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    80 Series Maintenance

    When I did my cooling system refresh I ran the rear heater blower as there is a separate heat exchanger under the driver for that system. If you've not done it yet read up on the pesky heater hose (PHH). It's well named... If you've not been there, head over to ih8mud.com and search around -...
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    Expeditions West: FZJ80 Land Cruiser

    80 series springs are of unequal length left / right - they may have been installed backwards and the trim packer added to even out the truck. To add to the confusion they used to be marked driver / passenger side - being manufactured in Australia for RHD trucks...
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    Photo Filters

    Yes - a circular polarizer is about the only one you really "need". I also use ND grads - but that and just about everything else can be done in post these days or via HDR techniques with multiple exposures. The circular polarizer however, can't be done in post. :D
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    80 Price Point

    If it helps I picked up a '97 collectors edition with lockers, 117k 3 months ago for $8100. Only real issue was a rear corner ding - Quick trip to the body shop fixed that. Just got back from putting about 1000 miles on it touring Oregon - damn comfortable rig.
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    Land Cruiser Photos

    Adam - awesome shots indeed. Maybe I'll make it down your direction one of these days and we can go shoot. I just picked up a '97 FZJ which arrives here in 2 weeks.
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    Artistic Shots- Well thought out, framed (positioned), artistic shots only please.

    Thanks for the warm welcome - I'll definitely be asking questions :elkgrin: Nathanael - I'm also shooting large format at times (the Haleakala is a cropped 4X5) - nice way to work and lets you do things you just can't do on a digital. Not pro or anything close to it - it's purely a hobby to...
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    Artistic Shots- Well thought out, framed (positioned), artistic shots only please.

    New guy checking in - so I thought I'd share an image or two by way of introduction. I just picked up an 80 series LC which will arrive here in Portland next month as a base for my exploring the planet with a camera vehicle. In the mean time I'll be reading, learning and asking all kinds of...
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