What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (36 Viewers)

[baldilocks]

Tongue length on the M416 came out perfect. No stress about jackknifing the trailer. Just stop when there's daylight in the passenger side mirror.

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That rear bumper turned out very nice. The corner protection will come in handy. I’m planning to build a new rear bumper with rear quarter protection beginning this fall after I’ve already smashed it on the upcoming Dusy run. I’m always behind it seems......

 

[malteserunner]

That rear bumper turned out very nice. The corner protection will come in handy. I’m planning to build a new rear bumper with rear quarter protection beginning this fall after I’ve already smashed it on the upcoming Dusy run. I’m always behind it seems......

Thanks. It's coming along. I hoped the tire carrier would be ready before the trip, but that's the way it goes.

 

[baldilocks]

Thanks. It's coming along. I hoped the tire carrier would be ready before the trip, but that's the way it goes.

But you will have a spare tire right?

 

[malteserunner]

But you will have a spare tire right?

Yessir

 

[93yotasr5]

My brother made me a washer bottle relocation bracket today and I threw on my battery tray that I’ve had for several years!

 

[Dcups]

Deflared the LX and prepping for paint

 

[lp2k]

I have become rear actuator man

 

[ScottyRt66]

Most important mod to date

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[Lpmk6]

Replaced the gear oil in the front diff and changed the engine oil. The $3 adapter makes filling the diff a lot easier than pumping by hand.

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Where can I buy one of those adapters?

 

[ZackR]

Where can I buy one of those adapters?

I picked it up at Walmart but you can get them at many auto parts stores as well. I added some additional clear tubing so it would reach down to the diff fill plug.

Amazon product ASIN B000EH4UXM

 

[Lpmk6]

“Let there be light” (God, Year unknown). My original third row dome light was missing the switch tab so I bought on off a guy on FB. Used the “broken” one, wired it to the rear hatch door switch. If Toyota would have installed this much needed light fixture, I imagine it would have looked like this.

 

[Lpmk6]

I picked it up at Walmart but you can get them at many auto parts stores as well. I added some additional clear tubing so it would reach down to the diff fill plug.

Amazon product ASIN B000EH4UXM

Thanks!

 

[Lpmk6]

I may do that eventually. Finally had about an hour break from the constant rain, stuck a paperclip in rocker panel slit. PS was clear, but driver didn’t want to go in more than half inch. Played around and finally got it to poke through, gave it a good scrub from all angles and all the sudden a bunch of dirty water started pouring out. I imagine the hoses are likely okay.. at least I hope

Also have “the” leaky windshield. Appears to only be bottom PS corner, and it looks like, although not OEM glass, the gasket is solid and they did definitely use sealant all around. Just appears to have worn out at that corner. Should be easy to seal, but couldn’t find the right sealant locally, had to order.

So, I think DS floor was wet from that drain (much more water), and PS wet from the window (not as soaked) as I can track the leak there. I have the carpet propped up and everything is mostly dry, and luckily no rust.

I used some flowable silicon made to seal windows. Probably what you ordered. I believe it is a permetex product. It definitely worked. To prep, I used my air compressor with a thin nozzle, squeezed it into the channel and blew out as much dust as I could. Then I squeezed some alcohol in there, used compressed air to dry it up.

 

[DBasher]

New rear lowers from SPC....should’ve done it months ago, lol

 

[rolliges]

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Fkcing beautiful paint. How do you maintain it?

 

[Wompom]

Fkcing beautiful paint. How do you maintain it?

This was a quick buff with some meguires polish and then a quick wax with the buffer as it was starting to sprinkle.
Orbital buffer makes a huge difference in outcome.

Usually just blast it with a foam canon and pressure washer from a distance.

 

[Dcups]

For those that asked this is how many holes are on a LX that needed to be welded and ground smooth.

 

[80drifter]

Washed the 80 and am getting ready to get new leather seats installed. Started looking at 100 series cruisers for a 2nd vehicle.

 

[Wah00]

Most important mod to date

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did you move the 40th Ann badge in the process? Nice way to add the holders and keep the badge.

 

[FloridaCruiser22]

did you move the 40th Ann badge in the process? Nice way to add the holders and keep the badge.

Yeah I still wanted to be able to see the badge so heated it up and peeled it up with a razor. Kinda like where it's at better now