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- #522
Had a little free time before work so I mounted the fog lights, fairlead and winch.
Tonight is my Friday so in the am I'll take the front end apart and mount this.
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I took the kids on. A small adventure today.
We took nf18 and nf17 through some smaller hills.
We started at an elevation of 450 feet and climbed to 3000ish feet. Slow climb, land cruiser spent the entire climb with the converter unlocked. It was about 14 miles of climbing. I saw a high of 210* on the trans. If I put it in low range I could drive fast enough to lock the converter and temps dropped to 160* and stayed there.
Once we leveled out, even unlocked the trans never hit 190 again. Once we started back down the hill it sat around 150*.
In previous attempts to make this trek the trans temp light would come on within 2-3 miles and i would have to spend the entire drive in low range.
All in all we covered about 60 miles of back roads today in a good shake down. The 80 has finally made me confident I can take it anywhere.
We found a clearing with some trees and I showed my daughter how to use the winch in a basic capacity.
The bumper is on the truck and I couldn't be happier with how it looks. I'm waiting for dark so I can see how the fog lights look.
We took nf18 and nf17 through some smaller hills.
We started at an elevation of 450 feet and climbed to 3000ish feet. Slow climb, land cruiser spent the entire climb with the converter unlocked. It was about 14 miles of climbing. I saw a high of 210* on the trans. If I put it in low range I could drive fast enough to lock the converter and temps dropped to 160* and stayed there.
Once we leveled out, even unlocked the trans never hit 190 again. Once we started back down the hill it sat around 150*.
In previous attempts to make this trek the trans temp light would come on within 2-3 miles and i would have to spend the entire drive in low range.
All in all we covered about 60 miles of back roads today in a good shake down. The 80 has finally made me confident I can take it anywhere.
We found a clearing with some trees and I showed my daughter how to use the winch in a basic capacity.
The bumper is on the truck and I couldn't be happier with how it looks. I'm waiting for dark so I can see how the fog lights look.
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- #524
Picked up some pin stripes.
So I've got some buffing to do now.
So I've got some buffing to do now.
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- #525
Went out to an empty dark road to check the lighting.
Stock headlights(depo housings)
Stock headlight high beams
Just the new Baja designs lights by themselves
Baja designs and headlights
Baja designs from the front, by themselves.
Stock headlights(depo housings)
Stock headlight high beams
Just the new Baja designs lights by themselves
Baja designs and headlights
Baja designs from the front, by themselves.
FMC80
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Damn dude, the bumper and the lights look great. Happy to read about your 80 running the way it should. Congrats. Now it’s time to enjoy!
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- #527
Made a 350 mile drive. Mostly highway but we were in the mountains. Sea level to 4000 feet and back down. Got home and fueled up.
18.85 mpg. I'm never not amazed and how this performs.
18.85 mpg. I'm never not amazed and how this performs.
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In preparation for a big round of pm I pulled the air filter today to see if it was washable and it's not.
So I ordered a new filter and fuel filter from the Toyota dealer. Next time I'll order online and go pick it up.
$61 online and $87 at the dealer. Same dealer. Kind of ****ing annoying.
Trucks just about due for oil change. Oil filter. Air filter cleaning. Both axles getting drained.
When I took the airbox apart I noticed the tract was pretty oily so I cleaned it all up.
And I finally put a stock steering wheel in it.
So I ordered a new filter and fuel filter from the Toyota dealer. Next time I'll order online and go pick it up.
$61 online and $87 at the dealer. Same dealer. Kind of ****ing annoying.
Trucks just about due for oil change. Oil filter. Air filter cleaning. Both axles getting drained.
When I took the airbox apart I noticed the tract was pretty oily so I cleaned it all up.
And I finally put a stock steering wheel in it.
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- #529
Alright.
First off, I wanna shout out the discount tire in Marysville Washington.
FedEx said the wheel was out for delivery so I dropped off my tire.
Called at 430 to see if it was ready and they said FedEx claimed it was delivered but wasn't. They said FedEx was sending another truck and that if it didn't show up he'd mount it on a 16*8 he had in stock and would do it for free until my wheel showed up. I had told him I needed the rig back pretty bad and he was being helpful. Completely unnecessary but inwas so thankful.
FedEx got my wheel there around 5.
No, it doesn't match. Frankly I'm so deep in this I didn't feel like spending the money on a full set today. I'll get another 3 wheels soon and I'll buy a 5th tire to mount on one of my old wheels as a spare.
The new wheel is a -12 offset compared to a 0 offset on the old wheels. I am pretty happy with the tires being pushed out a little.
This is what was left of the old wheel.
Looks like they've been on the rig forever
The new wheel and the offsets compared.
The curbside wheel is the new one obviously(in the offset pictures)
First off, I wanna shout out the discount tire in Marysville Washington.
FedEx said the wheel was out for delivery so I dropped off my tire.
Called at 430 to see if it was ready and they said FedEx claimed it was delivered but wasn't. They said FedEx was sending another truck and that if it didn't show up he'd mount it on a 16*8 he had in stock and would do it for free until my wheel showed up. I had told him I needed the rig back pretty bad and he was being helpful. Completely unnecessary but inwas so thankful.
FedEx got my wheel there around 5.
No, it doesn't match. Frankly I'm so deep in this I didn't feel like spending the money on a full set today. I'll get another 3 wheels soon and I'll buy a 5th tire to mount on one of my old wheels as a spare.
The new wheel is a -12 offset compared to a 0 offset on the old wheels. I am pretty happy with the tires being pushed out a little.
This is what was left of the old wheel.
Looks like they've been on the rig forever
The new wheel and the offsets compared.
The curbside wheel is the new one obviously(in the offset pictures)
More negative offset not only looks better but also offers noticeable stability improvements.
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- #531
I decided after being stuck again today I'd take inventory of the comedy of errors this trucks become.
Mid December - stranded in a parking lot after limping off the freeway. Converter failed. Had trans rebuilt.
End of December. Lost lock up. Made it home but truck went to trans shop on a wrecker.
End of February - locked up the brakes in an ice storm and bonked a box van.
Memorial day weekend - trans over heated 200 miles from home, puked its guts all over the place. Came home on a trailer.
Last weekend of August - brake caliper comes loose and smashed my wheel. Came home on a wrecker
Second weekend in August - ignition switch connection decided to not be connected. Stranded for 5 hours while I troubleshoot and wait for a trailer. My buddy was at Seafair and i was 120 miles from home.
Guess who's getting AAA...
Mid December - stranded in a parking lot after limping off the freeway. Converter failed. Had trans rebuilt.
End of December. Lost lock up. Made it home but truck went to trans shop on a wrecker.
End of February - locked up the brakes in an ice storm and bonked a box van.
Memorial day weekend - trans over heated 200 miles from home, puked its guts all over the place. Came home on a trailer.
Last weekend of August - brake caliper comes loose and smashed my wheel. Came home on a wrecker
Second weekend in August - ignition switch connection decided to not be connected. Stranded for 5 hours while I troubleshoot and wait for a trailer. My buddy was at Seafair and i was 120 miles from home.
Guess who's getting AAA...
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- #533
I posted a thread.
The connection on the back of the ignition switch was loose.
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It's been another 5000 km so I changed the oil today and swapped out the oil filter.
It's still not using oil between changes with the delvac. The Blackstone looked good. And it's only $11 a gallon. So I'll keep running it.
New Toyota fuel filter went in.
Also I swapped in a new washable air filter. The old one was non washable and looking tired anyways.
I needed to rotate tires so while I had them off I checked the lh caliper bolts. They were both tight, but I pulled them and added some loctite before retorquing them. I also checked the torque on my knuckle stud nuts. One was about an 1/8th turn from torque spec the rest all clicked with no movement.
It's still not using oil between changes with the delvac. The Blackstone looked good. And it's only $11 a gallon. So I'll keep running it.
New Toyota fuel filter went in.
Also I swapped in a new washable air filter. The old one was non washable and looking tired anyways.
I needed to rotate tires so while I had them off I checked the lh caliper bolts. They were both tight, but I pulled them and added some loctite before retorquing them. I also checked the torque on my knuckle stud nuts. One was about an 1/8th turn from torque spec the rest all clicked with no movement.
Is this was able air filter sold by Toyota? It looks like the old one.
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- #536
The new washable is oem.
The old wasn't wasn't washable.
Not all oem filters were washable
Post the part number please.
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- #538
17801-61030
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- #539
With the rain returning I was reminded my rear window leaks. I ordered the belt moulding for both back windows and when it gets here I'll swap it and reseal the louvers too.
Probably going to re-install my flares too.
Probably going to re-install my flares too.
MrMikeyG
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I've had mine re-done, and they still leak. I sat on my ass regarding this issue all summer. I suspect it's the louvers with mine, and I have them in hand, but I still need to do a definitive leak test. There's a secondary part (duct) behind the louvers that I still don't fully understand since I've never taken that stuff apart.
