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Before becoming a Cruiser addict, Patch worked in the production industry for the greater part of a decade. From award-winning film productions, spot commercials, music videos, and more he still enjoys creating audio-visual productions for others to enjoy.
Patch’s filmmaking experience, mechanical enthusiasm, and creative nature fuel his drive to be a maker.
When he is not fixing, maintaining, or designing parts for various Land Cruisers, Patch volunteers with local FIRST robotics students and at FIRST sponsored events throughout the state of Georgia.
Good how to but also illegal. DoT laws say you need the reflector to be amber no just the bulb. (USA only AFAIK) Same for having a red rear reflector. But the likelihood of actually getting a ticket for it is small.
I would recommend getting some maintenance work done before any upgrades. Repack the wheel bearings, check the heater tees, make sure the timing belt is up to date and the brake booster is in good shape. Once it’s baselined, you’ll have to experiment to find out what the right setup is for your use case and where you plan to go
@cruiserpatch, thank you for getting back to me. I really appreciate your advice. I have replaced the heater tees, radiator, upper and lower hoses, thermostat, differential and transfer case fluids. I will be repacking the bearings in a couple of weeks. My LC has 214,000 miles. What other maintenance should I do?
I shall give this a try, being careful not to bend the arm itself. If it works, it will save me a bunch of time, obviously. Either way, thanks for the tip.
OMG thank you. I already knew about the mirrors BUT the damn seat I couldn’t work it out. I’m someone who likes to watch and learn not read and learn. Thank you thank you and thank you again. Have a good one. 😊
Hey Patch. So you replaced the high beam with HID correct? Do they make HID for the regular headlights it has a funny looking bulb with the two little wire connections on it. What was that extended you had could you give me some information on that too please Marco
I drive lowered cars and lifted rigs. Ive come to realize run the softest springs you can to prevent bottom outs while achieving the correcr ride height. Use bump stops and sway bars to tune the handling. Run shocks that allow full controlled and comfortable suspension cycling
Which front locker have you used ? Wish there was a light in the dash to be used for front locker and use the 80 switch for engagement as you did. Making it look OEM
Enjoyed this video. I was just out there on Fin's last week. You are only front locked correct? Seemed to make a big difference on "the wall." My '05 LC climbs it well enough with A-TRAC but am installing a front locker this summer first before rear locker as I think it will be more advantageous with our IFS rigs. How do you like the CDL and locked front overall?
I was actually triple locked for this event/excursion. At the end of the trip I had some issues with my front locker not engaging (eaton e-locker- the supplied connectors are not waterproof FYI) I wheeled front locked for two years and after adding a rear locker I can say without a doubt that a rear locker is more advantageous than front however if I had to do it again, I would still do front first to prevent blowing it up Wheeling front and center locked vs rear and center locked is wildly different. Then triple locked (or twin locked) is a whole different ball game
@@cruiserpatch For sure. I've had two triple-locked 80's and they were amazing. Moved onto a Hundo for the drivability/power factor when not on the trails so the mountains were easier to navigate on I-70!
@mcknz75 I can’t imagine attempting to drive an 80 through Colorado without an engine swap or something…the 100 is definitely more highway comfortable as well
@@cruiserpatch I don't remember the part numbers of the top but I remember that I found the part #s on ih8mud. I used the OEM 1st Gen Sequoia/Tundra heater hoses an they fit perfect.
As a '99 100 Series owner, I only had to glimpse at the gnarled metal and rubber for half a second to understand what I was looking at and have a chuckle. Hey, Patch!
