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Tom has always wanted a first gen Toyota 4X4 Truck since he was a kid . Not being able to afford one back then , and soon with "life" involved , he never did get one , untill now .
he always liked the truck his neighbour had , and finally he was able to purchace it .
Tom did lots of reasurch , and decided to bring his build to us ..

this build is somewhat of a "stock" build , daily driver type .. that he wants to last for a loooong time .

so with a "budget" established .. we are going to make Toms dream come true .

here is where we are starting

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so bed is off , Outside skins look "good from far" ... well you know the rest . here is the California rust









you get the idea !!


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before we paint the cab , time for "mock up "
Tom brought us seats from an acura .. nice seats , but they wont bolt in . So we made them "boltable"

you can see the original seat tracks


and the Acura seat tracks



cut off the original tracks off the seats and tossed them away



new mount plates



and ORIGINAL first gen tracks mounted




now fit awesome in the original holes






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Roark

Looks pretty good so far! And I love that double cab hilux in the back ground.

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thanks ....
currently , he is next on the list for a new bed + his cab is rusting a bit , so talking with him , eventually we're going to be building a replacement cab and doors and have this avaliable


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ohhh ohh
what now ? .. we had a complete running truck .. now , not so much !!






kicked outside for a bit while we re organize



and now





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frame all blasted washed , prepped and ready for the POR15 treatment .







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POR15'd today ..





also the inside of the frame



also Scott sanding the epoxy , cab will be off to paint on Tuesday ... (monday is a holiday here )




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Lons81

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Man, I jealous, that frame is awesome when y'all finished it. Gonna be a great build, with attention to detail you are providing the customers

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thanks


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with the POR rock hard , time to get back to a rolling chassis






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NickMiller

Woo! Another Body-off rebuild of a 1st gen! Can't wait to see progress!

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fuel tank is now in , as well as lines and such





also got the stock bushings pressed out on the torque rod , and the new ones installed



lots of cleaning , prepping , paint and powder happening

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Teuf

Looks great, subscribed...

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originally when Tom and I talked about the truck , we were going to either rebuild or do an engine "swap" .. The swap and rebuild was axed , as really the engine is running great , and fit Toms needs most excellently . Thre rebuild was deleted from the Budget .

so , although it is not in the budget , there is just no way I can not at least clean it up some what . so all cleaned and detailed , we got it in place today ...



going to add some powder coated pieces .. and hope this will make Toms experiance with us a happy one ...


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NickMiller

Nice too see a shop doing what's best and not just what makes them money! Looking great!

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Thanks .. I do still believe , it's all about making my customers happy


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transfer installed on the marlin tranny , we're ready to install



our own clutch assy installed and tranny goes on with out a hitch




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some powdercoating today ... heres one piece

old




NEW




We're now done with the chassis and awaiting paint ... have been told I will have the cab Friday



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kawazx636

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Nice work Corey! I gotta follow this one too!