What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (40 Viewers)

[Mr Cimarron]

View attachment 1067074 Spending the day wiring up the new Fire Extinguigher Mount. Haven't decided what in the world these are going to operate yet but we shall see. The other side of the bracket though *evil laugh* oh I gots me an idea

Are you worried about your logo getting removed when people paint the bare metal? I think the logo plate is very clever by the way.

 

[LandCruisinMy93]

Did this first thing this morning. Looks like there is a small chance that it was bad. As is evidenced by the lack of any rubber.

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steering shaft seal at the firewall?

 

[LandCruisinMy93]

Went wheelin. Cline Butte 4/25

Sick! I've been house hunting in central oregon area for a couple months now. Hope to wheel these trails soon

 

[NLXTACY]

Are you worried about your logo getting removed when people paint the bare metal? I think the logo plate is very clever by the way.

No bare metal. They are all getting powder coated. I'm just using this one to mess around with. But if they want to remove the plate that bad then go for it. It's one of the reasons I chose rivets. I'm not a fan of huge, horsey logos on my truck so I'm not going to expect people are going to fall over themselves to show of mine

 

[scrowley]

Sanded and painted my armor. Damn new England rust!

 

[SammyT96LX450]

Last night My wife and I and the lx450 visited her works appreciation dinner. She works for veterans united. They provide home loans to veterans across the country. The special guest for the night was this guy

After a short presentation her work and Gary Sinise foundation presented a grant to build a smart home for this airman

Brian Kolfage, Jr.
Here is his story
http://cala.arizona.edu/news/most-severely-wounded-airman-history-triple

So for all those who have served. Thank you!

 

[musthave]

Saw another land cruiser, wondering if they are on mud. Saw this in Gulfport Florida.

 

[crankwalk]

Took off the studded snow tires at went up Arctic Valley trail just north of Anchorage. Nice little scenic elevation climb in the dirt.

 

[musthave]

Took off the studded snow tires at went up Arctic Valley trail just north of Anchorage. Nice little scenic elevation climb in the dirt.

Incredible! Post more pics if you get a chance. Love Alaska scenery.

 

[crankwalk]

Incredible! Post more pics if you get a chance. Love Alaska scenery.

Here's a quick sample.
Kenai lake, mountains south of Tok,ak looking into Wrangell park
My jk on the trip to AK from Atlanta GA where I'm from, the view at the top of Mt Alyeska in Girdwood.

Alaska is a beautiful special place that photos don't do it justice.

 

[1ststatecruiser]

about time .

 

[Traakon]

After last weekends cleaning session and a week in the bike shop with no new drops on the floor it was time to start addressing the sources.

First on the agenda was to replace the bad oil pressure sender that was causing the gauge to fluctuate. Pulled the air box and the front heat shield to get to the little bugger.

Before

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

Pulled the air box and the forward heat shield to begin the process of the weekend starting with...

I sized the fitting to be 14mm and grabbed the stubby wrench but the old one was just hand tight and spun right out. Compared the new one to the old just in case.

Old / New

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

New sensor on the left and old on the right. Not a cheap part at $72 bucks but necessary.

Installed the new one and snugged it good. Looks nice way down in there.

New and inproved

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

The new oil pressure sender in its home under the forward heat shield.

Now on to valve cover gasket and spark plug tube seals. Managed to get enough room to lay the throttle body aside without disconnecting the cables and some room at the back by unbolting the heater control valve from the firewall. Underneath it was not bad for 23 years. Several of the spark tube seals shattered either before or during the valve cover lift off. Spent more than an hour with the shop vac and a 1/2" nozzle getting fragments out.

Not bad for a 23 year old

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

Inside the cam area looked pretty good. Three of the old spark tube seals stayed in the head...

Pulled the remaining seals and cleaned up the cover and laid it out for installing the new seals. Some scrap teak blocks to level / elevate it, some RTV and a 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" socket to seat the new seals.

Ready to install new seals

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

Placed the valve cover on a pair of teak scrap to make it stable and level. A bit of RTV around...

The ball end of my hammer work well to apply the thin layer of RTV before seating. The old seals had sealant ridges so adding some would slightly lubricate the seal for installing and secure the seal.

Helping Hammer

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

Used the ball end of one of my hammers to hold the seal as I added a very thin layer of RTV

New seal seated to the bottom of the cavity.

New seal seated

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

The original seals showed signs of being seated in a sealant so i repeated the process wiping...

Excess sealant wiped clean.

New seal seated

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

I seated the new seals to the bottom of the recess which left them below the surface on this...

Sanded/primed and painted the valve cover and the plug covers.

Nice new look

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

After cleaning and sanding the Valve cover a coat of GunMetal silver and the plug covers in...

Ready for new plugs/wires/cap/gasket and rotor. Did the distributor shaft seal at this time as well.

After 2

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

Before installing new plugs and the covers

The top end cleaned up nicely.

After 1

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

All done and throttle body reinstalled.

Next, oil pump o-ring and front main seal.

 

[1ststatecruiser]

came out without any drama

 

[Timpanogos Slim]

Finally took it off road!

First time ever wheeling for me. Went to 5 mile pass with some friends, drove up to the jeep mine.

The old boy took to it like the laughing buddha to a bowl of rice.

An after shot:

 

[hamishpotter]

After last weekends cleaning session and a week in the bike shop with no new drops on the floor it was time to start addressing the sources.

First on the agenda was to replace the bad oil pressure sender that was causing the gauge to fluctuate. Pulled the air box and the front heat shield to get to the little bugger.

Before

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

Pulled the air box and the forward heat shield to begin the process of the weekend starting with...

I sized the fitting to be 14mm and grabbed the stubby wrench but the old one was just hand tight and spun right out. Compared the new one to the old just in case.

Old / New

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

New sensor on the left and old on the right. Not a cheap part at $72 bucks but necessary.

Installed the new one and snugged it good. Looks nice way down in there.

New and inproved

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

The new oil pressure sender in its home under the forward heat shield.

Now on to valve cover gasket and spark plug tube seals. Managed to get enough room to lay the throttle body aside without disconnecting the cables and some room at the back by unbolting the heater control valve from the firewall. Underneath it was not bad for 23 years. Several of the spark tube seals shattered either before or during the valve cover lift off. Spent more than an hour with the shop vac and a 1/2" nozzle getting fragments out.

Not bad for a 23 year old

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

Inside the cam area looked pretty good. Three of the old spark tube seals stayed in the head...

Pulled the remaining seals and cleaned up the cover and laid it out for installing the new seals. Some scrap teak blocks to level / elevate it, some RTV and a 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" socket to seat the new seals.

Ready to install new seals

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

Placed the valve cover on a pair of teak scrap to make it stable and level. A bit of RTV around...

The ball end of my hammer work well to apply the thin layer of RTV before seating. The old seals had sealant ridges so adding some would slightly lubricate the seal for installing and secure the seal.

Helping Hammer

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

Used the ball end of one of my hammers to hold the seal as I added a very thin layer of RTV

New seal seated to the bottom of the cavity.

New seal seated

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

The original seals showed signs of being seated in a sealant so i repeated the process wiping...

Excess sealant wiped clean.

New seal seated

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

I seated the new seals to the bottom of the recess which left them below the surface on this...

Sanded/primed and painted the valve cover and the plug covers.

Nice new look

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

After cleaning and sanding the Valve cover a coat of GunMetal silver and the plug covers in...

Ready for new plugs/wires/cap/gasket and rotor. Did the distributor shaft seal at this time as well.

After 2

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

Before installing new plugs and the covers

The top end cleaned up nicely.

After 1

• Traakon
• Apr 26, 2015

All done and throttle body reinstalled.

Next, oil pump o-ring and front main seal.

Mind sharing the paint color you used? If I pop off the valve cover I'm considering copying your paint scheme if you don't mind - that looks sweet. Also how much extra horsepower does that add?

 

[M32H32is]

Wiring my roof rack lights & winch switch.

 

[fj80jeepcrusher]

What did you do with your 80 this weekend: maintenance, fix, wheel, nothing, new mod??

Me:
Checked air in tires
Change oil&filter 180,000
Fill gas tank
Waiting on box of parts from Beno

I have a big problem guys...I'm new to the forums but need some help

 

[fj80jeepcrusher]

My fj80 starts after 20 min shuts down it won't start till after...please help

 

[fj80jeepcrusher]

A mobile mechanic checked and tried the coil and the ignitor... But it didn't fix the problem

 

[Timpanogos Slim]

My fj80 starts after 20 min shuts down it won't start till after...please help

Start a new thread. Seriously.