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Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 12:22 pm
by Iroc313
ShawnQ wrote:Any details on the speed but wiring? Are they going through the OBD2?
Yep! Power ground dimmer and obd2 plug along with high beam and turn signal indicator

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 2:01 pm
by Iroc313

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:41 am
by 243
The blue stripe tires really set off the subtle green paint :D

Awesome build!

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:07 am
by sonoraed
Nice job Iroc looks great, amazing how many years it takes!

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:31 am
by surfwagoneer
I was just running through your build and noticed the ECU box you had. Any information on that? I was hoping to mount mine behind the firewall but it would be much easier to find a well protected way to mount it in the engine bay

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 2:30 pm
by Iroc313
surfwagoneer wrote:I was just running through your build and noticed the ECU box you had. Any information on that? I was hoping to mount mine behind the firewall but it would be much easier to find a well protected way to mount it in the engine bay
Mine is a pretty small connect and cruise that I am mounting just below the evaporator box. it should be out of the way of the passengers feet. I didn't really want to mount it in the engine bay.

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 2:35 pm
by Iroc313
Slow progress, but progress!

Image2017-05-09_02-31-57 by Jimmy Casey Photography, on Flickr

Image2017-05-09_02-32-27 by Jimmy Casey Photography, on Flickr

A picture of the wagoneer next to a new tacoma, crazy how big vehicles have gotten!
Image2017-05-09_02-32-53 by Jimmy Casey Photography, on Flickr

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 3:18 pm
by az chip
Looks nice in the sun. We should park all of ours together once mine is finished.

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 5:20 pm
by jpswapmohn
Are you putting anything on the sides? I don't know what you would put inside, but the thin metal side molding from the same period as your rig would really pop on the green!

Awesome build, btw.

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 5:31 pm
by jpswapmohn
Also curious about your trans cooler brackets. Did you make those? It looks very clean!

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 11:44 pm
by Iroc313
jpswapmohn wrote:Also curious about your trans cooler brackets. Did you make those? It looks very clean!
Yep, custom fabbed!

Think I should've gone with a bigger trans cooler but we will see how the temps get

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 11:52 am
by 243
Is this a personal vehicle or a shop project that will be sold?

What are the plans for the interior?

Looks awesome!

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 4:33 pm
by Iroc313
243 wrote:Is this a personal vehicle or a shop project that will be sold?

What are the plans for the interior?

Looks awesome!
Personal!

And still up in the air currently. Have all the parts but still have to spitball colors

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 7:27 am
by ProTouring442
Iroc313 wrote:The Gauges are speedhut's freedom CAN-BUS gauges. The colors and font are custom made from them, I am excited to see how they work!
I've been running SpeedHut Can-Bus gauges for several years now with no real issues. The only down side to them is the inverter for the backlighting. It's just no quite as durable as it should be (and knowing SpeedHut, they've updated it since the last time I replaced mine). Mount the inverter so it's easy to get to, and install connectors so it's easy to swap out, and you'll be fine. The gauges themselves have proven to be bulletproof, and SpeedHut's customer service is first rate.

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 10:15 am
by DustinLangston
What kind of tires are those?!? They look like an all terrain with white walls. I've never seen such a thing.

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 2:26 am
by Iroc313
DustinLangston wrote:What kind of tires are those?!? They look like an all terrain with white walls. I've never seen such a thing.
They're bfg k02s with custom installed White Walls.

Tried to go with a classic-modern hybrid!

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2017 10:11 am
by DustinLangston
How do you get a custom installed white wall? I've never heard of such a thing.

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2017 7:38 pm
by Iroc313
DustinLangston wrote:How do you get a custom installed white wall? I've never heard of such a thing.
I loved the KO2's but, really wanted white walls.

https://www.dbtires.com/

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 10:28 pm
by Iroc313
lots of work to do still.

But it's coming along, the interior is taking quite a while, have to sort out the front driveshaft, then break everything in!

This transfer case has been more of a headache than it's worth I think.

Also gauges are done as well as dash pad :)

Image2018-05-03_10-24-05 by Jimmy Casey Photography, on Flickr

Image2018-05-03_10-23-42 by Jimmy Casey Photography, on Flickr

Image2018-05-03_10-23-20 by Jimmy Casey Photography, on Flickr

Re: 1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 8:24 am
by DustinLangston
Are you going to be adding wood paneling? Or striping or anything? I love the green, but it almost feels like it needs to be toned down a bit. I think even hubcaps and cleaning the white walls will help. Cool rig though. What did you cover the dash in? Is that alcantara?