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What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (118 Viewers)
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Bama4door
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What group did you go out there with? Looks like a good time.
That hub MADE my ac. I changed nothing else. Now i have my ac on lowest fan setting and if im driving for a while i have to move the vents off of me. Crazy to think how little my old hub was working.
Do you have an AUX fan in front of your AC condenser? That will make a huge improvement as well.
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
this troppy is so bada&^ i cant stand it, saw it up close in AZ and its perfection. every detail. JMO
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
Took a trip up to Telluride, Ouray, and Silverton. Still a lot of snow up there
Took my freshly rebuilt 80 to the 2nd annual Kentucky Toyota Trail Ride at the Red River Gorge geological area. Kentucky Toyota Land Cruisers
First time ive had it on the trails. Honestly, I felt better in the 80 on these trails than in the past in my 200 series. 80 is smaller and less worries.
First time ive had it on the trails. Honestly, I felt better in the 80 on these trails than in the past in my 200 series. 80 is smaller and less worries.
Box Rocket
SILVER Star
I was given a 1" body lift a while back that I was maybe going to use when I went to 37's. I took the necessary step to trim and adjust bumpstops to fit the 37's without the body lift. But I decided to install the body lift over the weekend so that I can shorten the bumpstops and regain a bit of travel that was lost with the taller bumpstops. I expected maybe 3-4 hours start to finish to get it installed. Well, as things normally go, it turned into 6 hours on Saturday and another 5 hours yesterday to finally get it done. Technically it's still not done because I have the whole front of the truck off and the seats out of the interior and that all needs to get put back together but the body lift pucks are installed with all new hardware. No pics just yet.
Everything was extremely smooth except for 3 of the bolts. Both of the front ones near the radiator were rusted inside the sleeves and wouldn't come out. Another on on the driverside near the dead pedal was also seized in the same way.
I ended up cutting the driverside footwell bolt out with a sawzall after working on it for about an hour. But there was no way to fit a cutting wheel or sawzall anywhere for the front two bolts. One of the bolts snapped off at the bottom of the sleeve. The remaining 5" of that bolt was drilled out. The last one finally came out after some serious hammer work to break it loose from the sleeve. What a pain that was! Seriously, I think I could have been done in 2-3 hours if those 3 bolts had not been so stubborn. Very straight forward job without corroded bolts. I'll be putting the front of the truck all back together tonight.
While I was working on the BL I noticed I have a bad rear axle seal so I'll be tackling that as well.
But....on a much more positive note, I was contacted by Goose Gear and they notified me that my rear drawer setup that I've been waiting for since April is finally done and is shipping today! I've always been a fan of the GooseGear products and really admire the fit and finish of their drawers and cabinet work for vehicles. I chose a relatively simple arrangement with just two equal sized drawers. No fridge/kitchen cabinet or other features. The plan is to use a MSA drop slide for my fridge. But I'm really looking forward to finally having some rear drawers to better organize the stuff I like to keep in the truck.
Here's the pics of my drawers that they shared on IG after the final test fit in their shop 80.
GG_drawers1 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
GG_drawers2 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
GG_drawers3 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
GG_drawers4 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
GG_drawers5 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
I know some of you will have some questions about these since they are a brand new 80 series product. I don't have a ton of info on them but between this captured image of their IG post and the website it should answer any questions you have.
GG_drawers6 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
www.goose-gear.com
Everything was extremely smooth except for 3 of the bolts. Both of the front ones near the radiator were rusted inside the sleeves and wouldn't come out. Another on on the driverside near the dead pedal was also seized in the same way.
I ended up cutting the driverside footwell bolt out with a sawzall after working on it for about an hour. But there was no way to fit a cutting wheel or sawzall anywhere for the front two bolts. One of the bolts snapped off at the bottom of the sleeve. The remaining 5" of that bolt was drilled out. The last one finally came out after some serious hammer work to break it loose from the sleeve. What a pain that was! Seriously, I think I could have been done in 2-3 hours if those 3 bolts had not been so stubborn. Very straight forward job without corroded bolts. I'll be putting the front of the truck all back together tonight.
While I was working on the BL I noticed I have a bad rear axle seal so I'll be tackling that as well.
But....on a much more positive note, I was contacted by Goose Gear and they notified me that my rear drawer setup that I've been waiting for since April is finally done and is shipping today! I've always been a fan of the GooseGear products and really admire the fit and finish of their drawers and cabinet work for vehicles. I chose a relatively simple arrangement with just two equal sized drawers. No fridge/kitchen cabinet or other features. The plan is to use a MSA drop slide for my fridge. But I'm really looking forward to finally having some rear drawers to better organize the stuff I like to keep in the truck.
Here's the pics of my drawers that they shared on IG after the final test fit in their shop 80.
GG_drawers1 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
GG_drawers2 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
GG_drawers3 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
GG_drawers4 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
GG_drawers5 by Adam Tolman, on FlickrI know some of you will have some questions about these since they are a brand new 80 series product. I don't have a ton of info on them but between this captured image of their IG post and the website it should answer any questions you have.
GG_drawers6 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Land Cruiser 80 Side x Side Drawer Module - 43 3/8" Wide x 40" Depth
Land Cruiser 80 Series Specific Side x Side Drawer Module This module is designed specifically for the LC 80 and comes in 8" height only to work with optional items such as sleeping platforms and storage compartments. Side x Side Modules are available in 50/50 split, 1/3-2/3 split and 2/3-1/3...
Bought one. Found it down in Portland OR, was trying to hold out for a 94+ but this 91 popped up with 204k miles for $5k. Wheels, tires, de-smog, and all new AC components are en route
Really nice work on those drawers but here's the obvious...YIKES!! on the $2300 price.I was given a 1" body lift a while back that I was maybe going to use when I went to 37's. I took the necessary step to trim and adjust bumpstops to fit the 37's without the body lift. But I decided to install the body lift over the weekend so that I can shorten the bumpstops and regain a bit of travel that was lost with the taller bumpstops. I expected maybe 3-4 hours start to finish to get it installed. Well, as things normally go, it turned into 6 hours on Saturday and another 5 hours yesterday to finally get it done. Technically it's still not done because I have the whole front of the truck off and the seats out of the interior and that all needs to get put back together but the body lift pucks are installed with all new hardware. No pics just yet.
Everything was extremely smooth except for 3 of the bolts. Both of the front ones near the radiator were rusted inside the sleeves and wouldn't come out. Another on on the driverside near the dead pedal was also seized in the same way.
I ended up cutting the driverside footwell bolt out with a sawzall after working on it for about an hour. But there was no way to fit a cutting wheel or sawzall anywhere for the front two bolts. One of the bolts snapped off at the bottom of the sleeve. The remaining 5" of that bolt was drilled out. The last one finally came out after some serious hammer work to break it loose from the sleeve. What a pain that was! Seriously, I think I could have been done in 2-3 hours if those 3 bolts had not been so stubborn. Very straight forward job without corroded bolts. I'll be putting the front of the truck all back together tonight.
While I was working on the BL I noticed I have a bad rear axle seal so I'll be tackling that as well.
But....on a much more positive note, I was contacted by Goose Gear and they notified me that my rear drawer setup that I've been waiting for since April is finally done and is shipping today! I've always been a fan of the GooseGear products and really admire the fit and finish of their drawers and cabinet work for vehicles. I chose a relatively simple arrangement with just two equal sized drawers. No fridge/kitchen cabinet or other features. The plan is to use a MSA drop slide for my fridge. But I'm really looking forward to finally having some rear drawers to better organize the stuff I like to keep in the truck.
Here's the pics of my drawers that they shared on IG after the final test fit in their shop 80.
I know some of you will have some questions about these since they are a brand new 80 series product. I don't have a ton of info on them but between this captured image of their IG post and the website it should answer any questions you have.
Land Cruiser 80 Side x Side Drawer Module - 43 3/8" Wide x 40" Depth
Land Cruiser 80 Series Specific Side x Side Drawer Module This module is designed specifically for the LC 80 and comes in 8" height only to work with optional items such as sleeping platforms and storage compartments. Side x Side Modules are available in 50/50 split, 1/3-2/3 split and 2/3-1/3...
I was given a 1" body lift a while back that I was maybe going to use when I went to 37's. I took the necessary step to trim and adjust bumpstops to fit the 37's without the body lift. But I decided to install the body lift over the weekend so that I can shorten the bumpstops and regain a bit of travel that was lost with the taller bumpstops. I expected maybe 3-4 hours start to finish to get it installed. Well, as things normally go, it turned into 6 hours on Saturday and another 5 hours yesterday to finally get it done. Technically it's still not done because I have the whole front of the truck off and the seats out of the interior and that all needs to get put back together but the body lift pucks are installed with all new hardware. No pics just yet.
Everything was extremely smooth except for 3 of the bolts. Both of the front ones near the radiator were rusted inside the sleeves and wouldn't come out. Another on on the driverside near the dead pedal was also seized in the same way.
I ended up cutting the driverside footwell bolt out with a sawzall after working on it for about an hour. But there was no way to fit a cutting wheel or sawzall anywhere for the front two bolts. One of the bolts snapped off at the bottom of the sleeve. The remaining 5" of that bolt was drilled out. The last one finally came out after some serious hammer work to break it loose from the sleeve. What a pain that was! Seriously, I think I could have been done in 2-3 hours if those 3 bolts had not been so stubborn. Very straight forward job without corroded bolts. I'll be putting the front of the truck all back together tonight.
While I was working on the BL I noticed I have a bad rear axle seal so I'll be tackling that as well.
But....on a much more positive note, I was contacted by Goose Gear and they notified me that my rear drawer setup that I've been waiting for since April is finally done and is shipping today! I've always been a fan of the GooseGear products and really admire the fit and finish of their drawers and cabinet work for vehicles. I chose a relatively simple arrangement with just two equal sized drawers. No fridge/kitchen cabinet or other features. The plan is to use a MSA drop slide for my fridge. But I'm really looking forward to finally having some rear drawers to better organize the stuff I like to keep in the truck.
Here's the pics of my drawers that they shared on IG after the final test fit in their shop 80.
I know some of you will have some questions about these since they are a brand new 80 series product. I don't have a ton of info on them but between this captured image of their IG post and the website it should answer any questions you have.
Land Cruiser 80 Side x Side Drawer Module - 43 3/8" Wide x 40" Depth
Land Cruiser 80 Series Specific Side x Side Drawer Module This module is designed specifically for the LC 80 and comes in 8" height only to work with optional items such as sleeping platforms and storage compartments. Side x Side Modules are available in 50/50 split, 1/3-2/3 split and 2/3-1/3...
How do you secure gear on top of the drawer/box?
Box Rocket
SILVER Star
Since I don’t have them in hand yet I’m not exactly what provisions Goose Gear has implemented for securing stuff to the top but I have several tie down and track pieces that I can use if need be. I’ll report back once they show up.
This thing has me wiping away tears of joy. What engine is in it?
I had to miss this ride and am really bummed I did. That 80 is gorgeous! I am heading down to do part of the KAT this coming weekend, and will probably stop at Callies and hit some small trails on the way down.
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
I believe that the finish and ft was amazing, but maltec seems to have it down pat, your a lucky man.
SJWantsADiesel
GOLD Star
Not really this weekend, but I couldn't find a better thread to post this. Bought this '97 LX450 Limited Edition with a poorly done lift, no lockers and a leak in the engine bay (turned out to be oil pump). Over the course of couple of months, my local truck rebuild superhero executed a number of PMs and upgrades/mods/fixes. Primarily - fixed the lift with adjustable arms and swapped non-locking axles for locking ones, and added a bunch of armor all around. However, none of these fixes/mods would've been possible without very generous support from this forum, including a phone call to @LINUS who helped my friend identify the right parts to rob off a donor truck for the locker harness (while we were in the yard). Several other members routinely and quickly jumped in with help so as a token of appreciation, I upgraded my membership from Silver to Gold (for 6 years).
Before:
After (the roof rack isn't bolted in yet):
Since the rebuild, I've been to this place called Frank Raines OHV park (Stanislaus County, CA) - even the expert level trails felt like walk in the park, especially coming from leaf sprung trucks and auto-lockers (a '85 Toyota pickup and Samurai).
Before:
After (the roof rack isn't bolted in yet):
Since the rebuild, I've been to this place called Frank Raines OHV park (Stanislaus County, CA) - even the expert level trails felt like walk in the park, especially coming from leaf sprung trucks and auto-lockers (a '85 Toyota pickup and Samurai).
100% brand new drivetrain - 1HZ with turbo, 5speed, and axles are locked 80 series with 4:11. No hill too steep
