I'm still not sure wether I'll give it clearcoat or not ... with the heat of the engine it normally starts to go yellow and crack, which makes it...
Time to give it a primer before it started to rust again ... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] and stored away for safe...
Finally managed to get the truck off for sandblasting ... [IMG] [IMG] and back in the shop ... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
Tonite I finished off another piece ... I'm using a drill at this stage but plan on making up a proper polishing machine for better resulst!!!...
Last night I had a first trial at polishing up the aluminum pieces and I guess the result wasn't too bad for a beginner ... [IMG] [IMG]...
Last Saturday I looked at the gearbox and decided to clean it up before I sand-blast and paint it ... believe it or not it took 3 hrs to scrape...
Parts are very hard to come by, but we managed to buy some ball-joints and cylinders from Rockparts [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] and these...
Hi guys I didn't realize it had been so long since I last posted ... Due to the the bad weather and general lack of time (I do work you...
A few more parts cleaned up ... [img] [img] Now experimenting with the polishing ... the cover still needs to be buffered [img] [img]
I bought a small sand blasting system to help me clean all the small parts and aluminum covers before polishing ... [img] [img] [img]...
Just a small update ... while I'm still waiting for the body-shop to do their bit, I've now started to work on embellishing the motor ... This...
Thanks for the info ... Today we got the wheels back with the original sized tyres ... 6.00 x 14 at the front and 7.00 x 14 at the back....
Ok, these are all I have for now ... On arrival ... [IMG] After a good clean ... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
I don't have any more pics yet since the truck is 200 km away from me ... keep you posted :cool: Sorry to disappoint all you lowriders etc....
Just to say that this truck has been collected and is back on the road !!! :clapping: However someone did an engine swap in the past and it now...
Congratulations on the photoshoot ... it's nice to get some recognition for all your hard work :applause:
Swapmeet: Thanks for those measurements ... I already have someone working on that :waytogo: I'm sorry I have never seen one for sale ... if...
A friend of mine has just come across this rare, rarer, rarest beauty ... I didn't even know they existed in this format !!! :eyecrazy: :meemee:...
Can you do me a favour and send me large photos of the "HILUX" badge on the tailgate as well as measurements ... I want to reproduce that for my...
Can anyone help with the ORIGINAL logo on the tail-gate?
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