What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (58 Viewers)

[mingles]

Made some good progress on a 1/2 drawer system.

The plan is for the drawer cabinet to be a base for a compressor/inverter/solar/battery enclosure to be mounted on top. Baby steps...

 

[b4wheeler]

Fixed my irritating floppy rear wiper with a new linkage..... Nothing huge, but I'm satisfied.

 

[E5corn]

Well I have been talking to a company that makes Ti M10x1 brake line coupleings that are for a double flare fitting... just like the ones on a 80 series Land Cruiser I have asked for a sample of 20 so I can test fitment and viability but I’m wondering if anyone else would be interested in having titanium brake line fittings? Not sure on an exact cost yet but it would be done with a $0 profitability to me. Just the coolness factor

 

[E5corn]

Fixed my irritating floppy rear wiper with a new linkage..... Nothing huge, but I'm satisfied.

 

[E5corn]

Also took the gas door linkage apart, lubed the cable and cleaned the latch! Works like new again.

Took out both of the rear door light switches and cleaned them up as neither of them was working at all. Also working like new again and I saved $$$

 

[jbcruising]

Do you have a link for the shelf? Thanks

Attic racks made cheap and easy - 80 series

We now offer nice brackets from Delta if you want upgrade from hose clamps

FJ80 Delta Ceiling Storage Bracket - Land Cruiser Products - LCP

Yup, just found a link in @LandCruiserPhil's thread. Was $17 or so.

Ohhhhhhhh My I dig that panel. is it glass? it looks thin found them online but not a ton of info. is it delicate??? I have zamp, renergy and AIMS poweer panels, had a humless panle gave it @Irish Reiver tho. I want high output and strong.

It is glass. If it breaks I have a second free one lol. If I was buying a panel I would probably just use one with an aluminum frame.

Free is good but a couple of things to note about frameless panels.

Frameless panels are beneficial in that the weight/thickness of the aluminum frame is removed but that weight savings is often offset by the need for thicker, or sometimes two sheets, of glass to give the panel the structural strength that the aluminum frame would have provided. They are also prone to breakage if something nicks the edge of the glass. Additionally, if I were putting them on my truck I would have a clamps on all four sides (can't see from the picture) as there is only pressure holding the panel down. In a worst case scenario, with no clamps on the front, in a wreck the panel will slide right out of the clamps and become a missile.

Frameless panels have their niche in the architectural world where they can be blended in to the design of a building better without having lots of little silver frames visible.

From a power standpoint, 120 Watts is 120 Watts, regardless of what panel is producing it. The panel pictured is amorphous silicon (meaning there are no individual solar cells, the silicon is sprayed on the glass so the panel is effectively one big cell) which, while not as efficient as crystalline solar (panels where you see individual solar cells), amorphous does have the advantage of being able to still produce power in low light conditions like closer to dawn or dusk.

To sum it all up. Free is good and just make sure the panel is clamped on all four sides.

I have clamps on 3 of the 4 sides, just didn't put one on the back because it didn't line up with the T-slot in my roof rack. The wire housing on the bottom of the panel would keep it from sliding because it fits nicely between slats. I might still add a clamp on that side, just haven't done it yet.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Until I can justify the ipad bluetooth level this will need to do to keep me sleeping level. Maybe a little over kill but it has been on the bench for a couple years.

 

[Gorilla]

superflex arms or the new hyperflex??

They are the Superflex arms

 

[Gorilla]

Took her for a little drive rather than doing the things I should be doing such as PHH, wits end blue fan clutch etc...
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So clean, where is this at mate?

 

[BILT4ME]

Replaced the antenna mast and goes up and down now!!!!!! Yay!

Also repaired a tire the hard way with a patch on the inside.

Also had to grind away oxidation on the crappy ex-chrome rim because the bead got so bad the air was leaking through the bead if the tire!!!

After I ground off the oxidation, I sprayed it with clear coat to seal it. Hopefully it will hold until I get my other rims painted and polished!

 

[AussieHJCruza]

So clean, where is this at mate?

Just on the outskirts of Wagga.
Yeah, I'm a bit pedantic like that...

 

[Dissent]

Until I can justify the ipad bluetooth level this will need to do to keep me sleeping level. Maybe a little over kill but it has been on the bench for a couple years.

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Nice. I had one of those kicking aroundfoer a few years then finally ditched it and now use a 1.5" round bubble level. It lives on the empty square part of the center console just beside the 2nd and PWR buttons. Its level all the time on flat ground and I just drive the truck around a bit until its level. Hasn't failed me yet!

 

[GH80]

Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2003 seats installation with cover and Rear Center Console..

 

[LC4LIFE]

20 minutes and $7, and its a little bit quieter

 

[b16]

Where did you buy that bearing? I've repacked mine twice. Doesn't seem to hold grease very long anymore.

 

[edfirebird68]

Working on getting my newly acquired factory lockers installed only 180k vehicle was in a rollover. None of the airbags deployed and there was no biohazard sticker, humans walked away land cruiser not so lucky.
Ed

 

[edfirebird68]

Rims, drivetrain and interior were really nice fwiw Rockdale auto in Georgia ask for Omar and tellem Ed says hi

 

[LC4LIFE]

Where did you buy that bearing? I've repacked mine twice. Doesn't seem to hold grease very long anymore.

They are on both Amazon and Ebay for $6-$8 depending on who you buy it from, sometimes a bit more if you want it quicker. Here is one on Ebay.

It's an NSK 6301 and it was exactly what came out of the pulley.

 

[thekitchensink]

Rims, drivetrain and interior were really nice fwiw Rockdale auto in Georgia ask for Omar and tellem Ed says hi

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Do you know what kind of shape were the second row seats are in? What was the interior color?

 

[RFB]

Until I can justify the ipad bluetooth level this will need to do to keep me sleeping level. Maybe a little over kill but it has been on the bench for a couple years.

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great idea, Id rather hardware rather than software.