What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (30 Viewers)

[2NDFZJ80]

My son is going to take over my current 96 FZJ80 I’ve built up over a year ago so I’ve been looking for a clean white FZJ80 for awhile. I found a clean one and drove it home last weekend.

The previous own had and ok sound system and the install was not very clean. Being and audiophile I wanted to tackle the sound system first.

I didn’t take a picture before taking the tweeter out at the a pillar. I needed to fill the hole left from the tweeter do I found a grill just like the current Landcruiser and did this:

 

[Dork]

Finished a 3100+km road trip. Mix of frontcountry camping, cabin and one night in a hotel. Averaged 14.4L/100km (16.3mpg) according to recorded numbers. Phone GPS says my speedo is out by about 5% so I would feel I'm being reasonable saying 3250km at 13.74L/100km (17mpg).

Cruise control at 120kph (thank you speedo error) sucks the most fuel. Winding mountain roads at 60-90kph stretched out a best fill at 12.53L/100 (18.8mpg).

No offroading involved, and 99.9% paved. Here's a fun picture of finding shade on a 36c/97f day.

 

[LS1FJ40]

Getting ready to start the front rotors, calipers, and pads replacement. Feeling a bit intimidated by the brake bleeding at the end...never gone this deep in to the brakes before.

 

[Bryanseye]

Getting ready to start the front rotors, calipers, and pads replacement. Feeling a bit intimidated by the brake bleeding at the end...never gone this deep in to the brakes before.

That's the fun part. When you see the crap that comes out and it starts to run clear you know your cruiser is happier

 

[JeepinPete]

If you aren't one to regularly flush your brake fluid, I would suggest doing so before connecting the new calipers. Always seems wrong to me to flush the old fluid through a new caliper

 

[ewillis]

Damn sexy eh @Qball ?

 

[jbcruising]

Installed a hand throttle.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Getting ready to start the front rotors, calipers, and pads replacement. Feeling a bit intimidated by the brake bleeding at the end...never gone this deep in to the brakes before.

Get a Mityvac and never look back

 

[cruiserdan]

Installed OEM wiper arms to replace these Michelin branded aftermarket ones.

Noticed the oem units are made in China. They also click to fit whereas the Michelin arms slide on no click. Also metal v plastic.

Couldn’t stand seeing the Michelin branding while driving. Cheap oem mod (rarity).

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Sadly those wipers are NOT OEM. They are US-sourced economy replacements. True Japanese OEM blades are atill available if you demand them.

 

[COYS]

Sadly those wipers are NOT OEM. They are US-sourced economy replacements. True Japanese OEM blades are atill available if you demand them.

So what defines oem? And do the jpn ones look any diff with diff Toyota part #? Thanks, Dan!

 

[cruiserdan]

Correct blades look like this and are marked "NWB". In addition the inserts are replaceable. Not so with the economy replacements.

 

[cruiserdan]

In an effort to be price competitive with the aftermarket TMS USA now pushes less expensive Chicom maintenance items instead of the more expensive high-quality Japanese components. Sad actually.

Your two plus decade old 80 did not make it this far on knock off parts.

 

[LS1FJ40]

It had been a while since the knuckles were rebuilt. Got the rotor off with a little help from @beno then decided to pull one of my knuckle kits from @cruiseroutfit off the shelf and dive in to the full knuckle rebuild. It’s been 9+ years since my last foray in to this...

Good thing for Onur on speed dial and directions from Kurt!

 

[OGBeno]

In an effort to be price competitive with the aftermarket TMS USA now pushes less expensive Chicom maintenance items instead of the more expensive high-quality Japanese components. Sad actually.

Your two plus decade old 80 did not make it this far on knock off parts.

^^^^^ TRUTH.

but no one gives a s*** anymore. cheap and cheap and done is where it’s at now.

Sad.

The marque Land Cruiser is now devalued as any other consumable commodity.

 

[cruiserdan]

The marque Land Cruiser is now devalued as any other consumable commodity.

So sad but true.

The Land Cruiser was not designed to be "good enough" it was designed to be the best possible vehicle made. It really offends me to see how it has been cheapened by those who want to play the game but are not willing to pay what it takes to maintain the level of perfection designed and originally produced.

 

[orttauq]

So sad but true.

The Land Cruiser was not designed to be "good enough" it was designed to be the best possible vehicle made. It really offends me to see how it has been cheapened by those who want to play the game but are not willing to pay what it takes to maintain the level of perfection designed and originally produced.

I call this the Walmart Effect! " As long as it is cheap "

 

[dcguillory]

It had been a while since the knuckles were rebuilt. Got the rotor off with a little help from @beno then decided to pull one of my knuckle kits from @cruiseroutfit off the shelf and dive in to the full knuckle rebuild. It’s been 9+ years since my last foray in to this...

Good thing for Onur on speed dial and directions from Kurt!

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Just when I thought my knuckles were looking a bit shabby I see this. Wowza

 

[LS1FJ40]

Just when I thought my knuckles were looking a bit shabby I see this. Wowza

I ain’t proud of it but this is my 93. The knuckles have leaked since I bought in 2+ years ago. Just added moly and changed the diff oil regularly.

356k miles and no signs of wear. The Koyo bearings all spin freely. They will get greased and put on the shelf for spares.

 

[orttauq]

Also I fix my crappy brake pedal

Unbreak my Brakes

 

[LS1FJ40]

Now I just wait for the paint to dry and reassemble!