Did the vents today...In my dads driveway...cordless drill and Bosch jig saw...in less than 1.5 hours..Thanks for the template...You guys are the best!!!
My Newly-Vented Hood (20 photos!)
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Pics, or it didn't happen.
Congrats! Sure would like to see pix. Who is next on the list? JohnGlad it worked out AND that the template is still holding up
As soon as my battery charges for my camera I will snap a pic...very happy with the results, drove home from Mammoth today, not hot but when I stopped could feel the heat pouring through the vents...
Before and after temps would be a great addition to this thread. I really dig this mod and am curious to see any differences in temps.
Not the best looking hood, will have to do something with it soon..
Unfortunately I can't report on my temp readings as a direct result of the vents, but with the combo of GTP hood vents, a new t-stat, Landtank's modded blue hub fan clutch, a new fan blade, new coolant hoses, and a drain, flush & fill with Toyota red 50/50 my rig is running 177-179 at idle, 181-184 freeway, and I have yet to see anything over 190 on climbs with the AC on - but we're not in summer heat right now and I haven't really flogged it too hard yet. Before this re-attack on the cooling system I was at 190 idle, 194 freeway, and 200 to 204 up climbs, sometimes hotter. Like Tim said above, the vents feel like a hair drier.
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Unfortunately I can't report on my temp readings as a direct result of the vents, but with the combo of GTP hood vents, a new t-stat, Landtank's modded blue hub fan clutch, a new fan blade, new coolant hoses, and a drain, flush & fill with Toyota red 50/50 my rig is running 177-179 at idle, 181-184 freeway, and I have yet to see anything over 190 on climbs with the AC on - but we're not in summer heat right now and I haven't really flogged it too hard yet. Before this re-attack on the cooling system I was at 190 idle, 194 freeway, and 200 to 204 up climbs, sometimes hotter. Like Tim said above, the vents feel like a hair drier.
Damn! Love your ride. And way to keep it cool, those are great numbers!
Last ones I saw on lthere were coming from a guy that was hooked up with a Pontiac dealership in Michigan, I think. Keep watching, as he will probably pop up with more in a little while. John
Beautiful 80!
I have to say, this is my favorite Land Cruiser of them all right now, though I do still like mine a lot.
^^^Thanx guys. It's an 80/80 - looks good from 80 feet at 80mph. It still needs a lot of work, but it sure is fun!
Thanx to CorvetteFan for this thread, Summit Cruisers for his thread, NLXTACY for the template, DrGil for passing it on, and MUD for the motivation to finally install these GTP vents that have been sitting in the garage for a couple of years, cheers! Keep the templates circulating!
Thanx to CorvetteFan for this thread, Summit Cruisers for his thread, NLXTACY for the template, DrGil for passing it on, and MUD for the motivation to finally install these GTP vents that have been sitting in the garage for a couple of years, cheers! Keep the templates circulating!
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Can't imagine why...
Before a year ago, not body wanted them, now a wolf pack of 80s drivers are hunting them down like wee little spring fawns...
if you cant find used ones this site has oem new
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these are the part numbers i think
#10225885 - Left Side Louver
#10230097 - Left Side Drip Pan
#10225886 - Right Side Louver
#10230098 - Right Side Drip Pan
Pontiac Parts - Genuine GM Parts from Buy-OEM-Parts.com
these are the part numbers i think
#10225885 - Left Side Louver
#10230097 - Left Side Drip Pan
#10225886 - Right Side Louver
#10230098 - Right Side Drip Pan
I am interested. I thought there was a regular "list" posted way back in the early days of this thread. Don't know if it was kept current. John
John, If you are interested lets see if any one posts up and complains but Im happy to mail it to you..