dash. You pull the glove box and can feel where the holes are. It can be intimidating to punch the holes in the dash but with a little care it's doabl. I used the sawzall in salvaging mine because stuff was jammed up enough...

mot got me mine back around 2010, said they were about gone then. I used the Sawzall to cut it out of the dash of my old green 80 I totaled last fall so I had one to install in the LX 450 that replaced the 80 because I knew they were unobtanium...

I’m stayin away from those from here on out!!!

Or by any puny Broncos... :eek: :rofl::p

Wheeling in Utah is never a bad time! The low range gears are definitely worth it, I’ve never been mad about having them. I appreciate the kind words, I’ve built the truck while being back in college off and on! It’s been a lot of...

incase I didn’t make it clear. I’m a fan

I’ll be sure to bring my wheelin shoes and a lot of pampers for when I get scared. I can’t be shown up by you old timers🫡🫡🫡

I’m planning on seeing you there 😎

The 10% underdrive came in today! I’m going to try to get these in before I leave for sand hollow next month

That’s kinda how it went down! I was super happy and then not super happy😂

I was also freaking out at how much it was going to cost to straighten the frame.... turns out it was only $800... still bad.. but could be worse. AND I DONT KNOW HOW I MISSED IT. BUT THE FRAME HAD A GIANT BUCKLE IN IT The frames back to being...

The frame had signs of being bent because the welds on the crossmember were bent, the radiator didnt line up with the core support, and the sway bar didnt line up in its hole. So I spent about a month panicking because I didnt know what to do...

It drove the car for about 3 days..... and then a dude pulled out in front of me and I smashed into his car😋. Insurance found him to be at fault which is nice and nobody was hurt. So as bad as it was... it was pretty good.

Out of all of the things that I've done, the sway bar helped the most. Because the sprung weight of the 80 is so high, I opted to get a 7/8" bar. It seems to pair fairly well with the amount of low speed compression put in for street driving. I...

Heres some more. This is right after I dropped it in the trash can

The next hurdle to tackle was the arms. I got some tips for the bend from Nick Gustafson on instagram and learned an important lesson. With a swag bender, whatever the angle finder sees is double of what the bend is... dully noted. The arms seem...

I'd suspect the sensor. Not sure what the FSM might give as specs, but check for the sensor complying with them.

first off 45 pounds is way too tight for the first nut 25-30 pounds, and then the locknut should be tightened to 45 pounds. If you replaced the races, I would make sure they’re all seated properly

I'd be very leery of putting tires on wheels known to be leakers. I've been through that with OEM steelies and it's a big PITA. The only (partial) soliuton I found was to apply Loctite 290 to the trouble areas inside the rim, then baking the...

New in Box Front Driver's seat gray seat belt assembly (73220-60270-B0) for 1996-1997 LHD 80 series or LX 450. It may fit earlier years, check your parts diagram at partsouq. I somehow managed to end up with two of these (but only needed one)...

The later alloy wheels used the washer style nuts. IIRC, the earlier ones did use cone style, but not sure what year that changed. Guess it's not a factor here, but it is something to be cautious about in case others reading this aren't aware of...

The only thing you need do here is make or acquire the handset, which resided in the upper part of the LX console. That's only about 20% of the phone. The rest is a big black box made by Fujitsu plus a power supply that resides in the left rear...