Ptarmigan mods - 1995 FZJ80

[subzali]

That is sexy.

 

[treerootCO]

man, you are funny.

The paint looks pretty awesome...... and all that hardware does too.

Where'd you get it plated? Aeropropeller? it looks like they did a really nice job whoever it was.

I like the new PC color also.

Now I know why you took all the stuff off for emissions testing.

I think my favorite part is the CAD on the shackles.

Billmark Plating in Texas

The ultimate "gold" package. Are the emblems gong to be gold as well?

I already shaved all the emblems

 

[rover67]

Wow, looks sharp. holy cow.

 

[Crash]

Getting ready to sell it?

 

[FJCDan]

Truck looks sweet Mike!!!

 

[nakman]

I knew it!

truck looks awesome, Mike.

 

[Hulk]

Nicest 80 ever. You win. But don't stop.

 

[LARGEONE]

Nicest 80 ever. You win. But don't stop.

No doubt.

Mike...I think you might win for at least the United States, likely the world!!! I sometimes try to avoid looking at your thread so that I can control the drool on my desk!

 

[subzali]

LandCruiserPhil's rig was supposed to be pretty nice. Not to take anything away from Mike's rig. The ptarmigan is sweet

 

[treerootCO]

I have been fighting a clunk in the front end and decided to fix it. The pictures speak for themselves! I added stacked washers to all 12, two per hole, and welded them to the frame and to each other. The front is 16mm so 9/16 is zero play. The rears are 18mm so 5/8 drilled out very slightly. I bought new bolts from Slee that are longer for the front. These are the same bolts used in the caster correction plates.

I also switched to OEM rubber bushings...

Video from before:
(You can see the pinion deflect up under braking and down under acceleration)

All welded up

 

[treerootCO]

Been awhile since I posted to the Ptarmigan thread too.... I was busy undercoating the house

Before (tiny bit of water damage)

After

 

[AimCOTaco]

That's pretty cool. What is that stuff?

 

[simps80]

It looks like a stucco finish. Looks really good! I like that shade of blue

 

[treerootCO]

Rust-oleum 10x deck restore

 

[60wag]

Looks like bedliner.

 

[treerootCO]

All fixed up It figures the only non Toyota part on the truck had to fail. New Spicer joints, rebuilt the double cardan, new slip joint, re-tubed, lengthened 1/2", and balanced. I think that is all you can do to a drive shaft.

 

[treerootCO]

The exhaust held up really well. I like how the polished stainless kept everything looking new.

 

[Crash]

Mike, why Spicer over OEM joints?

 

[treerootCO]

There isn't an OEM solution readily available for a double cardan. I just need to find a first gen double cab in a junkyard, throw a few hundred at it, and it would be all Toyota.

 

[Jacket]

Is that what Christo uses in his DC front shaft? I never actually gave it a thought until now.