What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (62 Viewers)

[Devils Paw 80]

I actually hired the local car stereo guy to install the aftermarket radio and microphone for hands free phone use.
Old speaker in that center console location was working after so I figured it could be upgraded.
Honestly I don’t detect much of a difference with this one.
What made a huge difference were the front door speakers and drivers dash speaker. Love my new sounds.

How did u get it to work with the aftermarket radio?

 

[Box Rocket]

My slinky bypass shocks have needed some maintenance for a little while and I finally got a full rebuild completed by RLT Suspensions near Salt Lake City. I had an issue with one of the rod ends that had rusted to the lower shock mount in the rear. I tried a pitman arm puller to remove it that didn't work and then a destroyed a 3-jaw bearing puller trying to get it off. In the end, I needed to cut the rod end apart to get the shock removed. It was replaced with a new end from Icon.
Pretty cool to feel the difference from how the shocks were performing just before I pulled them to when they went back on after the rebuild. Its great having them feel smooth and perfect again. The orange honeycomb stickers on the reservoirs are from RLT and have a rebuild date on them.
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You'll also notice another recent addition of ARK inner fender splash guards. Much nicer than my DIY rubber sheet that has been there for the past 5 years.
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr

Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr

Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr

 

[Dubbinchris]

My slinky bypass shocks have needed some maintenance for a little while and I finally got a full rebuild completed by RLT Suspensions near Salt Lake City. I had an issue with one of the rod ends that had rusted to the lower shock mount in the rear. I tried a pitman arm puller to remove it that didn't work and then a destroyed a 3-jaw bearing puller trying to get it off. In the end, I needed to cut the rod end apart to get the shock removed. It was replaced with a new end from Icon.
Pretty cool to feel the difference from how the shocks were performing just before I pulled them to when they went back on after the rebuild. Its great having them feel smooth and perfect again. The orange honeycomb stickers on the reservoirs are from RLT and have a rebuild date on them.
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr

You'll also notice another recent addition of ARK inner fender splash guards. Much nicer than my DIY rubber sheet that has been there for the past 5 years.
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr

Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr

Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr

Did the ARK product come with new plastic plugs for install? Their site doesn’t seem to say.

 

[COS80]

Does anyone happen to know the metal thickness of the roof panel?

 

[TurboDennis]

Finally found the time for a brake job.

 

[Box Rocket]

Did the ARK product come with new plastic plugs for install? Their site doesn’t seem to say.

Yeah mine came with a full set of new plugs

 

[80serie]

Finally found the time for a brake job.

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Wow! With what I see I’e like to see the rest of your truck! Nice job.
By the way of you are looking for your wrench… it’s under your truck

 

[GeoRoss]

Yeah mine came with a full set of new plugs

I just ordered a set. Last week it would have been convenient to pull one off, but mine feel very brittle and didn’t want to chance it.

 

[nigelsiam]

Finally found the time for a brake job.

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Are those stock rotors you used? Looks great!

 

[TurboDennis]

Are those stock rotors you used? Looks great!

Yes, OEM everything - rotors, calipers, pads, lines etc. Even fluid

 

[GeoRoss]

I just ordered a set. Last week it would have been convenient to pull one off, but mine feel very brittle and didn’t want to chance it.

Ordered yesterday and arriving today. They may make it on the cruiser before heading out on Monday.

 

[ajax1]

Knocked out the coolant system this morning.
New yota rad
New yota thermostat and gasket
Asisn pump from rock autos
New fan blades Asian from rock autos
I rebuilt a black hub years ago with 13k weight, still running strong so left it alone.

Before here in the early summer temps around d 100 dry heat old stuff I was hitting 200s with ac on and no ac long drives close to 200 on hwy.

Now seeing a constant 182 to 184, no long hwy or grade climbs yet, expect to see big difference there. Last winter climbing grades to the ski resorts I was seeing 190s to 200s as well.

Water pump looked original, as well as the thermostat, no idea on what brand rad it had in it, but was at least 10 years old. Fan had damage on it as well.

 

[COS80]

I removed my rear wing-thing and found these under the standoffs. Are they still available to replace? Can I replace with silicone sealant? Whats recommended?

 

[Azca]

I removed my rear wing-thing and found these under the standoffs. Are they still available to replace? Can I replace with silicone sealant? Whats recommended?

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Mine were totaled when I took them off as well used self adhesive silicone pads cut to size when I repurposed the dust deflector and added an LED light bar for backing up. I also used some marine silicone sealant around the nutzerts and on the threads for a little extra protection.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K7JFXAA?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

[COS80]

Thank you so much!

 

[Irish Reiver]

More of a summary of the week than the weekend. I finished my 2500 mile sling shot from Orlando to Bozeman, MT. I arrived 1 hour before the boy landed so timing was good. Along the trip I averaged 16.1 Mpg which on 315's and loaded with front and rear bumpers was pretty nice. We started our slow trip back to Florida. Stopped off in Yellowstone to see what all the fuss is about.

Words are hard to find to describe the beauty of this part of the world.
I even got to see one of these.

We camped in Yellowstone but it was a last minute thing and was more like a camp ghetto. Never seen so many people squeezed into a campsite before. We don't have a particular route or plan to follow but obviously there are a few "must do's" along the way. We continued south and decided to run the Kokopelli trail. I had done this trail solo about 8 years back and thought it would be a good "starter" trail for the lad. Its strange how your memory remembers some things and forgets others. I don't remember there being so much paved road and I am sure the past 8 years have not helped the condition of the proper off road portions. We camped on one of the overlook sites with no one around for miles. No moon, so we got a spectacular show of the Milky Way.

We took the detour for the "Top of The World" which was a blast. The lad drove the whole trail up with me playing spotter. We took the right hand side route at the loop because we heard it was "easy" - it was freaking brutal. We assumed we had been given bad instructions so took the other side of the loop on the way down. I now understood how the other side was described as easy. My 4x4 labs sliders and rear bumper took a real pounding. The trail should have a height restriction like you get a theme park with the height referring to your tire size. This is a 40" minimum trail. Not sure how my 315's managed to drag our arses off that mountain but we made it.

Today has been more serene with a quick run around Arches National Park.

Was hoping tomorrow to run the Imogen Pass but I am hearing it is closed due to a landslide.

This is my '96 Cruiser which was rescue from Portland, Maine. A lot of effort has gone into restoring a sad, neglected truck but with a lot of help from some forum champions she has turned out remarkable and battlefield ready - with some battle scars to prove it.

 

[HDJ80L]

Another weekend working on the 80. Replaced a few bolts here and there, new bump stops, stabilizer brackets and replaced the front exhaust section for an upcoming inspection. Also refreshed the valve cover, very satisfying to finally clean up that oily mess

Now I can't wait to get rid of all that EGR stuff, either by fitting a non EGR intake or an intercooler soon.

 

[OffRoadScott]

I am getting ready to re-wire the power/ground side of my winch. The negative was cut down at one point and no longer reaches the negative post on the house battery. Working at a battery dealer I have access to new wire, I am going to be upgrading the current wire to 1 gauge and doing boots over the screw terminals that are exposed to the elements.

 

[joecrow]

I am getting ready to re-wire the power/ground side of my winch. The negative was cut down at one point and no longer reaches the negative post on the house battery. Working at a battery dealer I have access to new wire, I am going to be upgrading the current wire to 1 gauge and doing boots over the screw terminals that are exposed to the elements.

What do you run for terminal blocks? Mine are getting fuller and fuller

 

[joecrow]

Wrapping up steering system refresh. New steering pump, rebuilt steering box and added a new ps cooler!