What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (17 Viewers)

[Mighty690]

Before intake assembly went on all rubber hoses were replaced.

 

[FJP971]

Last weekend I got my cats turned 90 degrees. This weekend I removed the old AC compressor and was ready to install the new one but found out there are different part numbers for the 10PA17C compressor.

The correct one is on the way along with the PAG oil. I removed the old dryer but I'm waiting on the oil to install the new one which you can see is much shorter. This will be good for clearance when I finally build my front tube bumper.

Hope everyone had a fun weekend.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

The trail is called gold mountain, very cool trail with about 3 little sections of good but not terribly difficult obstacles. Rest of it simply bumpy. That area is full of service roads with great scenery. Btw ther are quite a few very large bristle cone pines along that trail, hidden gems of that trail most people don't pay attention to.

That is what Im hoping for from the area not terrible difficult and very scenic.

 

[2KCruiser]

Took the girls to the park this morning to ride bikes. My older daughter tried out her new bike with no training wheels. Daddy got one hell of a workout.

 

[DWHeigher]

Went to Bodie ghost town in CA via the back roads. Took this at 9,200 ft near the radio tower.

 

[NLXTACY]

Before intake assembly went on all rubber hoses were replaced.

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Literally did that four days ago!

 

[TexasJack]

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A little wheeling in big bear and hung my diff a couple of times thanks to @NLXTACY 's inability to shoot video and spot at the same time.


It's funny to see my buddy's stock 80 with basic lift kit, at tires and no lockers go through all of gold mountain obstacles first try with practically no tire Spin. I've watch countless videos of different types of off-road vihecles try and try and fail at the very same spot.

I drove my rig from 1997 to 2010 without lockers and wheeled it many places. I just learned how to wheel it without lockers because I didn't have them. It was partly out of ignorance. I didn't realize how much lockers could help until I joined Lone Star Land Cruisers in 2010 and started talking to guys in the club about how to make my rig more trailworthy. Lockers are definitely worth the money. Nothing has made more difference in my ability to avoid trouble. I haven't had to dig myself out of the mud since I installed them. I also have avoided sliding backwards down many steep hills with loose gravel where that would have happened before.

 

[Rob1983]

I drove my rig from 1997 to 2010 without lockers and wheeled it many places. I just learned how to wheel it without lockers because I didn't have them. It was partly out of ignorance. I didn't realize how much lockers could help until I joined Lone Star Land Cruisers in 2010 and started talking to guys in the club about how to make my rig more trailworthy. Lockers are definitely worth the money. Nothing has made more difference in my ability to avoid trouble. I haven't had to dig myself out of the mud since I installed them. I also have avoided sliding backwards down many steep hills with loose gravel where that would have happened before.

Lockers are the best bang for buck improvement you can make to the off road ability of your car

 

[toyotaaddict83]

Hey now, I'm from the Midwest. I would never think of running a dually for anything other than pulling/hauling.

Im born and raised in the midwest as well. Im not saying everyone cannot understand what a good Off-roader, just the majority.

 

[LS1FJ40]

Im born and raised in the midwest as well. Im not saying everyone cannot understand what a good Off-roader, just the majority.

True. Valid point.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I drove my rig from 1997 to 2010 without lockers and wheeled it many places. I just learned how to wheel it without lockers because I didn't have them. It was partly out of ignorance. I didn't realize how much lockers could help until I joined Lone Star Land Cruisers in 2010 and started talking to guys in the club about how to make my rig more trailworthy. Lockers are definitely worth the money. Nothing has made more difference in my ability to avoid trouble. I haven't had to dig myself out of the mud since I installed them. I also have avoided sliding backwards down many steep hills with loose gravel where that would have happened before.

I think everyone should learn to wheel without lockers, it teaches you better line selection. It will make you a better confident wheeler in the end once you find the need for them.

 

[LS1FJ40]

I think everyone should learn to wheel without lockers, it teaches you better line selection. It will make you a better confident wheeler in the end once you find the need for them.

Agreed.

 

[97CruiserJoe]

Installed new contacts on the old starter. Still not sure if this was the original starter on the rig.

 

[jcardona1]

I think everyone should learn to wheel without lockers, it teaches you better line selection. It will make you a better confident wheeler in the end once you find the need for them.

At the same time it's never fun to be that guy on the trail. The one that has a 1/4 mile of traffic backed up behind him. The one spinning tires for 15 minutes straight, kicking up dirt, chewing up the trail only to have to stack rocks in the holes he just made. There are just some places where unlocked rigs shouldn't be.

 

[AMMO]

I think everyone should learn to wheel without lockers, it teaches you better line selection. It will make you a better confident wheeler in the end once you find the need for them.

3X Lockers in an 80 series is like cheating... I can only count on one hand when I've actually needed to lock the front end. I generally always give a go unlocked before I lock, unless the terrain calls for the added "safety" of a rear locker I.E. Steep incline / off camber type of situation where possible roll over is a concern.

An 80 Series locked with a skilled driver is just about unstoppable.

 

[Diggs84]

@Matt Zimmer How was Evans Creek in an 80? I've heard the fat booty 80 could have some issues fitting in them jeans there.

 

[dogfishlake]

So my son borrowed the 97 today while we were doing a roof rack delete on his 94. He pulled in and asked if it was normal to be leaking like that. Any guesses what was spewing? What a PITA that was. Took about 2 hours to change but had me thinking at least a dozen times "how in the heck am I going to do this?"
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I feel bad for you. So much so, that you are welcome to let me have that beautiful POS and get yourself a 3FE truck!

 

[orttauq]

Not too exciting but happened on the way back from 10 days in MT.

 

[orttauq]

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

At the same time it's never fun to be that guy on the trail. The one that has a 1/4 mile of traffic backed up behind him. The one spinning tires for 15 minutes straight, kicking up dirt, chewing up the trail only to have to stack rocks in the holes he just made. There are just some places where unlocked rigs shouldn't be.

I would not know I have fully locked since 1978 Prior to then I became a certified expert with A hi-lift.