Rollover Damage, Will it buff out???

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What a bummer...I'm for swapping the axles into another 80 and parting out the rest.

Sorry about the 80. Glad you and your daughter are okay, good thing you both were belted in.
 
That sucks.
Hammer it out and splice in some pillars to get the doors and windows working, put a cage in, and drop an expedition rack on top for camouflage although picking up another 80 with a good body and bad mechanicals would probably be cheaper or at least easier.
 
Okay, so I have had some thoughts on this:

I have 2.5 acres on the Colorado River and can push out the roof to use this as a beater truck on my property. I am currently using a 1982 Toyota Truck for this and could use the Landcruiser to relieve it of it's duties. I could strip the interior to haul stuff, run over saplings and pull a plow around for clearing brush.

I can then find another suitable donor to transfer the locking axles, suspension, tires, leather interior and other good parts over to the new one. I can afford to take my time to do this and have family in rust free states that can keep an eye out for me. Right now I have more money than time so this might work out best for me. I can have another rig by next Summer and get all the goodies swapped over. I guess I need to start looking for information on how to swap out the lockers if the other cruiser is not wired for them. Also, there does not appear to be any frame damage. The Cruiser still runs and drives fine and has minimal damage on the side panels.

On a side note, the kids and I had a theme on this trip: "Keep your seat belts on and hands inside. I want you to see your mom again, but not today and not by rolling down a mountain."

As for the wife situation: She has expressed some regret and a desire to get back together 10 years from now when the kids are off to college. I will likely still have my two children who have autism living with me at that time, so she feels she can help me with them if we get back together. I wrote her a nice email stating that I would rather move on with someone else who is willing to stick through the thick and thin than someone who cannot endure the trials life may throw my way. Honestly, at this point I have resolved that this was her choice and there was nothing I could have done to change the outcome. I am more upset about the loss of my Land Cruiser than her.

So, for those that may be keeping score: Wife=Total Loss, Land Cruiser=Salvagable Loss.

Thanks for your continued thoughts and input.
 
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:( Tough changes.

As for the axel swap, pretty straight forward. I did it to mine, and there are several good threads on the matter here. Think the hardest part is just pure size and weight of them. A couple friends and GOOD jackstands and this isn't a bad project. Plan on a day per side (F/R). And you don't need to do them at the same time.
 
I only thought about this after doing the full axle swap on mine, but for the rear isn't the housing the same? If so it would be easier to remove the shafts and diff, swap the relevant diff studs, and chuck the e-locking diff and correct PS axle shaft in than swap the whole axle assembly. Add the wiring and the rear is done. This would eliminate having to deal with brake lines, springs, shocks, linkages, parking brake cable, etc.

Having to modify the housing would make doing this on the front not worth your time.

All of that said.. SW colorado has been claiming some LCs lately. I rolled mine in that area a few weeks ago.
 
Rockymtnfamily said:

So, for those that may be keeping score: Wife=Total Loss, Land Cruiser=Salvagable Loss.
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I would say the loss is hers.

Hell, 10 years from now a replacement 80 will still look great and have a tight body. Can't say the same for the wife.
 
Rockymtnfamily said:
Okay, so I have had some thoughts on this:

I have 2.5 acres on the Colorado River and can push out the roof to use this as a beater truck on my property. I am currently using a 1982 Toyota Truck for this and could use the Landcruiser to relieve it of it's duties. I could strip the interior to haul stuff, run over saplings and pull a plow around for clearing brush.

I can then find another suitable donor to transfer the locking axles, suspension, tires, leather interior and other good parts over to the new one. I can afford to take my time to do this and have family in rust free states that can keep an eye out for me. Right now I have more money than time so this might work out best for me. I can have another rig by next Summer and get all the goodies swapped over. I guess I need to start looking for information on how to swap out the lockers if the other cruiser is not wired for them. Also, there does not appear to be any frame damage. The Cruiser still runs and drives fine and has minimal damage on the side panels.

On a side note, the kids and I had a theme on this trip: "Keep your seat belts on and hands inside. I want you to see your mom again, but not today and not by rolling down a mountain."

As for the wife situation: She has expressed some regret and a desire to get back together 10 years from now when the kids are off to college. I will likely still have my two children who have autism living with me at that time, so she feels she can help me with them if we get back together. I wrote her a nice email stating that I would rather move on with someone else who is willing to stick through the thick and thin than someone who cannot endure the trials life may throw my way. Honestly, at this point I have resolved that this was her choice and there was nothing I could have done to change the outcome. I am more upset about the loss of my Land Cruiser than her.

So, for those that may be keeping score: Wife=Total Loss, Land Cruiser=Salvagable Loss.

Thanks for your continued thoughts and input.
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Great attitude! As the parents of a disabled child as well, I understand your frank and blunt response. There is no time or room in life for a can't do attitude.

Good luck with the family and 80!
 
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And I thought I was having a bad week! The good news is you and your daughter were ok, the other stuff will work out for the best, it happens for a reason...
 
Razor One said:
Bruh, I need to show you how to add photobucket pictures directly to the thread. Ridiculous :flipoff2:
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PM me with the directions and I would be happy to learn.

mickeyt said:
You win in both the short and long term.
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We did talk about this and she pointed out that at least I get to keep the Land Cruiser. She has two children, I have 5, four which are still at home. She wanted me to get a 15 passenger van, I said nope, the LandCruiser has 8 passenger seating and we can make do with that. Anything else that we cannot do, we can take 2 separate cars. Now I only need one :).
 
Glad to hear you and your daughter made it out alright. Long-Live the Mighty 80!

Do This with the remnants...
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I would move on to another rig, that A pillar is trashed. If it has locked axles then those would be a score to keep and swap over to another rig as you can find these unlocked all day long in good shape.

Sorry about the ex wife. She sounds like a real pain in the ass. Good riddance.
 
@Rockymtnfamily
I am sorry, but I can't remember the source of that image. I believe it was from some hunting gear website or something like that. I thought it looked pretty awesome. Much better than the other soft-top 80 abomination on the webs.
Something like this could be fun if your kids are into making stuff. It seems like a fun project.
 
This past Saturday I stripped out the interior to get a better look at the damage and start pushing things back out.


Driver's side A post:


Kink and ripples along front of roof, sunroof controls removed for easier access:


I beat out a large dent on the driver's rear quarter panel with my hands and pushed out some of the dent in the driver's door panel. Once I have more time, I plan on using a floor jack and some 2x4's to start pushing out the roof.

Then there is plan B:




This one does not have the factory lockers but I can swap over stuff from my old rig. Locking axles, suspension, bigger tires. Once done, i can turn over the current rig to my 16 year old son for a father/son project to fix up and drive around. The downside would be the higher purchase price of the Lexus, baselining all the maintenance items and the time to swap everything over. Either way, I would have a rig by springtime that is capable of the trails we enjoy running.
 
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