What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (19 Viewers)

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Have thread started about this but received some turbo goodies! HD automotive kit. Boooooossstttt!

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cruiserdan said:
I grew up in a 1960 Dodge Power Wagon. I also love and respect Toyota. They build the word's best appliances.
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Those old power wagons were awesome. Very capable! I also appreciated the Military M37 Dodge 3/4 ton trucks. Best off-roader back in those days. I probably wouldn't own an 80-series today if I hadn't learned to wheel in an M37!
 
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Azca said:
They bring it upon themselves. The past chairman, Lutz once stated, and I will paraphrase: You can have too much quality in a car. This was his reaction when discussing why they ranked so low in the quality arena. I can attest to this. Back when mini-vans were okay to have, and we had two children, had a dodge grand caravan. Excellent design and concept, made life with the kids and traveling around town and across the country so much nicer! Design good, execution - POOR! The worst vehicle I bought new from a dealer we have ever had. Electrical system had all kinds of gremlins.

I remember sitting on my father's cabin's porch and he was asking me about the vehicle when the windshield wipers suddenly turned on by themselves. We looked at each other and shrugged. A few more minutes go buy, it did it again! It was completely random and I noticed it many times after that. Door locks were glitchy, assembly was poor with parts failing or even falling off, very disappointing. That vehicle, in concert with an Expedition and a wonky Accord I owned, ended my desire to ever own anything but a Toyota. Are the Toyotas perfect... nope, but I have had FAR fewer problems with all my other Toyota products combined (first car was a 77 Corolla in 1980) than I did with those 3 vehicles. Well, except for a used 95 4Runner I bought, that is story for another day...
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I so feel you here....when my kids were younger, my wife and I were a 2 Caravan family...one old school van, and one was the '96 that just came out with the double sliders...it was a godsend design at the time with 2 kids in car seats....that was until it had about 30k miles on it. Biggest POS I ever owned....only bonus was when it cost me $2k in repairs at 62k (yes, 2k miles out of warranty!), was the dealer tech left a Snap On 1/4 drive flex head socket in the glove box that I found a month later. Now that actually lasted and is still one of my favorite go-to tools after 25+ years. Scared me away from Chrysler from then on.

Now everything has issues, with the problems I've had with my '13 Explorer Sport with the 6 cylinder twin turbo eco boost, I'd never give you a dollar for a new Bronco or F150. Jeep, I won't even go there. Audi, even further down the bung hole after owning a 2003 RS6.

To keep on topic, I have had some issues with the late '94 80 series too, but it's something that I actually enjoy working on! Plus the fun stuff and insane off-road ability that makes it worth it...this is a forever toy for me!

Recent projects include upgrading to some Delta goodies (radius arms, panhard drop, etc.), power steering cooler upgrade, and new Longfield CroMo 30 spline axles on the way plus some new OEM drive hubs to take out a little slop that's developing there. Also, lucked out and the Slee swing arm caps fit perfectly on the Kaymar to remove the jerry can and tire holders for normal use and easier cargo access (but can be re-installed in about 5 minutes for a long haul trip). Also found some Falken Wildpeak MT's on marketplace for a great deal, almost brand new and about half price for my spare LX wheels (love these!). Also love the HuricanFab tailgate storage door for the soft recovery gear. It's a rabbit hole for sure, but one that I'm willing to keep going down pretty deep... :steer:











 
desmocruiser said:
It should be sprayed on, apparently there are 2 types, sound and heat barriers, some people apply both types, there is even a gloss finish coat you can use as a final coat.

I plan to use the thinnest coat achievable of the heat barrier.
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Even though it is recommended to spray it for best results (I believe spraying traps air in coating to help with insulative properties), I brushed on 3 thick coats to the underside of the transmission “hump” in my 40 when I had the engine/tranny pulled for a rebuild. I dont have any scientific data, but the hump sure feels quite a bit cooler now that before adding the coats of lizard (it used to get so hot I would burn my foot if it touched the hump when driving barefoot…. now I would say its still definitely warm but not where it would feel like I’m getting burnt.
 
Rouleur said:
Somebody told them to run to the hills!😂
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I think the key is good ones who actually take pride in their work with attention to detail are definitely hard to find....
 
Trigger6 said:
I think the key is good ones who actually take pride in their work with attention to detail are definitely hard to find....
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Very, very rare indeed!
Generally, it’s the last 10% that 90% plus miss, and that includes pretty much all businesses.
I trained under a BMW tuner that picked rocks out of the treads and adjusted the spray nozzles before the cars left.
Many old Bimmer clients with their original 2002s and E30 M3s.
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Trigger6 said:
Even though it is recommended to spray it for best results (I believe spraying traps air in coating to help with insulative properties), I brushed on 3 thick coats to the underside of the transmission “hump” in my 40 when I had the engine/tranny pulled for a rebuild. I dont have any scientific data, but the hump sure feels quite a bit cooler now that before adding the coats of lizard (it used to get so hot I would burn my foot if it touched the hump when driving barefoot…. now I would say its still definitely warm but not where it would feel like I’m getting burnt.
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That is good to know.

I will likely still spray the underside of the 80 hood with a thinner coat to keep it lighter, plus it can easily be taken off the truck masked and sprayed. However, I plan to coat some underneath surfaces of my trail 40 and brushing it on would be much easier since I don’t plan on removing the body from the frame.

Thanks!
 
Rouleur said:
Very, very rare indeed!
Generally, it’s the last 10% that 90% plus miss, and that includes pretty much all businesses.
I trained under a BMW tuner that picked rocks out of the treads and adjusted the spray nozzles before the cars left.
Many old Bimmer clients with their original 2002s and E30 M3s.View attachment 3361586
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nice, been a BMW enthusiasts for the past 2 decades and owned a few E28, E36, E46, E39 and now an E30 vert...
 
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Added a Delta panhard bar bracket to take care of all the unstable rear end movement when going over rough roads or terrain. The. We loaded up the LX with 5 people and a 90 pound dog to go camping. The truck was definitely fully packed with a tough box on the roof too. But that’s why we picked up this rig is to better explore the PNW further than our Subarus allowed us to. This was off Forest Road 4330 after Salmon La Sac campground about a mile from the Tucquala Trailhead. Not busy at all during the middle of the week.
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