actually my frame is in really good shape for around here. most of them rot completely in half and the cab rests on the bed. i have discovered something else that i need to fix quickly as soon as i find a part for it. if you look in the picture above with the gas tank you will see three lines coming out of the tank, the one in the middle looks greasy but it is rusted through and leaking. can anyone tell me the name of that part and where i might find one? thanks in advance

 

yay for southern california, my frame stays in one piece

 

rot repaired

 

I'm no expert but those are really nice looking welds
i gotta learn to weld one of these days...

 

That is your fuel pump bracket and I got mine at the dealer. Also pick up the rubber gasket and new bolts. It's common for those to rot and scale then leak. Once I installed the new one I prepped it with metal-ready then 2 coated it with POR-15. That should last me as long as I have the truck. Since your truck is carbed, I'm not sure if you have an electric fuel pump or not in the tank. The dealer will know what you are asking for, they sell a lot of them.

Oh, thanks for the how-to on the different tools, materials and techniques, it's very helpful for us. And don't be afraid to snap pics of the boring stuff, that's often where you detail a technique the uninitiated DIY'er would miss!

 

Where did you chop and weld in that tube crossmember? Mine is rusted (not THAT bad though!) and I want to replace it...

 

i wished i knew how to weld as well. my sister's boyfriend is a professional fabricator, he builds drag cars and i swapped him out some work. i will get a close up pic of the cross member this weekend. he cut it back almost to the frame and welded in a samller diameter tube. thanks for the info on the fuel pump bracket, i will stop by the dealer tomorrow and pick one up. i wanted to get as many pics as possible but a lot of the stuff is a process that doesn't work well in pictures. if anyone has any questions about anything i will gladly explain as best i can, don't hesitate to ask.

 

got a good deal on a nice set of eagle alloy wheels from craigslist today, didn't really need them though. i also found my hinge pics so i am going to do another thread on door hinge modification.

 

close up of crossmember

 

masked up, wiped down, and ready to spray

 

finally got some color!!!!

tacking the base coat

base coat


clear coat

 

got a little revenge today painting the parts for the guy that fixed my frame. on april fool's day they put an oogah horn in my car, today i painted his hood pink!

 

OH MY GOD!!
that thing looks beautiful!!!

 

almost finished. need to reinstall sunroof, back glass, build drivers door, glue in weatherstriping, cowl, marker lights, and paint grill and plastic cab panels. i also need to figure out some kind of flatbed.

 

Nice work man!!!!

 

how much paint did it take?

looks great btw

 

I would have just gone ahead and either flat blacked those side view mirrors or get another new set from somewhere, unless they are just dirty.

 

Nice job on the front . but all that work and your puting a flat deck on it ? .. to each there own I guess , and this is only MY opinion ... but I think they suK !!

 

i think it took a total of about 2 quarts to edge and paint everything. the mirrors are dirty but i will pull them back off and paint them sometime soon. i still need to paint the wiper arms and the front bumper. actually the entire truck is filthy in the pictures but it is hard to tell, it is covered in dust. i would like a regular bed but they are impossible to find around here. fiberglass is too expensive, worth more than the truck.

 

the old buzzard got carried away and painted the toyota emblem to match. here is the truck reassembled and the frame painted.