....time to re-attach the hood bracing to the hood skin the RIGHT way.

The 3M foam expands 400%, so obviously it oozes out of everywhere.

After it dried, I ran a razor around the edge to cut off all the extra foam.

Then, took a dremel with a brass wheel around to remove the remnants of the foam/adhesive.

This is what that looks like:

Question about the passenger side view mirror:

Do they ALL have these hyrogyphics on them?

Does anyone have one that doesn’t have this?

That’s crazy because EVERY truck I come across with chrome mirrors, (even the three in the local junk yards) have the same writing on the passenger side mirror.

Only the passenger side, and only on the chrome mirrors.

So you have a passenger side chrome power mirror without that writing in it?

Yeah, it’s the chrome passenger side I’m asking about.

Started with the bed rail, that spread to the bed side and ext cab area.

next thing you know I was block sanding the hood.

Since I still had leftover fabric from the headliner, I went ahead and recovered the door panels.

You don’t want to learn how to do bodywork.
Every Vehicle you paint takes a year off your life or more.

Interiors are just basic sewing. Hit up your grandmother and spend a week behind a sewing machine.

The bed I pulled from the scrapyard was completely rust free, but it had a handful of scrapes, small dents, and one big one on the driver side below the tail light.

Finished the passenger side. One full day of block sanding.

The driver side had been blocked once, one coat of etching primer, and probably this afternoon I’ll break out the stud welder and start pulling that dent.

I absolutely HATE body filler, so I try to beat metal until only sanding and primer will do the job.

I’ll try to document that along the way if my hands stay clean enough.

Clean it off.
Weld studs on.
Slap the dent out.
Cut off the studs.
Sand off and weld material.
Enjoy.

The decal on the T100 tail gate is definitely unique.

The adhesive/foam holding it on is impenetrable and I’m certain that even with heat applied, fishing line, and whatever else, it would never be in good enough condition to re-mount.

I have asked around and people have given some recommendations for some people that reproduce old decals, but his is much more than just a vinyl sticker.

So, here goes nothing to make something that looks the part, but with some added (updated) style and design...

0ulled the 33x12.40R18’s off my FJ and rolled it around to check for rub.

Loving the ride height.

I needed this motivation. Lol.