1997 fzj80

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Eric, the rig is looking great! Glad to see you are already putting those sliders and armor to use. Great pics, thanks for sharing.
 
Wow...lots of progress. Rig looks freakin great! :cheers:
 
car-car said:
Eric, the rig is looking great! Glad to see you are already putting those sliders and armor to use. Great pics, thanks for sharing.
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Thanks. Those sliders saved my bacon a few times that day.

fjc8871 said:
Wow...lots of progress. Rig looks freakin great! :cheers:
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Thanks!
 
Added some 12v auxiliary plugs, fuse distribution and a cupholder :D

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Perfect...

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Your build is turning out really nice!!
Keep up the good work
Where did you get the cup holder and how much $
 
I like the 12v auxiliary plugs. Was it some kind of kit you bought or did you just buy the pieces and rig it up yourself?
 
SoCalFrank said:
Your build is turning out really nice!!
Keep up the good work
Where did you get the cup holder and how much $
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Thanks!

The cup holder can be purchased here:
LAND ROVER PARTS - GENUINE CUP HOLDER KIT - BEIGE DISCOVERY
Usually people buy the set of two and sell one. That is how I got mine.

There is a little nipple on the bottom that I had to grind off to get it to sit flush. It's not perfectly level, but seems to work fine. Maybe I'll add a small bit of rubber spacer to level it out.


The80sRock said:
I like the 12v auxiliary plugs. Was it some kind of kit you bought or did you just buy the pieces and rig it up yourself?
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The plugs are from West Marine. They come single, double or triple and include a surface mount plate (which I did not use) that works great as a template for scribing the circles to cut the holes. Just be aware of what is behind the console because you will need a couple of inches deep of space.

WEST MARINE 12V Flush-Mount Receptacles & Plugs at West Marine

I don't have the model of fuse holder handy, but it is just a positive bus setup. I connected the negative from the outlets to chassis under the console.
 
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Also hit a significant milestone on the Grand Canyon trip.

 
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:clap: What's left to be done?
 
Your truck looks freakin' rad!!!!!! 150k miles!!!!! And 150 miles on trip odometer to match??? Nice!!!! Thanks for the cup holder link. Anyone out there interested in a cup holder purchase??? Buy two and sell the other one?????
 
Thanks for the links Sdnative

OG 91 LC said:
Your truck looks freakin' rad!!!!!! 150k miles!!!!! And 150 miles on trip odometer to match??? Nice!!!! Thanks for the cup holder link. Anyone out there interested in a cup holder purchase??? Buy two and sell the other one?????
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I would be willing to take the 2nd cup holder. Let me know how you want to work it. I buy or you buy and we can split the total cost

Let me know

Frank
 
Picked up a 4x4 Labs Interior Carrier from Cruisercouple and installed it today. Very stout, but doesn't have the supports that use the 3rd row seat floor bracket holes like the Hannas do. Should be fine, just need to keep an eye on the stress points.



 
Bluetribal said:
Perfect fit next to your cargo box! Were you that good or just that lucky?

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haha. I wish I was that good. Actually I had to move the box over a couple of inches so the carrier would fit. The downside is the box is now slightly in the area where the DS 3rd row seat would go. Previously I had the option to install one of the 3rd row seats, now I don't. I doubt I will ever need it, but it was nice to have options.
 
Day trip out to the desert as part of Expo Desert Rendezvous 2012. Met up with several folks from SoCal80s and had a great time.

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It's been a year since I last updated this thread, so figured I should document what I have done lately.

About the middle of last year, I had the exhaust system replaced by Ed Hanson muffler. I had to put up with the loud leaky exhaust during our Grand Canyon trip and needed to get it replaced. I told him I wanted it quiet without loosing performance and he custom designed a system using a muffler/resonator combo similar to the factory configuration. Wow, what a difference! He exceeded my expectations, and I highly recommend his shop to anyone in the SoCal area.

http://www.edhansonsmuffler.com/index.html


I also installed a factory throttle lock cable and knob from the Akella group buy. Pretty neat, although for me probably more of a novelty mod than anything else.
 
Took the family up to the Laguna Mountains back in February for a snow day. Funny, there was a CHP officer at Sunrise Hwy checking for chains. He was turning most people around but when we drove up, it went something like this:

Lowering his sunglasses, he looked at the truck, then turned to me
CHP: Do they even make these in 2WD?
Me: No sir.
CHP: Have a nice day
:lol::cool::steer:

There were a few crazies up there, but once we got past the first few play areas, we pretty much had the mountain to ourselves.

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Spent most of the day yesterday tackling some maintenance and upgrades I have been putting off.

It was about time to flush and refill the cooling system, so I figured it was a good time to replace the radiator hoses, PHH and thermostat.

I also upgraded to a 2.2kW high output starter and 150A alternator using the photoman bracket. Also a good time to replace the belts. I wanted to do the fuel filter but ran out of time.

Factory vs. silicone PHH from 1fzfephh.com
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Installed. Went fairly smooth, about 15 minutes to remove and about 30 minutes to fight the new one on. I actually had a casualty while installing the new one (see below).
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New (rebuilt) 2.2kW starter vs. original 2.0kW starter.
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150A sequoia alternator vs. original
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The hardest part about all of this was getting the new alternator belts around the new 150A alternator pulley. Word of advice to anyone making this upgrade: get an inch or so longer belts, you'll be glad you did.

Once everything was buttoned up and was running, I threw a P0330 code. Tried to reset it with the scangauge, but it came right back next time I started the truck. Not familiar with this code, I did a MUD search. Coincidentally several of the threads with P0330 also had PHH. It seems the cause of this code is the knock sensor. The #2 knock sensor happens to be right next to the PHH, and there were reports of busted connectors and cut wires. I went out and looked on my truck and sure enough I busted the connector on mine :mad:. I was able to push it back on and make a connection, but it will probably fall back off at anytime. I am going to try to pull it out and epoxy the broken connector, but if that doesn't work it's well north of $100 for a new one.


This video is of the new starter, which spins much faster than the original and sounds cool as it winds up. The video also happens to show the busted #2 knock sensor (the top PHH bolt is pointing right at it).

http://s117.photobucket.com/user/cheme02/media/1997_FZJ80/MVI_1554.mp4.html
 
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