Figured I'd jump in the fray and show you guys what I'm working on. Just bought a '96 FZJ80. Plan is to get it in the basement and go through the entire drive line (engine, trans, and axles). It's got 268k on it, bad oil leaks every where imaginable, and I want to baseline it to as close to re-built mechanically as possible. Hopefully pics will show below. Here it is next to the Pathfinder it will replace.
I spent the last weekend cleaning and lighting the garage in anticipation of trying to squeeze it in there. We had just thrown stuff in when we moved in last spring, and the shop has been low on the list. Interestingly enough, I think I'm going to have to take the springs out in the driveway to get it to the spot pictured below to pull the motor. There's an AC duct hanging from the already low ceiling, and I was planning to pull the axles for a full go-through anyway, so I'm hoping that pulling the springs will give me the clearance I need.
I passed a built green 80 Series pulling out of Lowes in south Huntsville yesterday, any chance it was one of you HOT South guys? I'm hoping I can get some relatively local machinist recommendations for block and head work from someone in the north Alabama area. I'm relatively new here, and most of the guys I dealt with back in TN did chevy race motor stuff. Hoping I can find someone around here that knows their way around one of these.
Sorry for the huge first post. I'll try to keep updating as it goes; plan is to be done by April. THANKS to everyone here for the massive amount I've already learned!
I spent the last weekend cleaning and lighting the garage in anticipation of trying to squeeze it in there. We had just thrown stuff in when we moved in last spring, and the shop has been low on the list. Interestingly enough, I think I'm going to have to take the springs out in the driveway to get it to the spot pictured below to pull the motor. There's an AC duct hanging from the already low ceiling, and I was planning to pull the axles for a full go-through anyway, so I'm hoping that pulling the springs will give me the clearance I need.
I passed a built green 80 Series pulling out of Lowes in south Huntsville yesterday, any chance it was one of you HOT South guys? I'm hoping I can get some relatively local machinist recommendations for block and head work from someone in the north Alabama area. I'm relatively new here, and most of the guys I dealt with back in TN did chevy race motor stuff. Hoping I can find someone around here that knows their way around one of these.
Sorry for the huge first post. I'll try to keep updating as it goes; plan is to be done by April. THANKS to everyone here for the massive amount I've already learned!
. It’s worked for the last 85K and as I approach 300K, the 80 still runs like a top.
