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- #161
Gonna be at home for awhile until I save up some extra cash. Sadly, adulting comes first
Builds My first FZJ80
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She's loaded up and will be here Thursday! I was scammed initially from a broker, that's a story for when i have some time to write it out!
When that bad boy gets here lets meet up and go wheel.
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Once she's all fixed up, absolutely. There are some trails i'd like to do that I haven't in this rig. When I got it, i did half of Elvis (box canyon area), and Payette Draw just before the last obstacle. And a few trails around Tucson minus the gap.
I've got a few things to do as well before we go, mainly tires and my sliders. Might scrap them and use the money to buy ones designed for the LC not a universal design.
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Arrived Friday afternoon. Safe and sound in the garage now.
That Sepia brown looks really good.
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Arrived Friday afternoon. Safe and sound in the garage now.View attachment 3595186
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Thank You! It came out better than expected.
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The passenger rear door had been stuck closed for awhile now, i just never had the drive to mess with it. I tried everything to get it open, and in the end, had to sacrifice the door panel to get to the guts. For some reason the child lock had become engaged, and wouldn't open from the outside. I poked around with a screw driver, and got it to open.
I also installed a new ignition switch, but it did not solve my intermittent no start issue. I had the starter replaced twice already.
I also installed a new ignition switch, but it did not solve my intermittent no start issue. I had the starter replaced twice already.
Back home from the East side Eh?
Hope things work out better for you in the South West.
Rig has come a long way so far.
Hope things work out better for you in the South West.
Rig has come a long way so far.
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Yep, things have worked out great this time around! Sometimes it takes a few tries to make it work.
And thank you, its turning out just how i wanted it. The biggest setback was finishing the drivetrain swap, and finding out the motor and trans weren't good. But it'll be better than before once I have them repaired....itching to hit the trails!
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Well, it's time to get her fixed and back on the trails. I am going to have @Cruiserhiggs in Phoenix do the work on her. Just gotta get her up there!
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Dropped her off this afternoon after a quite eventful day. Had to rent another truck after mine broke a wheel bearing. Higgy's was an awesome place...felt like a kid in a candy store...so many nice rigs there.
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Helped my buddy out with his rig this past weekend. It's been down for awhile, but we made some progress! I remember when mine looked like that.
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Back in business! Thanks to Higgys in Mesa, they did all the motor work, and sent out the transmission to get rebuilt.
Went out for a short drive on Saturday. It did pretty well. It's going to need a new steering stabilizer, so i ordered a nice one from Dobinsons.
Went out for a short drive on Saturday. It did pretty well. It's going to need a new steering stabilizer, so i ordered a nice one from Dobinsons.
I need to get my s*** squared away so we can go wheel.
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What does your rig need?
Took mine out again after work. Keep smelling gear oil. I need to check the transfer case. Might end up swapping it out with my spare if the noises persist. Front driveshaft makes a racket too. Might be time to go double cardan. I live about 15 min from the trails out here so it's easy to get out whenever i have time.
I had a weird toe issue and it caused the tires to wear like I had positive camber.
Spare transfer case? I might be interested in one if you want to part with one. I am trying to locate 3rds too, have one located but need to make my way north and pick it up. Want to keep down time to a minimum when I re-gear as well.
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I'm going to hold onto it for now, as i may re-gear one of them this winter. I do have a spare transmission i need to get rid of.
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So my transfer case is bone dry. How did i miss that. I'll prob swap in my spare one. Tons of metal shaving sludge on my drain plug.
