What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (49 Viewers)

[LS1FJ40]

@orangefj45 Hey George, I need one of these! Going to be doing my 92 and 93 in the near future. How do I purchase?

Good looking out @beno

 

[mervo]

Not sure what you all were doing but I'm pretty sure it wasn't a snatch and grab.

Homepage of BCM (Bravocompany USA)

 

[scottryana]

Cool photo, obviously staged though. That license plate is photoshopped. I would bet a US truck, on a US runway, with the best group of airsoft players ever.

 

[mervo]

Cool photo, obviously staged though. That license plate is photoshopped. I would bet a US truck, on a US runway, with the best group of airsoft players ever.

Of course staged, but cool nonetheless considering they could probably use any vehicle they wanted.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Not sure what you all were doing but I'm pretty sure it wasn't a snatch and grab.

Homepage of BCM (Bravocompany USA)

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I like the tactical bottle opener mounted to the bumper

 

[LS1FJ40]

Of course staged, but cool nonetheless considering they could probably use any vehicle they wanted.

They could but they would be lame if they did...

 

[LS1FJ40]

I like the tactical bottle opener mounted to the bumper

I thought that was a plug for trailer wiring...

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I thought that was a plug for trailer wiring...

Zooming its looks like they photoshopped the center dont see the reason if it was a trailer plug

I thought that was a plug for trailer wiring...

Why photoshop a trailer plug?

 

[scottryana]

Yeah I am sure they photoshopped the emblem off the bottle opener. lol. Not many budweiser bottle openers overseas. lol.

 

[gsi18867]

Speaking of crank pulley. I may be doing my oil pump seal and crank seal tomorrow/Monday. A 1/2" breaker bar isn't strong enough for this correct? I need a 3/4". And I need a big a$$ torque wrench too to get it to the 320 ft lbs of torque or whatever it is. Correct?

I used a 1/2". Theres a U Tube video about tying it to the underside of the frame to keep it in place.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Looks like it has a rear side clearance light also

 

[HAAANK]

Re upholstered the top of the driver side door card using 600D cordura and barge cement. The old vinyl was peeling it looks much better. We'll see about stain resistance and comfort—hoping it doesn't play tug of war with my arm hairs!



I also washed my window runs and rebuilt my DS window motor following @SUMMIT CRUISERS write up. The window would stop mid way, now it goes up and down with ease. Super stoked.

 

[HAAANK]

So I fixed my front axle and today, I found this guy under my rear hatch.

Damn, another missed group buy

 

[LS1FJ40]

Re upholstered the top of the driver side door card using 600D cordura and barge cement. The old vinyl was peeling it looks much better. We'll see about stain resistance and comfort—hoping it doesn't play tug of war with my arm hairs!

I also washed my window runs and rebuilt my DS window motor following @SUMMIT CRUISERS write up. The window would stop mid way, now it goes up and down with ease. Super stoked.

Pics?

 

[HAAANK]

Darn auto correct!

suuuuuuuure

 

[LhPickle]

1. Day 1
   Because of impeding snowstorm Sunday night we decided to forgo the Lolo Pass and just do the Magruder Corridor.
   
   We went from Idaho Falls to Missoula down to the Selway river and then to the O'Hara Creek dirt road to the Old Elk City Wagon Road to Elk City for gas (1 gas pump in the entire city $2.70/gallon). We should have eaten at the gas station here. From Elk City we went on to a really run down hot springs (red river hot springs) that we camped at the night before it was $27/night including hot pools access and it was really pleasant actually.
   
   Day 2
   From the hot springs we went to the Burnt Knob, it was a fun true 4x4 road that is 1.5 mile each way. After this road the center diff wouldn't unlock (don't have a viscous coupler so not the end of the world), and it is well worth the adventure.
   
   From the burnt knob we went to to a campsite on the Selway river that was off for the Paradise Campground turn off, but before the paradise campground, it was hidden behind a road grader and it was way better than the actual paradise campground.
   
   That night we discovered that in addition to the diff not locking, that the right front axle was leaking diff fluid out of the hub and the stock roof rack (holding spare tire and 17 gallons of gas) was coming off, the four s had completely backed out and were stripped (just motivation to get a new gutter mounted safari rack). We ended up deciding to open the rear windows and use some extra tie-downs to ratchet the factory rack to the car (worked like a gem). We also decided that the there was nothing to do about the axle leak (it wasn't terribly bad) and just left it.
   
   Day 3
   Went from the campground to Salmon for lunch and let our wives know we made it out ok.
   
   The corridor was long and steep and narrow and a great trip. We averaged 9mpg on the corridor and about 14mpg on the paved roads. It took about 2/3 of a tank to do the 113 miles.
   
   
   

 

[bmwjnky]

Installed an Amazon LED light bar this morning. Seems pretty bright when I turned it on tonight and it was only $27.

 

[Schmutz]

Time for oil and filter change, and had my mechanic rotate the tires

 

[jtwopark]

I obsessed about the uneven front (side to side) stance, so I decided to apply @GW Nugget formula to increase the DS height by 1/2". I turned the spring about 1" and it sits equally on both sides.


I tried to undo the lower control arm bolts so I can "relax" the bushings, but failed.
The bolt head is 22mm but the nut on the other side is slightly larger. somewhere between 23 - 25mm.
Doen anybody know what side the nut is?

on anything related to control arms, radius arms and panhard bolts, you will need a 22mm and a 24mm.

 

[Dubbinchris]

Hit a milestone.