Fit is very nice. The carpet is made by ACC and I ordered it through OC carpet as they had the best price I could find. I added the mass backing to it, which I’m glad i did, as the normal backing may have made the carpet somewhat thin.

There is a a fair amount of trimming to be done but I planned on that, actually prefer that as I can make less holes and cuts than needed.

I also put down 2 layers of kilmat down on the driver and passenger side floor pans. Doing this plus adding the mass backing to the carpet is perfect!



Thank you! Should have more pics soon, Truck is back to body shop from getting Line-X bedliner and hoping the glass shop finishes their install today. Having the windshield pulled, resealed and new chrome and trim clips installed, plus new sliding window seal.

Picked truck up from paint on Friday of last week! So glad to have it back home. Installed new rear bumper and tailights, finished carpet install and all interior replaced. I still have some minor things to finish such as license plate lights, some small interior trim pieces that cover seat belt bolts, etc.

Had a new windshield installed and a rear sliding window gasket, however the aftermarket gasket is not a good fit, the upper corners are short from making a good seal. I've tried a couple toyota parts centers but having a hard time finding a gasket as they tell me it's no longer available. So still on the hunt.

When paint was finished, had them send the truck out for Line-x bedliner, which turned out great. Really happy with their recommendation to run it up and just over bed rails to help protect them from scratches.

This week will be repainting wheels, cleaning interior up ( so much dust from sanding), hopefully locating a good sliding window gasket and install, fab brackets for front push bar. More pics to come!

Thank you! It’s been quite a journey but glad I did it!

Thanks! I’ve always loved metallic blue colors. My first car was a ‘69 Nova almost this same color....could be partially why I’ve gone crazy with this build? Lol

Took the truck back to glass shop Friday and had the original sliding window gasket put back in. I found someone on eBay selling new OE gaskets for almost double the price of what normally would be new pricing. But since Toyota discontinued the part and aftermarket sucks, I think they’ll get what their asking. For me, it’s almost $100 just for the part. I think spending another $150 or so to get a entirely new sliding window assembly and ALL NEW GASKETS sounds more realistic. If you’ve noticed, there are quite a few gaskets on a slider-and if you bought all new, you’d spend more than just getting new glass and all. So for now, I’ll keep what I have, so some touch up paint and call it good.

This weekend I’ve started working on body panels getting them polished and waxed. The paint shop wanted 90 days of cure time before I applied and wax. Cab was finished mid May so it’s time to get it protected.

As a little background, I learned auto detailing from a buddy who owned his own detail shop back in the early 90’s. We did mostly dealership work but also got some nice high end vehicles in from time to time. I fell in love with detailing and trying to make each car or truck look it’s best-and I’ve had many people ask me to work on their vehicles as well. But I found that it’s wasn’t feasible due to the amount of time I spend on them. So I tend to just do my own stuff now.

i started with 2 coats of Meguiars #7 Show Car Glaze on every panel. It doesn’t contain any wax and is safe for even fresh paint as it’s not a sealant. It gives the paint a deep wet look without any cutting properties. Once it had a day to cure I went on to Zaino products.

I’ve used many different products over the years. Meguiars, Malco, Zymol, Adams, Wizards etc. I first used Zaino products 15 years ago and have been super impressed with the results. But not only the immediate results, but the long term results.

First coat was Z2 Pro Polish, followed by Z5 Polish, then Z6 Ultra Clean in between each coat. To finish it off, I used Z-CS which is a clear sealant that helps protect the Polish for up to 9 months (but typically ends up being 3-4 months in my area with hot summers and some harsh winter conditions.

Here are a couple shots of the drivers fender and hood. These 2 panels took the better part of this evening applying the Zaino system. Am I ate up in the head??!? Ha ha! Yes probably so, but I enjoy seeing stunning results in paint protection and correction.

Last week I was driving home and started getting a squeel/grind noise from the front end as I turned a corner. Once I got it home and pulled the front wheel off, a piece of brake pad and indicator fell out, ha ha.

Both rotors were chewed up fairly well on the inboard side and the pad was paper thin. One of the calipers pistons seemed a little sluggish and the boot was torn, so new calipers were installed as well. Inner and outer bearings pulled, looked great along with the races. Cleaned all the old nasty grease out, repacked and replaced. Wheel turns so much easier now.

Installed new KYB shocks as the factory shocks were still on and pretty much sucked.

Hubs taken apart, cleaned and regreased as well. Now I can turn the hubs without having to use both hands! lol

And I didn't care for the painted rim look so I bought Ion 171 15X8 wheels and used the same tires. Truck is really starting to get close to being finished. Today I ordered a Access Literider tonneau cover.

thank you - love your build thread!

Parts cleanup and block prep today:



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After