What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (28 Viewers)
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mitchbenson
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RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
scored a full set of these top of the door trim pieces because the old ones were flaking and beat, then refinished a shifter console I got in colorado that with the new window runs its looking decent now. And swapped in a set of slee 6 in springs, these are a little softer than the dobinsons and dirt time tomorrow will tell if I finally have it dialed in correctly. also heres a side by side
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
whats the total weight of those? they look light
Before you bolt it all in your truck, consider putting piano hinges on the wings so you can better access the storage on the side of the drawers.
mitchbenson
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mitchbenson
GOLD Star
LS1FJ40
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Well, it was 98 degrees yesterday and 96 today. I was sitting at a stop light and saw the Koso reading 205 degrees, the highest I've ever seen it read. I started driving, got on the interstate and it dropped down to 190. Got home. Popped the hood and let her cool off for a while. Just went out to check coolant level and the overflow is empty. FAWK. I haven't noticed any leaks underneath but admittedly I haven't been looking. Will try to find time to properly test tomorrow but it doesn't look good...
I don't think your Koso numbers are too high. Mine gets that high and i don't get temps above 90 so often. Top off the reservoir and keep an eye on it. You may have caught any problem just in time.
this is what i installed in my LC and this fan moves the air ,this is what you want for hot areas i have LS 5.3 engine and with that fan on and engine idling it will drop the temperature down fastThe fan is from a LC 100 series and quite a few folks have them in love them here, where it gets kind of hot in the summer
you wire it to volvo fan relay i wired one wire to ECU high speed and one to switch so i can turn it on any time
I did the brakes on the LC at all 4 fours. The rears were a breeze with the expection of the passenger rotor taking a little more to come off but I got it.
The fronts were easier then I assumed. My wife was on stand by to hold the brakes to pop the bolts loose for the hub/rotor but I was able to brake them loose with a breaker bar. One thing I did was leave the drive flange on while breaking the bolts loose and that did the trick.
Lately the brakes were feeling weird. As I got to the drivers side the outer pad was almost on metal and there were hot spots on the rotor.
As far as pads and rotors, I went with the Powerstop kit available from Rock Auto. It came with drilled/slotted rotors and there ceramic pads. The kit came with all new retaining springs for the pads and the rubber boots for the rears.
The fronts were easier then I assumed. My wife was on stand by to hold the brakes to pop the bolts loose for the hub/rotor but I was able to brake them loose with a breaker bar. One thing I did was leave the drive flange on while breaking the bolts loose and that did the trick.
Lately the brakes were feeling weird. As I got to the drivers side the outer pad was almost on metal and there were hot spots on the rotor.
As far as pads and rotors, I went with the Powerstop kit available from Rock Auto. It came with drilled/slotted rotors and there ceramic pads. The kit came with all new retaining springs for the pads and the rubber boots for the rears.
this is what i installed in my LC and this fan moves the air ,this is what you want for hot areas i have LS 5.3 engine and with that fan on and engine idling it will drop the temperature down fast
you wire it to volvo fan relay i wired one wire to ECU high speed and one to switch so i can turn it on any time
You know very well we are challenged here for the most part and we need pictures not words.
Had great day out in the sierras/Taho national forest, a little bit more adventure/hardcore off-roading than I expected...
I just wanted To take the old girl out to test the 2.5 king’s shock I recently installed. It was amazing weather so I took my son, buddy of mine and his 2kids along for a cruise in the sierras to have a picnic with some good views. @jcardona1 recomended signal peak trail, he said it’s a good easy/medium difficulty trail. Got to the trail head which shares the same staging area as Fordyce which made me feel like I brought cap gun to a cannon fight, good thing I’m not doing Fordyce. Trail started out a little steep and bumpy but nothing too hard......until one steep section that normally would need just a look but due to the rain 2days before it was a slippery mess and super tight on top of that. So I had to bust out my winch for the very first time for myself!!!
Got up with little drama with my shiiteebuit 12k and I was all giggles. Kept going and hit another spot, this one was just a soupy mess! After a couple of tries I was in 2feet of goo! So busted out the winch second time ever less than 100yards from the first time!
Had to winch twice to make it up that hill but feeling good about how well the winch worked and the fact I have one.
Finally made it to signal peak and the view was spectacular!!!
Fordyce lake in the distance.
I just wanted To take the old girl out to test the 2.5 king’s shock I recently installed. It was amazing weather so I took my son, buddy of mine and his 2kids along for a cruise in the sierras to have a picnic with some good views. @jcardona1 recomended signal peak trail, he said it’s a good easy/medium difficulty trail. Got to the trail head which shares the same staging area as Fordyce which made me feel like I brought cap gun to a cannon fight, good thing I’m not doing Fordyce. Trail started out a little steep and bumpy but nothing too hard......until one steep section that normally would need just a look but due to the rain 2days before it was a slippery mess and super tight on top of that. So I had to bust out my winch for the very first time for myself!!!
Got up with little drama with my shiiteebuit 12k and I was all giggles. Kept going and hit another spot, this one was just a soupy mess! After a couple of tries I was in 2feet of goo! So busted out the winch second time ever less than 100yards from the first time!
Had to winch twice to make it up that hill but feeling good about how well the winch worked and the fact I have one.
Finally made it to signal peak and the view was spectacular!!!
Fordyce lake in the distance.
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After lunch with amazing view we checked out the old fire look out and headed to sterling lake. Near the right turn I made a wrong turn and buried the old girl slider deep again in bowl of chowder......this is getting Old! Busted out the winch again.......only to realized we made a wrong turn and have turn around.....through the same pit again and wait for it......winch again! Doh!
Fortunately that was the last time I Had to winch myself out. 5 times in just one trip, guess it’s go big or go home!
After that we checked out sterling lake which is really beautiful.
Gotta love the sierras and we barely made 6 miles from the freeway. My buddy had a great time even though I made him pull the cable 3 times and the kids had a blast! This is why I love the 80!
The old girl did amazingly well, ran like top and OMG the king’s 2.5s are the cats meow! Cruises on the freeway really nicely with a European firm but comfortable ride, ate up the bumps like nothing, body motion control was fantastic!
Can’t wait to explore this area more!
Fortunately that was the last time I Had to winch myself out. 5 times in just one trip, guess it’s go big or go home!
After that we checked out sterling lake which is really beautiful.
Gotta love the sierras and we barely made 6 miles from the freeway. My buddy had a great time even though I made him pull the cable 3 times and the kids had a blast! This is why I love the 80!
The old girl did amazingly well, ran like top and OMG the king’s 2.5s are the cats meow! Cruises on the freeway really nicely with a European firm but comfortable ride, ate up the bumps like nothing, body motion control was fantastic!
Can’t wait to explore this area more!
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finally made it down to the boat yesterday to get the mast stepped and get the tramp on, its either been a nice weekend and I'm working or its raining and ive been off since I put the boat in the beach about 2 months ago
That was my favorite rig at the expo.
Drove up to the woods with the family and new pup.
Glad you guys had fun, what a mess with all that mud! Hopefully it'll be dry soon.
i do not have much pictures , but it is straight forward get the fan and look for best way to fit it in if someone cant figure it out probably have someone to do it for you
it took me a lot of measuring and looking for right fan and relay so biggest problem is solved
so get condenser fan for Suzuki vitara and cooling fan relay from Volvo ,Volvo relay is easiest relay to wire all you need two wires to make it click (google)
