Well said ! ! ! I just got the hookup for a 77' that runs for 250$ and very minimal rust, and a beautifull mint green , the guys a ford lover and uses it to haul garbage, other than that it sits there screaming to be restored to its formal stuff. MONEY well spent, and Ive got just the spot for her. Seems the FORD will be hauling the TRASH on its own ! ! !

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PICS MAN PICS!
And ya,seth is a perfect example of what these trucks can look like.
Mine wont be near as wild..don't have the $$ or tools for that.but it will be old school,mean,and low!

 

Yeah we love pics. You have a real nice toyota there. most of them now are rusted out and barely run. that one looks great.

 

Ill get . . .

I'll get pictures tomorrow 3 / 20 and post em up. might actually have a set of pictures and such to post up, depending on weather tomorrow, but, will get em' done

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UPDATE!!!

Got the interior started.
Got the jambs painted,frame painted,and rims painted.
Got the carpet in,lower dash painted,center console in,and one seat..lol
I put the glass back in it so i can drive it to work this week and mess with why the front end has so much slop in it at lunch.


Please forgive the pollen on the truck....its everywhere right now.
thats the main reason i cant paint the truck.
That and i dont have all the body work done yet...lol

Im waiting for the carpet to completely dry,and then im going to "lock" the dye in with spray carpet dye over the RIT.
It looks awsome now,the flash is picking up weird colors that are not really there.


PICS!!!!

 

Looks great man! I need to get another coat of paint on my frame before I get my bed back on. Rollin bedless has been fun but I need it back! AH!~

 

looking . . .

. . . looking good ! What color did you say you were going to paint the truck again ? Also, digging the spare tire, I dont think Ive seen a mini on here modified or not with one in the stock location, or with a " real tire " ! But, then again I havent looked that close for one either , Im used to looking for tanks or compressors

 

lol.
I actually spent some time cleaning up the spare.
The truck will be black.i have shot the door jambs,and will do under the hood this weekend....if the pollen lets up that is......

as a side note....i could not belive how nice the frame on this thing is...
There was actualy 60-75% of the original paint still on it!

No rust AT ALL..just a little surface stuff i knocked off with a brush.
I almost want to pull the cab, just to clean up and protect the whole thing.

 

NICE ! Awesome color choice . . . Go ahead, be bold pull the cab spend a weekend and " Get er' done " Thats going to be a nice looking original. You rarely find em' in that shape anymore ! Goodluck !

 

Looks great. What kind of clear lenses did you use in the bumper?

 

I made those. There 1/4 lexan.
Pays sometimes to be a glass guy.
And im happy someone finaly caught that

 

Nice work. I never thought to make your own. I was looking for some from another vehicle that would fit.. Now I need to find some new turn signal buckets!

 

lol.i just blasted mine with some chrome looking duplicolor stuff i got.
Holding up well so far.
ya,just took some 1/4 lexan,used the old lens as a pattern, and cut it out with a jigsaw. sanded till it was the same,then used a 1/4 countersink bit to do the holes.
took me all of 5 min's.
i did have to use some ultra clear silicone to seal it.and i modded the bucket to get the bulb out from the back...lol
that took more then 5 min's.......haha

 

lil update!
getting her smooth as a babys butt!








Next step......this friggin mess.

 

yeesh

dang, looks like a hammer and dolly are going to be your best friends on that corner.... looking good though. you already know how to do paint and body yourself, or just prepping?

 

Have no idea what I'm doing..
Just winging it...lol
Am reading a lot tho, and I'm an old hand at painting small pieces, models, and such.
I think i have a handle on it

And I have a little something special in store for the rear corners...
Shhhhhh

 

reading a lot of the magazine tech. articles and car/truck shows are probably some of the best tutorials, .. i do paint and body, so if you have any specific questions i should be able to help if needed.. there's a lot of wierd little things with the chemicals and different products that make some big differences. keep up the good work. Ben

 

Lookin good! I like the clear lense idea! Mite have to take a leaf out your book, cos my 4wd needs a pair badly, and I can't find new ones anywhere!

 

update!
I messed with Larry...that's what i named the skull face in the bed...lol

I called my bro and he told me what he did to stabilize the bondo more.

I built up the area with fiberglass and mat till i had a nice base.
Then I took 75% bondo, to 25% bondo fiberglass hair resin and mixed them, added both activators sparingly to give me a good work time, then mixed and applied.
I will have to finish sanding it all out this week and apply one more finishing/shape layer....And a boat load of sanding.

Its all only about 1/2 inch thick so far, so i should be gold

PICS!

Ya...its still in the rough stage, and i don't have the final shape correct yet...I have to build it as i go.
i have only shaped it a little with a dremel sanding wheel.










lol...its a trashed bed anyway, so if it looks like crap when I'm done,I dont care,its cool to me.
I think i have found a good one here in town to buy anyway!