What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (194 Viewers)

[77mustard40]

77Mustard40 which model of X2 battery is that? I don't see a SLA 12V listed on the Batteries Plus website.

Alan this the battery I went with

X2Power Car and Truck Battery | Premium AGM | 840CCA | Group Size 24F - SLI24FAGMDP

Discover the relentless power of the X2Power Group 24F premium AGM car and truck battery with a powerful 840 cold cranking amps. Only available at Batteries Plus.

www.batteriesplus.com

 

[DirtyPepper]

Met up with a friend and cleaned out the sunroof drains since we are going into the rain season…figured I’d get a jump on them AND the pinch welds.

No pics taken so here’s one from last year…

 

[banjo1981]

Brake fluid flush today. Got my kids to help me and observe what to do with the bleeder valves. No idea how old the fluid was, but dayum was it dark!

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Alan this the battery I went with

X2Power Car and Truck Battery | Premium AGM | 840CCA | Group Size 24F - SLI24FAGMDP

Discover the relentless power of the X2Power Group 24F premium AGM car and truck battery with a powerful 840 cold cranking amps. Only available at Batteries Plus.

www.batteriesplus.com

Interesting! In your photo one can see that the battery has a decal that says "Sealed non-spillable Lead Acid Battery." I don't see "AGM" on it.

Thanks!

 

[77mustard40]

Interesting! In your photo one can see that the battery has a decal that says "Sealed non-spillable Lead Acid Battery." I don't see "AGM" on it.

Thanks!

But on the left side of the battery it has AGM in the model number...

 

[duece71]

Mounted up some kc cyclones on the rear hatch for camping/ work lights I definitely want to switch to the amber lenses but it works so wellView attachment 3745932View attachment 3745942View attachment 3745934View attachment 3745936View attachment 3745938

Wow, those are quite blastingly bright. Really nice, might have to indulge at some point as well.

 

[06reg4x4]

Mounted up some kc cyclones on the rear hatch for camping/ work lights I definitely want to switch to the amber lenses but it works so wellView attachment 3745932View attachment 3745942View attachment 3745934View attachment 3745936View attachment 3745938

Did u mount a switch? I wanna do the cyclone dome lights. And add atleast one in the hatch.

 

[highsierra4x4]

Did u mount a switch? I wanna do the cyclone dome lights. And add atleast one in the hatch.

Yes the hatch lights are on a switch dome lights use the factory switch in case you need to go dark.

 

[CrabCake]

Yes the hatch lights are on a switch dome lights use the factory switch in case you need to go dark. View attachment 3746447

Just installed a pair of these in mine too....love the red, but they came with clear lenses too. I have the red Meso Customs in my 4Runner, so nice to have some continuity between my daily and 80 fun rig!

 

[highsierra4x4]

Just installed a pair of these in mine too....love the red, but they came with clear lenses too. I have the red Meso Customs in my 4Runner, so nice to have some continuity between my daily and 80 fun rig!

Yea I think the best color is Amber I just ordered some this was my old 91

 

[Surfdc]

Continued brake work after new booster and mc last weekend.
Hit a couple dirt lots then actuated the abs via a thread I found on here. Worked well since I dd my 80 and live in an urban area.
Then replaced my LSPV as it was found faulty according to the fsm. Then reassembled spring with rebuild kit (04477-60010).
Then added @landtank drop kit but only installed the frame side not the axle as guided my Rick as my lift is barely 2”. Then Bled. Now to test drive! View attachment 3743548View attachment 3743549View attachment 3743551View attachment 3743552View attachment 3743553

Whelp after replacing lspv and installing drop kit then bleeding, the brakes are actually worse. I mean the pedal feels more squishy.
Maybe my lspv was seized with piston up, forcing the most possible to the rear. And now the new one acutely works and is proportioning the load to the rear less now, creating a more spongy feeling. Or there is still air in the system.
Man, brakes are fun in an 80.

 

[ikarus]

Whelp after replacing lspv and installing drop kit then bleeding, the brakes are actually worse. I mean the pedal feels more squishy.
Maybe my lspv was seized with piston up, forcing the most possible to the rear. And now the new one acutely works and is proportioning the load to the rear less now, creating a more spongy feeling. Or there is still air in the system.
Man, brakes are fun in an 80.

How did you bleed the LSPV? Disconnect the lever and bleed with it all the way up, then bleed with it all the way down?

 

[cruiserdan]

Whelp after replacing lspv and installing drop kit then bleeding, the brakes are actually worse. I mean the pedal feels more squishy.
Maybe my lspv was seized with piston up, forcing the most possible to the rear. And now the new one acutely works and is proportioning the load to the rear less now, creating a more spongy feeling. Or there is still air in the system.
Man, brakes are fun in an 80.

It is possible that you may have over-traveled the brake master cylinder during the bleeding process and trashed the seals. Old masters have an internal wear pattern that can damage the worn-in seals when the piston goes past where it has historically stopped. Been there, done that.

 

[06reg4x4]

Yes the hatch lights are on a switch dome lights use the factory switch in case you need to go dark. View attachment 3746447

Yep those are the ones!

 

[Surfdc]

It is possible that you may have over-traveled the brake master cylinder during the bleeding process and trashed the seals. Old masters have an internal wear pattern that can damage the worn-in seals when the piston goes past where it has historically stopped. Been there, done that.

Great advice. But I replaced the booster and mc two weekends ago.

 

[cyclehacker]

Yes the hatch lights are on a switch dome lights use the factory switch in case you need to go dark. View attachment 3746447

Nice! I’ve been thinking about trying to figure out how to wire the two dome lights so they both come on any time a door or hatch is opened.

 

[cruiserdan]

Great advice. But I replaced the booster and mc two weekends ago.

New OEM master cylinder?

 

[S.CarolinaFZJ80]

Took it to the beach with a couple of other 80s

 

[whiskeytooth]

Replacing just about everything cooling related. Fan clutch, water pump, radiator, hoses, power steering lines, oil cooler hoses, trans cooler hoses. Thinking about front main seal and timing cover gaskets while I’m down in it.

 

[Surfdc]

New OEM master cylinder?

This one paired with the Seiken booster.

New Toyota Land Cruiser 95-97 FZJ80 OEM Advics Master Brake Cylinder 47201-60551

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