Got my links and brackets all in place. Hopefully I'll have another warm weekend in a couple weeks and the coilovers will go in.
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Yeah if they are rusty then I would see the point in just bypassing them and having some extra room under the seat is nice. But if they are in good shape what's the point of bypassing them? If they are rusty there are probably other areas of the car that need attention too. My suggestion, if they are in good shape, is to keep them that way ( and the rest of the underside) by spraying with FluidFilm or similar.Meh, I disagree. I just did some winter camping this weekend in 17 degrees at 12,000 feet and the rear heater wasn’t missed. I did the bypass and pulled the heater from under the seat and plugged the hole.
Cruiser had zero issues warming up or staying warm and no complaints from my kid in the back seat.
YMMV but the rear heater even in those temps wasn’t worth the hassle of the replacing the lines underneath or ever having to worry about them again.
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I just installed the same on mine (although I gave it a quick coat of Eastman black radiator paint prior to installation)... easy installation with a few rivnuts. I like how you added the protection where the hoses go thru the frame. I should probably do that as well for peace of mind.12” Derale dual pass. Part number 13263 from summit.
If I were you I wouldn't do the bypass...that's just some trendy BS. Keep it the way it's supposed to be. Looks like you are in Houston? I am sure you don't need the rear heater that much and it's not rusty but there are times when you will need it if you travel to colder places and like you said, if it's still looking good there's no reason to do
They are in good shape. I don’t need the rear heater (use my Tacoma or 4Runner for trips to cold weather locations) but am leaning against deleting to keep the system running with the amount of coolant it was designed for and to have an extra heater to run if ever need to deal with overheating issues.Yeah if they are rusty then I would see the point in just bypassing them and having some extra room under the seat is nice. But if they are in good shape what's the point of bypassing them? If they are rusty there are probably other areas of the car that need attention too. My suggestion, if they are in good shape, is to keep them that way ( and the rest of the underside) by spraying with FluidFilm or similar.
How was removing and installing just clips? What did you pay for the set? they look slick.Added some new oem side moldingsView attachment 3584104
Almost same as before. The CAT was Toast, actually, there was nothing inside, and it didn't seem modified, nuts were tight AF.How's the smell from exhaust?
You will just end up more confused, here it is.... Bastard Child Bacon Bits or Instagram @baconbitsfzj80@2KCruiser Do you have a build thread for that engine swap? I sniffed around and could not find it. My Piggie may enjoy having a 1fz in it as well.
ahh that one. On an 80 chassis. Thanks.You will just end up more confused, here it is.... Bastard Child Bacon Bits or Instagram @baconbitsfzj80
What is that?The roads were BRUTAL. keep a couple of these in your parts box, kids. Like I said, this is the best place in the universe to have to be “stranded.”
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Once I got my crap going, I was able to help these folks out with their dead batteries…The roads were BRUTAL. keep a couple of these in your parts box, kids. Like I said, this is the best place in the universe to have to be “stranded.”
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Fusible link?What is that?
Whatever happened also blew a bunch of other fuses, that was fun…Once I got my crap going, I was able to help these folks out with their dead batteries… View attachment 3588765