Mn deer camp (sans deer). There is always next weekend.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (62 Viewers)
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Steve D
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I snapped the passenger rear Nitro axle at Choccolocco this weekend. The ACC gang were a huge help to get me back to camp where I dropped the driveshaft before making the ~2 hour drive home in my front-wheel-drive Toyota. 
Finally in the garage! Now the project begins.
Last weekend after a great jaunt in the San Rafael Swell I was driving home and started to smell coolant . I was certain it was the vehicle in front of me when suddenly the smell became really bad and the temp gauge spiked. I stopped pronto & knew I had a leak but could not see from where it came. Then I remembered, from doing my pre Land Cruiser purchase research, the "pesky radiator hose". After a long night I got it on a lift and changed the thing. It took me 3 hours from lug nuts to leak check!!!! That, my friends, was not easy and not fun but at least now I know why they call it "pesky" 
As bad as it was breaking down on I-70 with no cell service I can't help but be grateful it didn't happen when I was deep in the Swell!
As bad as it was breaking down on I-70 with no cell service I can't help but be grateful it didn't happen when I was deep in the Swell!
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
CANT MISS THAT HOOD LOUVER LOL
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
YUPI snapped the passenger rear Nitro axle at Choccolocco this weekend. The ACC gang were a huge help to get me back to camp where I dropped the driveshaft before making the ~2 hour drive home in my front-wheel-drive Toyota.
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Some shiny accoutrement for November 10.
All new suspension bushings for my '97 with 250k miles made an enormous difference in handling. Thanks to mud for the motivation and guidance/parts #s for this work. My 80 is no longer a wallowing, wandering handful that needs constant attention and extra encouragement to keep it in a lane. The bushings were the last of my "handling" related improvements that also included new shocks, steering stabilizer, steering joints, tightening up the the steering box and checking/tightening all wheel bearings.
After installing the new bushings my steering wheel is a few degrees off (clockwise) and the truck sits higher with the bushings adding a bit more height in the rear than the front. I didn't get before/after measurements unfortunately but the height change is visibly noticeable and I can feel that the rear is higher now when sitting in the truck.
The bushing replacement required $650 in parts (oe via partsouq) and 12 hours including cleaning/painting all of the arms and a few other small jobs while I was crawling around under there. I went the route of melting out the bushing cores then cutting the shell before driving it out as I didn't want to try to push the old bushings out with my 12 ton HF press. The 12 ton HF press had no issue installing the new bushings.
Vid below shows one of my sway bar ends which was typical. The rod bushings were all in bad shape as well.
After installing the new bushings my steering wheel is a few degrees off (clockwise) and the truck sits higher with the bushings adding a bit more height in the rear than the front. I didn't get before/after measurements unfortunately but the height change is visibly noticeable and I can feel that the rear is higher now when sitting in the truck.
The bushing replacement required $650 in parts (oe via partsouq) and 12 hours including cleaning/painting all of the arms and a few other small jobs while I was crawling around under there. I went the route of melting out the bushing cores then cutting the shell before driving it out as I didn't want to try to push the old bushings out with my 12 ton HF press. The 12 ton HF press had no issue installing the new bushings.
Vid below shows one of my sway bar ends which was typical. The rod bushings were all in bad shape as well.
This happened today.
I made a bad choice. Think I ended up screwing the parking pawl, drivers side birf. Blew up my winch as well. Took us 6 hours to get it out of the hole and up the hill. Horrible time
Sand Hollow State Park we did Milt’s mile West Rim and up to Top of the world.
Just trying to work my way through the pile of parts sitting in my garage.
Shakey mirror fix thanks to @Outsane
Replaced driver's window run thanks to @Akella , although the old one I pulled out appeared to be in pretty good shape, so I'm not too confident it will fix my crappy window performance (gets stuck in cold weather). I also have a new window motor, but looked like a bigger project than I would like to take on in a lazy saturday afternoon.
Also discovered that the drivetrain growl I was so sure was coming from the front end is actually the rear driveshaft. Greased the slip yolk an u joints and the noise got like 80% quieter. I feel quite stupid for overlooking such a basic maintenance item, but I could have sworn the noise was coming from the front. I'll try a little more grease in the slip yolk to see if it helps any more. If not, I may try to snag a used driveshaft from someone. It has gone dry a long time
Shakey mirror fix thanks to @Outsane
Replaced driver's window run thanks to @Akella , although the old one I pulled out appeared to be in pretty good shape, so I'm not too confident it will fix my crappy window performance (gets stuck in cold weather). I also have a new window motor, but looked like a bigger project than I would like to take on in a lazy saturday afternoon.
Also discovered that the drivetrain growl I was so sure was coming from the front end is actually the rear driveshaft. Greased the slip yolk an u joints and the noise got like 80% quieter. I feel quite stupid for overlooking such a basic maintenance item, but I could have sworn the noise was coming from the front. I'll try a little more grease in the slip yolk to see if it helps any more. If not, I may try to snag a used driveshaft from someone. It has gone dry a long time
FINALLY got myself some ROADSAFE RECOVERY POINTS for the 80. They look tough and are one of the first upgrades everybody should do. Just installed them yesterday. Pretty easy installation. Made a small video covering the stuff inside the box and the installation itself.
Also planned the next weekend. Seems like we go to Mammut Offroad Park here in germany. 2 other guys will join me with 2 LADA Nivas.
Also planned the next weekend. Seems like we go to Mammut Offroad Park here in germany. 2 other guys will join me with 2 LADA Nivas.
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
rcv IF YOU WANT THEM HIT UP jASON AT OZARKOVERLANDOUTFITTERSI snapped the passenger rear Nitro axle at Choccolocco this weekend. The ACC gang were a huge help to get me back to camp where I dropped the driveshaft before making the ~2 hour drive home in my front-wheel-drive Toyota.
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great video subbed.
Box Rocket
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Those are both fun trails. Triple 7's was a good time too, for next time you get back to Sand Hollow.
Spent the weekend bicycle touring one of my favorite 100 mile loops in Death Valley over three days and ran into a legend while I was caching water and wood... Nice chatting with ya @LandCruiserPhil . Thanks to you and your caravan for not dusting us out on the road like all the Jeeps did climbing out of Saline Valley. lol.
Bludozer
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Got my labs bumper in, can't wait to get it on the truck. Overall happy with the purchase, however I will say that I am not impressed with the powdercoat. Looks like it may have been bumped a bit during shipping and part of the powder coat is already coming off in a few places. Finish is definitely on the thin side.
We cruised up to Beasley Knob in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains for a weekend of wheeling and camping. Ran every trail with the exception of the famed 93b though we did clear a tree that was blocking it!
