Slee battery tray
Plaid wagon seat nets
OEM radiator
All coolant hoses (absurd how much these are)
All vac lines
PCV valve and hoses
Plaid wagon oil filler cap
OEM muffler
Other misc stuff
I reupholstered my driver's seat pan. In the process I learned the previous owner once again stripped out the seat arm rest bolt, causing me great time spent in modifying a fix with tap and die kit, drilling, and fitting new bolt. The 2000...
Tore apart the right front to replace my torn inner CV boot and worn lower ball joint. While under the truck I found a nail in my LR tire. Luckily it went in sideways and into the larger tread block and didn't puncture the tire. While replacing...
First time I tried Lamin-X and they turned out great. Quite impressed how it compliments an LED light source.
Headlights off, just the Rigid 6” SR series SAE.
Made some progress on carpeting the top of my drawer box while it was sunny. Did the main section first while I had it out of the truck. Will pull the wings next and do them after I get more spray glue. Color match doesn’t look too bad so I am happy.
Been dreaming of front and rear bumpers since the day I picked it up. Thanks so much @Land Shark for making it possible by passing on your bumper (he went ARB) and also for the help and good times spent Saturday in the beautiful weather. Really...
Just a suggestion but you should bolt the torsion bar reinforcement bracket to the bottom of the control arm...
to my understanding that's the way it works...
Slee 31F tray upgrade, slee dual battery tray install, redarc BCDC installation. Went with interstate 31PMHD for main, Odyssey PC1200 AGM for secondary battery. Will eventually swap that for lithium. It was a spare sitting there and still...
I’ve been throwing way too much money at this thing lately.
Transfer case gears
Installed non AHC LC 24mm rear sway bar with new bushings
Lutz speedo correction device
Today I chopped up my old receiver hitch. It had to go so I could fit a 35”...
That radiator top tank is looking pretty crispy… if the photo is correctly depicting a greyish/brown color, you might want to replace that radiator before that brittle plastic gives up the ghost on you.
Age and long-term exposure to antifreeze...
Did the valve cover gaskets ,retorqed the spark plugs, installed the PCV kit from Patch, installed the repaired seatbelt which cleared the airbag light. Did a small sensor lift and installed the new wheels and tires.
Assisted a family member in aligning the 80. It was a mess on the road after installing an adjustable front panhard but she is squared up now. With a bit of extra toe in, it's driving quite nicely.
Tore down and got my rusty rear housing sandblasted to repaint and rehab.
Going to reinforce my ring gear and skid armor the bottom the housing when the prefab cheater parts come in..
I used a 2” plumbing fernco rubber fitting, 2” schedule 40...
Installed some 2.5” springs, previously had 4” lift springs. Got rid of my 3” of rake in the back. Also got rid of “some” of the driveshaft vibration. Next is new u-joints. Top pic is with the 4” lift springs, bottom is after the 2.5” lift...
(1) Light bulbs!
(2) lubed and adjusted hood latch that wasn’t staying closed
(3) opened box full of rubbers! ($1k worth of window and door weatherstripping for reinstall after glass out paint job next month
(4) new bumpers for hood
Complete rebuild with RCV chromoly axles, Wit's End knuckle huggers, 100 series brake pads, braided brake lines, Slee's front shocks, drag link, tie rod, and billet front control arms, Fox 2.0 shocks, Dobinsons adjustable front panhard bar, and...
Decided to mount my Co2 inside my 80. Can access everything from the slider window. I’ll get some more photos up once fully painted and finished. Was able to use all factory bosses.
The roads were BRUTAL. keep a couple of these in your parts box, kids. Like I said, this is the best place in the universe to have to be “stranded.” :lol: