Had about 20 min last night so I was able to add my Ironman 4X4 recovery points, improving the rig 1 part at a time.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (144 Viewers)
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Someone wanted to know what bracket that is and where they could find it..
It was 86160-60100. Serviced as a speaker assembly. Discontinued long ago.
water inside
i've previously sealed up the rear louver leaks and thought i had dodged this "they all do that" problem up front, but we had a huge rain storm the last few days. 80 was parked backed into my sloped driveway, so nose down. 1/4 mile down the street my glovebox came unlatched and got stuck open, so i had to get out. i happened to stop on a slight uphill and noticed water pouring out from the passenger rocker. the hell? i don't have "carpet" but instead vinyl, and two different types of sound deading mat (asphalt and foam), so i haven't noticed any obvious wetness.
after i got back home and backed into the driveway again, i did some probing along the rockers with a zip-tie.
first i noticed my passenger side rockers were smooshed at the front and rear rocker drain slits. guessing from a shop lift at some point. bent them back to match the drivers side and stuck a zip tie into the front slit and water came pouring out! ok, progress. nothing on the drivers side. i have zip-tied the drivers side before but i guess i forgot to check the passenger side completely. the cats and heat shielding obscured the drains, and the WKOR sliders that are now on it.
then progressed to checking under my vinyl floors. passenger side had a big puddle where the loom runs. sonofa. i guess water was backing up in the rocker, and getting inside this way? drivers side was dry.
popped the passenger side front rubber grommet out and let all the water drain. dried it all out but there is still moisture under the sound deading foam glued down, so its all air drying in the sun.
i tested the front drains by pouring water in the holes where the plastic trim clips in, and water quickly exited via the rocker slits. hopefully this does the trick.
i've previously sealed up the rear louver leaks and thought i had dodged this "they all do that" problem up front, but we had a huge rain storm the last few days. 80 was parked backed into my sloped driveway, so nose down. 1/4 mile down the street my glovebox came unlatched and got stuck open, so i had to get out. i happened to stop on a slight uphill and noticed water pouring out from the passenger rocker. the hell? i don't have "carpet" but instead vinyl, and two different types of sound deading mat (asphalt and foam), so i haven't noticed any obvious wetness.
after i got back home and backed into the driveway again, i did some probing along the rockers with a zip-tie.
first i noticed my passenger side rockers were smooshed at the front and rear rocker drain slits. guessing from a shop lift at some point. bent them back to match the drivers side and stuck a zip tie into the front slit and water came pouring out! ok, progress. nothing on the drivers side. i have zip-tied the drivers side before but i guess i forgot to check the passenger side completely. the cats and heat shielding obscured the drains, and the WKOR sliders that are now on it.
then progressed to checking under my vinyl floors. passenger side had a big puddle where the loom runs. sonofa. i guess water was backing up in the rocker, and getting inside this way? drivers side was dry.
popped the passenger side front rubber grommet out and let all the water drain. dried it all out but there is still moisture under the sound deading foam glued down, so its all air drying in the sun.
i tested the front drains by pouring water in the holes where the plastic trim clips in, and water quickly exited via the rocker slits. hopefully this does the trick.
It is possible for the rockers to flood if water is coming from the sunroof drains faster than the rocker slits can let it out.
I pulled the plastic plugs out of my rockers a long time ago. The slit drains plug up too easily when the trapped dust turns into mud.
I pulled the plastic plugs out of my rockers a long time ago. The slit drains plug up too easily when the trapped dust turns into mud.
You wouldn’t happen to have a good location description of those sun roof drain outlets would you? A picture is worth a thousand words.
Plastic hoses that run down the windshield pillars and terminate inside the rocker panels.
You can't really see them as they are inside the pillar cavity.
Which is a great segway into what I'm doing this weekend.
I wanted a minimal intrusion, low cost (not worth stealing) replacement for my rotten-to-pieces original sub, and that all but mandates a new sub amp.
I picked the very cheap Dayton Audio DCS165-4 6-1/2 Classic Subwoofer 4 Ohm and the almost as cheap Soundstream ST1-500D 1 channel amp. Both fit very nicely on the OEM bracket, with a little bending and 4 new screw holes for the amp. I changed the ST1-500D's fuse from 30 amp to 10 amp so I can run power, ground, trigger, and amp output using a metra adapter on the OEM sub amp connector. The only new circuit is a custom length RCA for the sub amp input signal, because I wanted the benefits of using the head unit sub out instead of the OEM speaker level input.
Total spend was about $180, I cut no Toyota wires, and it's still way better than the original. Finishing the head unit install is next.
You can see the Soundstream amp through the bottom oval opening, and peaking out below the bracket, same as the original location. It was easy to make tidy.
Fj80oregon
GOLD Star
Making a customer A/C line for the turbo 80!
I managed to carve out some time on my '96 to do some long overdue projects and repairs.
Main goal was to fix the AC. The pipe that runs along the firewall had corroded and need to be replaced.
NLA from Mr. T but @slow95z came though
What a bitch this is to install. Brake booster needs to come out which means lots of access to the pedal cluster so lots of lower dash parts came out also so took advantage to do a few "while you're in there" projects.
1) Removed the RS3000
2) Installed @Trail Teq remote door lock (this is sweet)
3) Fitted the hand throttle
4) Changed all the bulbs in the cluster and dash.
5) Fitted one of @Outsane data clocks.
6) Installed a replacement stereo with one of those $100 double din units from Amazon (very impressed)
7) wired out a new DCDC charger along with a new pure sine wave inverter.
8) Resealed all the doors with new moisture barriers from Mr. T
Heading out on a road trip to the northern states to experience parts of the US that i have yet to visit.
Main goal was to fix the AC. The pipe that runs along the firewall had corroded and need to be replaced.
NLA from Mr. T but @slow95z came though
What a bitch this is to install. Brake booster needs to come out which means lots of access to the pedal cluster so lots of lower dash parts came out also so took advantage to do a few "while you're in there" projects.
1) Removed the RS3000
2) Installed @Trail Teq remote door lock (this is sweet)
3) Fitted the hand throttle
4) Changed all the bulbs in the cluster and dash.
5) Fitted one of @Outsane data clocks.
6) Installed a replacement stereo with one of those $100 double din units from Amazon (very impressed)
7) wired out a new DCDC charger along with a new pure sine wave inverter.
8) Resealed all the doors with new moisture barriers from Mr. T
Heading out on a road trip to the northern states to experience parts of the US that i have yet to visit.
NeverFinis
SILVER Star
I managed to carve out some time on my '96 to do some long overdue projects and repairs.
Main goal was to fix the AC. The pipe that runs along the firewall had corroded and need to be replaced.
NLA from Mr. T but @slow95z came though
What a bitch this is to install. Brake booster needs to come out which means lots of access to the pedal cluster so lots of lower dash parts came out also so took advantage to do a few "while you're in there" projects.
NLA must have been recent. Checking my orders, I purchased it new, 88726-60411, back in 2023.
I took the week off to get ready for a trip to CO in July. I wish I had picked a cooler week instead of jumping on the struggle bus.
New radiator to replace the leaking one installed in 2008.
New fan and fan shroud.
Swapped in a threaded water outflow pipe for a Koso temperature gauge.
Rear heater delete.
New belts.
I still need to tension the belts and fill with coolant. I also need to power up the Koso gauge and do a LOF.
What I was supposed to do this week before discovering a leaking radiator was to wire up new front bumper lights, wire up a new in-cab USB port, install new shocks, install new front door window regulators/motors, and swap out the rear bumper swing out arm struts. I’m pretty knackered, so I’ll pick and choose. My first engine bay job since putting on a bull bar and my back is killing me. I need one of those fancy engine bay creepers. It is a good thing none of those are must-haves.
New radiator to replace the leaking one installed in 2008.
New fan and fan shroud.
Swapped in a threaded water outflow pipe for a Koso temperature gauge.
Rear heater delete.
New belts.
I still need to tension the belts and fill with coolant. I also need to power up the Koso gauge and do a LOF.
What I was supposed to do this week before discovering a leaking radiator was to wire up new front bumper lights, wire up a new in-cab USB port, install new shocks, install new front door window regulators/motors, and swap out the rear bumper swing out arm struts. I’m pretty knackered, so I’ll pick and choose. My first engine bay job since putting on a bull bar and my back is killing me. I need one of those fancy engine bay creepers. It is a good thing none of those are must-haves.
My bad, our LC is missing a lot of parts including that one. When something broke, the previous owner just hacked it out. No AC, lights replaced with Chevy parts modified to fit, and so on. Didnt recognize it.
No worries... I figured it was something like that. You just happened to ask about a part I had in my hand at the time.
Fj80oregon
GOLD Star
The hose I made did not explode so that’s good! 44 degrees blowing out!
Fj80oregon
GOLD Star
Malleus
Far west of Siegen
I wish I had an overhead point for my chainfall.
Malleus
Far west of Siegen
That's a serious horn.
Malleus
Far west of Siegen
I have had to resort to a sawzall many times...
