Originally Posted by Zelephant

Thanks for the comments, guys!

I planned to have the sliders and 1" BL on by the end of this week, but the weather hasn't been cooperating, so I think the sliders will have to wait.

In the meantime, I found I picture I took when I had the tailgate panel off. Anybody read Japanese?

A friend suggested it's an ancient Japanese good luck charm, and that's why the truck's still running after 22 years!

I've had a spare recovery hook laying around for a while. I finally bought a breaker bar, so I was finally able to install it. And both hooks MUST be painted, of course!


I also cleaned and started painting the sliders to prepare them for the install. I used a wire brush on the surface rust, and then wiped it down with PB Blaster. Then I hit it with degreaser, and finally, water.
The slider on the right is ready for paint. Don't ask me what the PO did with the bottom leg on the left one.


I finished by painting one side. Tomorrow, I'll flip them and paint the other side.


I started spraying the body mounting bolts with Blaster. Hopefully, the BL will go on on Thursday. My exhaust parts are supposed to show up Friday, so the exhaust will probably get moved back on Saturday. Was hoping to have the Sliders on before classes start again, but it doesn't look likely.

Thanks for reading!