What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (51 Viewers)

[RFB]

Installed 10% underdrive tcase gears thanks to Georg Esterer for the parts and Highcountrycruisers for the excellent workmanship on the install.

This coupled with 25% low range and 4.88 on 40s really makes a great package. Check it out

what did it run you ballpark ish soup to nts, and this dosent effect hiway or does it.

 

[LSUfj]

Not a successful day. I had planned to replace all my calipers and soft break lines. Calipers were easy as expected but I am 0 for 7 on the brake lines. There isn't a spec of rust under my car so this surprised me to say the least. I didn't want to force them and compromise the solid lines so I am about to throw in the towel. I hit the joints with some PB blaster and will have one more go tomorrow.

My flare nut wrench wasn’t working so I tried two box end wrenches together and had success. The fittings are long enough to get two on there. Worth a shot...

 

[amgraham]

Picked up some parts yesterday. In my typical fashion I bought a parts truck that probably is too nice to part out. 91 with manual cloth seats, OME 2" heavy lift, 238K iirc (I was in a bit of a hurry and for the price I couldn't get hurt). I didn't even test drive it. I'll take it for a spin on Monday. Hopefully the front diff is ok so I can use that, also the lower tailgate is perfect so I can swap my dented one. Has the front mud flaps I was gonna cough up $80 for. If its solid enough I'll swap out the stuff I need on my truck then clean it up and sell. If not I'll just part it out.

 

[Jgrauman]

After a front/rear diff /transfer case fluid change did some playing around with the forklift

 

[mts2snd]

Picked up some parts yesterday. In my typical fashion I bought a parts truck that probably is too nice to part out. 91 with manual cloth seats, OME 2" heavy lift, 238K iirc (I was in a bit of a hurry and for the price I couldn't get hurt). I didn't even test drive it. I'll take it for a spin on Monday. Hopefully the front diff is ok so I can use that, also the lower tailgate is perfect so I can swap my dented one. Has the front mud flaps I was gonna cough up $80 for. If its solid enough I'll swap out the stuff I need on my truck then clean it up and sell. If not I'll just part it out.

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Nice, I've got that year and interior, if you decide part it out I'd be in for some spare parts for the shelf, 3FE stuff, interior stuff. Looks decent though, might not be a parts truck.

 

[Blondie]

Took a drive out to Pescadero for lunch.. artichoke soup and berry pie. Truck was looking pretty mean coming up from the beach so snapped a pic.

 

[NWTI]

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How'd the painting go? We love seeing mods our customers come up with

 

[RFB]

Not a successful day. I had planned to replace all my calipers and soft break lines. Calipers were easy as expected but I am 0 for 7 on the brake lines. There isn't a spec of rust under my car so this surprised me to say the least. I didn't want to force them and compromise the solid lines so I am about to throw in the towel. I hit the joints with some PB blaster and will have one more go tomorrow.

same here, I got a full set of SS ext lines from lowrange and the axle to caliper are wrong no banjo and theres zero rust and they wont move. the slees are about 6yrs old and front passenger is frayed.

 

[RFB]

View attachment 1672529 Took a drive out to Pescadero for lunch.. artichoke soup and berry pie. Truck was looking pretty mean coming up from the beach so snapped a pic.

you can and should tuck the evap can up in at an angle into your bumper. it fits and stays with a lil help.

 

[Bear80]

Took it for its bi-monthly drive after installing new Fox 2.0 shocks and completing its decennial birfield repack.

 

[Blondie]

Not a successful day. I had planned to replace all my calipers and soft break lines. Calipers were easy as expected but I am 0 for 7 on the brake lines. There isn't a spec of rust under my car so this surprised me to say the least. I didn't want to force them and compromise the solid lines so I am about to throw in the towel. I hit the joints with some PB blaster and will have one more go tomorrow.

This happened to me as well, penetrator and line wrenches and they still wouldn’t budge. Ended up having my local shop replace all the soft hoses with Slee’s kit, I believe made by Crown Performance which is a relatively well known brand. They mentioned using a torch. Best of luck.

 

[ExpoGeorgia]

I thought this Cruiser was sold long ago.. one of my favorite builds man

Took it for its bi-monthly drive after installing new Fox 2.0 shocks and completing its decennial birfield repack.

Went out yesterday with another Cruiser and got stuck on a steep ledge with slick mud. Eventually we got ahold of a few Jeep guys to rescue us.. pic of his rig.. next investment is come up winch

 

[Dragos80]

Took it for its bi-monthly drive after installing new Fox 2.0 shocks and completing its decennial birfield repack.

Any details on those LED inserts for the ARB bumper?

 

[GA Trevor]

Put in a new duracell agm battery, will see how long it lasts compared to the multiple defective diehard platinums previously in the cruiser

 

[woodsman 44]

Any details on those LED inserts for the ARB bumper?

Id like to know as well....

 

[bajaphile]

Went out yesterday with another Cruiser and got stuck on a steep ledge with slick mud. Eventually we got ahold of a few Jeep guys to rescue us.. pic of his rig.. next investment is come up winch
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I'm pretty sure this post is against MUD rules... ; )

 

[Bludozer]

I thought this Cruiser was sold long ago.. one of my favorite builds man



Went out yesterday with another Cruiser and got stuck on a steep ledge with slick mud. Eventually we got ahold of a few Jeep guys to rescue us.. pic of his rig.. next investment is come up winch
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@woody please ban this poster for unacceptable sacrilege

 

[Dragos80]

I hope @Kevin8086 doesn't see this post.

 

[fz1boxer]

I thought this Cruiser was sold long ago.. one of my favorite builds man



Went out yesterday with another Cruiser and got stuck on a steep ledge with slick mud. Eventually we got ahold of a few Jeep guys to rescue us.. pic of his rig.. next investment is come up winch
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Where were you guys when you had to push that jeep up the hill

 

[RFB]

Re powder coated the grille put all new hardware on it, Installed a kenwood DNX695s GPS/stereo backup cam dealie, changed gear oils all aorund painted all armor front back side to side and went thru all my 12volt wiring relays etc

Oh And I yanked the rigid dualies I had under the depos they werent worth it, the light didnt make any differnece with the 10in rigid bar and the 50in KC up top and the ditches and two roigids in rear Im covered.