The 80 gets some love

[theexile]

Its been a long time coming but I finally got started on some work I needed and wanted to do to my 80. We have some trips planned and I need to do some repairs and maintenance before we consider going any where. While I'm at it I'm doing some upgrades and finishing some fabrication projects I started.
Here is a list of what I'm going to do...

Repairs:
Oil leaks..oil pump cover, front main seal, power steering pump

PM:
Hoses,belts,water pump,fluids, rebuild and re valve the fox shocks.

Upgrades:
150 amp alt
York on-board air
power steering cooler
water tank
Finish the sliders, rear bumper and roof rack.
Redo front shock mounts
Limit straps
Inverter
Toyota JDM Snorkel
New Exhaust system

This is going to take a while so bare with me. Here are some pics to get us started...

No garage at home so up went the ezup to keep the sun off my dome..

Fan,belts and Alt pulled. YUCK what a mess..

Oil Pump Cover..

Old Belts...

Clean up...

Crank pulley removed..

Front crank seal

Reward...

 

[theexile]

New oil pump seal from Mr T and Torx screws that I got from http://www.1fzfephh.com/
I used an impact screw driver to remove the factory philips head screws. I got lucky and was able to remove them all with out breaking any.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Mileage on the project vehicle?

Subscribed

 

[theexile]

249888 :smiley_drive:

 

[dallen341]

Maybe consider posting up Mr. T part numbers of components used for each repair?

I think many of us would consider it useful infomation.

Don

 

[theexile]

Maybe consider posting up Mr. T part numbers of components used for each repair?

I think many of us would consider it useful infomation.

Don

Good idea! Here goes...

Oil pump cover gasket---------------------15188-66020
Front main Seal---------------------------90311-52022
Power steering pump O ring----------------90301-73004
Thermostat Gasket------------------------16346-66020
Thermostat-------------------------------90916-03117
PHH (small hose on drivers side of block)----99556-30100
AC belt------------------------------------99332-10910-83
Water pump/alt belts-----------------------Gates 7450
Rad hoses----------------------------------Napa 8732,8733,8734

I will add more as i make progress.

 

[theexile]

Starting to get things back together now. Got things cleaned up and installed the new seals. Here you can see the Torx screws.

Installed the new Alternator. Its a 150 amp from a 2007 Sequoia. Its a re-maned unit from Napa. I used the mounting bracket from "Photoman" from
IH8MUD.Here is the link explaining the upgrade..
http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/206807-upgrading-stock-alternator-130-150-amp.html

Replaced the power steering pump also. A trip to Katemcey Rocks in Texas was the demise of this pump sometime ago. Cooked the fluid and killed all the seals. It had leaked since and the steering never quite felt the same. I will be installing a secondary cooler and a larger reservoir which will hopefully help things.

Going to use these clamps to replace the factory spring clamps on the hoses. These are available from Grainger.com.

 

[94SRUNNER]

Looks great....it has that clean and fresh look about the engine bay

 

[theexile]

This is the cooler I will be adding to the power steering system. Its a small trans cooler rated at 24000gvw. It will be mounted in front of the radiator.

With the high output alternator the factory fusible link will not cut it. I am going to mount this Bussman fuse block to the side of the battery tray and run a high amp fuse.

 

[theexile]

Started making the new cables. I'm using 4 gage and new connectors.

Its good to have the right tools..

The result..

When I did my second battery I wired up a fuse block from Bussman and a relay pack for the fridge,aux lights etc. I never got around to mounting it properly.

So I made up this bracket to mount it all.

 

[dallen341]

Where did you source the relay pack and fuse block?

 

[theexile]

Where did you source the relay pack and fuse block?

Bought it from here..
http://connectorconcepts.com/index.html

Tech info...
http://connectorconcepts.com/products/cb_trans/_files/RTA.pdf

 

[Hulk]

Looks really good. I'm interested to see your PS cooler mounted and installed.

 

[knorrena]

Could you provide some detilas on your shocks?

 

[theexile]

Could you provide some detilas on your shocks?

I am running Fox 2 inch body shocks. 12 inch travel with resi's in the front and 10 inch travel double bypass with piggy back resi's in the rear.

I will be upgrading from these several months from now. But for now im going to rebuild them and change the valving.