richardlillard1
SILVER Star
Not quite the weekend, but wheeling.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (93 Viewers)
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X10
We had fun using the 80 series solid axel to our advantage, seriously these things are epic when it comes to balance. *SPIDER GEARS WEILDED = LOCKED DIF.
LSUfj
SILVER Star
tampacruiser95
Upgrades are coming.
Looks amazing!
Installed a third row lamp also dropped part of the front headliner to see if there was any wiring for a maplight/sunroof controls with no luck. (I don't have a sunroof). I only looked on the driver side I'll drop the passenger side and check there another day.
cruzerDave
Land Shark Outfitters
Glad Remora worked so well for you, that was my whole intent with it as I used my Treds last year to rescue folks stuck in snow (super bad winter) and the last thing I wanted to do on the side of the road in traffic as everyone slid by was standing there unbolting stuff. That and putting them away covered in snow and ice was a PITA, so... yes, necessity was the mother of invention
He's too modest to share, but @utahisrad in addition to a stand-up rescue buddy is a heck of a photographer. He shot the main product photo on the website for Remora while he was in Canyonlands:
Unplugged the factory amp completely. My ears cannot detect any difference in sound though.
Then I shot a video with a sound test of my hidden subwoofer which I installed a while back. Hope it helps.
Then I shot a video with a sound test of my hidden subwoofer which I installed a while back. Hope it helps.
Not a successful day. I had planned to replace all my calipers and soft break lines. Calipers were easy as expected but I am 0 for 7 on the brake lines. There isn't a spec of rust under my car so this surprised me to say the least. I didn't want to force them and compromise the solid lines so I am about to throw in the towel. I hit the joints with some PB blaster and will have one more go tomorrow.
New radiator!
I gotta do all 7 too, hope the pb blaster helps.
Do you have a 10mm flare nut wrench? Should help a little transferring the torque into the fitting.
Replaced my OME steering stabilizer with a Dobinson's... OME was rusted and felt pretty weak. So far, it *feels* a little tighter on the road.
Replaced 2 year old PS fluid with Valvoline Maxlife ATF and the whine has been temporarily taken care of. For some reason I made a mess on the driveway and all over my engine bay. :/
Did 8qt of ATF flush with Maxlife ATF and can feel smoother shifting, so that is nice.
Going on 2-3k mi road trip south on Friday, should be fun.
Replaced 2 year old PS fluid with Valvoline Maxlife ATF and the whine has been temporarily taken care of. For some reason I made a mess on the driveway and all over my engine bay. :/
Did 8qt of ATF flush with Maxlife ATF and can feel smoother shifting, so that is nice.
Going on 2-3k mi road trip south on Friday, should be fun.
I do but I couldn't find it. A few of my tools are not where they should after we moved from CA to FL. I think I will stop by an auto shop in the morning and see if I can pick one up.
Forgot to mention, I erased the fault codes, drove it around for a while to set the monitors ready went to the smog check station and pass the smog (legally).
I had a pesky monitor incomplete for a while, the Catalyst which did not want to set itself complete.
Happy now. Last day to pay my fees too.
I had a pesky monitor incomplete for a while, the Catalyst which did not want to set itself complete.
Happy now. Last day to pay my fees too.
Nice work - fun trip. Thanks for sharing.
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
If your around Im hitting moab in a week Ill give you a great patch to add, your call. JailBreak Overlander up top break out and xplore bottom thats an actual artist drawing of my 80 sew up nicely.Aussie locker will be a nice, inexpensive mod. I had one in the rear diff of my '93. They work great in these trucks. Also, your Rover buddy doesn't get credit for going that far up the ramp since his front tire is about a foot off the ground.
Only fixed the e brake light switch. Hit it with electronic cleaner, adjusted the tension, and light shuts off as it should upon release. Took a little more than a minute. Still surprised by how good this truck is for being 27yo, and a lifelong NYC rig. Guess it was not taken off road, driven kindly, 1 owner before me, and left stock. Probably the most worthwhile resurrection job I have ever picked. Big thanks to everyone on the forum.
