What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (46 Viewers)

[PolarRunner]

Attempted plain old oil change. Fumoto quick drain valve barely let any oil out, so draining took forever . No mess, but long time. Then filter stuck on the engine block. What was going to be 15 min zero turns into time suck

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Now that I've had them for a few miles I can't say enough good things about the Scheelmann seats, night and day. I can drive forever, feels like a new truck..

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Did you install the one with the nipple? I have a drain valve on my WRX without the nipple, and bought the one with a nipple for the cruiser but when I look at it, I worry that it'll hit on something causing huge problems.

 

[GeoRoss]

That's some ambition right there. How long did it take you to gut the interior?

Not bad at all. I use a little tool to pop off trim pieces. It was originally for pulling weeds. The seats pop right out. 40 minutes or an hour maybe.

I originally was not going to do the cargo area, but one thing led to another.

 

[Red Merle]

Not bad at all. I use a little tool to pop off trim pieces. It was originally for pulling weeds. The seats pop right out. 40 minutes or an hour maybe.

I originally was not going to do the cargo area, but one thing led to another.

Good to hear! I am considering doing this at some point to check for rust and to add some insulation. Sounds pretty straight forward.

 

[LS1FJ40]

Not bad at all. I use a little tool to pop off trim pieces. It was originally for pulling weeds. The seats pop right out. 40 minutes or an hour maybe.

I originally was not going to do the cargo area, but one thing led to another.

Good to hear! I am considering doing this at some point to check for rust and to add some insulation. Sounds pretty straight forward.

It's a rabbit hole for sure. Try to have everything ready to go. I used 6 yards of Thermozite, a roll of aluminum duct tape, wire brush, some naphtha to clean up a little bit. A vacuum and a blower/air compressor.

And think about any wiring you want to run to the back while you have it all out. It's an opportune time to do it.

 

[Seth_O]

Over the last week ive developed some uncomfortable front-end vibration. Took the truck apart tonight to try and figure it out.

Turned out that I lost my bearing pre-load! The adjuster nut was just spinning loose. The strange part though is that the locking ring and lock-nut were still in place. It had just gotten loose.

All back together now, and tightened to spec. I thought I read somewhere about upgraded axle lock nuts, but now cant find them. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

So the saga continues: I fixed my pre-load issue and buttoned it back up, but still have vibration. Its def in the 15khz range at 60mph, so I am pretty confident its my tires and am getting them rebalanced hopefully today.

Is it possible for light tire wobble to destroy my wheel bearings? Worried now that I need to replace them

 

[GeoRoss]

It's a rabbit hole for sure. Try to have everything ready to go. I used 6 yards of Thermozite, a roll of aluminum duct tape, wire brush, some naphtha to clean up a little bit. A vacuum and a blower/air compressor.

And think about any wiring you want to run to the back while you have it all out. It's an opportune time to do it.

6 yards would have been perfect and no piecing it together. Doing the cargo area was an impromptu decision and I'll find out today if 5 yards will include the rear wheel wells using the remnants. It will be very close. My only concern right now is after adding another layer of insulation that it will be too bulky for the carpet. We will see.

I am running the wiring for my fridge at this time.

 

[hamishpotter]

Did you install the one with the nipple? I have a drain valve on my WRX without the nipple, and bought the one with a nipple for the cruiser but when I look at it, I worry that it'll hit on something causing huge problems.

I bought the one with the lever / valve - the one for 'convenience' that's a bit exposed but I unfortunately perform more oil changes than wheeling trips these days

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Opened my hood, I'll never get tired of this....

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I need to open my hood more to get that feeling without the smell

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Installed a bunch of L-Track on my Prinsu Designs rack:
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Modified my Tepui telescoping ladder for quick disconnect using L-Track:
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Reworked my side illumination with a single 11" 50W LED bar on each side. Amazon.com: MICTUNING MIC-5DP50 2X SR-Mini Series 11'' 50W Single Row CREE LED Light Bar COMBO Spot Flood 5000lm 500m Visibility: Automotive
I had to get creative with the mounts given the 11.5" width. Used only the brackets the kit came with and a few nuts and washers for spacers. Very little clearance on the front end of the light.
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Info request on the ladder mount to the L-track

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

6 yards would have been perfect and no piecing it together. Doing the cargo area was an impromptu decision and I'll find out today if 5 yards will include the rear wheel wells using the remnants. It will be very close. My only concern right now is after adding another layer of insulation that it will be too bulky for the carpet. We will see.

I am running the wiring for my fridge at this time.

You need to get going on your long list of mods. Im sure you want to have some time to use them before going back to work!

 

[GeoRoss]

You need to get going on your long list of mods. Im sure you want to have some time to use them before going back to work!

That is the truth. I have to get the interior put together, fix the AC, bleed the brakes and I'm back in the road. I could maybe use a rear axle reseal and definitely need to deal with the front axle, but that just needs periodic adding of knuckle grease at this point.

 

[Dissent]

Info request on the ladder mount to the L-track

This is for one side, double quantities for the second one:

• I started with the higher quality, rubber booted L-Track triangle ring fitting: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LGYWADO/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2AO64UTHTQ3GX&colid=2GVGHKUWBJCB2
  
• I cut the ring with a hack saw and removed the rubber boot from the spring.
  
• I picked up the following hardware from Ace Hardware
  
• 2x 2" galvanized steel brackets with 1/4" holes
• 2x 5/16" diameter x 1/4" thick aluminum spacers
• 2x 5mm x 25mm bolts
• 2x 5mm nylon lock nuts
• 2x 5mm fender washers
• 2x 5/16" washers
• 2x 1/4" x 1" bolts
  
• 2x 1/4" nylon lock nuts
• I inserted the 5/16" aluminum sleeve into the 5/16" hole in the ladder then stacked 2x 5/16" washers on either side of the ladder to take up the gap. I then stacked a 2" strap on either side with the bevel facing the bushing. Next I fed the 5mm bolt though and tightened the nut flush where the assembly would swivel freely but would hold it's position for ease of mounting.
• Next I determined that the 2x 2" straps would need to be bent into a slight dog leg on either side to clear the bolt of the L-Track fitting. Once both were bent up, hold the L-Track spring down and insert the 1/4" bolt through one 2" strap, the L-Track fitting and the other 2" strap. Fasten the assembly with a 1/4" nylon nut and tighten until flush. Again the assembly should swivel a bit. The sprint should hit the bolt but not get snagged in between the 2" straps.
  
• Place the ladder on the ground and extend to the track then clip in one side and confirm the spacing works for the other side and secure to the track.

I had to make a few minor tweaks to the 2" straps and washer spacers on the ladder to hit the track just right. I climbed up on the ladder a few times and it held fast.

 

[LS1FJ40]

6 yards would have been perfect and no piecing it together. Doing the cargo area was an impromptu decision and I'll find out today if 5 yards will include the rear wheel wells using the remnants. It will be very close. My only concern right now is after adding another layer of insulation that it will be too bulky for the carpet. We will see.

I am running the wiring for my fridge at this time.

Yeah, I didn't have to worry about that because I installed vinyl flooring.

 

[GeoRoss]

You can cover the entire floorboard and wheel wells with 5 yards of thermozite. Be prepared to piece it together. I'm not worried as I taped both sides, foil tape on the bottom and carpet tape on top. It shouldn't affect insulation. Plus I worked from the front to the back.

However, do yourself a favor and buy 6 yards.

 

[SammyT96LX450]

Isn't this what we do?

 

[SammyT96LX450]

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

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You are a very nice guy!
Can I assume it was not Trail Rated? I would of drove up next to him and asked if he wanted a help. Then drive around him like I was on pavement and pulled it out forward with little to no effort. You would not want him to get stuck AGAIN try to past through.

Note: Pulling in reverse is not safe you or your Land Cruiser

 

[SammyT96LX450]

You are a very nice guy!
Can I assume it was not Trail Rated? I would of drove up next to him and asked if he wanted a help. Then drive around him like I was on pavement and pulled it out forward with little to no effort. You would not want him to get stuck AGAIN try to past through.

Note: Pulling in reverse is not safe you or your Land Cruiser

You are a very nice guy!
Can I assume it was not Trail Rated? I would of drove up next to him and asked if he wanted a help. Then drive around him like I was on pavement and pulled it out forward with little to no effort. You would not want him to get stuck AGAIN try to past through.

Note: Pulling in reverse is not safe you or your Land Cruiser

Yep. I took only a tug. I drove down it just minutes before so he wanted to try. Nice guy.

 

[Red Merle]

Isn't this what we do?

All weekend, baby!

Seriously though, I made a commitment to myself that I wasn't going to work on my truck quite as much or take much side work this summer. Getting out there and actually using my stuff has to happen otherwise I just feel like I spend too much time maintaining everything I own, which is a house and shop full of stuff that could always use a little work.

 

[Red Merle]

You are a very nice guy!
Can I assume it was not Trail Rated? I would of drove up next to him and asked if he wanted a help. Then drive around him like I was on pavement and pulled it out forward with little to no effort. You would not want him to get stuck AGAIN try to past through.

Note: Pulling in reverse is not safe you or your Land Cruiser

Are those things really that easy to get stuck? I haven't driven a Jeep since I sold my '73 Wagoneer and I know that thing would have ripped right through that.

Is it hard on the driveline to pull in reverse? I don't do much recovery where I live but the times that I have, I felt like it was helpful to be able to see what I was doing. I have never had to give anything a real yank though just a little tug to back someone or some thing out to get a little better traction.