the truck has had troubles running at startup... it would slowly die at points...
after investigating, I found my fuel system was leaking and losing pressure. it was letting air in But hard to tell where. I would build pressure using the hand pump on the fuel filter, but after a minute it would...
the fender needed to come off because it was bent enough to prohibit the door from opening and closing. I removed both front quarter panels and discovered some patches from a snorkel this thing had in the past... WILD!
I cleaned them up and hit them with some rust reformer and rustoleum.
Hey there! Thanks for the offer. The truck has been running flawless with low temps and I love keeping as much original as possible at the moment. Maybe down the road I’ll reach out!
Cold starting wasn’t what it used to be, so out with the old European batteries (who knows how old), in with the new Odyssey 27s. i cleaned up some wiring and replaced the terminals with mil spec as well. I also refinished the brackets with good ol rustoleum.
it feels like is starts before I...
we recently got a garage, and the truck will fit... if I get rid of the roof rack.
This is an aluminum rack offered and made by Toyota originally for the 70 series. It’s slight modifications, I have made it work on the 80. It looks great and it pretty light and performs well. I have only had it...
Selling my two Chama Vaquero travel chairs. They are in great shape. Only used 5 times. Selling because they are a bit too big to hike with... perfect for using while overlanding / car camping.
asking $275 OBO. local sale only.
new these sell for $300 plus shipping.
I welded up some brackets to hold an axe and shovel on the roof rack. The downside of this OEM rack is lack of attachment points... everything can be either strapped on, or I gotta make a custom bracket.
Swapped the roof rack. Found the OEM gutter mount one on Cruiserparts.net. Took some slight modifying to get it on.
no rack.... gotta love it:
new rack... gotta love it even more:
Took it on the trail over the holiday weekend. Found a little oil seeping from the front diff, so I resealed with diff gasket maker and topped off with fresh 80W90.
FOR SALE:
- 5 80 series alloys (conical lug style)
Good shape. No damage or deep scratches. Clear coat failing. Could use a respray
includes 3x OEM center caps
includes lug nuts
- 4 Cooper Discover ATP 265/75/r16 (excellent shape. 5k miles on them. all highway miles)
- 1 BFG KO 265/75/r16 on...
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