Dude, that's rude! Don't make fun of his shocks. I'm sure you don't intend for them to stay that way. Are they taped off for painting surrounded areas or something? Or was tht the PO's idea of replacing the seal?

 

awww, Don't change that color Toyota RED is BEEUTIFUL! I have THREE

 

I decided to chrome out my shocks for more street appeal hehe
I taped them off to keep them pretty when I paint my frame

 

I actually dont mind the factory toyota red. But this is a gross mix between red and pink. And the whole thing is peeling and completely oxidized. The last owner did a horrible job painting it too and didnt mask much off

 

I did notice those red door handles...

 

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Mine looked the same when I got it. I just rattle canned it black.

 

I thought about going Black. My last car was black and I didnt really car for it too much. It looked nice when it was just washed but it never washed. Besides in California black is way to hot. Im thinking a dark grey

 

it sounds like a fun project..... i dont know too much about workin on the runner but when i scrape up enough $ and put in some hours researching i will start takin stuff off my dads 4wd (cant wait to get those bilstein shocks) and addin to my 2wd but i do kno more than some pple a friend of mine wont even change his own oil

 

Cool man nice to see someone elts doing a little restore! i got mine on here to good luck!!

 

I finished painting my frame today. Im very happy with the results. I just wire brushed everything and then had sanded a few areas. I used an old spray and it worked great. I covered the whole underside and even did the inner fenders.




Its not really red. Just the reflection from being so shiny

 

Did you use a spray gun or is this rattle can? It turned out pretty darn good and I will be doing a lot of frame and axle painting during my "4Runner conversion". What kind of paint did you use? I was considering spray can bed liner for my frame and axles.

 

I did indeed use a spray gun. It actually came out better than I expected. I used semi gloss black tractor enamel. I plan on doing a light coat of that ruberized undercoating to top it off

 

Right on... I don't own a spray gun, I hope a rattle can of bed liner will seal good

 

looks great!!

 

I finished spraying the frame with some rubberized undercoating. Didnt get any pictures. Its too dark. Hopefully Ill get some up tomorrow

 

Update time:
This past weekend I pulled the engine. The thing was rusted to hell. All the water pipes were packed solid with rust. I am definatly going to need a new heater core. I have a feeling the PO ran straight water for quite some time.
Well onto the pictures

 

Got some more work done this past weekend
The interior is all gutted and sanded and ready to be painted.
The plan is to paint the inside and door jams at home and then get the truck running and then bring it to the paint booth at work.
Oh and btw sanding that red paint sucks. The dust gets everywhere!
Onto the photos:

 

looks good just curious are going to put in another 22re or a newer 4cyl from a tacoma

 

Thanks!
For right now I plan on just rebuilding the 22re.
Id love to go with the newer 2.7 4cyl but thats not really an option at the moment

 

Cab and door jams painted!