The popping might be the gas being ignited by the heat of the exhaust.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (32 Viewers)
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.
Todays quick repair was something no one will notice but me.
All my flares are intact but the drivers rear was loose and missing the rubber strip. Drove me crazy. Ordered clips at work. Saw a post that had a part number for the rubber. It was actually in stock and damn near my color code.
The forward most “brace” was broken and apparently this had been replaced a repaired prior “junkyard writing”. So added a lot of an epoxy and reinstalled.
All my flares are intact but the drivers rear was loose and missing the rubber strip. Drove me crazy. Ordered clips at work. Saw a post that had a part number for the rubber. It was actually in stock and damn near my color code.
The forward most “brace” was broken and apparently this had been replaced a repaired prior “junkyard writing”. So added a lot of an epoxy and reinstalled.
Looks great. What did you use to glue the trim strip to the flare?
I had some 5min general epoxy in my toolbox. Apparently that section of flare is still available so if it fails I’ll go that route.
JohnnyFish
GOLD Star
Still fixing small issues post 1FZ swap. First was the terrible power steering leak fixed with a new high pressure line, or maybe just with the set of new copper washers it came with. Also successfully charged the AC, which works! It was empty for a couple years and open for a month or so. Glad this compressor is good.
I had neglected to connect the oil sender, which is one of these connectors in the same harness branch as the AC clutch switch wire. Anyone know what the other one is?
I had neglected to connect the oil sender, which is one of these connectors in the same harness branch as the AC clutch switch wire. Anyone know what the other one is?
Fj80oregon
GOLD Star
Your sender has two connections
JohnnyFish
GOLD Star
Yahtzee!
I know you're all jealous of my new safety device.
2KCruiser
Everything 2KRacing, practically live here
Given your flex, I would recommend you to upgrade to the new 90 degree gauge
I'm actually interested it see where my pucker factor is. I have a feeling she gets tippy somewhere in the low 30s, but i honestly have no idea.
Now I'll have (horribly inaccurate) data!
Installed rear flare caps from @solvefunction on the 80’s.
Replaced the cheap a$$ Chinese knockoff
How do you get connected w “@solvefunction”?
Here you go!
Solvefunction
Functional parts for the Toyota Enthusiast, specializing in Landcruiser FJ80 solutions.
solvefunction.com
Nothing like bringing a gun to a knife fight...
I make posts such as this in the hope of brightening your day. I can just see you shuffling around in that musty old museum just waiting for the next bevy of visitors, but with the foreboding of having to answer once again, how these are not just a bunch of old jeeps. In between the brief periods of edumukating visitors you'll sit in the kitchen having yet another cup of weak Maxwell House from one of those undersized styrofoam cups.
Yes, I hope my post brought, perhaps, a sliver of sunshine into your day.
@godwin……. ” you'll sit in the kitchen having yet another cup of weak Maxwell House from one of those undersized styrofoam cups.”
—————————————————————————————
You forgot to mention Dans multiple trips to the bathroom after drinking that undersized cup of coffee.
—————————————————————————————
You forgot to mention Dans multiple trips to the bathroom after drinking that undersized cup of coffee.
Last edited:
Is it flat on the windshield? Or did you angle it off to keep it level forward and back?
thatcabledude
GOLD Star
At what hour do you switch to Keystone?Not quite...View attachment 3515998
