Ok, last one for a minute. Freighter rolling through at twilight with a nice crescent moon from the 80 series HQ.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (23 Viewers)
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Saturday, went out to Rausch Creek for a little light wheeling. Founder of the Jeep club I belong to passed, requested some of his ashes be spread there. Got home late afternoon, packed up the LC with camping gear and the dog, and started the drive to Tennessee to watch the total eclipse. Slept about six hours in the front seat at a rest stop in VA with the truck idling and AC running.
Met up with the wife and kids Sunday morning (they had started down last Thursday, I couldn't get off from work). We made out way down to the Cherokee National Forest and found an empty camping spot. We were up on a creek, so spend the morning and early afternoon with the kids playing in the creek. The eclipse itself was unreal, loved every minute of it.
The real fun started shortly after it was done. Loaded up the Cruiser and started out. AC was not working. It was about 90* and humid, as to be expected in TN. So long as I was moving, it wasn't that bad. Figured I'd stop and pick up an can of R134 and top up the system. Well, we got about 10 miles down the road when traffic just stopped dead. We made 20 miles in two hours. Then a nasty sound started emanating from under the truck. Can't say I ever head this sound before. I had a ringing tone to it, so I figured it was something to do with a driveshaft. Luckily my wife found a motel nearby. Found a Walmart, topped up the AC, then to the motel. I was cooked.
Since I had just replaced the rear driveshaft u-joints, I figured one of the front joints had to be going south. So the plan was to pull the shaft in the morning and head north. Did exactly that, and determined the noise is coming from the front axle. Also found out the AC was dead again.
Oh well, I had to be at work on Wednesday, so damn the torpedoes, we were heading home.
The volume of traffic going north up interstate 81 was insane. We left at 8am, arrived home at 10:30pm. It is normally a 9.5 hour drive. It was a helluva a lot of driving for 2.5 minutes of viewing, but I would do it again tomorrow if I could
Anyway, the AC condenser went south. New one on order. Note to anyone resurrecting the AC on these beast. Just replace everything, you will save yourself a lot of grief in the long run.
As for the axle noise, I am baffled. The sound is almost like the ringer style bicycle bells on a kid's bike. Can't think of anything inside a diff that would make that kind of noise.
Oh the joys of old trucks...
Met up with the wife and kids Sunday morning (they had started down last Thursday, I couldn't get off from work). We made out way down to the Cherokee National Forest and found an empty camping spot. We were up on a creek, so spend the morning and early afternoon with the kids playing in the creek. The eclipse itself was unreal, loved every minute of it.
The real fun started shortly after it was done. Loaded up the Cruiser and started out. AC was not working. It was about 90* and humid, as to be expected in TN. So long as I was moving, it wasn't that bad. Figured I'd stop and pick up an can of R134 and top up the system. Well, we got about 10 miles down the road when traffic just stopped dead. We made 20 miles in two hours. Then a nasty sound started emanating from under the truck. Can't say I ever head this sound before. I had a ringing tone to it, so I figured it was something to do with a driveshaft. Luckily my wife found a motel nearby. Found a Walmart, topped up the AC, then to the motel. I was cooked.
Since I had just replaced the rear driveshaft u-joints, I figured one of the front joints had to be going south. So the plan was to pull the shaft in the morning and head north. Did exactly that, and determined the noise is coming from the front axle. Also found out the AC was dead again.
Oh well, I had to be at work on Wednesday, so damn the torpedoes, we were heading home.The volume of traffic going north up interstate 81 was insane. We left at 8am, arrived home at 10:30pm. It is normally a 9.5 hour drive. It was a helluva a lot of driving for 2.5 minutes of viewing, but I would do it again tomorrow if I could
Anyway, the AC condenser went south. New one on order. Note to anyone resurrecting the AC on these beast. Just replace everything, you will save yourself a lot of grief in the long run.
As for the axle noise, I am baffled. The sound is almost like the ringer style bicycle bells on a kid's bike. Can't think of anything inside a diff that would make that kind of noise.
Oh the joys of old trucks...
Good friends, chips, salsa, beer, and a view.
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Putting the ARB bumper to good use, perfect place to hang the backyard summer banana harvest. It's a common misconception that the ARB bumper on my 80 is only used for photo-op poser shots. But occasionally it provides a more practical function for hanging/ripening fruit!
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ToyotaDon
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Saturday, went out to Rausch Creek for a little light wheeling. Founder of the Jeep club I belong to passed, requested some of his ashes be spread there. Got home late afternoon, packed up the LC with camping gear and the dog, and started the drive to Tennessee to watch the total eclipse. Slept about six hours in the front seat at a rest stop in VA with the truck idling and AC running.
Met up with the wife and kids Sunday morning (they had started down last Thursday, I couldn't get off from work). We made out way down to the Cherokee National Forest and found an empty camping spot. We were up on a creek, so spend the morning and early afternoon with the kids playing in the creek. The eclipse itself was unreal, loved every minute of it.
The real fun started shortly after it was done. Loaded up the Cruiser and started out. AC was not working. It was about 90* and humid, as to be expected in TN. So long as I was moving, it wasn't that bad. Figured I'd stop and pick up an can of R134 and top up the system. Well, we got about 10 miles down the road when traffic just stopped dead. We made 20 miles in two hours. Then a nasty sound started emanating from under the truck. Can't say I ever head this sound before. I had a ringing tone to it, so I figured it was something to do with a driveshaft. Luckily my wife found a motel nearby. Found a Walmart, topped up the AC, then to the motel. I was cooked.
Since I had just replaced the rear driveshaft u-joints, I figured one of the front joints had to be going south. So the plan was to pull the shaft in the morning and head north. Did exactly that, and determined the noise is coming from the front axle. Also found out the AC was dead again.
The volume of traffic going north up interstate 81 was insane. We left at 8am, arrived home at 10:30pm. It is normally a 9.5 hour drive. It was a helluva a lot of driving for 2.5 minutes of viewing, but I would do it again tomorrow if I could
Anyway, the AC condenser went south. New one on order. Note to anyone resurrecting the AC on these beast. Just replace everything, you will save yourself a lot of grief in the long run.
As for the axle noise, I am baffled. The sound is almost like the ringer style bicycle bells on a kid's bike. Can't think of anything inside a diff that would make that kind of noise.
Oh the joys of old trucks...
That sounds almost like the little oil slinger just behind the axle seal. They've been known to come loose.
hamishpotter
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It's a PPG color from their "Shop Line" fleet color chart. I can't remember the code but there were only a few greens on it. It's pretty much Land Rover green.
So far painting it that color hasn't made the truck unreliable
hamishpotter
SILVER Star
It's a PPG color from their "Shop Line" fleet color chart. I can't remember the code but there were only a few greens on it. It's pretty much Land Rover green.
So far painting it that color hasn't made the truck unreliable
lol, reliability would be a concern. looks sharp
Box Rocket
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Thanks for posting. I need something like this.If you guys are looking for roll up tool bags, check out Atlas 46. I'm confident these are the best money can buy. Still on my wish list. The guys I wheel with all have these bags and it's amazing how many tools you can fit in one.
Atlas 46 - Products Made in the USA
80 suspension = pure awesomeness.
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I was very close to going with that PPG Land Rover Coniston green when I recently painted my HJ60. But ultimately decided to go with a factory Toyota color, which was just a slightly different color then that Land Rover green. It's Toyota Dark Green 6v7 for those concerned about reliability!It's a PPG color from their "Shop Line" fleet color chart. I can't remember the code but there were only a few greens on it. It's pretty much Land Rover green.
So far painting it that color hasn't made the truck unreliable
Let's hit Blanca! Better do some trimming or some bumps
The Shop Line paint system is nice if you are just looking for a generic color and not trying to match something. A major part of the ridiculous cost in paint is from suppliers having to provide so many variants of thousands of colors for paint matching purposes. Shop Line stuff is high quality stuff but a set number of colors and no variants, basically for fleet use. It is a much lower cost compared to other ppg lines though.
Down. Oh yah its on the short list...
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
Man It wouldnt suck meeting up with you when I roll out to cali.Nice workI was envisioning something similar if I ever decided to add a tire carrier to the high clearance bumper I recently built. Do you get lots of rattles and vibrations on that setup?
Mine would have a similar mounting point if I ever go that route:
