Took the LX for spin in the sierra mountains for some hiking.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (54 Viewers)
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Some updates on the axle swap, special shout out to @inkpot, @richardlillard1 and Travis :
Installed the wiring, thus the lights on the dash all work.
Removed the magic dial out of the donor
Removed the 4.10 gears, sent to Zuk and he put in the 4.88's
Installed the 4.88's.
rebuilt the axles.
I'll have a whole list of what was required to swap.
Still some wiring and loose ends to tie up, but we're close to being 3x locked and ready to rock.
Zona
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Installed the wiring, thus the lights on the dash all work.
Removed the magic dial out of the donor
Removed the 4.10 gears, sent to Zuk and he put in the 4.88's
Installed the 4.88's.
rebuilt the axles.
I'll have a whole list of what was required to swap.
Still some wiring and loose ends to tie up, but we're close to being 3x locked and ready to rock.
Zona
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NLXTACY
Wits' End
Got in an aux OEM tank from Australia. The transfer housing gate’s pin had sheared making it useless. Nothing 6 hrs of work creating a new pin couldn’t fix 
During the initial test drive, I ran up this short steep paved incline, about 1/16 of a mile. naturally had to punch it and man, it sounded like a jet past 3500..
New shoes
Before:
Before:
Cleaned out the garage so that the cruiser has a dry place to rest.
Why the blocks on the Z? (Looks like a z)
Good call - it is a Z, specifically a M roadster. The blocks are there to keep it from rolling at all, the front of the roadster is about 2" from the wall and the back is about 10" from the cruiser. I leave it in neutral (with the park brake on) while its stored to prevent the shifter from leaning in that direction after 6 months of not moving.
Nice I had the mCoupe for ahwile. Fun cars.
past Mcoupe crew #unite
Brilliant RTT storage/shuttle system!
Thanks - thus far it's only been used for storage, this spring I'll find out how well it travels onto the gravel driveway and offloads onto the cruiser.
Man of culture! I had an E46 and E39 and would like to get into a newer touring at some point.
mingles
GOLD Star
I find myself in Haiti this week for some solar work. The group I’m working with just bought a new HZJ-76L and it is my ride for the week 
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Plain Jane truck with power windows about the only option. Diesel, 5 speed manual, part time 4WD, manual hubs. The running gear looks awfully similar to the 80s.
- bonus shot of an 80 through the windshield of the 76 in Port au Prince traffic
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.Plain Jane truck with power windows about the only option. Diesel, 5 speed manual, part time 4WD, manual hubs. The running gear looks awfully similar to the 80s.
- bonus shot of an 80 through the windshield of the 76 in Port au Prince traffic
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I find myself in Haiti this week for some solar work. The group I’m working with just bought a new HZJ-76L and it is my ride for the week
Plain Jane truck with power windows about the only option. Diesel, 5 speed manual, part time 4WD, manual hubs. The running gear looks awfully similar to the 80s.
- bonus shot of an 80 through the windshield of the 76 in Port au Prince traffic
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Do I see a guy calling for help due to his broken down land rover????
I got a 76 2002 bmw
Did a little more painting and took care of a long overdue task that has been on my list for a while but just never got around to it. Thanks @LandCruiserPhil for the write up and @Onur for the parts . Link to the write up just to motivate some other lazy people like me.Hot drivers feet? This may be your fix.
Just touching up some areas under the hood that rubbed a little and exposed metal to keep the rust at bay. Not perfect but it is under the hood and will be covered by the heat shield anyway. More for peace of mind and I am too OCD not to have it match even if it isn't seen.
Putting some paint to cover up the bare metal from the hole that was cut.
Actually did it twice - one on each vehicle. Pretty crazy how similarly they wore over the last 20 years.
. Link to the write up just to motivate some other lazy people like me.Hot drivers feet? This may be your fix.Just touching up some areas under the hood that rubbed a little and exposed metal to keep the rust at bay. Not perfect but it is under the hood and will be covered by the heat shield anyway. More for peace of mind and I am too OCD not to have it match even if it isn't seen.
Putting some paint to cover up the bare metal from the hole that was cut.
Actually did it twice - one on each vehicle. Pretty crazy how similarly they wore over the last 20 years.
Stopped off in Georgia to play in the mud...
