What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend?

[SteelHunterFJ80]

There are a lot of variables involved. My current goal is to try to keep an OEM style setup (FJ gauge cluster, shifter, etc) using the donor LS harness & PCM.

My parts list is already at $7K (drivetrain included) and could easily hit $10K. A built engine or standalone ECU, harness, and conversion boxes could quickly add more.

I'm hoping to keep costs down using what parts I can source from the donor car, lower cost spare parts from friends, online sales, etc.

Thanks for the information.... man everything has gotten so expensive

 

[efjayatee]

Cruisers and Co doing all the work. 3" from the front to the back to help boost faster under load and then to dyno it. Can't wait to see the #s.

 

[mrsleeve]

double post

 

[mrsleeve]

There are a lot of variables involved. My current goal is to try to keep an OEM style setup (FJ gauge cluster, shifter, etc) using the donor LS harness & PCM.

My parts list is already at $7K (drivetrain included) and could easily hit $10K. A built engine or standalone ECU, harness, and conversion boxes could quickly add more.

I'm hoping to keep costs down using what parts I can source from the donor car, lower cost spare parts from friends, online sales, etc.

I hopeing to keep mine to about 4k-5k net after selling off all the parts that are coming out. key words are hope, prolly going to be more like 6500 once I get it back on the road and reliable

 

[pace it]

I'm also hoping to recover some funds with old or unused parts. But I'm not holding my breath on a tired 3FE/A440F combo holding much value.

 

[mrsleeve]

Yeah that’s a bit less in demand mines a 96 so there is some resale there lol

 

[tcolt45]

Added a stablemate. A bit smaller than the others but can hang with the big boys.

 

[Idaho Savage]

Took Nemo deeeeep into the Oregon desert on another bird hunt. Roughly 2.5 hours of horrendous roads led to here. No other rigs around, save a few SxS's on the way in.

Find the 80

Tired sisters after a couple of good hunts.

 

[DrDuc]

The guage cluster is a simple 2 minute fix with a micro fiber towel and Maguire’s PlastiX. Polish. If you really want to make it immaculate find a Dremel Scrubber. It’s the ideal RPMs to do plastic polishing on clear lenses and turn signals, etc.

Thanks for the Dremel Scrubber hint. I picked one up and used it to polish the headlights on my Xterra. It worked great. The job took about five minutes and the lenses look almost like new.

 

[GW Nugget]

Installed clear turn signal lenses.
It really changed the look of the front end of the Lx.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Took Nemo deeeeep into the Oregon desert on another bird hunt. Roughly 2.5 hours of horrendous roads led to here. No other rigs around, save a few SxS's on the way in. View attachment 4026291

Find the 80

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Tired sisters after a couple of good hunts.
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How was the hunting?

 

[Idaho Savage]

How was the hunting?

Great...but the shooting wasn't so great.

 

[SteelHunterFJ80]

Great...but the shooting wasn't so great.

So it was worth all the extra effort....at least the dogs had fun yes?

 

[91FJ80FD]

It's been a busy October for me, upgrade to LED bulbs all around used (LASFIT) plug and play LED's seems to be good so far. Picked up ROSEN SUNVISOR SYSTEMS, they are pretty much AWESOME! Ordered a set of Victory 4X4 rear MOLLE screen, (on sale right now). Then put in an order with White Knuckle Off Road Products for so lone (69 inch) steps/ sliders, will post when they come in.

 

[AN470]

Replaced the driver side seat belt. I ordered a bunch of samples from a few of the seat belt restoration companies, but I didn't find a fabric that was close enough that I could live with. Just went with a new to me OEM.

 

[80serie]

The top of my radiator cracked. Caught it just in time on a routine check! I took it to a local shop and had a metal top soldered. Good for another 30 years!

 

[Idaho Savage]

So it was worth all the extra effort....at least the dogs had fun yes?

Those poor dogs have known nothing but disappointment out of this partnership.

 

[SteelHunterFJ80]

Replaced the driver side seat belt. I ordered a bunch of samples from a few of the seat belt restoration companies, but I didn't find a fabric that was close enough that I could live with. Just went with a new to me OEM.

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Wait there is new oem belts? I thought they were NLA.

 

[TheBussman]

Wait there is new oem belts? I thought they were NLA.

"Just went with a new to me OEM"

that means he bought a used one.

 

[AN470]

"Just went with a new to me OEM"

that means he bought a used one.

Yes new to me, slightly less used than the one I had, from cruiserparts