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Rear suspension lower control arms, they do bend... After a mishap on a particular difficult trail where both lockers were in, wheels spinning slowly forward while gravity pulled the cruiser backwards I managed to bend the stock lower control arms. The immediate fix was to replace with a...

Storage improved! The next on my dusty list of modifications was to address the issue of general storage especially water storage in this very very hot country. The story goes as follows: The rear seat folded forward, showing a nice flat space but lots of wasted room due to the rear seat...

The adventures continues... So after some much needed TLC, the cruiser took us to some simply amazing places in Queensland. You need to come for a visit at some point in your life. Moreton Island - 1 hr max from Brisbane city. Why this place is not fully booked out every weekend is a...

Over a year ago... You know what's scary? Just how fast time flies. I can't believe it's been well over a year since I last posted. The good news, the cruiser has never been running better. The better news, it's taken us on quite a few little adventures in that year. Of course there had to...

Cool cruiser Very cool rig. Having owned an 80 for about 1 1/2 years now, I know you'll be very pleased with the vehicle. As for mileage, apparently the engine was designed for 3 rebuilds if you ever drive it that long... The only bit missing would be the 1HD-FTE (turbo diesel power...)...

The Gall Boys - Background info A bit of background on these guys, having seen some of the Gall Boys "exploits" (using that term very loosely). Their website is www.thegallboys.com. They have a whole series of these videos and I've painfully watched just about every one of them while...

Asked the owners, you are correct. She's a kelpie.

Cruisers What are the specs on Kyle's 80? Thanks on the compliments, I've been working away at the rig for some time and getting out for a bit of a play and explore when we can. One of the main reasons I end up doing most of the work is that quality mechanics who are proud of their work are...

Not 100% certain but I believe she is an Australian Cattle Dog but I'll double check. Cheers, P

Continued... Doing a few warm up runs on small hills and making sure that all systems are go. In this case low range, as well as front and rear diff locks all working nicely...:elkgrin: Flexing the 80 up the famous telecom hill: Coming down said hill: A nice line up of 80 Series...

Back in July this year, we decided to meet up with some of our Brisbane based friends of ours at Landcruiser Moutain Park located in Queensland Australia. It was roughly half way between where we live now and Brisbane. It was a great weekend of camping, sitting arround the bondfire catching up...

Air Locker Demo Demonstrating what ARB Air Lockers will do at one very cool off road park called: Landcruiser Mountain Park in Queensland Australia PS I was trying to help out a friend who was there trying to convince his better half why he neeeeded diff locks. No sure if he has won his...

Landcruiser Parts Gold Mine! I've been fortunate enought to find the Landcruiser equivalent of a gold mine here in Queensland Australia. The place is called Queensland Cruisers and specialize in wrecking Landcruisers only! When I walked in the door, my heart skipped a beat at the sight of a...

Back on the road Well after two evenings worth fo wrenching, the repairs are complete. This is what I found: One of the four studs holding the steering arm to knuckle was sheared off and the other three were finger tight only! All seals were in great condition with no damage or leaks thus no...

Half way there! pskhatt, Thanks for the feedback. Seems to be a relatively common occurence from what I've read also. Well I managed to pull everything apart last night. It was not too bad because all the seals and bearings were in good condition so the oil grease in the birfield had not...

Lower steering arm – missing stud! For the 80 Series gurus, a question for you I have... I’ve just found that I’m missing one of the studs that holds the lower steering arm to the knuckle on the left hand side of the Landcruiser. The three others seem to be intact. I don’t have an issue with...

Updates It's been a while since I last update the thread. I've been busy with work but have managed to sneek in a few trips. I need to get on top of posting them... On the rig side of things, I've made a few slight changes: Headlight Retainer Mod Got a relay from the wreckers for free and...

So when do we kick off the Australian workshop? :elkgrin:

Easy fix and some maintenance Well, $19.75 for two bolts and a slider later, I'm back in business. I guess it was as good of an excuse as any to do a bit of maintenance as well. Took the opportunity to replace all three belts while I was at it (2 x cooling and A/C). I picked up a Terrain...

I've got an 80 that's coming along but one area that could use a bit of help is the engine. It's got the reliable 1HZ but a 1HD variant would be a nice drop in... I'll read over your build up. Cheers, P