What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (26 Viewers)

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I have officially stopped progress on the White Rhino in order to finally disassemble the Green Machine for its donor organs. The dash is rather tedious to remove, I'm glad that part is done. I plan to remove all wiring and the carpeting then chop the body up into manageable pieces which I can then arrange in my front lawn to add a little texture to the land scape. :hillbilly: Once the body is gone it should be a snap to remove the the drive train.
 
Days 8&9 (I think...) of the weekend...

Flaming Gorge beach poser shot

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Our camping spot last night near the Gorge

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My son checking out the camping spot and trying to figure out what kind of foot prints are in the snow.

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Caught a few rainbows ice fishing the Gorge.

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Drove the 80 up from GA to VA for the winter, quickly discovered after all the recent rain and no garage that there is a water leak in the rear cargo area. Removed the rear quarter window trim and replaced the old gaskets with silicone. Hoping this will fix the problem.

Oh, yeah, over break finally installed the prinsu roof rack after getting in on the first group buy back in the summer.
 
View attachment 1376708 View attachment 1376709 I have officially stopped progress on the White Rhino in order to finally disassemble the Green Machine for its donor organs. The dash is rather tedious to remove, I'm glad that part is done. I plan to remove all wiring and the carpeting then chop the body up into manageable pieces which I can then arrange in my front lawn to add a little texture to the land scape. :hillbilly: Once the body is gone it should be a snap to remove the the drive train.
Can I have your dash? lol
 
500 pounds of tools? Damn! Is this also your work truck?

Nope. I carry a spare birf and axle for the front and a number of other spares parts I deem appropriate based on previous experiences. I should have said spare parts, tools and recovery equipment. I have every dodad Slee sells for my high lift. May never have to use them but I'd rather have them and not need them. Since I added ARB lockers and a 12K winch I haven't gotten stuck. Before that getting stuck was a recurring theme.
 
m10-1.0mm thread on the bleeder?

There's been a couple of questions on this, so here is what I used. Dorman PN 12709. Fits great, works great, but takes a stupid 11mm wrench. Another wrench I have to keep in the toolkit now :bang:

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Not quite as deep as above, but we got some snow in San Diego county... ;)
Went up to the local mountains to check out the snow with the rest of San Diego...traffic jammed up there. People were just stopped on the side of the roads jumping over private property fences and sledding around. It was like woodstock or something.

Then we went to an actual day use area and campground where you are supposed to pay a whopping $5 to use the land legally and it was completely empty. We had the place to ourselves and instead dropped a $20 to support the National Forest service!

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It amazes me that people just dont give a f$%^ about private or park property. Here in Louisville, we have 5 Frederick Law Olmstead parks, which I volunteer to keep beautiful for our community. But every time it snows; every a$$hat in town wants to take his heep out and destroy s***:bang:
 
View attachment 1376708 View attachment 1376709 I have officially stopped progress on the White Rhino in order to finally disassemble the Green Machine for its donor organs. The dash is rather tedious to remove, I'm glad that part is done. I plan to remove all wiring and the carpeting then chop the body up into manageable pieces which I can then arrange in my front lawn to add a little texture to the land scape. :hillbilly: Once the body is gone it should be a snap to remove the the drive train.
Wow, that looks like a daunting task.
This would be great for one of those aluminum tub fj44 projects... they bolt right on the stock frame mounts.
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Continuing what I started on the weekend since I'm still off from work.

Cleaned up the motor and installed a new radiator.
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Put a new battery in it and she fired right up. Then went to get some fresh fuel in it.
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So now I just need to clean up the fuel system a tad. What additive would be safe to clean up residue from the bad fuel?

I need a passenger headlight, driver's side fender(this one is toast) and bumper. Then clean it up nicely and drive it for a bit. 161k on it now. Feels sooo soft and floaty compared to my Dodge 2500 with its stiff suspension.
 
Managed to break a wheel stud (with another on the way) when I went to change out my rear pads. Thanks to the goon with the impact gun at my mechanic. 4 lug nuts were loose and two cross-threaded. So pissed.

So what is the part number for wheel studs? When I searched I kept finding the wrong kind. Thanks.

Trust me, it could have been sooo much worse :(
 
Continuing what I started on the weekend since I'm still off from work.

Cleaned up the motor and installed a new radiator.
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Put a new battery in it and she fired right up. Then went to get some fresh fuel in it.
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So now I just need to clean up the fuel system a tad. What additive would be safe to clean up residue from the bad fuel?

I need a passenger headlight, driver's side fender(this one is toast) and bumper. Then clean it up nicely and drive it for a bit. 161k on it now. Feels sooo soft and floaty compared to my Dodge 2500 with its stiff suspension.

Id run a few cans of seafoam
 
Anyone know of a reputable supplier for a new replacement carpet? Mine stinks. I have washed the life out of it, steam cleaned it and i give up. It will pain me to put it back in the truck.
 

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