Modified Toyota 80 series Landcruiser, Modified Episode 5

[@debsbenedetto9545]

Thanks everyone, yeah he is still going strong and still hasn't let me down in the least. Recently did the trip to Ayers Rock via Great Central Rd and back. Can not express how much i love this vehicle. Next big trip will be Dec/Jan to Canberra for Summernats 30 :D

[@rollyb5061]

+Debs Benedetto Hi Deb love your 80 series, I had a GXL 80, the last one Toyota made before the 100 series ,and l sold it and bought the 100, (should have kept the 80)

[@debsbenedetto9545]

+Rolly B i hear that quite alot from people that have done the same thing. Absolutely love mine :)

[@jacktas4534]

Hey Deb, I'm looking at getting some 35's and new rims for my 80. What is the best offset for fitting the 35's? -22? Thanks ;)

[@archangel1996j]

Nice ride

[@debsbenedetto9545]

thank you :) He now has a front mount massive intercooler installed and goes amazingly well :)

[@debsbenedetto9545]

Haha thanks everyone, this is my boy Alf and i'm very proud of him. My last 80 also had the 1HZ with Safari turbo set up and i wouldn't have it any other way. Fully recommend them. I've heard of a few people taking the factory turbos off the 1HDT and replacing them with the Safari Turbos. They are strong and tough as long as you don't go stupid boost and over rev them. Fully recommend it. You can feel the pulling power when you put in the K&N air filter and change the fuel filter too. Simple little things that make all the difference :) Oh and my daughter still drives Alf too ;)

[@gibbethoskins8621]

Debs Benedetto Just a heads up Deb, to fix the pop rivets on the steps is about a 5 minute job and really easy to do. Just need some new rivets and a rivet gun which are inexpensive. I know rattles drive me mad too.

[@debsbenedetto9545]

Mr. Cairo There are plenty on my 4WD Group facebook page: Rigs 'N Ruts 4X4 Club. Heaps of group pics and vids up :)

[@AB1DE]

Hi! Getting ready to convert my ‘96 gas into 1HDT Diesel. After looking for new trucks, I determined I’d me much happier keeping and restoring my 80 series! Cheers! Thanks for the vid!

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

I've just purchased my 80 series before Chrissy and now starting to make it mine.. it's a big change from my FJ40 that I used to have years ago. Thank's Deb for your info, great looking vehicle. Thanks Ronny, another great vid.

[@deonhamilton9860]

Ronny think you got a co-host right there she's fluent and experienced

[@debsbenedetto9545]

Ade, my insurance company covered me without a problem. I was honest and upfront and they knew everything i had on the vehicle. There was no problems and my new boy has the exact same gear (except this one has rear drawers) as my last one :) Lightbar on the roof has no problems with glare. It's like driving behind the sun. I painted my bonnet black on this one as the paint job on the bonnet was really bad and it was really peeing me off. My last 80 was a gold colour and the glare off the bonnet from the lightbar wasn't even that bad.

[@NKPGarage]

I Love that rear bumper and swingout setup! Very cool build overall! Thanks for sharing!

[@MrELIAN602]

Didn't expect a girl but this girl is a keeper 👌👌👌

[@user-xm9nd4nq7o]

بغ Hasanaga

[@Phil_McAvity]

Great vid. Debs seems awesome & she knows her stuff 👍🏻

[@slowboat2156]

good set up. thanks for sharing. Can't blame the daughter those cruisers fall over pretty easy, glad you both lived to tell the tale.

[@gibbethoskins8621]

The way you slide into the shot like Kramer is gold

[@mixflip]

Great channel. I subbed. I am in Las Vegas USA and I admire you Aussies and your available selection of 4x4 vehicles and outdoor gear. I want an 80 series some day. Keep up the good work. I also love the diesel hilux. I wish they would sell them in the US.

[@Ronny_Dahl]

Thanks buddy appreciate the feedback

[@zac8116]

+mixflip I wish they could sell the Nissan Titan here

[@CrazyforCruiser]

+mixflip Tacoma is Hilux.

[@MrStandupphilosopher]

+mixflip The Taco isn't a deezee though.

[@landcruisertoy9667]

+mixflip i have LHD normal HDJ80 for sale, Belgium european cars. Also other landcruiser en hilux. from 7500€ for a hdj80 with lockers. So give me a email : [e-mail]

[@NCtrailX]

Love the modified episodes. Keep these coming.

[@reddirtaustralia]

Nice one Deb! Thanks for your help today, great meeting such a famous person :-)

[@rodagoose]

Very nice Landcruiser Debs! Looking forward to seeing it in one of Ronny's adventure videos!

[@duchung405]

Thanks for sharing, Ronny and Deb.

[@rickymarquez2468]

Great video a interview. 80 series rule... 💪😎🤙

[@Fidellio13]

I love love love the camper mods! More awnings and pop tops if you can find them!

[@craigwoodward4566]

Inspirational Deb .Good on ya.Iv'e got 2 80 GXL's both !FZ-FE petrols. Ones got 600,000 plus kms,the other approx 230,000. Both Mica green. Love 'em Gunna put elockers in better car shortly

[@RomVlad]

I would love to find one of these here in the USA but they are not easy to find. I here they are built like a tank and I love the styling.

[@debsbenedetto9545]

Actually i saw quite a few of the 80s in Tennessee when i was there in 2014. There were heaps of them there if that helps?

[@RomVlad]

Really? Thanks for the tip.

[@debsbenedetto9545]

hi Jack, where offset is concerned i am not too sure, i have no idea what mine are. They are off the shelf Sunraysia rims. I'm sorry i can't help you more on that.

[@jacktas4534]

That's ok Deb, thanks for the reply. ;)

[@tedjames2534]

Jack, I run a -44 with 35" Cooper STT Pro discoveries on mine.

[@okm88]

She's a cheeky girl, with that bull set at the rear..Hopefully I wasn't the only person that picked it up.

[@bofeity]

truck nuts

[@dirttrackcowboy1244]

cool vid. I have an 80 they are awesome i'd never get anything else. Like her setup she knows her shit too good work

[@kadewatts2497]

we had an 89 series blue marlin but sold it and now have a 2004 gu patrol

[@JohnFrumFromAmerica]

The comment section here is top notch 4x4 community is awesome

[@asankam]

Hello there, awesome setup. Deb, where and how did you get a cruise control installed on this? Very interested. Thanks!

[@bengram8239]

would love to see a 60/62 series been modified as im doing up my fj62-soon to have a 12ht heart transplant

[@skoda110]

WOW! I am impressed. I thing gonna swap my disco2 into toyo. What a woman! cheers

[@debsbenedetto9545]

haha thank you :)

[@debsbenedetto9545]

hi Crashandburnbirner, not yet i haven't had any rusting in the rear tailgate. And thank you :)

[@adriancarabajal]

Very nice video, I enjoyed very much.

[@rexbry1]

"Badass toys arent just for boys" i love this quote

[@donaldtopping9254]

Nice set up Deb

[@ivanwesleykleinsmith5646]

awesome interview...enjoyed

[@123lolxoxo]

hi debs.Im Abe from perth. I love your 80 series modified. Learned so many things from your rig.Im planning to gradually upgrade my landy one step at a time coz i want to explore WA while my kids are still young. I have a 105 series GXL wagon 4,2 L non turbo and i want to fit a safari turbo like yours but i dont have any idea where to go to buy it. And also i want to change my full time 4x4 to a part time free wheeling hubs. But i thinks its hard to find the hubs for 105 series coz they have different splines. Im not sure on this. i tried E-bay. Can you please share me your inputs/ideas regarding my issues. I' ll love hearing from you soon, Planning also to have a suspension lift and new rims and mud tires. Soo many things to be done,, Thanks Debs!

[@batteryplum]

Thanks for another well-produced video. What steadicam configuration did you use for the 360 degree pan in the introduction? It's not easy to get such a smooth shot (particularly after the footage is accelerated) on uneven terrain without tracks. Nice work.

[@PharaohFluidity]

Lift, tires, winch and a 25'+ nylon strap is good to have if you need to get pulled out backwards by another vehicle.

[@debsbenedetto9545]

Thanks heaps everyone for your comments and feedback. For some reason it's not letting me reply to each comment and i'm not getting all my notifications on this, so i do apologise and am not ignoring anyone. Alf has gone through a few more mods and changes since this video was done, i'm in a better frame of mind and we have both now traveled to the other side of Australia and back twice, and i still am loving my 80 :D

[@Ronny_Dahl]

+Debs Benedetto thanks for checking back Deb it helps me a lot with answering questions. I'll take a look at my filtered comments sometimes KZbin requires me to approve comments so I'll get it sorted for you.

[@debsbenedetto9545]

NO worries +Ronny, am still trying to figure out how this works myself haha

[@TheMultisportGeek]

Is he triple locked? I might have missed that part. Really nice ride!! Cheers, Brian in California.

[@CRDStudios]

Love it. Top video. Made my day.

[@gullf1sk]

Getting better at being in front of the camera Ronny :D

[@bobbeebobbee6998]

In 7 years u will be the top

[@tool8204]

Nice 80 series :)...mine got only 190.000km :) 1992

[@garyhost1830]

Nice only just run in

[@fairdinkumpiereviews5357]

@@garyhost1830 500,000 is only just run in

[@vytas5584]

I still can't figure out why people need roof racks on these when they pack so much kit in the back. I guess for long trips they may need it but for weekends, with seats out there's more than enough room for all your camping gear in the wagon cab

[@hiteck007]

Yea In my research of engines the 1HZ isn't exactly a good choice. It's a pre-combustion motor & they aren't very efficient & become even less so with a Turbo which also makes them susceptible to overheating easily which in turn destroys the head and the bottom ends have to be modified to take the extra pressure from the turbo. The 1HD-T's on the other hand are good strong engines that are Direct Injection and are quite noticeably more efficient on fuel about 2 kms/ litre better on fuel, but you goto keep an eye on the bottom end as the bearings actually have to be changed out every 10,000 kms or it could throw a rod as my dad's did. My Cruiser has a 1HD-FT in it and this is the best engine Toyota ever made I believe, because it can take plenty of boost, it's Direct Injection, it's a 24 valve motor, they fixed the bottom end bearing issue, and best of all it gets excellent economy even with the tweaks. My tweaks are a large front mounted intercooler, Turbo boosted to 17 Psi (it's safe to boost them to 18Psi), the injector pumps fuel rack opened considerably but not passed the safe EGT limits of the head (which is 500 degrees C max, the intercooler took nearly 100 degrees off standard cruising temperature so theres more margin there for working it hard), i also put a Marks kit in so I'm not pushing the front diff around for no reason ( part time 4x4. that makes a big difference to the vehicles performance passed about 70 Kms/hr and noticeably better fuel economy too.) + many other things too.

[@fairdinkumpiereviews5357]

Change bearings every 10,000? Wtf. What I hear is if they had a fault it happened by 100,000 and once it's fixed it's fixed?

[@thetassieboys]

haha Altimeter (Al - Tee - Metre) to show how far above and below you are ;) If your below sea level I think you may have a slight water problem ;) (Ive got a 91 gxl 80 series similar but more nick nacks other than the turbo and fridge) Recent subscriber :) Like your vids

[@spsingam]

Top Clip Ronny! how reliable is an aftermarket Turbo on a 1hz? Reason i ask is, i've been dabbling with the idea of getting an aftermarket turbo in my 1997 80 Series which is stock standard with the 1hz. Any advise would be good. Thanks

[@debsbenedetto9545]

As long as you get your motor checked over, then there wouldn’t be a problem. Just sticking one on without getting it checked might cause you some problems.

[@aleksandrpushkin1597]

TLC 80 series this is Legend! 1hd-t 1hd-ft - super disiel=)

[@Sammy-bl9jf]

Nice rig

[@MADBONE0]

i was going to start on a 60 Series but i think i mite start with this instead

[@MADBONE0]

80 series ... yeah baby

[@repr26]

Whats the mysic in the intro?

[@edwardwatson6606]

Hi Ronny How about doing something on a modified Toyota Fortuner Cheers

[@rollybuegge5683]

top 80 Deb

[@digger2373]

This is a question for all you experienced 4wdrivers. I'm considering a 4.2 patrol or an 80 landcruiser. Which one has more flex and offroad capability of them both? Thanks guys

[@debsbenedetto9545]

Both of them are very capable vehicles off road/ Flex all depends on what suspension you put into it, as there are bucket loads of different set ups you can buy. You need to drive both of them and figure out which one you like to drive more and which one suits you more, plus you need to figure out what you want to do with it before buying one.

[@adelarsen9776]

1) When this vehicle loses control and causes an accident the insurance company will say that the vehicle was modified and became unsafe due to the split drive system. Unless of course it's fully approved and certified. 2) Light bar over the roof would make night driving a nightmare from glare.

[@CRDStudios]

Ade Larsen Shut up tool

[@adelarsen9776]

CRDStudios Why do you want me to shut up ? Why do you call me a tool ? What part of my comment was factually incorrect ?

[@CJFranciss]

Ade Larsen may not be intentional but you come across as abrasive. Most 4x4 enthusiasts know their vehicles arent legal. They dont need you commenting on every videos stating the obvious. Factual as it may be people dont go around announcing water is wet and the sky looks blue.

[@arseniosapatinha2030]

Ronny is the best...

[@madcat4563]

Geez, that's a lot of fuel you can carry. Sad to hear about the previous 80.

[@gustavodemira7416]

Try to get an UAZ (Any would do, Defender, Hunter, Patriot, etc)

[@azizlenox]

What a surprise! !!!!!!! 👧💪

[@claytonroberts1918]

Are the tires 35's or 33's?

[@liqwidmediaworkztv]

Alf is cool!

[@vytas5584]

Yeah I got lost at "bluetooth mirror" too...!

[@chandlerm4]

So moral of this episode: don't let your daughter drive?

[@TheFCSProductions]

does anyone know the specific name of that roof rack? i wanna get one for my land cruiser

[@Ronny_Dahl]

+TheFCSProductions it might be listed on the webpage

[@debsbenedetto9545]

I bought it off ebay. Cheap as with free delivery.

[@lostie1]

Hey guys has anyone modified a gen 1 rav 4?

[@Chipmonster1983]

Ronny, do a 4.8 GU please

[@Ronny_Dahl]

not a bad choice, will look around

[@ZacClem]

A lot of blow by off the turbo manifold

[@JordanLedbetter]

Probably just a shit gasket at the mani. These things have blowby stock lol

[@debsbenedetto9545]

Recently had a front mount intercooler installed and had him tuned. Massive difference.

[@user-sw2er4bv1r]

pretty awesome, both haha

[@RBFR01]

I still don't know how her daughter rolled the 4wd I mean seriously how?

[@mark2073]

Rock on!!!

[@Graeman]

Deb - your Toyota is set up very nicely and you would have to beat the American men off of you with a stick, as we don't have that many women who are passionate about off roading let alone have such an awesome 4x4 that does not belong to their husbands. Did they recently change the rules on lifts in Aust.? I thought that you could only do a maximum of 2". I love the Toy 80 series. They are getting harder to find here in the USA. I would love to live in Australia and travel around to see your beautiful country.

[@debsbenedetto9545]

Hi @Graeman , they have recently changed the ruling and now even a 2" lift needs to be engineered and comply with the new rules and regulations. To me personally, things are starting to get way out of hand where vehicles are concerned :/ Travelling and exploring is what i am now starting to do, 1 massive trip per year is what i'm aiming for, and so far have accomplished 2 in 2 years, and next year is the big Gibb River Rd trip :) Thank you for your lovely feedback, i do appreciate it :)

[@AhmedHaji72]

bad ass toys aren't for boys only 😂 wow those are great words

[@BigDaddysPlati]

Belts are not made by Nissan. So with that thinking it means your Toyota has been running with Nissan belts lol

[@rollybuegge5683]

Toyota should have made these in a short wheelbase

[@andrespatino2761]

rolly buegge FJ Cruiser

[@abq7840]

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[@stanleyarmstrong8703]

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[@jaber4774]

Of course she's a lesbian

[@arienwilkins]

how do you know?

[@jaber4774]

arien wilkins she said with my girl friend

[@arienwilkins]

+Jimmy Baond she was talking about her girlfriend's significant other though. right?

[@jaber4774]

arien wilkins I don't remember it's been 5 weeks since i saw the video

[@arienwilkins]

+Jimmy Baond I can reach it

[@alemike3877]

ur trucks weak buddy get it togethr