Project Nuthe-Urstromtal-Schöneweide L80 1986 Silver oem+ project

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So there was a Kleinanzeigen advertisment on a Daihatsu L80 working condition

Grandpa (1943 born) had their knees operated and cant drive anymore

He has the car since new and I picked it up

For 500euros I wont let this chance slip especially has no rot on chassis and subframe

Its a 5 speed manual very rare

So far no rust holes found and almost no rust

kept inside always

Will upload picture when I have converted them back from AVI-F file format
At 500 Euros its a good find

Some pictures from Kleinanzeigen:

Here is a preview:

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damn that looks good. great score.

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so tried to work on the L80 today

  • thermostat replaced (NLA got a 44mm Vivio thermostat 85C)
  • done thermostat housing gasket with Loctite 5699 grey gasket maker
  • replaced with G12 coolant
  • Adjusted the carburettor idle
  • weird idle issue after an italian tuneup its fine after 10min smoking like a diesel
  • Added injector cleaner to fuel
  • added ATF in old engine oil to flush it
  • Shifts ok will check the shift linkages
  • brakes are a bit spongy
  • brake hoses need to replaced all 4 will do a braided black set
  • All filters and fluids
  • lubricating all hinges etc
  • painting the steelies to originel silver
  • adding right mirror oem
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some pictures:

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And was most likely never driven on salty roadways. Even when not, I’ve seen rust poke through where owners would neglect cleansing wheelwells from debris. This first owner has presented an outstanding example of discipline.

Just out of curiosity, what did you end up paying for it and did it have a valid T.Ü.V. upon purchase?

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yes had till this year valid Tuv:

till 06/2026

So today did some small stuff on it:

  • put fresh Belgium 98 E5 in the tank
  • Change headlight bulbs to Yellow
  • change dash bulbs to LED with green silicon midconsole
  • new halogen bulb with green silicon
  • fixed the stuck fuel pump
  • replace electric fuel pump back to mechanical ones
  • fix the erratic idle due too much fuel pressure (ordered fuel pump)
  • ordered Motip 04075 bumper spray to spray it grey again not white grey
  • fix the horn wiring

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It’s good to know that LED bulbs fit in these instrument clusters. Is the cluster’s lighting now brighter? This is one reason as to why I would like to convert mine to LEDs, given that there is no way to adjust brightness

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yes brighter kept same colour.

Fitted not cheap ones just Osram

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Got also some NOS parts in now

  • Radiator refurbished OEM
  • Right mirror
  • Washer bottle cap

Ordered:

  • Cylinder refurb. set
  • timing belt kit
  • air filter
  • mechanical fuel pump
  • auxiliary belt
  • waterpump
  • fuel filter
  • front brake pads
  • caliper refurb kit

Future:

  • brake hoses?
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so worked on the L80 again:

Replaced radiator with a Nos OEM unit DA002-87217
Replaced also radiator cap with new one from Toyota 16401-63010
New Coolant again with BS6580 blue one as for the copper core radiator protection
Painted grill to 04075 Motip grey colour
Changed oil and filter with Wolff 10w30 semi syn and K&N HP-1003
New oil drain plug ring 90430-12031
Installed washer cap 85332-87203
Repaired horn wiring (Elparts)
Replaced the ugly right mirror with a OEM used L80 mirror
Installed Nos Philips 4000k warm white LED in licence plate light
Installed Varta A15 Battery as the other one is empty on recharge

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So, the original radiator was made from copper. This would be a replacement idea for L5 and 6s, given that they’re reasonably repairable

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original one is made from plastic top and under tank.

replacement oem is made from 100% copper
Its a rebuilt unit

A company locally can replace the heater matrix core separately
using old school techniques

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Bought this vacuum switch too mine is broken and bypassed:

A lot of sensor are bypassed or broken want to make it OEM again how it works

90925-05068

Daihatsu is NLA

Toyota still sells it

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Fixed washer pump now

The washer container does now go back normally

Also came in:

timing belt kit
Aux belt
Waterpump
Head gasket kit (for o ring leak)
Brake pads
Coolant temp sender

Still in order:

Thermostat ntcl 82c (oem)
Vacuum switch (oem)
Thermoswitch (tama)

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So I went to JCS today for 2h and was in the afternoon spotted some cars and went to fix my L80 again.

Done cosmetic stuff today and only changed spark plugs today
Also washed engine as clean as possible
Had loads of pops and bangs after installing the correct spark plugs
Need to get rid of the electronic pump as it wired on the ign coil
Fixed the licence plate J hook also
Painted front and rear bumper with motip grey 04075C
Polished rear lights and front indicator lenses
Did loose all fasteners to grease them
Pressure washed engine block from the old grime

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Got some parts in

Its almost complete so I can start doing all the work.

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