What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (48 Viewers)

[Rdeschain]

Picked this up off of Amazon.

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I've been looking for them for months, hoping to actually find one in the wild for $1 vs. paying eBay or Amazon prices of $5+ (cheap, I know, but it's the thrill of the hunt, lol). Any time I'm in a Walmart, dollar store, grocery store, etc. that has a Hot Wheels display, I check every car. My wife just loves that, as you can imagine. Anyway, no luck but I get text from my nephew the other day: "Hey, got something for you." Followed by a pic of one he found for me at a Walmart in Norman, OK.

Now to find a second one that I can open and hang from my mirror!

 

[Rdeschain]

Not much time for Cruiser stuff this past weekend, other than running errands. But I did take a few minutes Sunday afternoon to paint the front recovery points. Went with field implement weather resistant paint in Husqvarna orange.

 

[Feldrian]

Where did you get that airbox from?

It's from Torfab. Someone asked the same question in the v8 swap thread and reported back that they're out of stock at the moment.

 

[on the rocks]

Picked this up off of Amazon.

I'm kinda thinking they sized the tires and wheels just right! So much I figured WTF and finally got one lol. Why so many have to hate on the 20's and 37's combos?
They look more like 40's and 22's to me tho.

 

[Feldrian]

I'm kinda thinking they sized the tires and wheels just right! So much I figured WTF and finally got one lol. Why so many have to hate on the 20's and 37's combos?
They look more like 40's and 22's to me tho.

Definitely might be some rubbing on full stuff.

 

[petwhookie]

 

[petwhookie]

Moar

 

[Nikofzj80]

Just been driving it as a DD after a long month at the workshop. So happy with my 80.

 

[69 Pigboy]

Second Skin melamine foam insulation on the interior roof. Combined with the spray on deadener I should see some nice noise and heat reduction.

 

[NewbieMcNewster]

Hit up Northwest OHV Park in Bridgeport Texas, and took my buddy the professional photographer along. I wish we had more good action shots, but he was enjoying the ride from inside so much, I didn't want to tell him to get out for more trail shots!

Met a bunch of cool people and saw some great rigs. A surprising number of new Broncos out already getting dirty, and there was a dude in a JDM 70 Series two-door, which was pretty sweet.

In short, I did good times

 

[zona]

Postin up what I found on an Expedition Portal:

Overland News of the Week - Expedition Portal

Toyota Land Cruiser LC80 RTR (1/18th scale) If you’ve been looking for a good deal on a Land Cruiser 80 Series, here it is. This 1/18-scale LC80 is powered by a 7.4-volt LiPO battery and features aluminum frame rails, scale interior features, working headlights, and indicator lights. And for...

expeditionportal.com

 

[NLXTACY]

Ever seen what a 24 year old front e-locker looks like that has likely never in its life ever been used looks like?

Just going thru and figuring out why neither locker would actuate. Lights flash. Rear is a problem but the front seemed fine. The outside looks it’s age so figured it likely needed to be rebuilt.

Well, everything internally was absolutely perfect. Zero armature dust from complete lack of use. Nothing. Zero dust. Even the grease was untouched except for the test done here. It was pretty wild to see. So used to seeing these things a complete mess. Wild.

 

[BILT4ME]

Ever seen what a 24 year old front e-locker looks like that has likely never in its life ever been used looks like?

Just going thru and figuring out why neither locker would actuate. Lights flash. Rear is a problem but the front seemed fine. The outside looks it’s age so figured it likely needed to be rebuilt.

Well, everything internally was absolutely perfect. Zero armature dust from complete lack of use. Nothing. Zero dust. Even the grease was untouched except for the test done here. It was pretty wild to see. So used to seeing these things a complete mess. Wild.

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Use that one to make patterns for new parts!

 

[Wrencher93]

Postin up what I found on an Expedition Portal:

Overland News of the Week - Expedition Portal

Toyota Land Cruiser LC80 RTR (1/18th scale) If you’ve been looking for a good deal on a Land Cruiser 80 Series, here it is. This 1/18-scale LC80 is powered by a 7.4-volt LiPO battery and features aluminum frame rails, scale interior features, working headlights, and indicator lights. And for...

expeditionportal.com

What is this center diff crap it's got goin' on?... jokes aside, that thing is pretty cool. Tempted to buy one "for my son"

 

[spazzyfry123]

Ever seen what a 24 year old front e-locker looks like that has likely never in its life ever been used looks like?

Just going thru and figuring out why neither locker would actuate. Lights flash. Rear is a problem but the front seemed fine. The outside looks it’s age so figured it likely needed to be rebuilt.

Well, everything internally was absolutely perfect. Zero armature dust from complete lack of use. Nothing. Zero dust. Even the grease was untouched except for the test done here. It was pretty wild to see. So used to seeing these things a complete mess. Wild.

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Cool!

So what ended up being the issue? Or still TBD?

 

[NLXTACY]

Cool!

So what ended up being the issue? Or still TBD?

TBD

 

[69 Pigboy]

Incorporating some Wit’s End gadgetry as I reinstall the interior. This is perfect for relocating the Scan Gauge. When it rested on the steering column I would get a distracting green glow reflecting on the center of the windshield at night. Thanks Joey!

 

[Beauski100]

Bought my first 80! 1993 w/ 175k miles. Comes with factory lockers and some obnoxious bedliner! Starting a build thread here: 1993 3x Locked Budget Restoration - Ranch to Road Worthy - Advice Welcomed! - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1993-3x-locked-budget-restoration-ranch-to-road-worthy-advice-welcomed.1268610/

 

[Feldrian]

Bought my first 80! 1993 w/ 175k miles. Comes with factory lockers and some obnoxious bedliner! Starting a build thread here: 1993 3x Locked Budget Restoration - Ranch to Road Worthy - Advice Welcomed! - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1993-3x-locked-budget-restoration-ranch-to-road-worthy-advice-welcomed.1268610/View attachment 2835560

You need to stick some Marvel Wolverine stickers on that and just lean in to the obnoxious bedliner job!

 

[Marco Lau]

Bought my first 80! 1993 w/ 175k miles. Comes with factory lockers and some obnoxious bedliner! Starting a build thread here: 1993 3x Locked Budget Restoration - Ranch to Road Worthy - Advice Welcomed! - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1993-3x-locked-budget-restoration-ranch-to-road-worthy-advice-welcomed.1268610/View attachment 2835560

Yikes.