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What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (86 Viewers)
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MrMoMo
That's not rust, it's Canadian patina...
MrMoMo
That's not rust, it's Canadian patina...
Today I used my "big heavy gas guzzling 80" to drive up to the fire hall for my first day of training driving the tanker. I will never again feel like my 80 is heavy, slow, or goes through a lot of fuel. Also, I have far fewer cool lights on my 80.
drove over the parkway and through the woods to grandmas house for corned beef and cabbage. also the truck got a full tank of gas
surfpig
The Anti-Tech
Not at all very clean and clear. Tubs are freshly filled when you get there and if needed you can drain and refill overnight
What he said. I’ve been in hot springs where they turn all your silver rings or whatever black. Not these.
surfpig
The Anti-Tech
You know...
mingles
GOLD Star
My rear diff has developed a whine as my pinion bearing is slowly going south. It was leaking at 235K and I replaced the seal and tightened the pinion nut just a smidgen. Got another 25K out of it but in the last 2K the pinion bearing has developed a pronounced whine.
Today I ventured into uncharted territory for me and pulled the e-locker diff from my parts truck to swap into my LX. Depending on how the spare runs, one or the other diff will be sent down to Zuk for refurbishing.
Pulling the third was something I had never done before and the frozen E-locker actuator just made it a little bit more of a challenge. I can't thank the contributors on MUD enough for all the good photos and "how to" posts in the archives. It made disassembling the actuator and manually forcing the locking fork to the locked position fairly straightforward. Now I have the opportunity to refurbish the actuator as well.
Observations: Soaking everything in penetrant for 24 hours made most fasteners come off with out a struggle. An impact gun was able to reach 95% of the nuts and made the job easier. Sliding the diff onto a floor jack instead of manhandling it on your back is recommended
Today I ventured into uncharted territory for me and pulled the e-locker diff from my parts truck to swap into my LX. Depending on how the spare runs, one or the other diff will be sent down to Zuk for refurbishing.
Pulling the third was something I had never done before and the frozen E-locker actuator just made it a little bit more of a challenge. I can't thank the contributors on MUD enough for all the good photos and "how to" posts in the archives. It made disassembling the actuator and manually forcing the locking fork to the locked position fairly straightforward. Now I have the opportunity to refurbish the actuator as well.
Observations: Soaking everything in penetrant for 24 hours made most fasteners come off with out a struggle. An impact gun was able to reach 95% of the nuts and made the job easier. Sliding the diff onto a floor jack instead of manhandling it on your back is recommended
malteserunner
Dr Evil
Not at all very clean and clear. Tubs are freshly filled when you get there and if needed you can drain and refill overnight
Like when we turn the waterfalls off in Yosemite? 7 pm, daily.
And you have to wonder how it got there in the first place, because I doubt it just jumped in - probably came on some gear/person.
@Red Merle - I've seen this video too, but what is missing is the reinstallation process. That is the bitch part of the job, which goes undemonstrated. Getting 'em out is easy. As far as the clean and replace approach, that seems sound save for the fact that mine weren't full of red dirt from the outback, just dry and shrunken from 24 years of service. I am running one old one and one new one and the new one is considerably more flexible/pliable, and better in terms of smoothness/speed of window operation. The parts are expensive for sure, but old rubber is old rubber, sadly. Maybe someone can try and restore theirs (a lenghty armor all soak?) and share results. Would be great not to have to pay for rear window runs, too!
Bashed bumper a bit more straight with the help of brother in law, a few 2x4s and a BFH. Then mocked up the new lights, installed new turn signal lenses/housings and put in a bunch of LED bulbs. The cheapie 1156s I got from AMZN worked fine for reverse lights but for turn signal they created an error where the flashing was really fast on the left, and set off a horrible buzzing noise when I moved the stalk to the right -- so those got regular bulbs! Sold an E30 325iX longblock, too!
plaidwagon
Supporting Vendor
Successfully relocated all my belongings and my 97 LX from Grand Junction, CO back home to Northern Minnesota. The 26' Uhaul towed the 80 like it wasn't even there, pretty impressed with how easy the drive was. Except for Vail Pass and up to the Eisenhower Tunnel, that was to the rugs, redline, and 30 mph. I expected that though!
Coming back to Minnesota????!!!! why!!!?? haha....where in Minnesota? I usually hang out in Minneapolis and Northern Wisconsin outside of Superior...but now I am in Thailand.
Installed my fog lights
I was guessing he cut the video short when he went to reinstall them because of the hassle that probably entailed. As for the rubber, mine is in really good shape. My truck has always been garaged and it spent the better part of 14 years being stored except for a handful of days each year. I might try the driver's side, just to see how the cleaning idea goes, although just spraying silicone has helped dramatically and it has held up all winter. maybe that is all mine needed and i should just quit while I am ahead...
Made these guys for my first project on the mill
Got to drive a bit. Poked around Wakulla and tested things out after water pump etc. Deflared, sanding MORE baselining. Nice to finally have some fun.
Box Rocket
SILVER Star
I was working the Sportsmen's Expo in SLC over the weekend. This meant swapping out my old canopy on my Tepui tent for one of the new ones with their new logo and a couple other small changes. My favorite change is the addition of their new "zipper gimp" that lets you change out the canopy for a different one in about 90 sec. Really cool feature. But if anyone is looking for a Olive Green canopy for a Kukenam Ruggedized XL let me know. Mine's still in great shape. There's a FS thread in the classifieds.
Also finally pulled the trigger on an awning after years of sitting on the fence about whether I wanted one or not.
IMG_2371 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
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The drive home yesterday from the show was pretty awesome with another snow storm blowing in. Made for some awesome clouds.
IMG_2419 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Also finally pulled the trigger on an awning after years of sitting on the fence about whether I wanted one or not.
IMG_2371 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
IMG_2369 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
IMG_2397 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
IMG_2404 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
IMG_2411 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
IMG_2420 by Adam Tolman, on FlickrThe drive home yesterday from the show was pretty awesome with another snow storm blowing in. Made for some awesome clouds.
IMG_2419 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Went out to the 15th annual Lonestar LandCruiser Roundup!
