I set up my camera to take some nice high-resolution pictures, only to realise I'd left the SD card at home, in my PC. Doh! Back-up in the form of...
Update! I was able to drop into the bodyshop during a sneaky test drive, to see what progress had been made since lifting the bed on Saturday. I...
There are 2 ways I can run the Toyota Prius EMPS in the Hilux. 1) Directly. So with just an interrupter switch, and ignition feed to the...
2013 Toyota Prius electronic steering column (EMPS): [img] [img] [img] [img]
I am considering junking the stock steering box in my 2003 MK5 Single Cabin 4x4, in favour of a steering rack. And yes, I'm aware this won't be a...
Some more. Cleaning up the frame: [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img]
Some pictures. I would say they're all self explanatory. I never realised how small the truck is without the bed! [img] [img] [img] [img]...
Today, a few days later than planned, was bed-lift day. The bed had just been sitting on the frame since the days the truck went in, all 8 bolts...
I had a 2007 Land Cruiser Colorado in today, that needed a clutch. I got the job of stripping it down, and replacing the clutch (3 piece). I did...
I thought I'd try out my new camera, high-resolution, as opposed to my usual crappy iPhone pictures. Still need to get to grips with the myriad of...
My 2" body lift kit turned up today. I'll be fitting this once the bed is ready to go back onto the frame, and the cab is painted too. So...
The offending lump of pig iron - I wonder what this lot weighs? [img]
Not much to update today - I drove into work, picked up a van, then went to the bodyshop to pick up the bed lid frame. That has now been dropped...
Today is lift day - just need to drill out the 4 rivets in the fuel filler neck shroud, then the bed is completely separated from the frame. I'm...
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More pictures - note the wheel arch tubs have been welded over. The old steel that would have been underneath has been cut out. It was starting to...
Mini update! I paid the bodyshop a visit today, actually two visits - briefly during my lunch break, and the other after work. The bed lid frame...
More progress today! The roof rain channels have been plated over with the steel I had cut to size. And one side of the bed has also been done....
Some progress pictures - forgive the iPhone quality. Close-up of the cantilever hinge set-up. It works perfectly - the lid moves upwards and...
I spent the day away from work, and the bodyshop, I had to have a stainless exhaust system made up for a friend's Old Skool Audi Cabriolet....
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