ARCHIVE 80 Series - Did you know?

[94L C8E]

DYK if your new used 80 has a missing A/C belt, and your not sure why, it might just be a seized-up rusty idler pulley. Remove the one nut, punch out the bearing, pop it open, degrease it, clean it and relubricate it & wire brush off any rust on the duat cover; now put on your new A/C belt and pray you get to enjoy your almost free cold Air.
Oh, and thank your upper-middle-class winter sports enthusiast previous owner for buying the All-Time 4wd new, but not having enough money to pay the dealer to diagnose the problem, and instead just ask them to solve the screeching problem by removing the A/C belt for what, $120 bucks? Oh and he sold the Land Cruiser, which ran well past 250,000 k miles, so he could get a bigger Toyota SUV with A/C cause things are warming up! So too bad the ski slopes arent opening on the PNW coast anymore and we have about 8% of the snowshed in the Cascades... so no more winter sports... time to get into rock-crawling I guess.

DYK if you have over 250,000 miles your truck has emitted roughly 294 tonnes of carbon, so if you're out wheeling in the woods plant a few trees and feel good about yourself. As when the say two Doug Firs get to about 200ft tall and 5 feet across they will have recaptured all your carbon emissions. (*15MPG, 17.68lb CO2/ gal E10. Doug Fir is 32lb/ft^3.)

 

[jwilliams]

I have a 97, and don't get an alarm when I leave the sunroof open and remove the key.

Mine is a '97 and the alarm DOES go off if I leave the sunroof open

Can we get some consensus on this for the 97?
Truck running, opened the sunroof all the way back.
Turned the truck off, no alarm telling me the sunroof was open.

@downeastcruiser , What conditions did you have that made an alarm go off?
Are you sure the key wasn't in the ignition and the door was open?
I did that the first time trying to test this haha. The alarm was to remind me the keys were in the ignition.

 

[JohnVee]

DYK That you likely don't have an FJ80? Unless it's '91 or '92 it's actually an FZJ80. That one letter difference can lead to much misunderstanding.

 

[lt1fire]

Did you know that The F in FJ80 and FZ in FZJ80 designate the engine to the F and FZ family.
(ok most people know that one)

But I just learned last week the J stands for Jeep

 

[lt1fire]

Did you know that the F in FJ80 and FZ in FZJ80 stand for the family of engine in the truck.

(ok most people know that)


But something I just learned last week. The J stands for Jeep!!!!!!

 

[lt1fire]

You're lucky you didn't say this about a 92! Dems fightin' words!!

92's have the stop watch feature also

 

[lt1fire]

Did you know that it's rare to find the Active Vacation package still installed on any 80s in Japan. These 80s were registered as camping vehicles which had cheap vehicle tax but about 10 years or so ago the government raised the tax so high that owners were forced to ditch the package and re-register their vehicles as commercial trucks which retained lower taxes. My 80 included..

so is there anyone in japan that sells the used ones..... wanted to get my hands on one for years.


also wanna sell that manual???

 

[westafari]

Did you know that....

...the bolt that holds the ABS sensor onto the knuckle fits into the end of the axle? Handy when you need to pull the axle out to get at the snap ring.

 

[B Point]

so is there anyone in japan that sells the used ones..... wanted to get my hands on one for years.


also wanna sell that manual???

I see them come up from time to time on Yahoo auctions. They are usually priced in the $200 to $300 range. I won't sell you the manual but if you pm me your mailing address I'll send it to you. I was thinking of keeping it as it is a bit rare....but meh...it's much more a cool novelty for you guys over there. Unless you're going to sell it for millions.....then I wouldn't mind a kickback... PM me..!!

 

[LS1FJ40]

I see them come up from time to time on Yahoo auctions. They are usually priced in the $200 to $300 range. I won't sell you the manual but if you pm me your mailing address I'll send it to you. I was thinking of keeping it as it is a bit rare....but meh...it's much more a cool novelty for you guys over there. Unless you're going to sell it for millions.....then I wouldn't mind a kickback... PM me..!!

^^^^ Land Cruiser guys are the best.

If he turns down a cool free manual my son would think it's the bee's knees. He's been researching everything he wants to do to his 80 I just got him (a 92, he's 13). He's got grandiose plans for sure! He came across this online and told me about it. I had no idea it existed. Shame on me.

 

[B Point]

That's awesome LS1FJ40..... I got a VW bug when I was 14. Ripped that thing down to the frame and built it back up for when I got my license at 16. It was such a valuable life experience.

 

[LS1FJ40]

My father never taught me anything about working on cars. Would never let me near his. I saw the twin to my 92 80 so I offered the guy $1000 for it, he took it. I wanted to teach him (what little I know) and learn along side him. It runs. Changed the fluids and have been driving it a little to see how she runs. Runs great. Leaks oil from all of the usual places. Zero rust (it was an Arizona rig according to the CarFax, I checked after the fact). Honestly, it's a great truck and we can work on it together and he can learn. He has made a budget and priority list. He has to pay for everything himself. He'll be joining Mud in the near future and starting a build thread. It will be neat to see how the mind of a 13 year old works and what he sees compared to the rest of us. The only bad part is that my son is going to have a cooler 80 than I will. haha.

 

[lt1fire]

I see them come up from time to time on Yahoo auctions. They are usually priced in the $200 to $300 range. I won't sell you the manual but if you pm me your mailing address I'll send it to you. I was thinking of keeping it as it is a bit rare....but meh...it's much more a cool novelty for you guys over there. Unless you're going to sell it for millions.....then I wouldn't mind a kickback... PM me..!!

I see them come up from time to time on Yahoo auctions. They are usually priced in the $200 to $300 range. I won't sell you the manual but if you pm me your mailing address I'll send it to you. I was thinking of keeping it as it is a bit rare....but meh...it's much more a cool novelty for you guys over there. Unless you're going to sell it for millions.....then I wouldn't mind a kickback... PM me..!!

thanks for that buddy, PM sent

Is there a site that you see these up for sale?? I'd love to get my hands on one someday but shipping from Japan would be a @#$#

 

[B Point]

My father never taught me anything about working on cars. Would never let me near his. I saw the twin to my 92 80 so I offered the guy $1000 for it, he took it. I wanted to teach him (what little I know) and learn along side him. It runs. Changed the fluids and have been driving it a little to see how she runs. Runs great. Leaks oil from all of the usual places. Zero rust (it was an Arizona rig according to the CarFax, I checked after the fact). Honestly, it's a great truck and we can work on it together and he can learn. He has made a budget and priority list. He has to pay for everything himself. He'll be joining Mud in the near future and starting a build thread. It will be neat to see how the mind of a 13 year old works and what he sees compared to the rest of us. The only bad part is that my son is going to have a cooler 80 than I will. haha.

What a fabulous experience for both of you. My dad wasn't a huge wrencher either but he had all the tools I needed. I think I lost or misplaced half of them which was a point of friction but all in all he was a great support. It was my mom's '68 bug that he gave me. From my own experience..... I would advise you to include tools as part of his personal responsibility. Tools are cleaned and accounted for after each wrenching session.
Good times!!

 

[B Point]

thanks for that buddy, PM sent

Is there a site that you see these up for sale?? I'd love to get my hands on one someday but shipping from Japan would be a @#$#

There isn't a site per se...but, if you search through the 80 series section of Yahoo auctions you can find them from time to time. It's all Japanese and even if you do find one it will be difficult to communicate with the seller and most won't ship outside Japan. Shipping would be a real biatch, too. When I get a minute to peruse the ランクル８０ (Rankuru 80) on the auctions and if I find a unit I'll send you the link.

 

[LS1FJ40]

Agreed on the tools. I have already been buying him tools here and there. He has his own Makita cordless impact and drill that he purchased. My father wouldn't let me touch his tools so I bought my own when I was 13. He stole them when he left when I was 14. So I bought new Craftsman tools and a Milwaukee cordless drill. I still have every tool that I purchased then (aside for a couple of sockets that I lost and replaced). My son is incredibly responsible and always puts everything away. It goes without saying. He will get my tools as a gift when he turns 18.

I'm looking forward to this adventure. I just hope I can keep up with him. haha.

 

[NLXTACY]

Agreed on the tools. I have already been buying him tools here and there. He has his own Makita cordless impact and drill that he purchased. My father wouldn't let me touch his tools so I bought my own when I was 13. He stole them when he left when I was 14. So I bought new Craftsman tools and a Milwaukee cordless drill. I still have every tool that I purchased then (aside for a couple of sockets that I lost and replaced). My son is incredibly responsible and always puts everything away. It goes without saying. He will get my tools as a gift when he turns 18.

I'm looking forward to this adventure. I just hope I can keep up with him. haha.

Yeah I'm not so lucky with my son. He has zero interest in tools, trucks, wrenching, or even driving for that matter. Ugh, drives me nuts. But, its my only complaint with him

 

[Flank]

My father never taught me anything about working on cars. Would never let me near his. I saw the twin to my 92 80 so I offered the guy $1000 for it, he took it. I wanted to teach him (what little I know) and learn along side him. It runs. Changed the fluids and have been driving it a little to see how she runs. Runs great. Leaks oil from all of the usual places. Zero rust (it was an Arizona rig according to the CarFax, I checked after the fact). Honestly, it's a great truck and we can work on it together and he can learn. He has made a budget and priority list. He has to pay for everything himself. He'll be joining Mud in the near future and starting a build thread. It will be neat to see how the mind of a 13 year old works and what he sees compared to the rest of us. The only bad part is that my son is going to have a cooler 80 than I will. haha.

I think the buying of the car way before it can be driven is a great thing. I heard a store from my wife about a dad who bought his 12 year old daughter a beater classic Mustang. They spent 4 years restoring it together. Then at 16 when she had a kick ass car, her friends were like "lets see what this thing can do!" She was like "are you kidding me? I have way too much time in this thing to screw it up!..."

 

[LS1FJ40]

Yeah I'm not so lucky with my son. He has zero interest in tools, trucks, wrenching, or even driving for that matter. Ugh, drives me nuts. But, its my only complaint with him

Before anyone goes thinking I'm completely altruistic, my original thinking in buying the 80 for him was that I had promised him MY 80 about 5 years ago. He won't stop talking about how he gets MY 80! So, my hope is that he will make HIS 80 so nice that he isn't too upset when I won't give him MY 80! Ahh, who am I kidding? I know I will give him MY 80. There's just something cool about me buying it at 16 years old with my hard earned money (and to spite my "You aren't gonna buy no damn rice burner! It's overpriced!" father) and then passing it down to my 16 year old son after we have worked on it.

Any he's not real big on wrenching. He loves 80s (all Land Cruisers for that matter). He has helped me and is getting more interested. He wants to learn to weld and build bumpers, a tire swing out, and roof rack. He's very "overland" interested.

 

[newtomelx]

^^^I hear you, I was fortunate that my dad believed in that philosophy. My brother (2 years older than I) had a '65 Mustang fastback that we winched up on a trailer at the local salvage yard, 1.5 years later my brother had a pearl white with red stripes Mustang. Mine was a '69 Camaro SS, 396 with a muncie 4 speed, that we bought from a guy that wanted to make a drag car but had no clue, spotless interior, exterior a wreck, 3 separate motors all apart, 2 years later when I turned 16 I had a nice ride to show off with but had so much work in it I was very timid with it. What great memories and where I learned to love working on them as a hobby!