you don't have to chop the rear window. after i chopped mine i regretted shorting the window. if you make the proper cuts you can drop the full size window. it will just take up that couple of inches in between the bed and the stock rear window. it also make the chop less noticable.

 

no, tempered glass has been heat treated by cooling it in a way that the inside of the glass pushes out, and the outside pushes in making it very hard and stable,till you hit an edge, that's the weakness.
If you sand to much it will pop, and if you try and cut it, it interrupts the pressure balance and it will pop.No way at all to change the size of a tempered part.

 

. . . knowing that price is a downfall, if you dont want a lexan rear window, cantcha just make a template and have one made?! I order tempered glass alote, but its mainly for flat surfaces, none with slight or curved surfaces . . .

 

rear glass is actually a fairly easy fix .. the reg cab window is much smaller , and I could actually put in a new rear wall to accomadate the smaller glass ..

it's the side windows that are the problem for me .. I have checked into having some custom made .. and they want 400.00 ea. so .. I just might go that route .

sorry , not trying to "scoop" your post ..

 

no problem, i couldn't find crap on choppin a yota until after i did mine.

 

worked on those pesky bed seams today, just about got them all welded up, i'll finish them later tonight.

my brother preppin the seams for welding.


started by putting a tack every inch or so.


then welded in between every other tack.


then finish welded and grinded the area

 

and a few of it sittin outside while we worked on the bed, i love watching people slow down and stare as they drive by.

 

Soo very pimp man, awesome is the only word I can come up with . . .

 

looks sick man! you running 17s?

 

no they're 18's w/ 225/40/zr18, but i need to go down one size

 

re-mounted the beginnings of the core support. i will add more to it once i get the 06 tacoma hood, fenders and grill.

 

06 clip on an 86=BADASS

 

I duno .. low is good , but what about a hood ?

 

when i put on the 06 frontend the sheetmetal will be raised to clear the tires. then the hood will fit fine. i was originally thinking 02 tacoma, but then i seen a few with the conversion started. so 06 it is.

 

That is AMAZING work man! You are deff talanted! Im hoping to have the front and rear of my truck on air buy next july. But it sure wont be that low

 

hopefully i won't have to build a truck this low again (unless i'm getting paid to do it) its a pain in the ass. i bought it bagged and planned to do a back half and clean it up. then the parents went thru a divorce and i didn't want my little brother getting screwed up and into the wrong stuff. so i made a deal that if he worked on it, it is his. the ideas started flying and now i'm up to my ears in work. i'm actually starting to feel like stuff is coming together, just need more money to finish it.

 

Sry to hear about the rents man. That can be tough times for sure. But on the bright side your building something truly outstanding! And watchingout for your little bro. I bet he is going to excited to roll in that!

 

yeah he's learning alot, he's 16 and learning how to weld in school, he has already passed flat, horizontal, vertical (up), and overhead with stick and mig. i'm going to teach him how to tig soon. i have to work on a mustang this weekend (replace torn part of floorpan, subframe connectors, rollcage, torque box reinforcements) and if i get it done i'm going to drag my yota in and make it a shortbed.

this is my yota

 

Nice truck to start a project on! Thats for sure. Sounds lke your bro has some talent in the welding field! Specially at 16

 

yeah, must have been my master teaching skills ,