What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (42 Viewers)

[Octanejunkie]

Let's do a height/weight rollcall real quick

6' 185#

Holler if you hear me

6'2 210#

Seat jackers, but not happy - seats and seating position overall is bad for me

Seat swap pending

 

[Rouleur]

Oh I'm familiar with the M55 highway noise.... I can even hear it over the 7.3 diesel

View attachment 3464350

Actually had to retire this set due to age (10 years, dry rot) and now I'm running Toyo AT3's.

Ooooh, nice! Full grandpa LB Navi.

 

[RC51]

Really like the M55’s, only exception is the road noise. Not terrible but it’s there.
Aired down to 18psi last week and performed perfectly off-road in slick mud, 24” deep water and slimy Atv woods trail.
Fantastic wear rate also!

Hi just wondering, What size are those tires?

 

[fjbj40]

Hi just wondering, What size are those tires?

255/85/16

 

[fjbj40]

Clean. Same color as my 94 (close enough lol) are you gonna plug or cover the holes?

I’m on the hunt for plugs now

 

[fjbj40]

Rust Check applied, goes to bed for the winter on Saturday.

Zero rust on this rig, what looks like rust is just mud/dirt.


I would drive it for another month but the storage facility says it has to go in now. So the fabric softener sheets will get strategically placed to keep any rodents away. The storage facility has full time patrol cats but not taking any chances!

 

[BILT4ME]

Rust Check applied, goes to bed for the winter on Saturday.

Zero rust on this rig, what looks like rust is just mud/dirt.


I would drive it for another month but the storage facility says it has to go in now. So the fabric softener sheets will get strategically placed to keep any rodents away. The storage facility has full time patrol cats but not taking any chances!

View attachment 3464719

View attachment 3464720

View attachment 3464721

View attachment 3464722

View attachment 3464723

Don't forget to set the HVAC to recirculate!

 

[fjbj40]

Don't forget to set the HVAC to recirculate!

Right! Shut that door on those critters!

Thanks for the reminder

 

[Azca]

Almost done with duel electric fan conversion. I am excited to see how it performs....

View attachment 3464121

What did you do at the water pump? Fan and fan clutch would be removed but now I am wondering how much clearance you have between the pump and fan shroud? When flexing, will it make contact?

 

[DirtyPepper]

Removed the factory running boards and cleaned her up for a potential BaT listing. Can't decide what to do. Love this thing but I'm just too tall to comfortably drive it and our boys are only getting bigger as well. BaT wants to list it 'no reserve' but I don't know if I could risk it going super low on a down week.

View attachment 3457325
View attachment 3457326

You could always swap the seats out with a manual set and gain a few inches of leg room

 

[DirtyPepper]

All new timing components 8 total
Slipper, chain 13559-66011
Damper, chain 13561-66010
Chain sub-assy 13506-66010
Gear, camshaft 13523-66020
Rotor, crank 19315-66010
Gear, pump drive 13522-66030
Tensioner, assy 13540-66011
Gasket, chain 13552-66010
The gear pump drive and rotor crank are for the crank position sensor and oil pump drive gear these do not need replaced maybe but they are cheep and available so why not while you’re rebuilding.
Also bought a new aisin timing cover
Part # TCT-073
Timing cover o rings three total
O ring, 96721-24022
Gasket, timing chain 11328-66020
O ring, 96761-24042

View attachment 3459542

View attachment 3459550

View attachment 3459551

That's a series of beautiful parts

 

[DirtyPepper]

Let's do a height/weight rollcall real quick

6' 185#

Holler if you hear me

6'0" and 290

Let's do a height/weight rollcall real quick

6' 185#

Holler if you hear me

6’0” and 290 lbs

(and still losing…a long time ago I weighed 423 lbs)

 

[SNLC]

A pair of nice used 80-series axles. Getting ready to build these out with ALL the goodies.

Cheers

 

[Ragnaroek]

Put the new (only for fitment checks, tires are completely f'd) wheels on and sat in front of it with a beer to relax after working 49 hours in the last four days to get a big project done for a customer. Cruiser therapy works!

 

[SeaJay]

Service time again

 

[avdeveloper]

Let's do a height/weight rollcall real quick

6' 185#

Holler if you hear me

5'1" 132#

My head can actually rest on the headrest. I'm waiting to hear back from the shop regarding the knuckle arm stud that broke off. I'll replace the D light, AC LEDs and add the CDL button when I get it back.

 

[GeoRoss]

I finally changed this gear to match the 33" tires on my 80 and am really glad to have an accurate speedometer at all speeds again, thanks!

I also used the image/guide below from @cartercd during a brake fluid flush, with noticeable improvement. I ran the pump for 5 or 6 seconds between changes from bleeder to bleeder. I typically check fluid levels and the pressure in the bleeder tank every time I get up to move the bleeder bottle so it was easy to also bump the ABS pump for a few seconds at the same time. The brake pedal is noticeably firmer than it has been previously, though the change was small. In recent years I've replaced most of the brake system (mc, hoses, calipers, booster, rotors, pads, lspv, etc.?) and I've regularly flushed the system, including bleeding the ABS pump connections, so it's a little surprising that there was still an improvement to be had, but I'll take it!

An easy way to make the needed connections is to buy a pack of 10 "alligator clip jumpers" that are easy to find online for very little $. You only need 6 jumper wires and there's room on each of the connections for the alligator clip then you can connect them directly to the nearby battery terminals.

Source: Is there a way to trigger ABS actuator to combat spongy breakes? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/is-there-a-way-to-trigger-abs-actuator-to-combat-spongy-breakes.309314/page-2#post-12937094

View attachment 3463980

I’ve been considering building momentary switch with factory harness connectors in splice in to activate the ABS. Necessary, no but would be something to do and keep me off the streets for a night.

 

[Devils Paw 80]

5'1" 132#

My head can actually rest on the headrest. I'm waiting to hear back from the shop regarding the knuckle arm stud that broke off. I'll replace the D light, AC LEDs and add the CDL button when I get it back.

6’5 170#. 35” inseam.

I really needed the Land tank seat extensions. Even with them the 80 has notably less legroom than a Crosstrek for example.

 

[landcrshr]

I’ve been considering building momentary switch with factory harness connectors in splice in to activate the ABS. Necessary, no but would be something to do and keep me off the streets for a night.

Thought about doing this too but discovered that at least one of the connectors is NLA. You'd have to harvest one from a donor harness.

 

[GeoRoss]

Thought about doing this too but discovered that at least one of the connectors is NLA. You'd have to harvest one from a donor harness.

Doh!