What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (112 Viewers)

[White Sheep]

Just because a Silver Star member. I browse and use this site daily. Decided to show my support and appreciation. Thanks everyone

 

[fj80rodngun]

Looking good. I spotted a brown 80 at Maaco in Littleton a few weeks ago. Yours?
When I repaint mine, if I don’t stick with Moonglow, I’m going with brown.

Thanks, was not me in Littleton

 

[francis1540]

I did not....good to know! I'll do that and report back. Thank you!

It worked! . Thank you!

 

[SoTexCruiserDoc]

Installed my Bowfin roof rack this evening. One more project off the list.....

That’s the bomb for 80’s!! Can’t wait to get mine this winter. Pat’s gonna bring me one to Tejas when I Venmo....Pat?

 

[Bludozer]

I didn't really do anything exciting with it. Have been DDing it though which is out of the norm and has been fun. Really just like driving it. Spent a lot of time in the auto industry and have driven everything imaginable....give me a well sorted 80 over all of it.

 

[gixxerjasen]

Took the family for a ride in the new to us truck. My 11 year old son keeps saying that I bought a "Monster Truck." Kiddo, if only you knew, those are only 33s.

 

[CRZR45]

Death Valley trip. Weather was perfect

 

[george.arnold]

Swapped in a new brake booster. Pretty easy job except for having to use a crowbar to move the engine far enough towards the passenger side to squeeze the new booster back in. Glad to have my brakes back!

 

[SoTexCruiserDoc]

Death Valley trip. Weather was perfectView attachment 2470479View attachment 2470479View attachment 2470480View attachment 2470481View attachment 2470482View attachment 2470484

Beautiful. Nice rig! But who are the dorks in the Jeeps....

 

[CRZR45]

When you go to the desert you need a vehicle to get back out... the 80 is the Tow / Rescue vehicle

 

[csanders]

Went wheeling for the first time with the offroad club at my university. Even with 33s and stock suspension, the 80 handled everything I could throw at it, and I only had to put it in 4Low once. It's pretty fun learning how capable these trucks are and watching everyone run their rigs.

 

[leonard_nemoy]

Not this weekend but the previous two weekends I was lucky enough to get out with some good friends and chase the ever elusive utah spike elk. Needless to say we didn't find a unicorn this year but the camping, scenery, and company was good enough for me.

 

[leonard_nemoy]

While exploring we came across this burnt down trailer.

 

[wngrog]

Wrapped up a hidden winch with an M8000 on the Oddball80 today using a harbor freight plate. I’d say it took about 6 hours tip to toe. A lot of that time was dicking with the generic crappy plate. Word is Trail Tailor will have a plate soon and that will make it easier.

Step by step in my build thread in signature

 

[brettk]

After troubleshooting code 25 (lean air), I wrestled the exhaust manifold off and watched the donut gaskets crumble to dust, the manifold gaskets were shot too. After looking the manifold over, it wasn’t cracked, but pretty warped. I used it as an excuse to get with Dugan over at ACC Toyota. I’m pretty pleased.

 

[Aeneiad]

We left MN on Saturday for a long weekend in the UP of Michigan.

 

[SoTexCruiserDoc]

After troubleshooting code 25 (lean air), I wrestled the exhaust manifold off and watched the donut gaskets crumble to dust, the manifold gaskets were shot too. After looking the manifold over, it wasn’t cracked, but pretty warped. I used it as an excuse to get with Dugan over at ACC Toyota. I’m pretty pleased.View attachment 2471343

Tell us about that manifold plz

 

[gixxerjasen]

Beautiful shots Aeneiad. Wish I could see those places first hand.

 

[brettk]

Tell us about that manifold plz

Sure thing. Just got it in the mail yesterday. It’s all stainless, and bolts right up to where the stock manifold would, even uses the same OEM gasket (That ACC even supplied!). It does however ditch the Toyota donut gaskets for the down pipe and instead uses a universal gasket like these. Apparently you can get these at any auto parts store.

The only thing I had to do for fitment was remove the bracket for a brake line under the passenger side wheel well. So far it doesn’t seem to effect it any. ACC did the same.

As for numbers/dyno, I don’t/won’t have any of that info. Sorry. ACC claims it gains 17HP, I’ll go with that. This is my wife’s daily, so it was more about making it more reliable and getting rid of rust.

 

[Flywake]

Wheeling in the Ozarks with a few friends.