What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (76 Viewers)

[Moki]

Easy DIY project for those 80 owners that live where the trees never stop dropping their goodies.

Was in fixing the wiper linkage and after cleaning out a ton of leaves and debris decided to add some aluminum screening on the inside of the outer vent holes where wipers sit. Ideally the leaves will sit on top and leaf blower will get rid of them before they drop in.

-Aluminum screen from HD
-Metal tape from HD
-Scissors
-Marker or free hand. I like dry erase so I can wipe off if needed

Will be installed once a gasket comes in.

 

[nickolai]

I took some rubbish to the dump, Truck with half a tank of Diesel and a light trailer (about 100 kg) tipped the weighbridge scales at 3,000 kg.

Heavier than I expected!

 

[audi2nr]

Boop

 

[shishkabobs]

A few weeks back i started working on this little neglected '96..
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Everything was original from what I could tell. I stripped her down, did the head gasket as PM and today finally found enough time to fire her up.

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Just need to set the timing, tidy up a few bits and bobs and take her for a test run.

That looks great, I'm digging the black valve cover.

How'd you go about cleaning and brightening all of the cast aluminum bits, such as the intake plenum and coolant pipes?

 

[Irish Reiver]

That looks great, I'm digging the black valve cover.

How'd you go about cleaning and brightening all of the cast aluminum bits, such as the intake plenum and coolant pipes?

The big stuff was bead blasted by the dude who did my cylinder head. The smaller, delicate things were cleaned, etched and painted with POR15 high temp aluminium paint. I admit i might have got a little carried away with POR15 but if you put in the effort to prep the metal the paint lasts for ages.

 

[george.arnold]

I finally opened all this:

and put it on:

And it came out like this:

And my hat got a little dirty:

Thanks to @Kyle Fogle at Treaty Oak Offroad!

C97-144VT
C97-147VT
SS59A824
MRA59-A684
MRA59-A685

 

[Robert Paulson]

Busy day in the old garage but making some headway.

 

[z531519]

Took me to some rarely seen spots on the Grand Canyon

Can you find the Land Cruiser in pick #3 below

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i'm planning to camp here on my trip this june, any pointers you wanna share? Hoping to survive the heat! Waned to camp a Tatahso but it is still closed.

 

[6894kevin]

LS conversion is tided up and ready to rock n roll! Speedhut Gauges working well too! Interior is all brand new and wife is loving it. @NCFJ took care of me so well! Thx Stan!

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- this pic doesn't show the MAGIC 3X switch, but it is there and works so well!

@NYIronPig This never gets old, I dream of doing this one day! Very Cool

 

[Mosez]

Protected my nipple.

I got the protector from eBay seller darkwing1788, who promptly issued me a second one after the first one went missing. Both ended up being delivered eventually, so now I got two. Since I don't need two, I figured I'll give back to the mud community a little. If you pay the shipping to wherever you are, I'll put it in the mail. DM me if you're interested - first come first serve. GONE!

 

[Mosez]

Added 10HP by replacing my crooked antenna with this cool kid stubby. I had good luck using a small brass drift to knock the serrated nut loose, but since it's plastic you'll have to be gentle. Before anyone comments: of course I used a 12-ton jack stand. Safety first.

 

[Feldrian]

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And it came out like this:
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And my hat got a little dirty:
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Thanks to @Kyle Fogle at Treaty Oak Offroad!

C97-144VT
C97-147VT
SS59A824
MRA59-A684
MRA59-A685

Don't forget locktite for the steering stabilizer install. Instructions don't mention it, but I had @Delta VS give me a heads up that the fasteners can work loose without it.

 

[BamaCruzer]

Got out locally for my birthday weekend.

 

[Gymboi]

Made my own version of the Wit's End Rear Quarter Panel Mount. And also installed the Delta Vehicle System's grab handle bracket to go over the cargo area. With a wire basket off Amazon.

 

[jcardona1]

Took a short drive to a nearby lake to see how the baby does riding in the Cruiser.

Side note, anybody else have a hard time getting a car seat securely tightened using these ancient seatbelts? This was my first time trying in a car without the LATCH system and no matter what I tried it felt super loose. I ended up using a tiedown strap around the base and entire seat because I just didn't feel comfortable.

 

[Gymboi]

Also was not this weekend , but I welded up a plate to go over the rusted hole in my wheel well, where the seatbelt bolts to. Welded an M10x1.25 weld nut on the backside. Ignore the crappy welds as I was using a harbor freight flux core welder

 

[george.arnold]

Took a short drive to a nearby lake to see how the baby does riding in the Cruiser.

Side note, anybody else have a hard time getting a car seat securely tightened using these ancient seatbelts? This was my first time trying in a car without the LATCH system and no matter what I tried it felt super loose. I ended up using a tiedown strap around the base and entire seat because I just didn't feel comfortable.

I'm with you. We have the Doona and I don't like how the base is secured in there, at all. I actually prefer to just use the belt across the car seat as it feels more secure than clicking the car seat into the belted-in base.

 

[thatcabledude]

Took a short drive to a nearby lake to see how the baby does riding in the Cruiser.

Side note, anybody else have a hard time getting a car seat securely tightened using these ancient seatbelts? This was my first time trying in a car without the LATCH system and no matter what I tried it felt super loose. I ended up using a tiedown strap around the base and entire seat because I just didn't feel comfortable.

I always used the center seat at that stage. Put your weight on the seat with your knee and then cinch it down. It’s not going anywhere.

 

[TDavidson]

I always used the center seat at that stage. Put your weight on the seat with your knee and then cinch it down. It’s not going anywhere.

Was just going to say the same. Also safer being in the middle of the truck.

 

[TDavidson]

Fixed leak coming off the roof through rear hatch. Turns out top ridge above the seal was full of mud. Never thought of cleaning above the seal.

Take 5min next time you clean to run a rag over the top of the rear hatch seal. Save you some bleaching.