What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (66 Viewers)

[graham5david]

Transmission is back. Time to put everything back together.

 

[toyo9092]

@Wompom No there the fn five stars. 17x8.5. I still have them. Would like to get rid of them tho. Can't seem to give then away here in tbe mid west. Should post them on here again I guess.

 

[interactivebagel]

Transmission is back. Time to put everything back together.

Gorgeous!!

 

[Bludozer]

Body shop finally finished it. Got all the holes filled and a new coat of paint. The ol girl is coming together. Now it's time to put together some bumpers.
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The day I bought it
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Looks amazing! Not sure how I feel about the toyota grill on an LX, but that deflare/de-cladding looks incredible. Pics like yours and these ones below really make me consider it. Just looks so clean...but I also like the look of the flares/cladding too. I'll continue to waffle on this likely for the years to come.

 

[toyo9092]

@Bludozer Thanks. Ya if the body and flares would have been in better shape when I bought it I probably wouldn't have ever taken it to the body shop. And as far as the Toyota grill in a LX... Im not sure what to think about it either. Its in there to stay so I'm thinking of having a LEXOTA decal made for the rear hatch.

Does someone on here make decals I could get ahold of?

 

[Cree8]

Body shop finally finished it. Got all the holes filled and a new coat of paint. The ol girl is coming together. Now it's time to put together some bumpers.

The day I bought it
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If you don’t mind divulging the price of body work and paint... how much did that cost ya? I’d seriously consider buying those wheels off you as well but I believe I’m a bit far away from you.

 

[toyo9092]

@Cree8 Ya I found a guy local here that sprays old cars for the fun of it so it didn't cost me an exorbitant amount. It did take almost 2 months tho. I paid him $4500. He didn't do the door jams but he took everything off before he sprayed. Its hard to find a shop that will do it. They all just want to do insurance work. I had one shop quote $10,000. But I'm sure they would have done a much superior job also.

 

[Cree8]

@Cree8 Ya I found a guy local here that sprays old cars for the fun of it so it didn't cost me an exorbitant amount. It did take almost 2 months tho. I paid him $4500. He didn't do the door jams but he took everything off before he sprayed. Its hard to find a shop that will do it. They all just want to do insurance work. I had one shop quote $10,000. But I'm sure they would have done a much superior job also.

That’s not to bad I wouldn’t be opposed to going your route and then doing the lower portion of my doors myself. My main area of concern is the rear lower quarter panels behind the bumper. Your rig is a beaut!

 

[BILT4ME]

If you don’t mind divulging the price of body work and paint... how much did that cost ya? I’d seriously consider buying those wheels off you as well but I believe I’m a bit far away from you.

Good God!

You're in NE, He's in Iowa. Hell, the states border each other......

 

[Cree8]

Good God!

You're in NE, He's in Iowa. Hell, the states border each other......

Haha I’m aware but I’m in the panhandle. To council bluffs is about 6 hours I believe and I doubt I can get that lucky!.

 

[BILT4ME]

Haha I’m aware but I’m in the panhandle. To council bluffs is about 6 hours I believe and I doubt I can get that lucky!.

Yeah, that probably means he's in Dubuque!

 

[RFB]

Are you going to safety wire all those extra AN connections so they dont vibrate loose and leak oil everywhere?
The OEM solution is more ore less fool proof...

I see what I think is safety wire holes, am i right? and WTF about to do 10k miles tomorrow

 

[bryson]

I see what I think is safety wire holes, am i right? and WTF about to do 10k miles tomorrow

The holes you're seeing are where pieces are pressed in to retain the outer portion of the fitting.

 

[RFB]

The holes you're seeing are where pieces are pressed in to retain the outer portion of the fitting.

The holes you're seeing are where pieces are pressed in to retain the outer portion of the fitting.

these aren’t for safety wire these pinholes?

 

[landcrshr]

these aren’t for safety wire these pinholes? View attachment 2053968

Not sure about those fittings, but I know Swagelok uses holes like that for leak testing on their fittings.

 

[kr007]

 

[kr007]

Seat swap with E90 ....

 

[bryson]

these aren’t for safety wire these pinholes? View attachment 2053968

Nope. They have pins pressed into them (the yellow dots in the pic below).

 

[RFB]

Oh I know. This truck is serving a purpose. It won’t be getting a lot of miles.

and yet mine WILL, is this going to be a problem???

 

[scottryana]

Making a mountain out of a mole hill.

I have AN lines that I have not touched on my truck in 6 years. No safety wire, just installed correctly.