What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (53 Viewers)

[BILT4ME]

Here's a few more shots with it open, I really dig how it's all coming together!

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Have any close-up shots of the screens in front of your headlights and/or any details about it?

 

[Cruzilla]

Lastly one of bed up! Have not decided on prop rod or gas struts... struts don't work so well when cold!

 

[BILT4ME]

Lastly one of bed up! Have not decided on prop rod or gas struts... struts don't work so well when cold!

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Look through McMaster Carr to appropriately size and select gas struts. You can get them in varying pressures.

I actually did this on a Jeep Grand Cherokee and replaced the rear hatch struts because the brand new struts were not enough to hold it up when it was 5°F outside.

Turns out the weight of the lift at that point on the pivot was over 350 LB (divided by two) so I had to throw in some very high pressure struts, but it works great now in all weather and I don;t have to do pullups to get it down.

 

[TonyP]

Icarus.

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*Hercules

Either way, very cool 80 series project.

 

[Cruzilla]

Thanks Tony,!
Fixed!

 

[Heckraiser]

That is so cool! So you can leave the bed propped up for bumping around in the truck during the day, and then drop the bed down at night and climb in through the sunroof? That would come close to passing the wife test.... close.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Lastly one of bed up! Have not decided on prop rod or gas struts... struts don't work so well when cold!

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Nice out of the box build. Curious why leave the sun roof?

 

[Cruzilla]

Have any close-up shots of the screens in front of your headlights and/or any details about it?

Yes I have some pics at home, believe it or not they are stainless cooling racks for baking!!!
I looked high and low for something automotive that would protect my Depos and struck out..
So I rednecked my own!
Had them powder coated black.

 

[Cruzilla]

That is so cool! So you can leave the bed propped up for bumping around in the truck during the day, and then drop the bed down at night and climb in through the sunroof? That would come close to passing the wife test.... close.

Yes, in fact that was a major selling point for the wife on this project! On our RTT with annex she could get below to our chem toilet without having to leave the tent.
She wanted the same ability with this setup so I designed it to accommodate her!

RTT is for sale BTW..

RTT for sale

Hello gang! I am selling my Tepui RTT in Olive Green as we are going to a Pop top conversion. $2750.00 invested (2500.00 plus 250.00 for shipping), used for 2 seasons less than 10 deployments with a New in the box Annex. $2000.00 local pickup only! The Autana Ruggedized™ is the toughest roof...

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[Cruzilla]

In fact I can't touch the inside roof when standing inside! Cabinets and bench are next on the list, then a water storage system with a hot water heater (Heat exchanger) for showers and dishes.

 

[Cruzilla]

Nice out of the box build. Curious why leave the sun roof?

I wanted the cockpit to be stock looking, with the sun shade closed you can't tell there is a hatch above you, and it is super quiet no rattles or squeak' s

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I wanted the cockpit to be stock looking, with the sun shade closed you can't tell there is a hatch above you, and it is super quiet no rattles or squeak' s

In the plan to enter from the side door or tailgate with the interior build?

 

[RFB]

Installed clear valence lenses. All good now.

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OH BOY, THAT LOOKS SWEEEEET, i MAY HAVE TO HIT UP LANDCRUISERGRILLES AND GET THE 7IN LIGHTS.

 

[RFB]

Finally did the rear cargo attic rack. Had to mod the 4x2 mesh panel a little to make it fit better, really awesome and easy otherwise.
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Thats much better than mine I have to reconfigure was looking at Deltas offering but its steep But now that I have a piece of thier gear its really well made. I got the 5in panhard bracket.

 

[Cruzilla]

It's much easier to enter through the side door, it's a natural step up with no issues and I'm 6' tall.

 

[Somebodyelse5]

Some interior shots.Keep in mind that the interior is nowhere near done, I just want to show sunroof opening and bed system

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Any details on that tent setup? Is it just their gen3 expedition on your roof? How'd you seal it down?

 

[Cruzilla]

I built a custom base and converted it over to a roof replacement pop up. I have numerous pics and plan on posting a build thread.
FYI.. I have less than 5K in the project so far...

 

[Somebodyelse5]

I built a custom base and converted it over to a roof replacement pop up. I have numerous pics and plan on posting a build thread.
FYI.. I have less than 5K in the project so far...

Very interested in the pics of how you did that!!

 

[Cruzilla]

I have also contemplated on building a kit.. been talking with DVS (Swankstar) here locally a bit about it.

 

[danthman114]

this is what I did a couple weekends ago. the first 2 are above bigpine, ca on mcmurray meadows road.
the second set is on casa diablo road. I found out the stock 80 and the extra weight does not do very well in snow...