Went Christmas tree hunting as well.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (68 Viewers)
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Installed my double din pioneer on saturday. Ran the bluetooth mic up the DS pillar. Sounds great! Layed out my wires for a sub/amp behind the PS rear panel.
Also, finally put in my CDL switch and moved my "toyota security" switch to a blank by the DS window.
Also, finally put in my CDL switch and moved my "toyota security" switch to a blank by the DS window.
What on earth did you do to this poor pinion? OUch! I'm sorry, but this "ih8nitrogears" in your signature has gone too far, and is completely invalid. Differential work is not for everyone, bearings are a press fit, and you do need the proper tools to do the install (press and bearing splitter, not a hammer!). I cannot beleive that you would wrongfully bash a good product in such a way. I've been on here for a long time, done over 5,000 diffs myself (not 3), overseen 40,000 or so setups, and sold THOUSANDS of Nitro gears for landcruisers. I urge you to contact me directly to come up with a solution to the difficulties you are experiencing, before blaming the parts. I am confident that many members (and vendors) will agree with our company's quality and integrity. I have never had a complaint about the Please contact me and we can find out what went wrong here
when you finally give up and decide to destroy something, here's what an hour with a sledgehammer will do to a pinion shaft (and no, the bearing still won't come off)
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I grabbed a set of Nitro's from the group buy a while back and have been nothing but pleased with the performance of them, and believe me when I say... I make them suckers work. I had questions and justdifferentials was right with me the whole way. I'm a customer for life.
i've never had to use a press after freezing a pinion and heating a bearing to get the bearings on. we did with these gears, both of them. after heating a bearing, it should fall onto the pinion. same is true with freezing the pinion.
davegonz - i was originally using a bearing splitter, with a small press. on the rear, which was done a couple months ago, i took it to work to use the 100k press because my cheap press wasn't handling it. again,
our gear guy at work had to press the bearing on the rear after cooking it in the "oven". but i guess i don't know what i'm talking about since i've only done 3 sets (not three diffs, three pairs of diffs) before these. i just got lucky when the bearings fell on after being cooked. it was magic that the flanges didn't have to be "tapped" onto the splines and that the outer bearings didn't need a six foot cheater pipe to seat the bearings and crush the crushsleeve. apparently the guys in our shop also don't know what they're talking about since they probably haven't built a diff every single day for seven days for fourteen years.
Schnieb - glad they perform well, but curious if you also had tolerance issues when building the gearsets?
davegonz - i was originally using a bearing splitter, with a small press. on the rear, which was done a couple months ago, i took it to work to use the 100k press because my cheap press wasn't handling it. again,
our gear guy at work had to press the bearing on the rear after cooking it in the "oven". but i guess i don't know what i'm talking about since i've only done 3 sets (not three diffs, three pairs of diffs) before these. i just got lucky when the bearings fell on after being cooked. it was magic that the flanges didn't have to be "tapped" onto the splines and that the outer bearings didn't need a six foot cheater pipe to seat the bearings and crush the crushsleeve. apparently the guys in our shop also don't know what they're talking about since they probably haven't built a diff every single day for seven days for fourteen years.
Schnieb - glad they perform well, but curious if you also had tolerance issues when building the gearsets?
Installed some carbon fiber inserts on my panel...
I've always wanted to try this in my other car... Tried it here on my 80. Didn't look too bad... I'll continue working on the other panels...
It'll be cleaner next time. These vinyl sticks great!
I've always wanted to try this in my other car... Tried it here on my 80. Didn't look too bad... I'll continue working on the other panels...
It'll be cleaner next time. These vinyl sticks great!
Took my son and nephew wheeling
1997 FZJ80 40th
James Jennings
My 4 year old son and I knocked out several automotive tasks on Saturday - mostly of the mundane 1 
or less variety:
Tasks 1-3 [Battery Love Triangle]: First - I took advantage of the recent Sears Die Hard battery sale and installed a Platinum P-2 (Die Hard's Automotive Platinum Group 65) in my '97 80. Second - I moved the 2 year old PM-2 (Marine Platinim Group 34) that had been in the 80 to my '75 FJ40. Third - I moved a six month old P-4 (Platinum Automotive Group 34) that had been in the FJ40 to my wife's '06 LX470. We bought the LX470 two years ago with 90k miles and it has had the original OEM battery which was on its final legs. Given the reversed terminals on most Die Hard Platinums, the usual half battery install ends up taking a little more effort and cable reloacting, but all went smoothly.
Task 4: Throughout the weekend, I rotated a C-Tek 3300 Smart Charger between each battery to let it do its diagnostic thing and top things off. I highly reccommend the C-Tek after having researched it pretty heavily given the initial cash outlay these Platinim and other AGM batteries require. A link to the C-Tek 3300 and reviews can be found here http://www.amazon.com/Multi-12-Volt...id=1354562327&sr=8-31&keywords=battery+tender
The C-Tek is currently charging/maintaining a 7 year old Optimum Red Top in my garage that had been retired. It appears to have brought it back to life and it is holding a "full" charge.
Task 5: After
a hot chocolate break with the 4 year old, I installed a Superwinch X9 on my 80's Slee Shortbus. It fits well, but I am having to fabricate a mount for the solenoid box before I wire everything up, so there is still more to do. I hope to post a detailed write-up and pictures on the install soon.
Task 6: I replaced a shattered passenger tail light on the 80 with a used one I purchased from a 92 being parted out. The 92 tail light slid right in requiring a 5 minute install, tops.
Task 7: I replaced all windshield wiper inserts using OEM inserts I bought from C-DAN two years ago with another parts order. I will be replacing all wiper inserts on my wife's LX470 this evening after a quick stop at my local Toyota dealer.
or less variety:Tasks 1-3 [Battery Love Triangle]: First - I took advantage of the recent Sears Die Hard battery sale and installed a Platinum P-2 (Die Hard's Automotive Platinum Group 65) in my '97 80. Second - I moved the 2 year old PM-2 (Marine Platinim Group 34) that had been in the 80 to my '75 FJ40. Third - I moved a six month old P-4 (Platinum Automotive Group 34) that had been in the FJ40 to my wife's '06 LX470. We bought the LX470 two years ago with 90k miles and it has had the original OEM battery which was on its final legs. Given the reversed terminals on most Die Hard Platinums, the usual half
battery install ends up taking a little more effort and cable reloacting, but all went smoothly.Task 4: Throughout the weekend, I rotated a C-Tek 3300 Smart Charger between each battery to let it do its diagnostic thing and top things off. I highly reccommend the C-Tek after having researched it pretty heavily given the initial cash outlay these Platinim and other AGM batteries require. A link to the C-Tek 3300 and reviews can be found here http://www.amazon.com/Multi-12-Volt...id=1354562327&sr=8-31&keywords=battery+tender
The C-Tek is currently charging/maintaining a 7 year old Optimum Red Top in my garage that had been retired. It appears to have brought it back to life and it is holding a "full" charge.
Task 5: After
a hot chocolate break with the 4 year old, I installed a Superwinch X9 on my 80's Slee Shortbus. It fits well, but I am having to fabricate a mount for the solenoid box before I wire everything up, so there is still more to do. I hope to post a detailed write-up and pictures on the install soon.Task 6: I replaced a shattered passenger tail light on the 80 with a used one I purchased from a 92 being parted out. The 92 tail light slid right in requiring a 5 minute install, tops.
Task 7: I replaced all windshield wiper inserts using OEM inserts I bought from C-DAN two years ago with another parts order. I will be replacing all wiper inserts on my wife's LX470 this evening after a quick stop at my local Toyota dealer.
Where are these from? Do they peel / scratch / get damaged easily?
Gone hunting
went hunting after a fresh axle service and total rebuild with fresh shoes and new leather- 2.5 hour drive and handles like a dream!
went hunting after a fresh axle service and total rebuild with fresh shoes and new leather- 2.5 hour drive and handles like a dream!
itbrokeagain
SILVER Star
New rims and tires
you can get them through ebay... carbon fiber vinyl. there's two types: one for external use(outside of the vehicle that could be under the rain and severe sun), the other one is for internal trimmings only.
they stick on plastic really good. use a heater/blower to stretch on corners or curvatures. look them up on youtube...
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Picked up the family Christmas tree.
Razorbackcruiser said:
That's a clean looking 80!
-A
Tolerances were tight but nothing like what your going through. I don't get it, it seems like you know what your doing. Something's not right somewhere.
Love it!
Tonight I got the safari snorkel off, spare tire carrier, upper and lower tailgates, and I pulled the manual hubs off.
I was concerned about leaving the hubs open to the elements as it's going outside as soon as I get it stripped, so I came up with an ingenious solution! I took some sandwich ziplock bags and slipped them over the hubs, and put the wheels back on over the bags, trapping them in place. Snow and dust doesn't get into them, and I was able to get the manual hubs off that I wanted.
Should be done, and get the rear poly'd off so I can move it out of the garage tomorrow! Considering I got it home on Thursday last week and didn't get to dig in till Saturday, I'm pretty happy with the progress I've made. Learned a lot about my truck, without having to worry about wrecking my truck, it has been a lot of fun. Everything's less daunting when it's familiar. I learned how to knock out the cone washers with a brass drift, so I feel a lot better going into my front end service on my truck that is due. I just need new calipers for the '93+ swap and I'll have everything needed.
Finally got these installed. Wired up with some 00 cables that I made for it. Still waiting on my braided loom and battery hold-downs. Should be here tomorrow!
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