What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (60 Viewers)
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My first offroad rig was an '84 longbed. Best wheeler I've owned aside from the 20r trying to stall out when you point it up too steep of a hill.
Awesome camper too. I sold it when I married into a kid and needed more than two seats, but damn I would like another.
Lots of spring snow up in the Sierra with lots of Big uproot/blow overs on back roads..Doug firs...lucky there is a bypass trail up ridge but lots of melting snow made travel tricky at times
This one I partial limbed and cut about 12’ off tip to get around....no telling how many more with about 5 miles to the summit ..
2020 Stumpjumper Evo. Trail bike with a 63° head angle. I did a 17 mile back country ride before dropping into the fun stuff at the end.
Yep, Hartman Rocks.
My rig eats it's own dust so bad. I will be the only one on the road and the truck just fills up with dust. If I have a tailwind it is super bad.
So today I decided to dig in and investigate, I had a trailer wiring harness to install anywase.
The body around the taillights was smashed up a little in this rigs last life and the rear fenders were also trimmed when this rig used to run 37"s. I figured this is where I would start my investigation.
When I first took possession of this rig I new that I needed to address the trimmed rear fenders that were no longer sealed. I originally got into the rear quarter panels and squirted a couple tubes of liquid nails down into the panels because I figured it would be the easiest way to seal up the trimmed fenders.
Well needless to say the liquid nails decided to crack apart and the fenders are not sealed.... I think I have found the entrance point for all this dust that keeps consuming me every time I hit the dirt.
How am I going to get these things sealed?
Between the dented folded metal that doesn't fit together and all the truck bed liner on the metal, I am hesitant to try and weld them up. This is why I went with the liquid nails approach in the first place.
Now I am thinking of either trying to clean them really well on the inside then trying again with silicone caulk instead of the liquid nails.
My other thought is to install some aftermarket fender flares. But I have never seen a pair of the aftermarket flares in person and I don't even know if they would seal my rear quarter panels.
Maybe someone who has installed aftermarket flares can chime in?
It never ends......
So today I decided to dig in and investigate, I had a trailer wiring harness to install anywase.
The body around the taillights was smashed up a little in this rigs last life and the rear fenders were also trimmed when this rig used to run 37"s. I figured this is where I would start my investigation.
When I first took possession of this rig I new that I needed to address the trimmed rear fenders that were no longer sealed. I originally got into the rear quarter panels and squirted a couple tubes of liquid nails down into the panels because I figured it would be the easiest way to seal up the trimmed fenders.
Well needless to say the liquid nails decided to crack apart and the fenders are not sealed.... I think I have found the entrance point for all this dust that keeps consuming me every time I hit the dirt.
How am I going to get these things sealed?
Between the dented folded metal that doesn't fit together and all the truck bed liner on the metal, I am hesitant to try and weld them up. This is why I went with the liquid nails approach in the first place.
Now I am thinking of either trying to clean them really well on the inside then trying again with silicone caulk instead of the liquid nails.
My other thought is to install some aftermarket fender flares. But I have never seen a pair of the aftermarket flares in person and I don't even know if they would seal my rear quarter panels.
Maybe someone who has installed aftermarket flares can chime in?
It never ends......
I doubt a fender flare would really solve the problem. I bet real automotive seam sealer would do the trick though. At least for a good 10-15 years.
The problem I have now is the fact that there is already a giant bead of cracked liquid nails inside the quarter panels and I have no idea how to get it out.
And coming from the outside I have the bed liner and a 1/4" gap between the two pieces to deal with.
I think I am just going to bite the bullet, grind off the liner, and try to weld the two pieces together.
Or maybe just do a body swap.....
@Blk80inAZ Ive been wrong before and I might be wrong again, but my belt is routed differently. . . and these other ones that I google searched.
thatcabledude
GOLD Star
Hate to break it to you, but there is, and it’s a breeze to install. 1 minute max. Your’s looks good though.
WTF .........mine has always been routed this way. Now I must try to reroute the belt and see if everything fits . It’s like finding out you’ve been wearing your underwear backwards your entire life and nobody ever said anything.....
Lots of people had the white writing out during the 60s and 70s and I am old enough to remember that too!It’s super 1980’s and 90’s. I am old enough to remember.
People rehash styles. I noticed the mullet is making a comeback down in Australia.
Cheers
I would still like someone else to weigh in. Just cuz it's on the internet, doesn't mean I'm right. Maybe yours is right and we are all wrong
Do you have a link to that?
thatcabledude
GOLD Star
They have lengths from like a 2” nub, to 17” long in that rubber style.
jfz80
Cruisin’
I would still like someone else to weigh in. Just cuz it's on the internet, doesn't mean I'm right. Maybe yours is right and we are all wrong
Factory sticker (just noticed is on its last leg)
Think Joey might be making these as well? Or just carb cert stickers perhaps Flat pulley is the tensioner.
Thank. Just wanted another opinion because I don't want to say something wrong. And yes, Joey does sell these and have in stock.
Went to @fourtrax and @4LowandSlow house to lend a hand with whatever they got going on. What really happens is that they are always helping me instead. @Suburbanlegend stopped by for some quick fixes and took a few pics.
We added the Slee 4" caster correction, and Whiteline heavy duty rear sway bar. @2KCruiser had the sway bars in stock, so bought the front and rear.
I have DC DS but still have a little vibration
. I think its when putting in the new motor mounts. The driver's side looks like it needs to come down an inch (you can see the shadow where the bolt use to be).
We added the Slee 4" caster correction, and Whiteline heavy duty rear sway bar. @2KCruiser had the sway bars in stock, so bought the front and rear.
I have DC DS but still have a little vibration
. I think its when putting in the new motor mounts. The driver's side looks like it needs to come down an inch (you can see the shadow where the bolt use to be).
