What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (48 Viewers)

[Fj moneypit]

Took the kids for a little camping up at Big Bear Lake.

 

[b16]

Finished one side and started on the other.

 

[sleepycruiser]

Also filled the knuckles as they are leaking. Finally replaced the knuckle plugs on both sides. One was butchered up bad. I had them sitting around and figured now was the time. I pounded a 13mm socket on to it and backed it out.

And used my patented ziploc method to fill the knuckles.

I NEED to do the knuckle job!!

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I'm going to need a writeup of this....haha

 

[Ozpall]

Started my knuckles rebuild, had to add a garage extension since it won't stop raining!
Finished passenger side in 7hrs! Mostly because the cleaning, all the grease was baked on the outside of the knuckle. Driver's side on my way!

 

[Ozpall]

Before n after, also my axle is leaking so bad it was coming out of the lug nuts therefore running my plastic dip, I cut it so I can respray it and blend it.

 

[half k cruiser]

@Ozpall you should have done yourself a favor and taken that thing by the car wash before you started. Would have save you an hour of cleaning at least.

 

[tampacruiser95]

I spent my first two days in Harrisburg making my way around to all of the places I will likely be going and pre-programming NAV until I know my way around. Initial thoughts are: the 80 gets a lot of love and looks from people, makes its way around the city pretty nicely, but needs re-geared to climb the hills on the interstates around here. I had my foot to the floor and getting above 52 mph was a challenge on an incline I will be driving daily on I-83. So within the next 30 days getting re-geared (hi and low), new birfs and knuckle re-build in the front. Then I am going to wire wheel the under-carriage, rust prevention coat it, and spray it black. Also, our 80s aren't built for the "garages" the city has to offer. I have to jerry rig the garage to make sure its pushed all the way flat in order to get my truck in and out. But the garage is heaven sent when comparing my Tampa weather to PA weather.

 

[Aloha Jen]

Urban Dictionary: Flatbiller

Just in case anyone else is hearing the term "flatbiller" for the first time. Guess I should get out more often.

Hey, I have a few flat billed hats I wear....guess I need to start saying bro more.

 

[woodsman 44]

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I know that rock, its off of Kidds lake rd past Royal Gorge nordic ski area... tell me im right....lol

 

[baldilocks]

Hey, I have a few flat billed hats I wear....guess I need to start saying bro more.

Nah, your good...............

 

[chap79]

Gave it a bath today.

 

[JHB Cruising]

Collecting parts and started the tear down. Part time kit, gears, and locker

 

[S.CarolinaFZJ80]

Added some metal door handles.

 

[Ozpall]

@Ozpall you should have done yourself a favor and taken that thing by the car wash before you started. Would have save you an hour of cleaning at least.

I should had, more like 2hrs per side easily.

 

[surfpig]

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Oh yeah, I found some more 3000 year old grafitti.

 

[Dragos80]

Oh yeah, I found some more 3000 year old grafitti.


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Did you report it to the authorities?

 

[bajaphile]

Oh yeah, I found some more 3000 year old grafitti.


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Probably bored and unemployed!

 

[doudydream]

Just finish the restoration and install a bull bar, next weekend is the interior, restoring the leather, pics will follow...

 

[LS1FJ40]

My son helped me work on my 93 yesterday. Put the front shocks and springs in. So this morning we got up early and went fishing. Caught NOTHING! It was bizarre. Took the 92 and stretched her legs out a bit while the 93 sat at home waiting for us to return. Well, we got a little side tracked. A buddy had a private zip line course (4 lines totaling about a mile). It's on his property by where we were fishing so we gave up the fishing and went zip lining instead. Good times. Then came home put the rear springs and shocks on the 93. Gave her a shakedown run and she rides like a new truck. Very impressed with the Tough Dog springs and foam cell shocks that I got from Trail Tailor aka @reevesci. She is firm but cushiony on road. Then took her on a gravel/dirt road that was pretty rough. Incredibly impressed at 35-40 mph on gravel/dirt.

Here's a crappy pic of it.

And my son zip lining. He's got video of me zip lining. Good times. Next weekend we are going to have a paint ball war on the zip lines. Should be fun and painful.

 

[b16]

Looks like knuckle rebuilds were popular this weekend, I should have mine wrapped up tomorrow. Was distracted by beer and football, oh and the SF Giants game!