What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (74 Viewers)

[Dusten]

Was in the 80 in a Costco parking lot. Had a stock early 80 next to us. My son informed me he's glad mine doesn't look like that. Lol

 

[SucioP]

Easy install….with nothing in the way. Clean product @NLXTACY

Still have that paperclip up for grabs if your in OKC area.

 

[b16]

I bet mine would work great if I ever bothered to adjust it!

Mine are so rusted at the levers on the drums if I pull it up I have to hammer them back in to release lol

 

[scheme]

Installed the new Kenwood DMX958XR headunit.

Got rid of excess cables and power adapters left by the previous owner.

Had a Compustar R5 Pro installed.

Planning to take the 80 up to Peacock Flats tomorrow if the sun decides to come out.

 

[Fj80oregon]

What number rebuild is this for you?

4 and 2 more on engine stands hopefully many more to come.

 

[ajordan1975]

Not installed yet, but these came in today. Never been a light bar guy. Always preferred old school KC lights. Ordered up their rock lights too.
Need to get some light tabs and I’ll be ready to install them.

 

[nigelsiam]

Finally added rocker protection. As a secondary benefit, they should make it easier for my wife and kids to ingress and egress.

White Knuckle 10deg with full length top plates. Hit the top bolts with black paint and installed the plates prior to muscling the sliders into position. 12mm and 13mm offset box wrenches (45deg worked perfectly) are required to access the rear brake line bolt.

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oh yes!! Exactly what I want. Thanks for the pics so I can see how they look installed instead of just the slider by themselves.

 

[nigelsiam]

Took the idea from @Somebodyelse5 post a while back and installed some 4runner horns. Love when no modification is needed, just plug in and bolt on.

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are they a lot louder? with a different tone?

 

[Gascan]

Replaced the recently leaky valve cover gasket for the 2nd time in my ownership of the Cruiser; first time was about 10 years ago. My biggest regret was bracing the palm of my hand on the gas filter and breaking the nipple off of it ; super glued the hell out of it until an OEM replacement arrives. At 337,XXX miles, I honestly expected the drivetrain to look worse when I pulled the cover off...

 

[Outsane]

Do need a different nipple protector?

 

[DrDuc]

Ordered a set of seat bar disconnects.

 

[Gascan]

Do need a different nipple protector?

 

[Vulkyn]

3rd and final trip in Rally school.

Right at the start of the trip, I (so elgently) demonstrated my amazing off roading skills, superior terrain understanding and my prowess as a sand duner......

This folks is what happens when you hit sand at 35 psi and under estimating the 80's torque

 

[george.arnold]

I pulled the head today and found this. 335k miles. Unknown maintenance history before purchase at 265k.

 

[BILT4ME]

I pulled the head today and found this.

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How many miles on that one?

 

[george.arnold]

How many miles on that one?

335k. Unknown maintenance history before 265k.

 

[BILT4ME]

335k. Unknown maintenance history before 265k.

I'm betting it wasn't great!

Those cylinder walls are pretty shiny and lots of ring land evidence. Not to mention the carbon buildup.

 

[HardyDanger]

Welp. Better than nothing.
I figure this will add 60-120 seconds of PITA protection for the next methhead that wants to steal my cat. Its rats nest. 8 independent cables to cut. 2-3 decoy cables that are just in the way. And a few mangy ends to draw blood.

This is so dumb.

 

[93yotasr5]

Had my baby loaded up on the truck to be shipped out to our new home in Tennessee.

 

[MTrun]

Fixed the seep of oil around the speed sensor by replacing the "Speedometer Shaft Sleeve Sub-assy", which includes the inner seal and outer o-ring. Pretty straightforward, one bolt to remove and one tension clip to swap the shaft & plastic gear.

Part number 33404-22010, cost $15 and took 30 minutes. Though I bet others could do it in 5-10 minutes or less!