Recent content by TRPLLKD

I've got a '93 RHD VX Limited and while I haven't looked closely, I don't recall seeing anything that would preclude you from running the big alternator. I'll be finding out first hand in a few months when I try it myself.

@Beach80 thanks for the response. I've got the extended caps already, but it looks like I need the spacers and drive flanges.

I've just found myself in this predicament. What did you end up doing @Beach80 ?

I've owned a bunch of 4x4s. My current is a triple locked 80. If I hadn't stumbled across this one on accident, I wouldn't have stressed the locker situation. I've done all of the moderate and most of the hard trails in the southwest in a Discovery II without front or rear lockers (I did have a...

I think I damaged the wiring on my front right wheel speed sensor while doing my knuckles. Looking at new sensors, it looks like these things are pretty hard to come by. I can't find any aftermarket, and the only units I can find, are $300. Classifieds came up empty as well. Is there some hidden...

Looks like we've got pretty similar rigs. The first time I drove my 80 up a hill, I thought "Oh no - I've made a huge mistake. I have to sell this; I can't use this to go hunting/fishing/camping, it can barely climb a hill." I'd been warned that they were slow, but mine was "putting the...

Thanks for sharing! When I got to the part about JDM wiper motors being "basically obsolete" I had a bit of a scare since I have a JDM 80. I'll have to remember this if mine start acting up.

Completed a tune up. I've only owned my 80 for a few months and have only put about 1k miles on it. It had a very slight misfire at idle once warmed up, and the seller had claimed it had a recent tune up. The air filter + plug wires looked very recent, though the wires were obviously not Toyota...

Beautiful truck! Are those common down there? Are they generally in that condition? Most of the 80s in the states look a lot rougher than that.

Ha, my only reason for considering the smoothing project is that the truck spends most of its time in the desert and I'd like to keep the knuckles as dry as possible to avoid picking up grit.

Sounded crazy to me too, but it's just a way to get a smooth surface to aid in sealing. A few folks have done it. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/neglected-balls-rusty-pitted-knuckles-updated-w-results.1188888/

In the middle of my first steering knuckle/axle seal job, and I've noticed that the knuckles have some grooves that are deep enough to catch a finger nail. How bad do these have to be to justify the "JB Weld & sand" procedure? I want this thing to be leak-free.

@Bigtoepfer did you ever solve your high idle issue? Sounds exactly like what I'm dealing with

It's not the weekend, but I whipped up a bracket to mount an iPad yesterday. I'll probably add some tabs and holes for things like a VHF radio and a fire extinguisher.

Blaupunkt is one of the few brands I don't have experience with, but I think you're right. Bizarre! Looks like you could get away with slotting the hole front hole and trimming a bit to clear the bezel. Might want to measure first to make sure the radio will be flush with this configuration...