What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (43 Viewers)

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Love the lines on this. Is there a backstory to this or is it a new TT product?

I bought the rights to a few products from Cruisin Offroad awhile back. I made a few changes to them to work with the way I make things and able to use my previously made products to add to.

Jason
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I've only seen one 80 that had one (mine).
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I started looking for them 20 years ago, when I bought my 80: both are long gone.
If only there was a person with a center console, calipers and a 3d Printer..
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Will make these from flexible material
 
Help, please! I have spent the last couple months of weekends doing mechanical repairs to my 91 FJ 80 that has yet to run. I have had most of the front end apart, replaced the fuel tank, pump and sender, just finally got a new starter in today and am still dealing with the same symptoms. Turn key, power to dash, click from starter (old and now new, same thing) and hear the fuel pump engaging. Have tried this with two different batteries, one which I am POSITIVE is good because I pulled it out of my taco. What should I investigate next? Is it on to the distributor? Do I need to trace and make sure fuel is actually getting to the rail? I work at a repair shop and have a good educational background on repairs but not so much the practical end. I would appreciate any advice to get my dear Imogene on the road! P.S. I do have a video of the condition if that helps.
 
No crank or no start?
 
I joined the PHH club.

There was no way I could get my hand down to start the bolt on the bottom bracket, so I made the tool on the bottom left from a plastic milk carton, with a hole to keep the bolt captive and a partial slit so I could pull it out once the bolt was started. It worked well.

I'll also plug a new favorite tool, the Tekton 12 and 14mm long flex head ratcheting wrench. I got it for the bottom bracket bolt but it's already come in very handy, with good access and Toyota friendly sizes.

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Power to dash, fuel pump engages, single click from starter solenoid every time, no crank, no start. Crank does turn over by hand.

Check the grounds to the engine block and body. If you have a poor ground the battery can't supply sufficient amperage to power the starter.
 
I joined the PHH club.

There was no way I could get my hand down to start the bolt on the bottom bracket, so I made the tool on the bottom left from a plastic milk carton, with a hole keep the screw captive and a partial slit so I could pull it out once the bolt was started. It worked well.

I'll also plug a new favorite tool, the Tekton 12 and 14mm long flex head ratcheting wrench. I got it for the bottom bracket bolt but it's already come in very handy, with good access and Toyota friendly sizes.

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Appreciate the guidance, will troubleshoot tomorrow! That starter is a real fun one to put in so I’m done for the day. Thanks @cruiserdan.
Yeah, definitely check the ground but I've learned that just because you put a "new" starter in doesn't mean that it will actually work. I had VW Vanagon Syncro that needed a starter (super pain in the ass to install) so I went to the dealer and to get one, installed, and it wouldn't work. I went back to the dealer to get a new one and installed, again it didn't work. I racked my brain to thinking of all the other things that it could be when actually it was 2 bad starters. 😳
 
Picked up a Kaymar tire carrier/swing out. It was designed to be run with the oem bumper (which is long gone).

Used some scrap that I had in the shop to make a spacer, drilled holes through the rear crossmember and mounted the carrier up. Turned out just fine…

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Yeah, definitely check the ground but I've learned that just because you put a "new" starter in doesn't mean that it will actually work. I had VW Vanagon Syncro that needed a starter (super pain in the ass to install) so I went to the dealer and to get one, installed, and it wouldn't work. I went back to the dealer to get a new one and installed, again it didn't work. I racked my brain to thinking of all the other things that it could be when actually it was 2 bad starters. 😳
Yep we get that a lot with alternators as well. One that even charged fine for 45 mins then thbpppt, nothing.
 
Can anyone recommend a cheap but proven cooling system pressure test kit? It's hard to tell which ones are compatible with the older Toyotas.
 
Can anyone recommend a cheap but proven cooling system pressure test kit? It's hard to tell which ones are compatible with the older Toyotas.
The one in the AutoZone down the road from me super cheap ($0) and works brilliantly. YMMV
 

That popped up on my marketplace. If the maintenance is even half up to date that seems like a deal
 

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