What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (47 Viewers)

[thatcabledude]

My first kid was very nearly born in ours! I bet you could swab the passenger seat now 10 years later and still get DNA. Terrifying morning that was

PS- Please see my for sale ad up in the classifieds!

From the birth or conception?

 

[OverlandMike]

Tried to tidy up the previous owners single battery install now that I got the second battery in. So much fun (i'm typing that in sarcasm)

 

[OverlandMike]

New block, head, head innards including cam shafts, but waiting on shims. Toyota original parts. All of it!


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Where did you find all of that new?

 

[COYS]

Where did you find all of that new?

Toyota, Downtown Los Angeles parts counter

 

[Dirt Ferguson]

Toyota, Downtown Los Angeles parts counter

You're crazy, man......

 

[roflbox]

I got a derale cooler in today for the power steering unit (there is now a black ano one from the factory (Derale 13280)
On the fittings that came with it, I put some Permatex® High Temperature Thread Sealant, 6 ML - https://permatex.com/products/thread-compounds/thread-sealants/permatex-high-temperature-thread-sealant-6-ml/ on the fitting except for the first ~4 threads or so.

Was this a questionable idea?

 

[BillyGoatMTB]

New seat and seat brackets..thanks to help from @Delta VS with the fast service. View attachment 2882604

Had a buddy ceramic coat
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Then put in 1000 miles to test them out driving to Las Vegas and back to the Bay areaView attachment 2882606


Seats are amazing first day was breaking them in a bit, second day was amazing. Felt way better putting in miles and hours.

I've been very tempted to upgrade to those seats, what are your initial impressions?

 

[Outsane]

@BillyGoatMTB
The new seat is awesome! I was in the seat for 12 hours on Sunday, 10 hours Saturday. Never felt better, there is a break in period so looking forward to them getting better.

I still haven't powered up the heaters yet!

 

[spazzyfry123]

@BillyGoatMTB
The new seat is awesome! I was in the seat for 12 hours on Sunday, 10 hours Saturday. Never felt better, there is a break in period so looking forward to them getting better.

I still haven't powered up the heaters yet!

Will be interested to see what you do for the heaters. It’s on my list to do!

 

[tampacruiser95]

Installed a new rear bumper

 

[Outsane]

Will be interested to see what you do for the heaters. It’s on my list to do!

The scheel-mann seats came with heaters. I need to power them and mount the switch.

 

[spazzyfry123]

The scheel-mann seats came with heaters. I need to power them and mount the switch.

Mine have them, too. Thought is to get OEM switches in place of the coin slots to splice into the Scheel-Mann wiring. We’ll see!

 

[zona]

Snow/mud wheeling.

I ran up on a well built lifted Ford, he was stopped in front of a giant long mud puddle and was nervous to go through.

I wanted to say hi but my window motors are old and I was afraid the passenger wouldn’t roll back up. Hahaha. It was about 28’ F.

I splashed through it and he followed afterwards.

Fun weekend.

Zona

 

[Dusten]

The scheel-mann seats came with heaters. I need to power them and mount the switch.

If OEM heated seats are in place(JDM alcantra seats) can't the existing switches be used?

 

[Outsane]

From what I have read the Landcruiser has the wiring... but not the LX450...

 

[BillyGoatMTB]

From what I have read the Landcruiser has the wiring... but not the LX450...

Factory installed heaters sounds way better than new cushions, leather, and heater kit

 

[Outsane]

@BillyGoatMTB every butt has different needs

 

[leonard_nemoy]

I got a derale cooler in today for the power steering unit (there is now a black ano one from the factory (Derale 13280)
On the fittings that came with it, I put some Permatex® High Temperature Thread Sealant, 6 ML - https://permatex.com/products/thread-compounds/thread-sealants/permatex-high-temperature-thread-sealant-6-ml/ on the fitting except for the first ~4 threads or so.

Was this a questionable idea?

That hgh temp thread permatex is good stuff. It shouldn't hurt anything.

 

[zona]

New seat and seat brackets..thanks to help from @Delta VS with the fast service. View attachment 2882604

Had a buddy ceramic coat
View attachment 2882605


Then put in 1000 miles to test them out driving to Las Vegas and back to the Bay areaView attachment 2882606


Seats are amazing first day was breaking them in a bit, second day was amazing. Felt way better putting in miles and hours.

I'm curious if you noticed an old to new seat weight difference? I've contacted the manufacturer and am now in the process of convincing myself to pull the trigger.

Zona

 

[Dusten]

Nothing personally.

But I picked up the parts to delete the acsd and got a text from the trans shop