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Testing out the new tires today. Perfect!
Builds My first FZJ80 (2 Viewers)
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Ripped off a fender flare on my last upstate trip, so i decided to take the others off as well. They were sort of broken anyway. I got patches and for a little extra strength, i put some JB weld around them to ensure they'll hold. Then I filled the holes with bondo, followed by glazing putty. Im going to be painting, but one panel at a time...paint is expensive!
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The holes that held the metal brackets on the rear doors are going to be difficult, but for the remaining holes I will be able to remove the door panel to get to them. That will also give me the opportunity to replace/fix anything while I am in there.
As for the fenders, both are in bad shape with one of them rotted pretty good. So I will be ordering reproduction ones that I found online. At almost 600 each they are pricey but worth it, and they dont come with holes that i need to fill.
Also, patiently waiting for my 4x4 Labs front and rear bumpers, White Knuckle sliders, and Superior hyper flex radius arms.
As for the fenders, both are in bad shape with one of them rotted pretty good. So I will be ordering reproduction ones that I found online. At almost 600 each they are pricey but worth it, and they dont come with holes that i need to fill.
Also, patiently waiting for my 4x4 Labs front and rear bumpers, White Knuckle sliders, and Superior hyper flex radius arms.
The holes that held the metal brackets on the rear doors are going to be difficult, but for the remaining holes I will be able to remove the door panel to get to them. That will also give me the opportunity to replace/fix anything while I am in there.
As for the fenders, both are in bad shape with one of them rotted pretty good. So I will be ordering reproduction ones that I found online. At almost 600 each they are pricey but worth it, and they dont come with holes that i need to fill.
Also, patiently waiting for my 4x4 Labs front and rear bumpers, White Knuckle sliders, and Superior hyper flex radius arms.
You mind sharing the fenders that you found? I have a feeling that source might be handy for me at some point.
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Here,
Land Cruiser 80 Series Exterior Molding & Accessories
Land Cruiser 80 series, exterior Body Panels, hood assembly, fenders, windows, grill assembly, weather strip and trim, radiator support
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After waiting awhile, my White Knuckle Off Road sliders came in. Install was pretty straight forward. Only snapped one bolt behind the cat, but everything else went smooth. These are beefy and appear very well built. Cant wait to break em in on the rocks!
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First area painted, need to wait till it fully cures to move onto the next panel. Going to be a slow but rewarding process.
Wow, that looks good.
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Thanks! It's got some imperfections but it's a wheeling rig, going to be scratched up again at some point. The hardest part will be getting rid of the orange peel in the clear coat.
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Passenger side front door done.
With the rear door there, i am taking a different approach and using JB Weld Metal Stik. It is a putty which hardens and is sandable. Squish it around till it activates, then push it into the hole. Going to sand, and cover with bondo.
With the rear door there, i am taking a different approach and using JB Weld Metal Stik. It is a putty which hardens and is sandable. Squish it around till it activates, then push it into the hole. Going to sand, and cover with bondo.
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Whole side, minus the front fenders done. I ended up buying 2 new fenders, will just need the bolts and clips for the new ones, plus some bolts for the lower front grille (metal section). Has anyone ordered them directly through Toyota?
Also started prepping the back and started on the drivers side.
Also started prepping the back and started on the drivers side.
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Keepin at it. Almost done with drivers side, one more door to go. Then all thats left will be back hatch and hood, and roof. Almost out of clear coat and paint. Going to have to order more.
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Got the whole drivers side done. Also got the fenders in, I just need to paint them and get them ready to mount back on.
The hyperflex arms came in and put them right in
The hyperflex arms came in and put them right in
Baller. Are they the stock arms? (basically double the arm setup I have) Or are they caster correcting arms? Either way, let me know how it drives and what you think of it.
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They are much better than stock. Way beefier, heavy etc. They do correct castor as well. They are a step up from these:
It was either this or three link it, but this is as good as you can get without 3 linking. A friend of mine runs the Super Flex arms. We don't run sway bars so it leans in the turns, other than that I can't speak on road manners with the sway bars.
Awesome and I agree. I run a superflex setup as well.
Why the Hyper Flex over the Super Flex? I am weighing different options as far as radius arms go for my 80. Thinking 3 link, Superior Engineering or Delta VS.
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The Super Flex was not availible on the U.S distributors website, as far as I could tell.
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My 4x4 Labs bumpers came in yesterday. They were very well packaged. Totally worth the long wait, as I purchased them months ago during the group buy. I got the front on after work.
That is a genius idea bolting the bumper to the pallet so it doesn't slide off during shipping
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