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Downey was a victim of the system. They had to shut down their business a few months ago. Pretty sad, they were always good to me and very helpful.
Yea I was sorry to hear that. They had good products for the Toy community for many years. I'd like to know who's going to buy them out so I can look at the cable setup they had for the e-lockers.
Maybe the club should pitch in and buy it who better to run it lol 
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Maybe the club should pitch in and buy it who better to run it lol
You front the money and I'll quit my day job and work for you
You front the money and I'll quit my day job and work for you
I'd do it in a heartbeat if I had the money
Sound to me that every body need a new job. For larry he has to to many jobs If he quit one he will have one more to lean on
You front the money and I'll quit my day job and work for you
HAHAHAHAHa
id love to here how hard the banks would laugh an 18 year old with no credit out of there business, maybe if i get into the plants after i graduate and work like a mule we could swing it 
..........................yeeaya right maybe obama will give us a loanand i would love for you to work for me Volunteer it be great don't think much work would get done we would have to many parts to play with at our disposal
Just go in with a good business model and proposal. How could they say no?
HHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAa, i think they would say it very loud and clear i presume, ima just go ahead and say if it did fly that would be a top 5 job, maybe even top 3
Larry, how is the lift on your 80 set up? In particular, what springs are you running? When I took it for a ride that day, I went over some parking lot speed bumps and they really sucked the bumps up. They felt alot better than the springs I had on my FJ Cruiser. When I went over a speed bump in the FJC the rear end always wanted to fly up.
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I have a mix of parts trying to get it where I want it. 80's are different becasue everytime you gain or shed weight the ride height changes with coils. If I were to do it over I'd just order a kit. I like Frankies kit "FOR" 3inch, and Slee's 4 inch Kit. I have a heavy front with ARB and 12lb winch, int the rear I have no weight spares gone and no bumper yet so I got 5 1/2 inches of lift with just the 864 heavies.
What I have gives me 5 inches of lift up front, and 5 1/2 rear
OME 850J's and 2 inch Metaltech spacers up front
OME 864 Heavies in the rear
Manafre 4 inch control arm brackets for caster correction
Slee rear panhard and their front and rear stabalizer drop kits
Slee front double cardan driveshaft
What I still need Slee's control arms and front panhard.
A few 80's here https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/218093-80-series-registry-13.html
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Does anyone have any idea what the specs are on the gas tank "Bungs" for a FJ55 (1973) ? I would like to put a valve at the fuel line in front of my electronic fuel pump to make it easier to change the filter. That, and I am thinking that the 3/8 hose that will be going onto the current outlet (bung) will be too big to fit.
I wouldn't have thought you had heavies in the rear. They felt very good on the speed bumps compared to the FJC with the swayaway springs. I guess the SAWs were just overkill. I always suspected that OME springs would have been fine for the FJC, after I had already put on the SAW kit. I think they would be fine for the LX also, but the kits seem to take care of all the additional issues that crop up.
I have been looking at the kits too, Slee 4" and FOR 3". They are comparable in price. It will be awhile before I am ready to do anything though.
I thought you were going to sale that 40 Brian
Oh, it's for sale Mike, but I haven't had any bites yet. I'm talking about the lift for my LX here. I am going to build it up as time and money permit.
I've been on this job in West Texas for the last 3 weeks, trying to drill 700' of hole. That's not good progress hehe.
I've been on this job in West Texas for the last 3 weeks, trying to drill 700' of hole. That's not good progress hehe.
Who should I go to for an alignment in Lafayette? I want to get Hysteer in the near future but I've decided that my alignment is bad enough that I need to go ahead and take it to someone.
I am getting a bad vibration. Thought it was alignment but that has been done. I just rotated the tires tonight too. I am getting it even when coasting with the clutch in. 45-65. Sounds like I am next to someone with subwoofers that are hitting a quarter note on beat 1 of a 4-4 timed measure.
C Travis at straight line in Scott 235-5463
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and honest to boot
knows his sheet
and honest to boot
Is everyone back now?
I don't know, now it seems like it is motor related as it vibrates more when I give it a little throttle. I don't feel it in the sticks though. I don't really hear anything different, just feel it. If it was a motor mount, I would feel it in the sticks right?
I don't know, now it seems like it is motor related as it vibrates more when I give it a little throttle. I don't feel it in the sticks though. I don't really hear anything different, just feel it. If it was a motor mount, I would feel it in the sticks right?