What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (23 Viewers)

[Proyota]

Installed a ARB front bumper!

 

[davidp14]

Which model is this for? They don't list 80 series on their site . Bigots.

It's for the 70 series in oak. You have to drill new holes to make it fit and the magnets don't do anything but it still stays in place just fine. You could use double sided tape I suppose but I don't think I will.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Installed a ARB front bumper! View attachment 3981669View attachment 3981670View attachment 3981671

Good choice! You ever fish the salmon fly hatch on the Bitterroot?

 

[MilkEel]

Added Front Diff armor a few weeks ago and worked out great on last trip. Now adding Rear diff armor today. Thanks Gemeral Green Manufacturing
@generalgreenmanufacturing

 

[NatualLivingMaine]

Got my 1994 running after replacing almost every coolant hose, radiator, fan, blue clutch, water pump, t stat, air injection delete, coolant flush (3x to remove green coolant) new power steering cooler, new trans cooler (both custom Setrab units) rebuilt steering box, 555 rod ends, all new oil lines for trans and ps.

DIDN'T set steering box backlash right so it's time to cry alone then take it back out. But hey! No leaks anywhere after replacing all of that

 

[Fj80oregon]

Got my 1994 running after replacing almost every coolant hose, radiator, fan, blue clutch, water pump, t stat, air injection delete, coolant flush (3x to remove green coolant) new power steering cooler, new trans cooler (both custom Setrab units) rebuilt steering box, 555 rod ends, all new oil lines for trans and ps.

DIDN'T set steering box backlash right so it's time to cry alone then take it back out. But hey! No leaks anywhere after replacing all of that


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I have a few throttle cable brackets from the 95+ laying around if you need one. It supports the cable where the pair valve used to support it.

 

[Dusten]

So how do you avoid the mess when you’re changing the filters? IMHO this method would leave more old oil, and it’s impurities in the engine as opposed to them being drained out when you’re using the drain method. The drain method may be more inconvenient, but it’s how it’s been done effectively for many years.

Like I previously mentioned, you have to get under the rig to change the filters, so I don’t see any advantage in using an extractor, unless it’s the only way you can get the oil out, like on some differentials that don’t have a drain plug. And I was taught to let the oil drain out for as long as possible to get more of the impure oil out of the engine.

I don't have to get under my rig to change the filter, it's right on the side of the block, and on the Audi's in Volkswagens where I most used to it it's a filter cartridge on top of the engine

 

[NatualLivingMaine]

I have a few throttle cable brackets from the 95+ laying around if you need one. It supports the cable where the pair valve used to support it.

Sure thing send me a message

 

[Proyota]

Good choice! You ever fish the salmon fly hatch on the Bitterroot?

Sadly I haven’t done that. In fact haven’t gotten out fishing at all this year so far.

 

[Dusten]

Fixed the shift arm. It must've been failing for a while. It's never felt this tight.
Ordered a set of front seat covers from escape gear. ****ing $130 in shipping is painful

 

[FMC80]

Fixed the shift arm. It must've been failing for a while. It's never felt this tight.
Ordered a set of front seat covers from escape gear. ****ing $130 in shipping is painful

Wait until you get hit with the tariffs…fedex sent me a separate bill after receiving the items. I think it was around $100 for my fee but that was about 6 weeks ago…it’s gone up since then.


Still worth the cost of doing business with Escape Gear. Top quality gear and customer service.

 

[HDJ80L]

Wait until you get hit with the tariffs…fedex sent me a separate bill after receiving the items. I think it was around $100 for my fee but that was about 6 weeks ago…it’s gone up since then.

I'm used to paying that upfront or at delivery but my last order from Japan was delivered by Fedex without any notice so I was like "Nice they forgot about it" Found the bill in the mail a week later. I feel like they deliberately do that to jack up handling fees, because who's really going to complain.

 

[Dusten]

Wait until you get hit with the tariffs…fedex sent me a separate bill after receiving the items. I think it was around $100 for my fee but that was about 6 weeks ago…it’s gone up since then.


Still worth the cost of doing business with Escape Gear. Top quality gear and customer service.

I'll pretend I never saw it

 

[ajax1]

Ran the in-laws up to Moab, went to Dead horse state park, then took long canyon back to Moab

 

[Rdeschain]

Finally found a good solution for attaching Mountain Hatch tailgate cover more securely.
The vinyl "Christmas Tree" push rivets that come with the cover loosen up over time, especially with fluctuations in temperature. Replacing them is cheap enough, but it's a short-term fix. Wrapping the threads with Teflon tape secures them a little better, but again only for a short while. Slamming the tailgate closed a few times and sure enough, the cover is loose again.
I tried these zip ties that have a sort of toggle bolt end on them, and conceptually it would have worked but they just weren't strong enough and kept breaking.
Finally I decided to go with rivet nuts and actually bolt the tailgate cover to the tailgate.
I used M5 rivet nuts and 30 mm M5 bolts with vinyl washers to prevent the bolts from cutting into the tailgate cover itself. It is super secure, and easily tightened should it loosen. Down the road I may replace the bolts with something with a wider head, but for now this is a great solution and minimally invasive.
Never worked with rivet nuts or used a rivet nut tool before, but it's super easy. And now I'm going to be looking for ways to use these things lol.