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Old 08-24-2008, 07:53 AM   #51 (permalink)
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props for doing something different....cant wait to see the finished product
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Old 08-24-2008, 04:41 PM   #52 (permalink)
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are you gonna do a paint job?
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Old 08-24-2008, 04:47 PM   #53 (permalink)
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that looks awesome man, How are you gonna finish the sides of the bed to seal them up?
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Old 08-24-2008, 05:54 PM   #54 (permalink)
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well today i got everything fully welded and even got some bondo on it!!
the top and sides all cleaned up and ready for bondo


i also got the bottom half all sealed

bondo waiting to be sanded nice and smooth

what it looks like now

so thats all for now. tomorrow ill finish up the bondo and hopefully go and get a window made out of leaxan
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Old 08-24-2008, 06:04 PM   #55 (permalink)
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thanks everyone for your compliments. i decided that i am not going to bob it because i think that it will be nice to have some space back there. and yes i will eventually do a full paintjob and for the bed rails i plan on doing somwthing similar to what mossyrocks did
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Old 08-25-2008, 07:50 PM   #56 (permalink)
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got the bondo good enough until i paint it and i also picked up a rear slider for 20 bucks
[IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g96/yamarider3/SSPX0043.jpg[/IMG]
now all i have to do is finish the bed rails and im kind of thinking about trying to fit a pickup tailgate and getting rid of the heavy ass one on it now. has anyone ever tried this before or know how hard it would be to make it work??
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Old 08-25-2008, 07:51 PM   #57 (permalink)
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heres another pic
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Old 08-25-2008, 08:04 PM   #58 (permalink)
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Looks sweet, I would love to do this to one of my runners. I think you should go with a tube gate replacment for the tailgate. It looks odd sticking up like that but I am jelous so I had to find something LOL.
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Old 08-25-2008, 08:10 PM   #59 (permalink)
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looks great man! i can't wait to get started on mine!
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Old 08-25-2008, 08:12 PM   #60 (permalink)
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ya a tube gate would be cool and i know the gate is higher than the sides but i plan on raising the sides to match it when i cap everything off if that makes any sense
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Old 08-25-2008, 09:02 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Great Work, Love that look!!!! I Think I may just Do that too. Any Tips
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Old 08-25-2008, 09:30 PM   #62 (permalink)
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thats one of the most badass things ive ever seen. Nice job man!!!!
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Old 08-25-2008, 09:38 PM   #63 (permalink)
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thanks guys. lets see.... the only advice that i really have is dont cut off too much like i did. if you leave part of the window frame then it would be a lot easier to fill in. kinda like how fills is. but even though i cut a little bit too much it still wasnt that bad
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Old 08-25-2008, 10:35 PM   #64 (permalink)
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heres some pics of the inside

decent amount of space behind the seats

also put lapbelts in the rear since the mounts for the shoulder belts were cut out
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Old 08-25-2008, 10:57 PM   #65 (permalink)
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what do think you got for weight savings? looks like it might have lifted more in the rear.
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Old 08-25-2008, 11:21 PM   #66 (permalink)
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ya the back did go up a little bit i almost need to move the shackle hangers forward a little bit but im not really sure how much weight i took off overall. i would have to say around 150 maybe 200 pounds but its hard to say for sure.
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Old 08-26-2008, 07:11 AM   #67 (permalink)
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It's different i'll give you that! when i do my chop, i'm going to keep the original rear window frame and make it all functional. Yours is coming along nicely. Can't wait to see it finished
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whats with the sheetmetal around the fenders?
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Old 08-26-2008, 08:57 PM   #69 (permalink)
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Dude, very, very well done.

I've seen one or two chopped 4Runners around here and your's is by far the best one I've seen, especially with the rear slider on the back. Good work.
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sheetmetal around the fenders?? you must be talking about my sweet fender flares. those are only on there because this is my dd and i kept geting pulled over because my tires stuck out too far thats also why the bumpers have extensions on them incase anyone was wondering.
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thats crazy lookin


Nice job with the chop!
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well today i went to the sheetmetal place and they are making me some pieces for the bed rails and those will be done tomorrow. and i also bedlined the insides of the fenders so i dont have to worry about anything rusting. i used some duplicolor truck bed liner and i love it i think it looks way better than the herculiner that i have in the interior and the best part is it only4 costs $40.00 a gallon instead of 100 for herculiner. heres a pic
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well today i picked up the pieces for the bed rails and ill probably work on getting thewm on sunday. heres what they look like
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well i just about got the bed all finished up.
bedrails welded on


then finished off with some bedliner

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lookin better and better everyday! i love it! and the bed rails look great!
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