You got a point, most any bodywork looks good in primer, I just like to add some color before I put it back on the frame, saves having to mask later.

 

Awesome project, what a find

 

kinda forgot about this thread

now have some mustang cobra rims and have a 3/1 static drop.

details in these threads
http://www.toyotaminis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=483
http://www.toyotaminis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1605

heres a pic of where its at now and a comparison shot from before.




for $hits n giggles heres a shot from when i got it for $150


have yet to get a lick of rub with any of the wheels ive had on.

coming soon:
new bed, that fits right.
interior magic
stereo
more dropping
paint n body werk
eng pimpin

 

ok final resting place

threw in 3in blocks today, ended up absofrikenloutly perfect





next up is the bed.


reverse bobbing the bed to center the wheel wells, lowering the side curtains to match the lower cab line, and relocating the rear plate to have the exhaust come through the stock plate location.

 

That is sick. Plain and simple. I love old vehicles with rough bodies (character rough, not nasty rough) and newer wheels. Bonus points if the wheels are from something different. You've got all that going on - nice work.

 

i jizzed in mah pants when i saw that Datsun

 

today my bed died


with 3 guys we almost tore it off, had 2 bolts kitty corner that still held the bed. trimmed the side skirts and the roll pan off, just in case.


this bed is from long beach


like most girls, she is dead sexy without a skirt








and now some gratuitous shots of the back of the truck. never know might help somebody some day. note the lack of a rear proportioning valve.










i really want to do a cutout in the hump, glass it over smooth and put a sub there. a whole ton of wasted space right there.






giggles for the wheelin crowd

 

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. my 73 lux's fuel tank bolts to the bed

 

really?


the 78 has the same tank setup, and so does my 80 4x4.



im still trying to figure out what the plates welded to the fram, along with odd brackets cut off/ welded on and the 2 holes in the back of the cab were for. this truck has had a odd history.

 

the back of your frame looks like my 79's. datsun did the same thing with the tanks in the early 70's. sucks when i comes time to pull my bed soon. also my tank is on the other side and the muffler is where your tank is.

 

so i attacked the hilux with my angle grinder and a flap disc.

bondo is gone from the roof, a lil spot on the drivers fender turned into a huge patch over a decent dent.


then i was checking the rest of the cab for bondo and saw a few cracks on the pass fender. think i found a ****load, what do you think.





and here i thought this was a super straight truck. apparently its been through some ****.

got one good fender with original paint (no bondo). gonna hit the yard tomorrow for another, and maybe a grill i dont have to strip.

 

Hey, i feel ya man, I had a spot on the bed, left rear, that was like that.
And the truck had "never been wrecked there"....lol

 

Daaammmnnn!!


thats why I always take a magnet with me when I look at older cars. I don't know squat bout body work, but I was told that years ago so I've been doin it since.

 

That's too bad. Hopefully you can find another fender for it.

 

looks like you have your work cut out for ya... the people i bought my truck from shaved the gas door with jb weld and bondo.... i have to address that this summer lol

 

damn i didnt know how bad bondo is till now... FML! lol

 

hey nuff, don't let it get you down. some may consider it bondo..........

i consider it a master sculpture !!!!!

 

i really only need a fender, i have 1 pass side and i think i know where 2 straight drivers are.


you'll be surprised at how fast she pretty's up.



but i also gotta say, the more i F up the body work, the more rat rod it looks like, and the more i wanna leave it ratty

 

building a entire fender out of bondo is pretty impressive

 

If you can ,soda blast the whole truck( rubber,glass ,etc.) won't be effected!
Then all the dents can be repaired by the Fiction System.(Goggle it) If you haven't seen this it is a way to fix dents with very little filler & no metal removal.