What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (22 Viewers)

[DSRTRDR]

today, it was my turn to drive the '93 80 - [Michael had wondered about the shifting in low range, after the low range gears had been put in recently (by "Tools R Us" and "inkpot") - since I had driven the LX with the low range gears a few times (Michael hasn't), I wanted to compare it to the 80 - reports on the comparison to come in our '93 vs. LX450 thread]

plan was for a longer trail of mostly easy dirt road, followed by dirt road with long climbs and some rockiness, followed by wheeling in whoop-di-doos and moguls created by ATVs

but: on one of the downhills of the mostly easy dirt road early on, we encountered two bikers, one of whom wiped out right as I came around a corner (Michael was in front of the bikers, Jim S. behind me) - so we all stopped and attended to the situation

the wiped-out biker looked o.k. at first, but as we assisted with first-aid, her knees buckled - and further clean-up of her wounds revealed a cut deep as to reveal bone - so we loaded her bike into Michael's K5, her into me driving the 80 - but her biking friend had the idea that she would bike ride back to where they had parked their car . . .

which was actually opposite to where we were headed, so we changed plans, and took on the other biker/bike as well, and got them back some 20 miles to their vehicle - I drive both women in the 80 - they did some tough-talking along the way, and I am not sure we could convince them the injuries needed professional attention . . . - dropped them off where they had parked their Jeep, of course refused to take the money offered . . .

and then decided to make up for the changed route by wheeling through another beautiful canyon - which we found much roughed up by rains in the fall

weather had been perfect all day, and it was a nice ending to a great Thanksgiving weekend of 4 days of wheeling

 

[DSRTRDR]

not knowing this problem would occur:

in the roughed-up parts of the Canyon (Bulldog for the AZ crowd - going in from Apache Trail), there was a steep climb with gravelly surface, some foot-sized rocks, some moguls dug by ATVs, where an 80 would climb better with lockers . . .

I flip the switch for the ARB compressor, not hearing the grrrrrr , and not anything after flipping the switch for the rear locker, either . . . - "I guess I am not having lockers on this obstacle then . . ." (on the CB) --- satiric to myself: "how great to also have the setting sun right into my windshield so I won't be able to see where I am going either "

so I chose the line I would have driven in the 40, gave it a little more gas than it probably needed . . . .

it sure felt as close to the bouncing action of a 40 that an 80 can probably muster - (granted, tire pressure could have been lower, but remember, we hadn't planned on this trail in the first place) - but made it up and took the correct turn at the top despite the sun

 

[b16]

Forgot to share this.

On our way back home from Tahoe on Friday afternoon, thought it would be a good idea to get out early before the rush back home. Didn't expect them to close 80 west bound ahead and behind us! I must have been the last vehicle through.

 

[DSRTRDR]

not knowing this problem would occur:

I flip the switch for the ARB compressor, not hearing the grrrrrr , and not anything after flipping the switch for the rear locker, either . . . - "I guess I am not having lockers on this obstacle then . . ." (on the CB) --- satiric to myself: "how great to also have the setting sun right into my windshield so I won't be able to see where I am going either "

so I chose the line I would have driven in the 40, gave it a little more gas than it probably needed . . . .

it sure felt as close to the bouncing feeling of a 40 that an 80 can probably muster - (granted, tire pressure could have been lower, but remember, we hadn't planned on this trail in the first place) - but made it up and took the correct turn at the top despite the sun

discovery effort at the trail end to find out what caused the ARB compressor to not kick on:

all that washboard driving earlier in the day must have rattled the screws loose (two right connectors go to ARB compressor and HAM radio - HAM radio not installed at this time, so no functional loss

loss of locker function, however, did not impede today's wheeling, fortunately

 

[Somebodyelse5]

Got my YotaMD keyfobs in the mail, replaced my old crusty cracked fobs. Also got two fresh key blanks cut off the vin, apparebtly I’d been using valet keys? No wonder none of the lock culinders would work...

I also managed to replace all the motors in the door locks and get them working i can open the rear now!

 

[Shoredreamer]

My +1

Also did a bit more important maintenance before our desert trip. New front pads, sway bushings, wipers and new caster bushings! Had a hunch the bushings were blown, but sheesh, glad I swapped em before the trip.

Also got my gears and some Blackhawk upper arms for upcoming work.

 

[Shoredreamer]

Pulled off a 4 night route with the family thru some amazing terrain. About a 200 mile dirt loop with the little kids outnumbering the adults! Cold but no wind. Fairly desolate with exception of Alabama and Warm Springs. Plenty of crying, cuts, bruises, but they had a blast playing! A success in my book. 80 did great, no issues, but no news there haha.

1st night gathering.

Got above and away from the smoke.

Cooking dinner and kids playing.

Fun ahead!

Sunset and water freezing in 3-2-1!

 

[RFB]

My +1 View attachment 1840690
Also did a bit more important maintenance before our desert trip. New front pads, sway bushings, wipers and new caster bushings! Had a hunch the bushings were blown, but sheesh, glad I swapped em before the trip.View attachment 1840691 View attachment 1840693 Also got my gears and some Blackhawk upper arms for upcoming work.View attachment 1840692

blackhawk upper have been great for me last year or so.

 

[bushdoctor]

discovery effort at the trail end to find out what caused the ARB compressor to not kick on: View attachment 1840604


all that washboard driving earlier in the day must have rattled the screws loose (two right connectors go to ARB compressor and HAM radio - HAM radio not installed at this time, so no functional loss

loss of locker function, however, did not impede today's wheeling, fortunately

Did you increase the gauge on your factory wiring for the compressor They look thicker than normal. I have been keen on changing mine. I keep blowing fuses..so much so I have also considered swapping from fuses to breakers

 

[DSRTRDR]

Did you increase the gauge on your factory wiring for the compressor They look thicker than normal. I have been keen on changing mine. I keep blowing fuses..so much so I have also considered swapping from fuses to breakers

no, used the existing ARB harness

 

[Shoredreamer]

blackhawk upper have been great for me last year or so.

Thats good to hear. They look plenty beefy and well made.

 

[RFB]

Did you pull the rotors and replace the back bearings?

I did those sucked.

 

[RFB]

Thats good to hear. They look plenty beefy and well made.

the adjustment is bigger than others and once locked seem to stay that way.

 

[Marco Lau]

no, used the existing ARB harness

My ARB compressor won't turn on during our 2nd day up in the Sequoia, fortunatly i was able to complete the trail with just a center diff. My wiring checked out fine, the big 40M fuse looks good, i was hoping it was the pressure switch on the compressor that went bad.
Edit, turns out it was a corroded relay. Problem solved!

 

[FJP971]

Mad respect to all you guys really using your 80s in the wild. Put 3k miles on mine over thanksgiving week mostly city, interstate and some national park forest roads. 80 made it all worthwhile.

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I love the picture of the trees on the side of the road. I can see you're from SoCal. When the wifey and I moved up here we were blown away with all of the green everywhere. I remember us taking similar pics. We still appreciate it.

 

[COYS]

I love the picture of the trees on the side of the road. I can see you're from SoCal. When the wifey and I moved up here we were blown away with all of the green everywhere. I remember us taking similar pics. We still appreciate it.

My heart will always remain in Seattle. I grew up there and went to the UW. Actually used to work as a barista at UVillage. Love being back. Enjoy the PNW my friend!

 

[Lost Industries]

Done quite a bit lately to the 96 FZJ80, now that it's my daily and not my wifes. Built a slide out tray setup that bolts to the factory hook mounts in the rear trunk area. Slides are rated at 500 lbs at full extention(40").

 

[Jgrauman]

Installed walker direct fit. Last piece of the exhaust puzzle. Haven't pulled off the lift yet, but it idles nicely hopefully no more cruiser whistle

 

[Sanchez]

What started as a simple factory roof rack removal it escalated quickly and "while you are in there"
So removed factory rack and ribs
Decided it was good time to drop the headliner and sunroof
Then entire interior was removed so that it would be easier to wire up a few things and also insulate the trans tunnel.
Drilled a hole on the roof rack to install a code3 wire harness so that it would be easier to add LED lighting to the ARB roof rack
Once roof was drilled I sanded the entire top and covered the old roof rack mounting holes with stainless steel screws and sprayed with 4 coats of raptor liner.
Then I cruised over to @wits-end and purchased a few goodies from him. The biggest being the rear quarter panel insert. This made it easy to mount a few other goodies back there.
Installed my ham radio, sPOD, arb twin compressor and fuse panel.
Was able to track down a new carpet for the rig as well.
Everything is put back together and powered up, just need to decide on what type of lights i'm going to be running

 

[Sanchez]

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