thatcabledude
GOLD Star
I need to do this so bad. I still have the factory glass. 320 thousand miles of sand blasting. Did they do it right? I’ve been hesitant to call Safelight.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (47 Viewers)
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surfpig
The Anti-Tech
I have a good guess...4 days in the high sierra with thin air and high altitude roads and alot of hiking...
paypal for disclose of locations...lol
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I handed the dude the FSM pages then helped him do it. He had never done one on a Land Cruiser before. We will find out how water tight it is this weekend when Isaias rolls through..
thatcabledude
GOLD Star
That was my thought. Show them the FSM and ask to please follow.I handed the dude the FSM pages then helped him do it. He had never done one on a Land Cruiser before. We will find out how water tight it is this weekend when Isaias rolls through..
New wheels and tires
malteserunner
Dr Evil
Aired out the tent.
I need to go camping!
I need to go camping!
chatt100
SILVER Star
Usually not a fan of the pinstriping but with those rims it looks great!
Did a bunch of mountain passes including TinCup Pass (which was pretty brutal), and the usual passes near Ouray. Went up to Yankee Boy Basin and climbed Mt. Sneffels (14,158ft). After that took the Rimrocker Trail to Utah...Didn't go to Moab. I did an offshoot so I wouldn't have to go into the town. Pretty awesome 2 weeks of solo overlanding. Probably the most exhausting climb was the Fancy Lake - Missouri Lakes loop. 9 miles and about 7 hours but the views were incredible and well worth it.
malteserunner
Dr Evil
Took the family to our secret spot, to play in the water. Hit a couple trails on the way home.
malteserunner
Dr Evil
....and, before that, I did an oil change and replaced this busted booster.
'93 4Runner brake booster.
Inline check valve is in the mail.
'93 4Runner brake booster.
Inline check valve is in the mail.
Used the 80, with 300k on the 1FZFE, to tow a '73 FJ40 across Alabama to drop it off at shop for some minor metal repair. Fuel mileage had to have been in the single digits, did not want to check it 
How hard was that? I watched OTRAMM'S video but it seemed like a pain.
malteserunner
Dr Evil
Pretty much a bolt on affair. One banana, in my book.
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Finally got new shoes and my green wheels put on.
I was supposed to get out in the dirt today, but I snapped a lug stud taking wheels off last night, so today has been all about the slow painful process of driveway wheel stud replacement.
The Lisle wheel stud install tool doesn't fit on the rear of a FZJ80. There is just enough lip on the hub and width in the tool that it would force the studs to draw through out of center.
I broke the first new stud trying to draw it through by hand with a breaker bar and 21mm socket.
Final solution was a couple of steel machine bushings, a washer and a 12'" adjustable wrench. I tried to keep my leverage and force exerted in a pretty specific direction, only did about 1/4 turns at a time, then checked the lug nut travel on the stud each time. It took a while, but it worked.
I was supposed to get out in the dirt today, but I snapped a lug stud taking wheels off last night, so today has been all about the slow painful process of driveway wheel stud replacement.
The Lisle wheel stud install tool doesn't fit on the rear of a FZJ80. There is just enough lip on the hub and width in the tool that it would force the studs to draw through out of center.
I broke the first new stud trying to draw it through by hand with a breaker bar and 21mm socket.
Final solution was a couple of steel machine bushings, a washer and a 12'" adjustable wrench. I tried to keep my leverage and force exerted in a pretty specific direction, only did about 1/4 turns at a time, then checked the lug nut travel on the stud each time. It took a while, but it worked.
Final goal is to have truck color match the wheels
How do you like that steering stabilizer?
I agree. Hardest part is maneuvering it in. Everything else is easy. I used this to check master cylinder push rod to booster contact.
malteserunner
Dr Evil
I added the RTC stabilizer when I was chasing the death wobble problem I had. It helped, but I had bigger problems.
It is a noticeable improvement on higher speed off road travel.
In the future, I'll be adding hydraulic assist, and the stabilizer will come off.
