What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (39 Viewers)
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Removed fuel filter, everything was pretty easy except for this bolt - ended up being a real PITA this is the rear mounting bolt (id say it was worse than the PHH for me). Took quite awhile to get it - underneath with a 30 inch extension and universal was no good to bite on the bolt with the angles I was getting(even with an extraction socket). Ended up getting a tiny ratchet and extraction socket on it with ~1/16 a turn at a time from the oil filter side, and some good scratches trying to fit my arm in there.
96 FZJ80
96 FZJ80
I have a bad (good?) habit of keeping the old stuff as spares if it’s still functional.
Drove my first baby home from the hospital. Was a white out blizzard on the way there
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checked and toped fluids, ran air compressor and engaged air lockers, cruised around the yard in 4 low with lockers lol. hardcore
I'll look em up later.
I'm going to leave this here....
Might sell it and cut my losses after I get it back.
Might sell it and cut my losses after I get it back.
damn.
booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
You own a rig that needs 2 transmissions in a month and tell me you trust it.
I was booing it needing to go back to the shop
Congratulations, I brought both of my kids home in the cruiser.
That's fairI was booing it needing to go back to the shop
I have thought about tossing it in and selling my 80 when the littlest thing has popped up. Keep the ****er, I am sure you are like me and would hate yourself after selling it.
Yeah, these suckers are a labor of love. I look at what equivalent money would buy in a built jeep/ tundra/ whatever and sometimes question my sanity buying an old rig that needs all kinds of stuff replaced that I wouldn't even think about on a newer vehicle. Not to mention you can actually find stuff for newer vehicles much more easily.
I'm invested now though. I'd get maybe $0.30 on the dollar for what I have invested if I sell it. I think I actually need to get some more space and build a trail rig that I won't feel bad rubbing on trees or snapping parts and keep the 80 for more touring and light off roading.
A labor of love and 2 transmissions in 3 weeks aren't the same thing. I fully understand a labor of love. I've daily driven a 74 bronco and a 66 f100. I get upkeep. This is different.
This was bought knowing all the big issues were addressed and I should have a reliable daily driver that only needed minor repairs and good maintenance to keep it running. I've had it 7 weeks and it's spent almost half that in the shop.
And I understand being invested. I have about $60k wrapped up in my lightning. I could get low 20s if I sold it.
Here's hoping your replacement trans is a warranty fix.
It has a 3/36. It's under warranty.
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Come and take it
Bled the brakes today. Had the wife help me out. I had to remove the two rear valves to clean them out and get them I clogged so that they’d bleed out fluid. Then I bought some hella lights to replace the old crusty light bar on the roof rack. I think the hella lights will look a lot better as well. Pics to follow
