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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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Sweeeeeet!
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 11:59 AM
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Very clean 88 nice looking job... that black is a good colour but IMO you need to dress it up with some different wheels... maybe FJC 17s? or so... and the tires need some dressing they're too dull against the shiny deep black pearl...
good job on the interior... did you B-Quiet the interior before you put it back together?
don't forget to get it rustproofed...
it still needs to be sanded and buffed..way to early for tire dressing lol
im still debating on chrome or regular wheels
and yes i used 3m undercoating and did the floors as well as the insides of the bed panels
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 12:12 PM
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Where did you do the bodywork/paint/etc? Or did you do it yourself?

I'm in Seattle and my truck needs some bodywork and a paint job, but I'm not sure if I want to pay a ton of money, nor am I sure I want to do it myself...

EDIT: It looks freakin awesome by the way, should have said that first!

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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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Good job, that old girl is all purdy like. Almost a shame to drive it in the winter...
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Monochrome
Where did you do the bodywork/paint/etc? Or did you do it yourself?

I'm in Seattle and my truck needs some bodywork and a paint job, but I'm not sure if I want to pay a ton of money, nor am I sure I want to do it myself...

EDIT: It looks freakin awesome by the way, should have said that first!
I work at a body shop, which is the main reason i was able to do this
i paid 0 for materials and had a guy here do body work and paint for a few hundred bucks..obviously most people cant do this but I am doing alot of work myself. Like the interior and stereo.
I work at TAS Rebuild in Renton
come by and ill give you a good price estimate
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 12:57 PM
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I'm studying to be an ASE certified master collision repair technician in New York. If I had seen your truck when I had still been living in Los Angeles, I probably would have driven to Seattle to have you guys do the work on my runner! Next you pull the body off the frame and hit it all, the frame, bottom of the body, the whole works, with some rustproofing paint (like rust bullet)! Congrats on a job supremely done!

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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 01:48 PM
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Damn. Awesome job.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 03:53 PM
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what that is bad @ss
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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wow, thats amazing! is that dodge black? bc my moms srt8 charger has that flake in it too
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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For the love of all things Holy and Toyota that rig is freaking B-E-A-utiful!!!! The damn interior looks so good it makes large (yes large) parts of me get all tingly on the ends!!! Hell the freaking roll bar has more shine than my entire rig and the paint just makes me drool!!!!!!!!


Well done. Well done indeed.....



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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Junkers88
The damn interior looks so good it makes large (yes large) parts of me get all tingly on the ends!!!
Did you hit your thumb with a hammer again??







OP-Sweet looking rig man!! Love the carpet kit!
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 04:33 PM
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Gnarly
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 05:30 PM
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Did you hit your thumb with a hammer again??
More like I brushed the hammer with my thumb.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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More like I brushed the hammer with my thumb.
Cute pet name...LOL!!!!!
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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Runner looks great but get a damn sawzall on that tailpipe hanging.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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i wouldnt take that on the trail forf fear of scratches
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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Too shiny? Seriously gorgeous.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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Yeah that black paint is awesome,I wouldnt sacrifice it to the tree gods on the trail.Buy somethin else to tear up.Dark tint,sliders and black rims,your good to go.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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thanks again everbody.. means alot to me that other people enjoy seeing this truck redone as much as I do!

to the guy who asked if it was Dodge paint...no its actually a Mercedes Benz color thats called Obsidian Black Pearl. I chose this color mainly because in the sun the pearls pop like crazy and it will buff out very nice unlike straight black, but when it starts to get dark outside it looks like straight black. This basicaly means its easier to maintain but i get all the benefits of the black mean truck look lol.

Also about the tail pipe..i actually am gettin the exhaust done soon...the pipe was rusted off just at the end of the muffler and they wouldnt let me go through emmisions w/ out adding some pipe to it..no worries I'll clean it up
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