1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

You will definitely be surprised. Most 80 owners seem to have zero curiosity on how they actually work let alone the motivation to actually work on them.

 

Those seats though




The guy looks like he's trying to pick up a hooker

 

Which I don't get at all, because other than every component being diesel truck weight, they're pretty easy to work on

 

They seem to think they are the starship Enterprise or something like that!!

 

LOL

 

I definitely miss a wagon body.
As it sits right now, my trips I've postponed during pandemic might end up being done in the Taco...out west and Mojave Road and a few other spots Sept/Oct. I can only wait so long for a market correction, otherwise the ol donkey is going to have to do it haha

 

The taco is more than capable for western stuff down south, most of that is endurance not technical difficulty haha

 

Yeah I never doubted its ability, I just had the idea in the back of my head of doing the whole trip in something newer. The funny thing is the more I've looked into something else, the more its made me like my 1st gen

 

You familiar with seeing that look?

 

$5 is $5

 

*Thinking about adding the Coastal rear on too, (or 4xInnovations) more for jerrys than tire. Couldn't find anyone to knock up an extended tank

 

That supercharger is hungry for premium

 

We get snow like once a decade at the beach. Driveway was 7"....small for many, big for us.
Went by and borrowed my dads 4Runner for a bit after the roads were cleared

 

@Speedytech7

Got notification that the OME steering damper arrived; install it before I even buy new coils?

Really need to inventory all the extra goodies I got and list them.

 

Yeah, it's like a 10min install if you have a balljoint popper and some wrenches haha. Makes a noticable difference

 

@eon_blue has mine

Wasn't sure if I should bother before I did a suspension install is what I meant. Then I remembered they're independent in that they work from no lift up to several inches.

 

And I bet the KYB shocks on it are shot too.

 

Ya if it's shot you could change it now and enjoy the benefits

 

Old timers will say it's not necessary but it sure does make the drive a little nicer

 

Definitely, makes sense.

I did see new tie rod ends, or track rod ends, when I had inspected everything. Surprised they didn't take care of the steering damper.

No leaks either Jake, I was looking in and out and all around when I had Zane on the phone. Shooting pics over too.