Most of you remember my project truck
Original Thread: https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...thread-129005/

But anyways this is an update and the truck has come a long way. Maaco did the paint but all other work was done by me so feel free to ask questions and comments or PM me for additional pictures and info.

The day i got it:


After the camper was torn off:


Back:


And:




Motor:


After the sheetmetal was welded:




Early stages of resto:










All Primer:


Cutting the hole for the window:




Need some humor every now and then:






My personal favorite:


The first time after i saw it painted:










After window was installed:






Door panels installed:


Put Herculiner on the roof:




And inside back wall:


And outside back and front valance:






Valance before:


After:




I ruined my first window so i got another:


Reinstalled new window:




No headliner:


After:


Installed:


Before:


Carpet:


Seats:


After:


Interior completed:


Power Button?(i have no clue):




Seats in:








Updated for now.

 

that's killer looking. I always have wanted to take a chinook body (the small motorhome with the 22r engine) and mount it on a 4x4 chassis. Used to have a 78 chinook, but never got the time or money to do the swap.

 

ECT is used on the autos, it raises the shifts points for extra grunt.

Great build! Im surprized you stuck with a project like this.
Im not a big fan of the hurculined roof but to each his own.

are you going to build a flat deck?

 

Yes sir. I was thinking of a bed and then buying JC whitney fiberglass fenders but im already broke so maybe later on down the road ill find a bed but flat bed for now. Thank you for the button answer that was bugging me

 

Thats sweet! I don't like the shape of the back window though...but each to his own!

 

Cool man. Its nice to see a fresh idea like yours. I like the rear window,
and think your bed idea is cool as hell. Hopefully you can pony up the $$
to make it happen soon.

 

Thank you its made of bullet proof lexan

 

Love the truck.

 

Looks very nice!

I've made a couple windows out of 5/8" lexan (you do know that lexan isn't really that bullet resistant right? Not until you get up into the 3-4" thickness range. Been there tried that! Baseball bat, hammer, fist, knife, bb gun, cat, and even 22LR proof, yes. Guns with a caliber over 22LR proof, no), and the one thing about it that your are gonna HATE is how easily and irreparably it scratches and how it "fogs" after some time in the weather. I've tried using using those clear plastic peal off glass/lexan protector sheets like nascar, but you get tired of cutting to spec and replacing, and most of all spending money on it. Though if you come up with some kind of solution, let me know!



You know, I've been thinking about swapping a toyota dually axle under this 84... Anyone have info on these axles?

 

Very, very nice! I'm liking everything about it personally. I don't know why you'd Herculine a rooftop, but it's not bad looking at all....to me.

I really wish I had a Toyota dually.....4x4 even. Not full size, but mini like yours. Would make towing the trailer a thing of the past.

 

i say you make a custom super long box for her and make it look sweet liek it is now looks bad moter trucking but monkeys man i love it!!!!!

as for the roof though man what happened there? i dont like that but atlest it almost looks like the color you painted her so its not that bad

 

I did. I recently switched to a plexiglass window. Its not as strong but it doesnt scratch as easy and it looks nice way longer. And if you put a coat of wax on it the water beads of and it looks REALLY good

 

There is a reason behind Herculining the roof. As you can see i had to literally build a roof out of scratch. And basically the roof is fiberglass with a half inch of bondo on top. And i didnt have any roof templates or anything so there was no way i could really kno if my roof was perfect lines. Then after it was painted it looked beautiful and only from certian angles could you tell the flaws but it didnt matter. Then one day i was driving around and i guess the body flexxed and made the bondo crack and ther was a small crack down the middle of the roof. And i figured this is gonna keep happening so i just Herculined it and got it over with.

 

COOL TRUCK, I had the parts guy ask me if I had a dually, I laughed and said I have never seen one of those. Now I have

 

So what are you doing with this?

Putting the camper shell back on?

 

Use pledge (that wood cleaner stuff) to fill SMALL scratches on the lexan and plexi glass.

 

lmao no-

 

holy haha...so really...what are your plans?

 

ill keep that in mind thank you

 

So you had it painted, then put herculiner on the roof? WHY?