What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (89 Viewers)
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thatcabledude
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Malleus
Far west of Siegen
Great, now there's something else I have to buy
Outsane
Supporting Vendor
Me too
COS80
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This is getting a little old, but it's a must-read.
EDIT: just realized that wasn't even the right article. Fixed.
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COS80
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I'm just gonna say it... I have no idea what that's supposed to mean.Your 80 can read
I do really like the look of the stock flaps on the 80...mine is with flares and no running boards, so very clean. That said, after bending a couple inside out, I shaved them down. Last trip out, a rock got up between the slider and tire and completely ripped my passenger one off. Bummer because I really do like the look with them! Now I need to get the White Knuckles that are longer since the flaps are gone...
Fortunately @Outsane makes some great caps to clean up the bottom of the flares after removing the flaps.
Love your truck, keep the pics coming, and glad that you got your PS issue sorted!
Hear that. On my built 100, I made my own short rear flaps and cut down the fronts short but also made them fit around the sliders. Only bummer on the shorty rears is mud flies right past them (ih8mud) into the ValleyTech rear bumper interior. I've kicked around some rally flaps that are longer and "bendy" or some hinged "doors" to block off the interior of the bumper.
NeverFinis
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Installing DeltaVS QPM. Blue tape locates the cubby on the LX450 trim (left), and where I want to put an external switch panel (right). I am putting the fuse panel behind the cubby door for access, as well as one end of the DC to DC convertor. It has buttons to change modes, and initiate charging the starting battery.
Rivnuts going in. DeltaVS use much nicer rivnuts than what I use.
Pulled it back out to install the DC to DC converter, fuse block, and fuse panel, and 120A relay (triggered by ACC).
Blue Sea components, and LiTimes DC to DC Charger/MPPT and LiTimes 12V 100Ah battery.
Still waiting on stuff to finish up.
Rivnuts going in. DeltaVS use much nicer rivnuts than what I use.
Pulled it back out to install the DC to DC converter, fuse block, and fuse panel, and 120A relay (triggered by ACC).
Blue Sea components, and LiTimes DC to DC Charger/MPPT and LiTimes 12V 100Ah battery.
Still waiting on stuff to finish up.
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Delta VS
Supporting Vendor
very nice work!
Looks great. Do you have a link to the LiTime dc-dc/mppt unit?
NeverFinis
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Took the kids to Sarah’s creek to play around
finally moving forward with new 4" exhaust for the Cummings swap. 4" all the way from turbo to tail, oval most of the way so it fits between frame and t-case nicely, with at least one large-ish muffler in there if all goes well.
tampacruiser95
Upgrades are coming.
Dropped it off at Budbuilt to get 4.88 gears, 3:1 low range gears, auxiliary fuel tank, rear E locker.
Contemplating replacing my factory suspension while it's there. Anyone have recommendations for stock height suspension replacement given the extra weight (auxiliary fuel tank, rear tire carrier)? I've had OME stock height on a different 80 and I got about 1" lift out of that.
Contemplating replacing my factory suspension while it's there. Anyone have recommendations for stock height suspension replacement given the extra weight (auxiliary fuel tank, rear tire carrier)? I've had OME stock height on a different 80 and I got about 1" lift out of that.
I know OME offers standard, medium, heavy, and heavy duty load suspensions, but I don't think they do for anything less than a 2" lift.
Dobinson comfort ride kit (stock height) with a 15mm rear puck for the extra weight.
Well, I got back home last weekend, but.... I put 3,900 miles on it driving across the country and doing trails in Monument Valley, Valley of The Gods, Moab and Arches. Vacation pics are here...
Jason
Jason
CrabCake
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Nice road trip!
