What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (116 Viewers)

[tractorpole]

@grizzlygibbs Some of the roads were completely impassable due to the fires. There were half burned trees that were all over the roads. I didn't have saw or axe with me so I just smashed stuff for a bit, but ultimately decided a dirt bike was the more appropriate means of motor for those paths.

Also @tractorpole, I think the road to Entiat might be closed. We were going to cut through an area when were were up at the top at about 5800' with views all the way to the Stuart range to the West and we could still see Chelan to the East when we came upon a sign on our route that went SE that the road was closed 8 miles ahead. So we had to reroute and that's where we decided Johnson Creek / Mud Creek was the way we would take back to Navarre Coulee.

Very cool, I will be back over there in a couple weeks and if I can keep myself from starting on my LS swap I will take the 80 over this time.

 

[LS1FJ40]

@LS1FJ40, what did you use to paint the window trim? I need to do this soon.

I just used Rustoleum Pro Series in flat black. I'm sure there are better paints like duplicolor but it was cheap and took me five minutes. I'm planning on monstalining sometime this fall.

 

[thatcabledude]

Didn't mask it. Just shot it.

Yeah right!

 

[LS1FJ40]

Yeah right!

I did. I was planning on wet sanding the Windows anyway so I didn't worry about it. Scraped the Windows with a razor blade then wet sanded.

I did use my hand to protect the paint at the bottom of the trim. Technically I did mask off the paint on the back corner. But I didn't on the doors.

 

[icorradoi]

Loaded up the 80 with all our glamping gear, full armor + winch, RTT, bikes, ARB fridge and a cooler, two full tanks of gas (almost 40 gal.) plus my family, and the kitchen sink, and headed out to Yosemite NP for 6 days. I can't believe how well the 80 handles all the weight. The ride is incredibly good loaded up, solid axle or not.

 

[thatcabledude]

Lol. Gonna need to see a pic of your hand.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

This must be in Arizona. Amirite @LandCruiserPhil?!?!

Could be they are the white color

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Loaded up the 80 with all our glamping gear, full armor + winch, RTT, bikes, ARB fridge and a cooler, two full tanks of gas (almost 40 gal.) plus my family, and the kitchen sink, and headed out to Yosemite NP for 6 days. I can't believe how well the 80 handles all the weight. The ride is incredibly good loaded up, solid axle or not.

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Good looking set up

# 6980 Makes my 80 look fat with no stuff hanging off it and just Sam and I

 

[jcardona1]

Loaded up the 80 with all our glamping gear, full armor + winch, RTT, bikes, ARB fridge and a cooler, two full tanks of gas (almost 40 gal.) plus my family, and the kitchen sink, and headed out to Yosemite NP for 6 days. I can't believe how well the 80 handles all the weight. The ride is incredibly good loaded up, solid axle or not.

Good looking set up

# 6980 Makes my 80 look fat with no stuff hanging off it and just Sam and I

I'm still looking for ways to shed a few more hundred pounds off mine.

 

[LS1FJ40]

Lol. Gonna need to see a pic of your hand.
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Not that bad but I was wearing nitrile gloves. Plus I'm getting pretty adept at spray painting...

 

[icorradoi]

Weighed it empty at lunch today. 1/8th tank of gas and empty subtank. No 3rd row seats installed. I figure 150-175 lbs. for the RTT and crossbars. Not bad. What was stock weight 4500 lbs. or so, right?

 

[scottryana]

The stock curb weight was listed as 4760 or something similar but that must have been a poverty pack truck, completely stripped, with zero fluids, because my completely bone stock 80, with no cargo and no passengers weighed 5280.

Weighed it empty at lunch today. 1/8th tank of gas and empty subtank. No 3rd row seats installed. I figure 150-175 lbs. for the RTT and crossbars. Not bad. What was stock weight 4500 lbs. or so, right?

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[LS1FJ40]

I'm still looking for ways to shed a few more hundred pounds off mine.

Remove the wet, musty carpet. That'll shave a few hundo

 

[btslaser]

Loaded up the 80 with all our glamping gear, full armor + winch, RTT, bikes, ARB fridge and a cooler, two full tanks of gas (almost 40 gal.) plus my family, and the kitchen sink, and headed out to Yosemite NP for 6 days. I can't believe how well the 80 handles all the weight. The ride is incredibly good loaded up, solid axle or not.

Nice rig. What size tires do you have?

 

[dogfishlake]

Loaded up the 80 with all our glamping gear, full armor + winch, RTT, bikes, ARB fridge and a cooler, two full tanks of gas (almost 40 gal.) plus my family, and the kitchen sink, and headed out to Yosemite NP for 6 days. I can't believe how well the 80 handles all the weight. The ride is incredibly good loaded up, solid axle or not.

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Your 80 is a beauty. Loaded up just how it likes it. Have fun!

 

[baldilocks]

My cheapest mod yet. Found this gun holder for use in a gun safe for 11 dollars, add a little double faced tape and you have the perfect place to keep a handgun. Also finished my rear bumper.View attachment 1302973 View attachment 1302974

Your rig bears a striking resemblance to the one in my garage. What springs are you running?

 

[baldilocks]

"Black hub" fan clutch drain and fill. Just a little service after 23 years.

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How much oil did you put in after draining? I recently did my black hub clutch with 45ml of the same Lucas oil and set it to open at 100. Definitely more aggressive.

 

[icorradoi]

Nice rig. What size tires do you have?

Thanks! 315/75/16 Toyo MTR's

 

[dogfishlake]

It will probably be a while before I get this done, but I ordered two aluminum weld on bungs for the inlet and outlet of my top mount intercooler, as well as an ebay dual intercooler air temp guage. Gonna get some solid data on what is does, good or bad. I'm pretty certain it does a lot of good as long as I'm moving according to the "hand on the intercooler" temp test, but time to be more scientific.

 

[Dragos80]

Lol. Gonna need to see a pic of your hand.
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Wow.
That's like dating a black girl. I have to try it out.