What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (50 Viewers)
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Did those last week with oil change! Forgot to post. 
OEM filter, Mobil 1 10w 30, 179,000mi
OEM filter, Mobil 1 10w 30, 179,000mi
Redgrrr
I have a problem with 40s
Got the Cabelas bench seat on after a while. Not a snug fit at all but close enough
Yes they are fun to install! Got the whole set for mine. More webbing and chords than you know what to do with! Looks good and they do work!!! Nice job!
Built up enough confidence to have a go at ripping out the old Rostra ASPR alarm system. It partially failed a few weeks back and I was worried it would die completely and leave me stranded. No wiring diagrams available online and no response from Rostra so options were pretty limited. Everything is buried under the drivers side dash so room is limited. I have now reached the point where I wish I hadn't started but know full well I can't go back....
After a long few months of waiting, my expedition 80 on 40s build is finally about to start. Picked the 40s up today.
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As the "Donald" would say... "YUGE"
bloc
SILVER Star
Keeping in mind that this is coming from someone comfortable with most wiring harness work, your job should be relatively easy in this case. Just take a good look at what is obviously a factory harness.. and remove everything that isn't that. The stock stuff will be neatly bundled with a wrap to provide abrasion resistance, and most toyota wires have small silver dots along the length of wire along with any stripe they use for identification. Any random wire stretched across a span is not factory. The loose red and black wires, and that white/black wrapped around another harness are good examples.
Most alarms will tap into a bunch of wires, but usually the only significant one they need to CUT is the circuit from the ignition switch to the starter, usually sending it through a relay for starter interrupt. You will need to splice this back together. Any other taps you remove will need to be wrapped with electrical tape or heat shrink if you want to depin that wire from the connector to be able to slide it over.
surfpig
The Anti-Tech
Did some backcountry teleboarding, 0444hr start time (OOF). Got home, did the annual oil change and some maintenance/prep for next weeks camping trip.
On the fence about hitting Heavenly tomorrow. I also want to check out a few waterfalls and maybe try to find some morels.
Life is too fxxxing short.
On the fence about hitting Heavenly tomorrow. I also want to check out a few waterfalls and maybe try to find some morels.
Life is too fxxxing short.
Thanks @bloc . Most of what I have seen has been easy to tell apart from the Toyota wiring. That said, I think there have been more than one set of hands dabbling in this install. Some is real tidy and some is terrible.
I think I found the wire going to the ignition switch. Very well taped up with what I now imagine is a relay. Tomorrow morning with cooler temps and a clear head should allow me to finish. I wish I knew what wire was what so I could label things when the time comes to install a replacement system.
I think I found the wire going to the ignition switch. Very well taped up with what I now imagine is a relay. Tomorrow morning with cooler temps and a clear head should allow me to finish. I wish I knew what wire was what so I could label things when the time comes to install a replacement system.
Pull that air duct out while you work in there. It makes access soooo much better!!
Nothing irregular here but I did go in with some RCV 30/30/30 shafts which were purchased prior to breaking the cage in the axle shown. I could feel it coming....
My seal driver is a 1 5/16" socket. It worked very well.
The RCV's are a very well made product that comes with a tube of synthetic moly grease . The birfield joint is very tight despite the fact it comes nicely packed with this grease.
I also installed a set of Nitro rear shafts with ARP studs.
Heartbreaking!
Little trailing today. Thought I broke the axle..heard loud clunk noises...it was just the sway bar bushing which died and fell out which caused the metal on metal noises. $7 repair vs $1700,,, it was a good day
ewillis
SILVER Star
Mojave Green at Cleghorn...nice!
Cleanup at Browns Camp for Earth day.
Winch testing afterwards.
Winch testing afterwards.
LS1FJ40
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That looks like a snake not a sway bar bushing!
