What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (44 Viewers)

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I got the new head unit installed and verified function. My stupid JBL Basspro SL still doesn't fire up. It's 3 stinking wires! (well 5 if you count rca). I'll verify voltage tonight.
Grrr.
 
I got the new head unit installed and verified function. My stupid JBL Basspro SL still doesn't fire up. It's 3 stinking wires! (well 5 if you count rca). I'll verify voltage tonight.
Grrr.


Double check the remote wire is seeing 12v.

Some decks have a wire that looks like a remote but aren't and as such won't trigger the amp.
 
Replaced motor mounts. I was shocked how rough looking they were. Also installed a 2” Ironman nitro kit. Pretty pleased so far.

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I have to go "rescue" my son's pickup bed trailer from a friend's place because the hitch has been broken off.

I tried out something tonight that I wasn't sure would work.

I have a 3000W pure sine wave inverter and it will run my grinders, a cutoff saw, and even my buzz box welder on the light setting!
Set throttle at 2200 RPM and it provides a constant 14.5 V.

I will throw all the stuff I need on the hitch rack and go grab the trailer some time this week.

I promise a couple pictures.
Well, I got it recovered.

Welds are NOT pretty. My little welder is not heavy enough to melt 1/4" steel. However, it was enough to get it home.

Felt pretty good that I could do it all from my LC

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Well, I got it recovered.

Welds are NOT pretty. My little welder is not heavy enough to melt 1/4" steel. However, it was enough to get it home.

Felt pretty good that I could do it all from my LC

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I have had to make due with an under powered welder before. A cool trick I learned is using a propane torch to put some extra heat into the steel. It actually makes a noticeable difference when welding with an underpowered welder.

Preheat the weld for 5 or so minutes than keep the torch running on the weld with 1 hand while running the gun with the other hand. It worked great for me when I was using Flux cored wire but it might cause problems with shielding gas.
 
I want a 80 series. But I don’t have one.
 
@Dusten Thanks. I got it working tonight. I started by checking fuses and double checking my harness assembly. Oddly enough (or not), I think it was the 15amp blade fuse on the sub itself not being seated properly that was the issue.
If I have to take the dash apart on my rig again, I think I'll sell the thing instead. What a p.i.t.a!
 
I'm rebuilding my front diffs :S .... I am so surprised on how much the 80's can drive with punishment and worn out parts ...

Truly lovely cars. ...
 
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I want one
I'm in Egypt a bit hard to ship lol, PM me and I will give you all the info you need to build one its quite easy :)
 
With a friend, we decided to build our own awning, we started with his car first (its a Jeep :p ) then we build another one after we do some trial and errors.

We need another material the one we choose is too thick / cumbersome and black. The arms and extension are getting totally redesigned.

Overall an extremely pleasant experience and a lot learned.

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I got the new head unit installed and verified function. My stupid JBL Basspro SL still doesn't fire up. It's 3 stinking wires! (well 5 if you count rca). I'll verify voltage tonight.
Grrr.
Change the head unit to FM and see if it fires up. You may be hooked to the power antenna lead and not the remote wire.
 

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