What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend?

[COS80]

I know lots of folks don’t like these but added a wooden steering wheel today. I like the throw back look. Have a custom horn cover coming, so no more momo. Truck going to the shop Monday for a bunch of coolant system, HVAC and electrical work while I am traveling for 3 weeks.

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What did you do about the airbag?

 

[OffRoadScott]

I know lots of folks don’t like these but added a wooden steering wheel today. I like the throw back look. Have a custom horn cover coming, so no more momo. Truck going to the shop Monday for a bunch of coolant system, HVAC and electrical work while I am traveling for 3 weeks.

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I like the wood look. There is a guy on IG and YouTube know as Coolguyclub_mike on IG and Cool Guy Club on YT he has an LS swap in his 80 and is running an 8 speed transmission and actually has paddle shifters with a wood steering wheel and it looks good.

 

[Tim Herald]

What did you do about the airbag?

1992 fj80 so never had one.

 

[COS80]

1992 fj80 so never had one.

Damn.

 

[Rdonahe]

Congrats on the new to you transfer case.

What part of Portland do you live? I grew up in Boring and lived around Portland for years.

Thanks @OffRoadScott - I'm pretty stoked on it. I'm in SW near Multnomah Village. Been here about 8 years now, transplant from Seattle.

 

[OffRoadScott]

Thanks @OffRoadScott - I'm pretty stoked on it. I'm in SW near Multnomah Village. Been here about 8 years now, transplant from Seattle.

I was stationed in Bremerton and loved it up there.

 

[efjayatee]

What did you do about the airbag?

Pre OBD2: Real man die without airbags!

 

[COS80]

Pre OBD2: Real man die without airbags!

I was hoping for tips so I could scrap my airbag and die without it. I want that ancient bomb out of my truck.

 

[efjayatee]

I was hoping for tips so I could scrap my airbag and die without it. I want that ancient bomb out of my truck.

To be honest our airbags in our 25yr old OBD2 rigs might not even deploy anymore...lol

 

[COS80]

To be honest our airbags in our 25yr old OBD2 rigs might not even deploy anymore...lol

It's too risky to just hope it's a dud.

 

[Broski]

Damn.

91-94 = No air bags We die like men

 

[skateordiet]

Thanks @OffRoadScott - I'm pretty stoked on it. I'm in SW near Multnomah Village. Been here about 8 years now, transplant from Seattle.

I’m in your neck of the woods - Raleigh Hills. Lmk if you’re interested in a meet/greet with the local Landcruiser Club…and I think we’re heading to Brown’s Camp on Sunday.

 

[OffRoadScott]

Not this weekend but tonight I started wiring the up the fuse panels for switchable power and constant. The 6 fuse panel will be mounted in the front for the driver/passenger/rear seats the larger 12 fuse panel will be mounted in the 1/4 panel for other switchable needs and constant power.

 

[Rdonahe]

I’m in your neck of the woods - Raleigh Hills. Lmk if you’re interested in a meet/greet with the local Landcruiser Club…and I think we’re heading to Brown’s Camp on Sunday.

I'm interested! Will DM you.

 

[91FJ80FD]

I finally checked off a big item on the to-do list - rebuilt & re-geared the transfer case. It all went pretty smoothly with a few of the parts putting up a fight to pull off the shafts. I now have a real nice collection of pullers! I went with the underdrive gears as well while I was at it. I've done the break-in and went for my first trail shakedown run yesterday. Very pleased with the new low range.

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Morning from Texas, I'm having my 3FE engine rebuilt in a month or so, was thinking of having the transmissions and transfer case rebuilt at the same time, who did you get your replacement gear from?

 

[Rdonahe]

Morning from Texas, I'm having my 3FE engine rebuilt in a month or so, was thinking of having the transmissions and transfer case rebuilt at the same time, who did you get your replacement gear from?

Morning - I got my rebuild kit & gears from Cruiserteq. Gears are Sumo gear brand which are available a few different places I believe. It seemed dumb to NOT do the rebuild while I had the case out and open but man I have to say those 263k mile bearings that came out looked perfect. Not sure the rebuild was necessary.

 

[Speedytech7]

To be honest our airbags in our 25yr old OBD2 rigs might not even deploy anymore...lol

Hmmm, well yeah and no haha. The actual little explosive charge and everything will work no doubt... but the sensors (especially the inertia one) yeah those are hit or miss on old stuff. I remember thinking the airbag in my Mom's 89 Mercedes 560SL was a joke because it only has one inertia sensor to arm it... but a speed bump proved that the sensor still works (a little too well)

 

[Pz10420]

It's too risky to just hope it's a dud.

What would happen if you pulled the airbag and the airbag light from the cluster?

 

[Speedytech7]

What would happen if you pulled the airbag and the airbag light from the cluster?

Nah, nothing happens, if you use a decent OBDII reader that can do proprietary code checking you might find that there's an airbag code or two or three depending if you unplug the seatbelt pretensioners too or the fender sensors.

 

[NeverFinis]

Nah, nothing happens, if you use a decent OBDII reader that can do proprietary code checking you might find that there's an airbag code or two or three depending if you unplug the seatbelt pretensioners too or the fender sensors.

We are talking about an 80 series here...none of that will be on the OBDII port.

However, the DLC1 port will show some codes and the SRS warning light will be on.