What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend?

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picked up a facebook marketplace 3 point hitch log splitter that i will adapt to a skid steer. yay win.
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Finally found a 250k decal. Also have been using this magnetic gun holder on side of my truck for about three weeks. Super handy as I load and unload gear out of the back to take off on a hunt or coming back and loading up. Someone gave this thing to me a long time ago and for years it was stuck to the side of my gun safe with keys hung on it. It’s really handy and has been through some pretty rough stuff lately and lots of 55-60 highway driving and never moves.

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HDJ80L said:
Finished new speaker installation after headunit upgrade

Swapped these poor guys (left) for a set of Focal Flax Evos

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Made some brackets to mount the crossovers inside the standard speaker door opening
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Used these Aussie made door speaker pods from Stealthtech, really nice quality and leather matches up perfectly with the door cards. Also added the factory courtesy lights to them

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Used the tweeter mounts from Solvefunction, cool product with good fitment both for the tweeter and install / cable routing

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Door with the new pods /speakers finally assembled

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Really amazed how nice the system sounds already with them just running off the headunit, want to add an amplifier later if I can find the right sized amp for a good hidden installation somewhere behind the dashboard.
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Love the pods and the great looking cards! Where did you pick up the pods and cards?
 
COS80 said:
I don't mean this rudely, but what's the point of that?
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COS80, in case there's an emergency where someone could be getting hurt, it's good to be able to kill the power to the winch; a safety precaution. It also reduces the chance of a drain of my only battery.

Those were the things that compelled me to install it.
 
67cruiser said:
COS80, in case there's an emergency where someone could be getting hurt, it's good to be able to kill the power to the winch; a safety precaution. It also reduces the chance of a drain of my only battery.

Those were the things that compelled me to install it.
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You run a which with your hood open ? If things went so south so fast I would want something like that right next to the winch so I wouldnt have to run to the cab to pop the hood then run back open the hood to shut it down . On a different note you might want to put something on that coolant hose before you wear a hole in it .
 
hisandhers80s said:
When you spend this much time and money preserving a piece of history, it only makes sense to take care of it with good fluids! I also have OEM red coolant and OEM transmission fluid to in as well. I thought the pump bottle I was getting was a little bigger but it got the job done.
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Your doing it right with new/good parts and at the rate you’re going you will on the trail long before @baldilocks 😂
Come on Steve get that thing going how many years has it been now.

I’m loaded up and heading to Sand Hollow in the morning 😎

Going to have to invite @hisandhers80s out to hit some trails when he’s up and running 😉
 
I have been struggling with the rear exhaust manifold. I attempted to extract the studs that connect the rear manifold to the down pipes, but one stud kept breaking off. I finally gave up after welding nuts on, applying, heat, going forward and backwards, letting it soak in Kroil. I took it to the machine shop that rebuilt my head, and they had it for a week, and they could not get it to turn out either. Finally, I took it to a local Cruiser only shop and he thought he could get it, but only got it to move slightly then it seized back up. In frustration, I ordered a set for the 95-97 80’s from my local dealer knowing that I had already removed the pair valve, but really wanted to put the O2 sensors in place of the Pair valve, and put the plates over the bungs in the exhaust or just leave the old O2 sensors in place. Then I realized that @Fj80oregon might have what I needed, and as per usual, he came to the rescue, and is sending me the rear exhaust manifold I need with the bung in the manifold!

Tonight I was able to de-pin the broken transmission speed sensor plug that broke during the engine/transmission installation and replace it with a connector sourced from my local dealer. I also got the front and rear drive shafts re-installed. Leave it to me to be the idiot that loses the stupid brass clip that holds the transfer case shifter to the transfer case. Luckily you can still get them from Toyota, so I got that installed as well. I know once I have this truck back on the road, the little baggie with the dang clip will turn up, but I can’t wait for it to turn up on its own. I also fixed my mistake where I installed the power steering cooler upside down, and put on the Moly panel on the back of the center console. I plan to install my GMRS radio here since I will not have any of the seats in the rear.

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67cruiser said:
COS80, in case there's an emergency where someone could be getting hurt, it's good to be able to kill the power to the winch; a safety precaution. It also reduces the chance of a drain of my only battery.

Those were the things that compelled me to install it.
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I put one under the hood too...I figured that a big a$$ positive cable coming straight from the battery down to the front bumper could be a real hazard in a front end incident, either on the road or trail. I've found that with my wheeling and the habits of my trail friends is that I usually know if it's a good time to pop the hood and flip that switch before I get into a hairy situation where it may be needed. That said, there is no perfect solution, but just hoping to make mine a little safer where possible. I did do some research on running a hefty fuse/breaker in line in case of a short, but from what I found at the time, the shutoff switch seemed like the best option between the 2.
 
CrabCake said:
I put one under the hood too...I figured that a big a$$ positive cable coming straight from the battery down to the front bumper could be a real hazard in a front end incident, either on the road or trail. I've found that with my wheeling and the habits of my trail friends is that I usually know if it's a good time to pop the hood and flip that switch before I get into a hairy situation where it may be needed. That said, there is no perfect solution, but just hoping to make mine a little safer where possible. I did do some research on running a hefty fuse/breaker in line in case of a short, but from what I found at the time, the shutoff switch seemed like the best option between the 2.
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This! A high amperage fuse/circuit breaker/switch is recommended for all winch installations but most people don't install one. You did the right thing.
 
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