What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (42 Viewers)

[onedaatmc]

These video and all other supercool photos of awesome places on the Western part of the country are offensive to me and should be removed, since we on the Eastern side do not have them and I can't drive them on a weekend.

ah but being in charlotte, you could drive up to Asheville and take some cool shots as well !

 

[jbatx]

dissembled and cleaned the passenger knuckle, pulled off the steering and connecting rods.. went though a ton of PB Blaster and propane in the process. ...Oh, and bent a pickle fork from harbor fright.

 

[jbatx]

What'd it cost you to have the OEM keys cut? ...and did the dealership do it?

• Installed a new winch (less the synthetic line that was missing)

• Intalled a new CD player with blue tooth and satellite and New 5.25" speakers in the doors

• Removed mid-pipe and had it welded up where it was cracked.

• Installed an in-dash cup holder

To come this week:

• Install new lift gate handle and latch mechanism (old one is rusted pretty badly)

• Install Slee step sliders

• Install new center console latch

• Repair rear side window vent/louver

• Have two new OEM Toyota keys cut

 

[chap79]

Brooklyn Mine Jeep Trail

 

[Tex68w]

What'd it cost you to have the OEM keys cut? ...and did the dealership do it?

I bought the new OEM Steel key blanks on eBay for $13ea and have them cut at a local lock and key business for a few bucks each. There aren't any chips in these trucks for the keys so it's pretty easy.

I went by the dealership first and they told my vehicle was too old for them to cut the key. I don't think they had the older key blanks which are longer and wider than the current keys.

 

[jbatx]

Good info, thanks

 

[94trilocked]

This is what I've been doing the past couple of weekends. Whittling down the LC To-Do list...
- Removed broken bug deflector
- Deflared and fixed a rust hole on the front fender, contemplating my hole filling options. I might use some polished SS carriage bolts and plastic plugs.
- Stripped and polished wheels, Repainted center caps, replaced lug nuts
- New belt line weather stripping
- Removed drip rail trim that was flaking
Thanks to this forum and CDan!

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

More wheeling and camping with friends

 

[sbman]

Man that place looks damn fun yet intense! You have a locker(s) correct? I think I remember you saying last time you went to Anza Borrego you didn't have to use your lockers...how about this time around? That 10:00 mark on your vid looked a little tricky.

Thanks for the vid definitely helps me to know what to expect when I decide to take a trip there!

Thanks! I did use my front locker (I only have a front locker) at the obstacle @ 10 mins. I cut out the part where I got out and looked for a line up that would allow me to crawl up without it. I am sure it could be done to the left, but it would have been a lot more sideways and required more momentum. I prefer to crawl up slowly and gently if at all possible. This is the most challenging trail I have done in Borrego so far. the rest of the day was sandy washes and rocky roads. After I was done exploring the canyon with my son a couple of jeeps with long travel suspensions and 37" tires arrived and they looked at me kind of funny like 'you came here in THAT?' but they didn't actually say it. Next time hopefully I can run it to the end and check out the mine.

 

[onedaatmc]

[QUOTE=" After I was done exploring the canyon with my son a couple of jeeps with long travel suspensions and 37" tires arrived and they looked at me kind of funny like 'you came here in THAT?' but they didn't actually say it. [/QUOTE]

they were thinking should have bought a cruiser instead of a Heep ... ha

 

[Ofcrtj]

Took a trip out to Hungry Valley OHV in Gorman, CA.

Do u have a link on that swing out tire carrier?

 

[onedaatmc]

Do u have a link on that swing out tire carrier?

I 2nd that request ... having just the swing out would be sweet and not have to buy a completely new bumper !

 

[Ozpall]

All I did on the lc this weekend was removed the plastic dip from the logo and drive it!

 

[TZ62]

Just returned from a month long work trip to Senegal and Niger in Africa assessing village solar water pumping systems for USAID. 3900 driving miles total covered with a little over 2000 miles on dirt (sandy desert). In Senegal we had a pair of Prados and in Niger we had a pair of Hundys and a Hilux.

It was a great trip and almost all of it was spent in very rural areas. My first time in French speaking Africa and it was interesting to be exposed to local cultures, food , and customs. I don't speak a lick of French :^). 110-115 degrees every day taxed our vehicle AC systems and often we kept the AC off and ran windows down to keep from overheating. We occasionally had vehicle issues but the most interesting one was having the clutch slave cylinder go out on one of our Hundys in the middle of nowhere 200 miles from the nearest Toyota dealer. We limped it to the next village and paid someone to "borrow" a similar part from their Toyota truck. Worked for us

At least in this area of Africa 80's are becoming a dying breed as they become ragged out and parts become harder to source. They are certainly around, but newer LC's have replaced them in the NGO market and that is a lot of what trickles down into the civilian market. Hundys are a dime a dozen.

And to keep it 80's tech... I arrived home to pick up my PM effort, the last item being to replace the oil pump cover gasket. Even with heat and PB blaster, all 7 friggin screws stripped . I'm drilling out screws today :^(.

Also was excited to see a box from Wits' End waiting for me. Love my new sweatshirt! Thanks Joey!

Rope pull ferry crossing.

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Love that part of the world! Glad you got to experience it.

I used to live near Kedougou in southeastern Senegal, where I had occasional access to one of those 70-series troopy LCs in your pics (my usual wheels were a Trek mountain bike).

I went to Agadez and the Aïr Mountains in the Sahara desert of northern Niger for my honeymoon with my ex-wife. 60-series Land Cruisers were everywhere there because they're simple, indestructible, and can go damn near anywhere. That's really where my love affair with the TLC began.

 

[Ed Camenzind]

Did some grocery getting. Was able to get my son on his first turkey.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Did some grocery getting. Was able to get my son on his first turkey.

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COOL, What did he get it with?

 

[d0nkeyxpunch]

Do u have a link on that swing out tire carrier?

@Ofcrtj @onedaatmc - It is Kaymar tire carrier. I bought it used, but you can order it new from Kaymar directly. http://www.kaymar.com.au/catalogue/Catalogue.pdf

 

[Ed Camenzind]

COOL, What did he get it with?

Mossberg 500 youth 20 gauge.

 

[Salue]

Not that I planned it but I changed out my rear rotors and pads. My options were dualast gold pads and dualast rotors. Not my brand of choice but not many options on a Saturday afternoon in this neck of the woods. Also took the opportunity to flush the brake fluid. I have a feeling the old stuff was original.
I didn't see any "bed in" advice in the FSM so I assume the normal "no heavy braking" for a few hundred miles applies.

I followed the procedure linked here:
Bedding In Brake Rotors
Similar to post 5 on this thread:
"bed" or "seat" new front brake pads?

 

[icorradoi]

Pulled the Shortbus off to install the new ComeUp winch. Pretty straightforward, just a lot of heavy lifting.