toyotafiberglass - 500K
#1
toyotafiberglass - 500K
Ron from Manitoba,
brought his truck in to our shop ..
/93 4x4 3.0L . He bought it NEW , and it now has 500K on it .. It has been very well maintaind , but the rust just a little out of control . He wants it to last for the MILLION mile prize .. so .. here is how were are helping ..
Got it right in the shop (booked appointment ) and got to work . Removed the canopy
and the box
fenders and doors ....
.
brought his truck in to our shop ..
/93 4x4 3.0L . He bought it NEW , and it now has 500K on it .. It has been very well maintaind , but the rust just a little out of control . He wants it to last for the MILLION mile prize .. so .. here is how were are helping ..
Got it right in the shop (booked appointment ) and got to work . Removed the canopy
and the box
fenders and doors ....
.
#2
so this post is for some of you yotatechers , whom have asked me "how to"
so as you can see in the pics , rockers have been "worked on " and are rusted , they dont "look" bad in these pics , but there toast . I was how ever able to "salvage" enough to do the back 1/4 instead of having to make a piece .
started "cutting" out the rockers with a
spot weld bit and plasma cutter
Inners are OK .. and have been "caught in time" before they get to bad .. pics dont show , but there is some rust in there as well , I will handle this with POR15 .
some bad rust on the front as well
so I "hammered" out some new pieces .. (both sides)
.
so as you can see in the pics , rockers have been "worked on " and are rusted , they dont "look" bad in these pics , but there toast . I was how ever able to "salvage" enough to do the back 1/4 instead of having to make a piece .
started "cutting" out the rockers with a
spot weld bit and plasma cutter
Inners are OK .. and have been "caught in time" before they get to bad .. pics dont show , but there is some rust in there as well , I will handle this with POR15 .
some bad rust on the front as well
so I "hammered" out some new pieces .. (both sides)
.
#4
so with the POR 15 cured
and with our NEW rockers in (stamped in Japan)
(we will be offering these for sale shortly)
time to fit them (VERY happy with the fit)
and with everything prepped and ready .. time to start welding
and with everything welded and ground
a little plastic filler
and some seam seal and epoxy
.
and with our NEW rockers in (stamped in Japan)
(we will be offering these for sale shortly)
time to fit them (VERY happy with the fit)
and with everything prepped and ready .. time to start welding
and with everything welded and ground
a little plastic filler
and some seam seal and epoxy
.
Trending Topics
#9
http://www.toyotafiberglass.com/truck_12.html
also check ot our customer pics page .. lots of first gen beds on there
http://www.toyotafiberglass.com/cust...ctures_14.html
.
Last edited by slacker; 03-09-2014 at 07:29 PM.
#10
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Floriduh & South Africa
Posts: 43
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Be sure to keep the original bed. I did not get the prize because I had an aftermarket bed (Reading utility box) and other significant modifications (lifted, engine wk, etc.) when I hit 1mil. My uncle took his in at 1mil all stock and body falling off the frame and got a new truck a week later!