What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (68 Viewers)

[dcguillory]

Hit the 505 end to end, she hit back, saw a moose, broke some stuff, got stuck(driver error), made some new friends. Strong pucker moment on the Eldora end around a half mile in.
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What the heck! I did the whole 505 in friday! What day were you there? I just got back from 3000 miles of California/Nevada/Utah/Colorado/Wyoming/Idaho/Utah/Nevada/California with my son. Destroyed my front diff internals somehow. Took off the front driveshaft and drove 800 miles with scary grinding whenever I hit the brakes.(yes I am sure it's in the diff) Gunna pull it apart and and post pics in the morning for your viewing displeasure.

 

[incogrhino]

Mine comes on when I'm exactly 1.5qt. low.

My dads comes on at. 3/4 qt low.

 

[LFD2037]

Won't a "Halon" extinguisher work on an electrical fire? I know they are spendy but worth it if so.

Halon hasn't been manufactured in the US since '98. Also, it's for a more sealed environment. Like you said, it displaces O2. That can't happen out in the open. As far as being in a room when it goes off, humans won't survive. You can't just hold your breath and wait it out. It doesn't work that way. A CO2 extinguisher is ideal for auto fires as its good for flammable liquids and electrical fires, but are expensive. Dry chemical ext. are good for those too but are highly corrosive to anything metal if it's not washed off almost instantly.

 

[bigredmachine]

i finally got around to adjusting the the hood stops so the hood dosnt look like it wants to fly away, only took about 5 years to get to it but its the little things

 

[gsi18867]

What the heck! I did the whole 505 in friday! What day were you there? I just got back from 3000 miles of California/Nevada/Utah/Colorado/Wyoming/Idaho/Utah/Nevada/California with my son. Destroyed my front diff internals somehow. Took off the front driveshaft and drove 800 miles with scary grinding whenever I hit the brakes.(yes I am sure it's in the diff) Gunna pull it apart and and post pics in the morning for your viewing displeasure.

You weren't in a pair of 4Runners, were you? Only trucks I saw up there were the 2 that pulled me out. The 505 runs from Eldora, CO, behind Caribou Open Space, then back out to Highway 7 between Nederland and Allenspark.

 

[ChaseTruck]

Tried to catch the tail end of the Orionid meteor shower with the camera in the early morning last Friday and Saturday. Not much luck, got to settle for the sunrise instead:

 

[landcrshr]

Changed the oil
Changed the belts (it may have taken me more than 25 min.)
Added birf grease
Checked my nutz
Hit the hills

Found a fun road not recommended for 1967 Ford Thunderbirds.

Good thing I had my 80!

 

[icorradoi]

Changed the oil
Changed the belts (it may have taken me more than 25 min.)
Added birf grease
Checked my nutz
Hit the hills

Found a fun road not recommended for 1967 Ford Thunderbirds.
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Good thing I had my 80!
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Where is this fun road? PM me if you don't want to share with everyone.

 

[landcrshr]

Where is this fun road? PM me if you don't want to share with everyone.

It was an offshoot of Soda Springs Rd.
Ran it from Soda Springs to Forresthill. The road itself is easy, but has some great vistas. We checked out a couple of these side trails that made for a fun day trip.

IIRC, you're a Pinecrest guy, right? I'll probably head up to Pinecrest peak for a little snow wheeling after the first storm. Let me know if you're interested.

 

[icorradoi]

It was an offshoot of Soda Springs Rd.
Ran it from Soda Springs to Forresthill. The road itself is easy, but has some great vistas. We checked out a couple of these side trails that made for a fun day trip.

IIRC, you're a Pinecrest guy, right? I'll probably head up to Pinecrest peak for a little snow wheeling after the first storm. Let me know if you're interested.

Nah, we camp at Pinecrest every year, but I actually live near the Santa Cruz Mountains. I thought that road may have been around here.

 

[Box Rocket]

How do I get a job doing that?

I don;t wanna do what I been doing for the last 27 years anymore..... I wanna do THAT!

I wish it was a full time job. Sadly I'm a schmuck that sits in an office all day and doesn't get out in the dirt nearly enough.

 

[incogrhino]

It's on its way...be here in the morning...

 

[BILT4ME]

It's on its way...be here in the morning...

Unless it's still snowing........

 

[incogrhino]

Unless it's still snowing........

Bite your tongue

 

[RFB]

Is that the one from @LandCruiserPhil ?

No I just got and installed on from LCP and its opening is larger, therefore better same locks moulding and hinges tho

 

[Jgunner]

My dads comes on at. 3/4 qt low.

Mine too

 

[GA Trevor]

Got some new wit's end "keychains"

 

[Aloha Jen]

Put the 80 on some serious trunk or treat duty. Happy Halloween!!

 

[RFB]

Not really Halon in not very or not effective unless a closed area and what Halon does get between the fire and material until your Halon is gone and then the fire continues. Bottom line you need to kill the source to stop an electrical fire. With the high amperage dual battery system many of use be safe and carry cable cutters and a F.E.. Keep in mind you can weld with one group 27 or 31 battery.

yes,yes you can my battery turned my battery hold down clamp into a welding rod.

 

[Seth_O]

Keep in mind you can weld with one group 27 or 31 battery.

A buddy of mine was working under the hood and connected +'ve on a tool in his hand with -'ve on his gold wedding ring. He melted the ring into his finger.

Dr said he was lucky it was gold, they can cut that off and save the finger. If it had been titanium (popular for wedding rings in the US these days) they would have had to take his finger off.

I no longer wear my wedding ring when wrenching.