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Success!! It actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The insurance agent was able to email the rider so it was just a 2nd trip to the DMV and wait in line. All my paperwork was accepted and I should get the physical title in 3-4 months.
Plans are to install a new battery and oil change, then tackle the lift kit and new wheels/tires over Memorial Day weekend.
Plans are to install a new battery and oil change, then tackle the lift kit and new wheels/tires over Memorial Day weekend.
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Awesome Marketplace score today... manual/cloth 80-series seats. I've been searching for these forever, wish they were brown but I'll take it!
I have a lift kit, 35's on stock wheels and now seats... just need some time to install them all. Hopefully house repairs will wrap up soon.
I have a lift kit, 35's on stock wheels and now seats... just need some time to install them all. Hopefully house repairs will wrap up soon.
#manualseatsrock
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A 40-series is my dream but that's likely out of the cards for the foreseeable future. In the meantime, I'm excited to learn and wrench on a 60. 1983 with 201k, definitely some rust but this is for exploring the woods so it was a perfect fit for me.
I plan on cutting the rust out of the rockers, fenders and underneath to fit some bigger tires... WIN-WIN!! I need a few parts to get the A/C going, will start trying to source thise as well.
Dragging another project home
I plan on cutting the rust out of the rockers, fenders and underneath to fit some bigger tires... WIN-WIN!! I need a few parts to get the A/C going, will start trying to source thise as well.
Dragging another project home
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3 month and a few days... finally have the title to the 80 in-hand!! I have 4 vehicles now and told my wife I'd sell one this summer. The '17 F350 dually tows our camper so its staying. I bought the Taco to commute with but only have 8 miles to work. I had originally planned to sell the 80 and keep the Taco and 60 but am thinking about keeping the 60 & 80 and getting rid of the Taco. Need to decide something soon, the yard is starting to look like a car lot
Keep them all. They are only increasing in value. Get a motorcycle to commute.
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I promise, Landcruiser updates are next... the Taco needed tires so I found some cheap 4runner wheels and went with the Ling Longs in 265/75/16. The 17 wheels are for sale if anyone is interested.
I bought some used 3rd gen struts/shocks which are supposed to add 1/2" to the front of the 2nd gens. I threw a lean spacer on each side to get total 1" and put 1" blocks in the rear. Turned out pretty good. I always work in the driveway but had a family member who works at a dealership where the service center is closed on the weekend and we did the work there. Lifts are SO much nicer!!
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Looking for someone who can do a SOA on the 60... hope to do that this summer
I bought some used 3rd gen struts/shocks which are supposed to add 1/2" to the front of the 2nd gens. I threw a lean spacer on each side to get total 1" and put 1" blocks in the rear. Turned out pretty good. I always work in the driveway but had a family member who works at a dealership where the service center is closed on the weekend and we did the work there. Lifts are SO much nicer!!
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Looking for someone who can do a SOA on the 60... hope to do that this summer
Looks great on the LingLongs (I always chuckle at the name). How is the Taco for daily duty (I remember you're pretty tall)?
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I love the Taco... so much fun to drive. And it's the only vehicle I have that gets over 20mpg (although the Linglongs probably impacted that)
It's amazingly roomy for a small truck regular cab. I lost a fraction when I replaced the bench with bucket seats but it was so worth it from a comfort perspective.
It took me a few weekends to do the work so I commuted in Pearl. Other than the tough cold start, it's a blast to drive too... I only have 6-7 miles to work so it's not too bad.
It's amazingly roomy for a small truck regular cab. I lost a fraction when I replaced the bench with bucket seats but it was so worth it from a comfort perspective.
It took me a few weekends to do the work so I commuted in Pearl. Other than the tough cold start, it's a blast to drive too... I only have 6-7 miles to work so it's not too bad.
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Bummer... dropped the 60 off for Josh to do the spring over axle and he wasn't comfortable doing it with the leaf springs as sagged out as they are. He offered me a pretty good deal on a Dobinson's spring/shock set but the parts and labor were almost double what I paid for the 60 itself 
I'd love to find a decent used leaf spring set if anyone knows of anything around... if not, I guess I'll keep saving my pennies but really don't want to put that much in the cruiser in this condition. Anybody holding some springs??
I'd love to find a decent used leaf spring set if anyone knows of anything around... if not, I guess I'll keep saving my pennies but really don't want to put that much in the cruiser in this condition. Anybody holding some springs??
Use Chevy 63" springs for the rear and used 60 rear springs with an add a leaf up front.
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Was the SOA going to be less cost then a bolt-on lift? That is backwards if so.
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They were pretty comparable but together more than I thought was worth installing on this 60. I'd really like to go with 35's and maybe 37's one day and thought the SOA was the only way to achieve that. ...but I'm a noob so let me know if I'm missing something
Definitely go SOA imo. Just make sure the caster angle is set right (cut and turn necessary) and try to make the lift as small as possible. Low and wide is good.
We may have a Moonshine Jr in the works here
There should be a fleet of them!!!
