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I have been asking questions and researching on here for awhile now. It is time to start my build thread. I picked up a 94 lc with 170000 miles on it about a month ago. It has very little rust and factory lockers. Right now I am getting general maintenance done and then plan on monstalining the whole vehicle. I am still deciding on the color but requested several samples.

So far I have changed the diffs and transfer case fluids. I still need to do the trans. I was planning on doing the power steering but the fluid looks new. It looks like there was a power steering leak but was fixed and the po never cleaned it up. I have put new hood struts in and a double din navigation head unit. I was getting a nasty musty smell and found out I was getting water on the front passenger floor. I cleaned out the sunroof drain and it seems to fix the problem.

This weekend I have been working on a new valve cover gasket, pcv grommet, spark plus, spark plug tube seals, plugs, distributor cap and rotor. I did order a new belt set as well.

The front bumper is currently off awaiting a aoe front bumper.

I will post pictures and updates as I go. I would like to take the 80 on some trails before I decide on what direction to take. As of right now I'm looking to do a ~5" lift and 35s.
 
Valve cover is off, cleaned and repainted (only one coat so far). Spark plug tube seals, pcv and grommet are off. I noticed the back bolts on the valve cover were lose which was probably the cause of the leak. I started cleaning all the gunk off. Removed the battery. I repainted the battery clamp with plastidip. Cleaned the throttle body. I put a new dissipator cap and rotor on. I've never worked on a distributor before so I hope I did everything right. I marked where the rotor was and replaced it with the new one. I put all new toyota genuine spark plugs in. I still have to do the back one left but will get to it sometime this week.

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sbrodacz said:
Does anyone have the tq specs on the valve cover? I cannot find them and don't see them in the fsm.
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I don't think its critical so just tighten it but don't kill it. But if you're anal about it then its prob listed in the parts diagram in the fsm.
 
I was able to get the valve cover back on last night. The back two bolts are a real pain. Plugs are in and hooked back up. I stared to hook the throttle body back up but decided to call it a night. I noticed a crack in the pcv hose and the breather hose. I had really though idling. I am not sure if that was the cause of it or not. I'll order replacements today. I have pictures and will try to upload them after work.

I received my drive belts from Beno yesterday. I placed a second order for radiator hoses, intake filter, water pump, and thermostat. I'll install the phh work around and flush the cooling system at the same time. I sound also like to clean the fuel system.
 
Cracks in those hoses are normal after a while and will cause a ruff idol. I used Duct tape at first to try to fix mine and eventually purchased a new one.
 
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Bought the 80 with a little bit of body damage.

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Still needs a little work but much better! The fender is realigned and the new parking light fits. There is still a dent in the fender right where it meets the bottom of the parking light. I may just leave it. The AOE front bumper looks like it will cover the dent.

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VC is back in

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The batter tray is still wet in this picture. This picture is of the first coat.
 
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