dsmer's '87 sacrifice to an '85 SR5
01-07-2012, 07:03 PM
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Also painted the topper and started putting her all back together!
Just need some trail armor and some new rubber door gaskets and need to finish up the rear gate....
Just need some trail armor and some new rubber door gaskets and need to finish up the rear gate....
Looks amazing man! Great work!
01-08-2012, 08:12 AM
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Thanks everyone! She sure has come a long way! Took her around the block and she drives pretty straight for the most part! Can't wait to get her on the road!
01-08-2012, 05:21 PM
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when i first saw you had that color a few months ago i wasnt sure if i liked it or not but now that its all on the with the black parts WOOOOWW!!! does that look amazazing!
01-08-2012, 05:48 PM
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I thought it was a little bright too! But the black definately tones it down, I ordered some black wheels an I'm having a local guy put on the sr5 stripes... More pics on the way!
01-10-2012, 03:08 AM
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I just recently painted one and didnt do the jams and such as you did. But I do know how much effort it took to do all that you did and it is a workout. Great job. It is looking great and doing it yourself is really rewarding.
01-17-2012, 05:03 PM
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Thanks again terry! got my front windshield resealed with a new gasket instead of the chrome.... Thursday im getting the SR5 stripes installed.. Ill post up some pics...
01-23-2012, 03:50 PM
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Well sorry guys, the stripe guy keeps bailing on me so I dont have any pictures. Gonna order some stuff tonight. I was hoping I could get some advice on lifting my runner... After doing some searching and asking some local yota people, I think Ive come to a conclusion.. Heres what I would like to do.. Im thinking about getting the trail-gear 3" classic lift for the front and putting chevy 63's in the rear... One other thing I was looking at was possibly boomerang shackles... not sure on the shackles though but the lift im almost %80 percent on... Let me know what ya guys think!!!
02-23-2012, 07:32 AM
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beautiful truck, good work! everyone's got there own opinion on lifts, so all i can offer is my own: the chevy rears are a good cheap option but if i were to do it again i would get some alcan's. they're based out of colorado and seem to give a great ride at a good price. they also have an option for orbit-eye's if you want some serous flex. if you do go with the chevy's though i'd recommend buying some new replacement packs. i bought some out of a junkyard and they don't have much arc left in them. And for the front, i am VERY happy with my "ruf" springs.
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02-24-2012, 08:00 PM
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Well if it wasn't enough spending a better part of 2011 building this 85, that Ive decided to put her under the knife again.. All I can say is 3RZ... she is all prepped and Ill be putting her in this weekend,,,,,
