What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (46 Viewers)

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Finished the top coat of Corroseal, still have some corners to paint but it’s close
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Paint took a few hours to work with.. single stage white+ high speed followed by a cyclo and wax got some great results
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Brand new Toyota driveshaft. Got a great deal and decided to keep a good used one and new matsuba u joints I had planned to install as spares. My old shaft had a worn out slip yoke after 335k miles, looked like a barber shop pole from wheeling and made some really ugly noises. I now have zero driveline noises after several years of diagnosis failures. :eek:

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The truck wasn’t brown, but it did deliver a cool present. I wonder what’s in this huge box.

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No opening video needed. Just pictures of things that will last my lifetime.


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@Onur knows what all that means. Looks like it was manufactured in February 2019 though. Kind of cool. Actually, that’s really cool.

I understand the next better.
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Super easy install on the WitsEnd blue modified fan clutch. Makes a huge difference! For some reason on the hot humid days in Minneapolis (wasn't because of the looting and arson ;) my temps were getting close to 218f now hovers around 195.8 and below. Money well spent for sure. Both recorded temps were with the AC on.

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Super easy install on the WitsEnd blue modified fan clutch. Makes a huge difference! For some reason on the hot humid days in Minneapolis (wasn't because of the looting and arson ;) my temps were getting close to 218f now hovers around 195.8 and below. Money well spent for sure. Both recorded temps were with the AC on.

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I would be curious some people thoughts on the fan clutch.

I presume when new (like I just bought a say a 1995 in 1995) their temps where lower. Obviously there is the spring and components that would break down over the years now and the oil itself. What says the greater part of the degradation of the clutch or just a combination of the mechanics and oil?

I did replace my fluid in my stock 94 clutch with 12k and it sure rips for the air flow. (We don't see to hot of days, but enough in the 90-110* in the summer)
 
I would be curious some people thoughts on the fan clutch.

I presume when new (like I just bought a say a 1995 in 1995) their temps where lower. Obviously there is the spring and components that would break down over the years now and the oil itself. What says the greater part of the degradation of the clutch or just a combination of the mechanics and oil?

I did replace my fluid in my stock 94 clutch with 12k and it sure rips for the air flow. (We don't see to hot of days, but enough in the 90-110* in the summer)
As with anything and any part, these will breakdown too. The oil gets degraded and possibly the thermostat could change. I would be interested....and I suppose a search would help....but to see for those that changed out the fluid with either stock or heavier fluid, how much they actually drained, what the condition of the fluid was and if it was less than the spec amount. Either way, I am super stoked about having this and it gives me peace of mind to know my temps are back to more normal.
 
In celebration of the 300K mile birthday, I gave my 80 a little love.

* New Under hood fuse block cover. (I could no longer read ANYTHING on the old cover)
* New PCV Valve
* New PCV Hose (and clamps)
* Cleaned out the PCV connection to the TB
* New TB hose VC to TB (and clamps)
* New vacuum hoses (the easy ones to the intake manifold, gas filter, EGR)
* Added a set of 350 Anderson Connectors and 2/0 battery cables into the cabin. Need to mount the terminal to the center console. THis is to power my current 1000W modified sine wave inverter. Eventually to power a 2500 W pure sine wave inverter.
* Wired my existing inverter with a 6 ft whip of 2/0 battery cables and 350 Anderson Connector so I can lay it on the third row seats to run my office computer and printer from the tailgate. Eventually to charge a power wheelchair.
*I have a bunch more new parts, but haven't installed them yet.
* Added new horns.

The new horns are a bit of blasphemy, but C-Dan will like it!

I used Mopar horns 6806 5260 AC-01 and 6806-5261 AB-001. Bought them from my local Mopar dealership. $50 for the pair including tax. (Don't believe a dealer that charges more than that! ($21 for one, $26 for the other) I was quotes $66 for ONE horn from a different dealership and I told him he was full of s***.

They fit beautifully, took me about an hour to install, working slowly.
Drilled the mounting bracket to 5/16" ID on each horn.
Built a ground wire for each horn and routed back to the bracket, about 6" long each.
Cut off and split the power wire from the truck to power both horns at the same time. I would have used the exiting connectors, but my wire was already broken. I think that the original Toyota connectors could have worked on the Mopar horns.
The Mopar horns require a separate ground wire from the horn to ground, whereas the Toyota horns are grounded through the bracket.
Five insulated female spade connectors, 14-16 gauge (blue)
Two 3/8" loop connectors, 14-16 ga. (blue)
One insulated male spade connector, 10-12 ga. (Yellow) (For the wye)
12" 12 Ga. red power wire
12" 12 Ga. black ground wire

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New

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They clear the hood and mount like they were made for it.

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The best part is they are LOUD and they can be heard!

The following are video links (I hope)
Old:


New:


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New A/C unit getting installed at the old homeplace tomorrow. Drove out to do some prep work before the HVAC crew gets there. Was greeted by a nice sunset on departure.
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@hamishpotter Thant’s for the offer to look for article. But I will use the search method!

fyi I found the issue via an old bookmark in my browser, it's Toyota Trails 2014 Sep/Oct, but it's not available anymore on TLCA.org unless you pay for the back-issues. I think I saved a .jpeg of the page on my laptop will check there
 
In celebration of the 300K mile birthday, I gave my 80 a little love.

* New Under hood fuse block cover. (I could no longer read ANYTHING on the old cover)
* New PCV Valve
* New PCV Hose (and clamps)
* Cleaned out the PCV connection to the TB
* New TB hose VC to TB (and clamps)
* New vacuum hoses (the easy ones to the intake manifold, gas filter, EGR)
* Added a set of 350 Anderson Connectors and 2/0 battery cables into the cabin. Need to mount the terminal to the center console. THis is to power my current 1000W modified sine wave inverter. Eventually to power a 2500 W pure sine wave inverter.
* Wired my existing inverter with a 6 ft whip of 2/0 battery cables and 350 Anderson Connector so I can lay it on the third row seats to run my office computer and printer from the tailgate. Eventually to charge a power wheelchair.
*I have a bunch more new parts, but haven't installed them yet.
* Added new horns.

The new horns are a bit of blasphemy, but C-Dan will like it!

I used Mopar horns 6806 5260 AC-01 and 6806-5261 AB-001. Bought them from my local Mopar dealership. $50 for the pair including tax. (Don't believe a dealer that charges more than that! ($21 for one, $26 for the other) I was quotes $66 for ONE horn from a different dealership and I told him he was full of s***.

They fit beautifully, took me about an hour to install, working slowly.
Drilled the mounting bracket to 5/16" ID on each horn.
Built a ground wire for each horn and routed back to the bracket, about 6" long each.
Cut off and split the power wire from the truck to power both horns at the same time. I would have used the exiting connectors, but my wire was already broken. I think that the original Toyota connectors could have worked on the Mopar horns.
The Mopar horns require a separate ground wire from the horn to ground, whereas the Toyota horns are grounded through the bracket.
Five insulated female spade connectors, 14-16 gauge (blue)
Two 3/8" loop connectors, 14-16 ga. (blue)
One insulated male spade connector, 10-12 ga. (Yellow) (For the wye)
12" 12 Ga. red power wire
12" 12 Ga. black ground wire

Old
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New

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They clear the hood and mount like they were made for it.

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The best part is they are LOUD and they can be heard!

The following are video links (I hope)
Old:


New:


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Hi @BILT4ME Would you have the part number for the fuse box cover? My searches keep coming up for entire fuse box
TIA
 
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There is something about a vintage canoe on top of a 4x rig... :hmm: It just says rugged..... lets go camping...
 
Hi @BILT4ME Would you have the part number for the fuse box cover? My searches keep coming up for entire fuse box
TIA
Here's a hint. Look at the picture and see the part number in the cover itself in the upper left corner....... ;)
 
It's not pretty, but I rigged up a makeshift canopy for the Cruiser. I don't drive it much over the summer as it's primarily my winter rig, but I was getting sick of it getting covered in all the crap that falls off the maple trees here! See 2nd photo. About $25 worth of rope and eye hooks, then another $25 for the tarp. Figured I'd give this a shot versus one of those temporary garages, so far so good, but we've been having nice weather in VT.
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It's not pretty, but I rigged up a makeshift canopy for the Cruiser. I don't drive it much over the summer as it's primarily my winter rig, but I was getting sick of it getting covered in all the crap that falls off the maple trees here! See 2nd photo. About $25 worth of rope and eye hooks, then another $25 for the tarp. Figured I'd give this a shot versus one of those temporary garages, so far so good, but we've been having nice weather in VT.
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Looks like some sort of snare 🤣
 

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