Finnyfam60
Driving miss daisy
Oh snap! That isn't enough lead time for J to do his hair beforehand! 
Builds Evolution of a Land Cruiser: My 80's build thread (6 Viewers)
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Still alive and no decapitated heads yet!
Next time fellas!
There's a big group of guys doing Fordyce the weekend of 9/20. I'll keep you guys posted as I learn more details about that one. For now Rubicon will be a smaller group.
Thank you sir! Actually, I think it's mostly me that does things differently. My truck is loud an obnoxious compared to most other 80s around here
Thanks!
I'm in for saturday. prob head up friday and start playing and then hang out for fun on saturday and head home at end of the day.. head home to make it to church on sunday!
You go in at Loon Lake right? How far up have you gone and where are the exits on this trail?
Man what's with the 12hr notices! I'm a busy man, weekends are booked in advance. You need to let me know so I could pencil you in
I'd like to go but we'll be gone tomorrow. I think I'm free Sunday/Monday. Not sure yet. Was thinking of a day run to Slick Rock, but if I can't find anybody I may just work on fender cutting.
Finnyfam60
Driving miss daisy
sunday is the big raffle, bunch of sponsors, cool swag.. go to loon entrance. http://rubicontrail.org/rtf-cantina.htm
Still alive and no decapitated heads yet!
Next time fellas!
There's a big group of guys doing Fordyce the weekend of 9/20. I'll keep you guys posted as I learn more details about that one. For now Rubicon will be a smaller group.
Thank you sir! Actually, I think it's mostly me that does things differently. My truck is loud an obnoxious compared to most other 80s around here
Thanks!
You go in at Loon Lake right? How far up have you gone and where are the exits on this trail?
Man what's with the 12hr notices! I'm a busy man, weekends are booked in advance. You need to let me know so I could pencil you in
I'm down to run a day this weekend, my rear axle should be good to go and I'll just pump more grease into the front and run it. Waiting on seals, should have it rebuilt before Con.
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gregnash
Anal Retentive Analyst
When you guys do the con what way do you normally go? Do you go through Truckee and cut down 88 to Tahoe City then to the start or do you do it from the HWY50/South Lake Tahoe side? I won't be able to do it as we are headed out to Steamboat Springs, Co on that Monday but would be interested in meeting you guys somewhere prior to you hitting the con... Quick group meetup?
Finnyfam60
Driving miss daisy
loon lake start through to tahoma.
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HEAVY DUTY REAR CONTROL ARMS
Before I run another fairly difficult trail I wanted to make sure my rear control arms were taken care of. They were beat to hell and one was bent pretty bad. I had an extra arm sitting around that I've been meaning to swap out. But it would have only been a matter of time before it got destroyed again.
So I decided to sleeve them with 1.75 x 0.1875 DOM tubing. This gives it an ID of 1.375" which works perfect as a sleeve for the OEM arms which are about 1.34" OD. Got a few quotes from local shops and they would only sell full 22' sticks. Too much. Checked a few places online and it would cost me about $90 shipped for a 5' stick. Ridiculous. Then somebody gave me a link for DOM tubing on Amazon. $52 shipped, of all places. Sold! Showed up in 2 days with my Prime account.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H9LVAM/?tag=ihco-20
Cut the OEM links in half. I cut the DOM tubing so overall length was extended about 1/2" to compensate for the lift. Drilled a few holes for some rosette welds.
Oh yeah, my little Horror Fright welding table is pretty darn nice for the money.
All welded up. You can see how badly bent one of my arms was.
Painted them silver because it's prettier than black
Need to figure out a solution for the brackets as they've seen better days too.
I also remembered I had some shock protectors sitting around for over a year now. I can't even remember which member I bought them from. Were about $25 I think. Nice little solution to keep your lower shock mounts from getting destroyed in the rocks.
Before I run another fairly difficult trail I wanted to make sure my rear control arms were taken care of. They were beat to hell and one was bent pretty bad. I had an extra arm sitting around that I've been meaning to swap out. But it would have only been a matter of time before it got destroyed again.
So I decided to sleeve them with 1.75 x 0.1875 DOM tubing. This gives it an ID of 1.375" which works perfect as a sleeve for the OEM arms which are about 1.34" OD. Got a few quotes from local shops and they would only sell full 22' sticks. Too much. Checked a few places online and it would cost me about $90 shipped for a 5' stick. Ridiculous. Then somebody gave me a link for DOM tubing on Amazon. $52 shipped, of all places. Sold! Showed up in 2 days with my Prime account.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H9LVAM/?tag=ihco-20
Cut the OEM links in half. I cut the DOM tubing so overall length was extended about 1/2" to compensate for the lift. Drilled a few holes for some rosette welds.
Oh yeah, my little Horror Fright welding table is pretty darn nice for the money.
All welded up. You can see how badly bent one of my arms was.
Painted them silver because it's prettier than black
Need to figure out a solution for the brackets as they've seen better days too.
I also remembered I had some shock protectors sitting around for over a year now. I can't even remember which member I bought them from. Were about $25 I think. Nice little solution to keep your lower shock mounts from getting destroyed in the rocks.
Nice job! I've seen that HF table on sale before and almost bit, the Northern Tool one is identical and 2x the price.
93yotasr5
Come and take it
Nice work! I need to get me a welder!!
I'm jealous of all the bad ass things your able fabricate!
I'm jealous of all the bad ass things your able fabricate!
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Thanks! And yeah it's surprisingly a nice table for being HF. Usually their stuff is a crapshoot. I bought it when it was on sale.
Thanks man! Get yourself a little Hobart 140. Probably the best welder you can get at that price point and it can tackle pretty much anything you'll ever need to do on this truck.
UnderDawg
Wannabe welder
Second on the Hobart 140 I have one and it's a nice little machine.
How did you keep the rubber from getting too hot?
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I wrapped them in a wet towel and sprayed them with water every few seconds. I could have still messed them up, we'll see. They're original so they may be due for a replacement anyways.
maxamillion2345
Franken-80
I like the build man! Nice work, lots of cool ideas!
Oh dang, gotta copy those shock mount things, that pure genius! You should sell those!!
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Thanks! I did think about building all new links with custom ends but not sure I need it right now. With a fair amount of trimming, the rear end flexes as much as the fenders allow it. Don't think I'd benefit by better articulation in the rear since at this point the body is the limiting factor.
Thanks man! When are we gonna see that beast of yours finished?!
I didn't make these, somebody else on the forum did. Bought them over a year ago before I had a welder. Would be easy to make though. I think MAF sold these for a while too. Word is they stole the idea from the random guy that came up with these.
thatcabledude
GOLD Star
I believe that would be bhmmapping on here.
maxamillion2345
Franken-80
Well hopefully it'll be running and driving soon, with any luck...
Finished? Ughh I still have a lot I want to do.
How do u like ur steering set up I'm wanting to redo the links up front and the tie rod is in the way just wondering if it's worth it and what arms r u running ?
