What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (129 Viewers)

[lumbee1]

finally finished welding. Gotta pull everything off and clean up the welds then off to powder coat. May just rattle can it for now until i get some free time. Any suggestions on decent rattle can paint for the bumpers.

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RATTLE CAN IT! Powder is durable but a rattle can job can be touched up. I rattle canned my 4x4 labs bumper in matte black and it looks great. I've already had to touch up some scraps and redo the strut mounts.

Use a self etching primer and buy a 12pk of Rustoleum from Home Depot.

BTW, I built my jerry can upper hoop too tight. I had to cut it out and put a new hoop in. After welding was done, prime and paint and I'm finished.

 

[chap79]

I need to do brakes all around, and install new springs... Who wants to come over and knock this thing out.......

Post your location and post in a local clubhouse. You’ll find a crew to assist.

 

[LS1FJ40]

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But does the D light work?!?!

 

[Dubbinchris]

What is this winter you speak of? Here we have summer, and not quite summer.

Ohio! Nuff said.

 

[chap79]

Ohio! Nuff said.

That’s part of the Middle East?

 

[littlegreenmonster]

Little fall fun at Uwharrie

 

[Matthew Spencer]

My son (with me helping) fabricated and installed a heat shield for the intake tube and A/C line in my 80. I don't know if it will do any good or not but it does help hide my O2 sensors which I relocated to the pulsed air injection ports. I am hoping that it will help keep my intake tube in better shape. As you can see from this pictures it's shot and a replacement is on the way.

 

[nigelsiam]

My son (with me helping) fabricated and installed a heat shield for the intake tube and A/C line in my 80. I don't know if it will do any good or not but it does help hide my O2 sensors which I relocated to the pulsed air injection ports. I am hoping that it will help keep my intake tube in better shape. As you can see from this pictures it's shot and a replacement is on the way.

Looks good...and I don't see why it wouldn't work to keep the heat away....now time to work on that intake boot! haha

 

[Matthew Spencer]

Intake boot is this weeks project. Not sure of we are going to use an OEM intake or go with a custom one. Time will tell

 

[bryson]

My son (with me helping) fabricated and installed a heat shield for the intake tube and A/C line in my 80. I don't know if it will do any good or not but it does help hide my O2 sensors which I relocated to the pulsed air injection ports. I am hoping that it will help keep my intake tube in better shape. As you can see from this pictures it's shot and a replacement is on the way.

That does look nice! I'd be weary about that extra mount you have that is held on with the 4 rivets. With one side of the shield mounted solid to the engine, and the other side on the frame, something is going to give when the engine moves in relation to the frame. I foresee that small bracket cracking and breaking. Is there a way to tie the shield back in to one of the bolts that hold the OEM heat shields on instead?

 

[Matthew Spencer]

Good point. I will keep an eye on it and report back. I did not think to look at the mounting points for the stock heat shield. Next time I have the intake out I will take a better look.

 

[cme4lyt]

Was bored, washed the engine bay....

 

[ajax1]

Installed new steering box, and Marlins 80 steering upgrade. Wondering steering no more.
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Paint the tie rod ends are they will corode

 

[interactivebagel]

Was bored, washed the engine bay....

I approve what you've got going on here Wiring looks fantastic!

 

[Dragos80]

Was bored, washed the engine bay....

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What cleaning agent did you use?
It came out looking like a V8.

 

[cme4lyt]

What cleaning agent did you use?
It came out looking like a V8.

Simple Green, that stuff works like magic !!

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

One of the rear OME shock had some indication of starting to leak. Inspection/testing revealed over time the gas has leaked out on both making them weak along with loss of dampening. Do for replacement anyway glad the leak showed up.

Hopefully an increase in MPG. I know you are thinking WTF increase in MPG. Other here have claim MPG increase with less

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

But does the D light work?!?!

I have an extra "D" bulb after I pulled mine out if you need it
Say NO to D lights

 

[steffan]

i'm gonna have to get some of that simple green stuff if it transforms my engine bay to look like that

 

[steffan]

a small trip in the smokies