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Old Feb 16, 2019 | 08:15 AM
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The 3M 08571 showed up today






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

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Old Feb 16, 2019 | 01:46 PM
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Now that's fancy!

3M products in general are pretty darn good, so I suspect that is some quality stuff there.

Show us what it looks like after you get done!

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Old Feb 17, 2019 | 10:18 AM
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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:






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Old Feb 17, 2019 | 11:38 AM
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It looks pretty good!

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Old Feb 18, 2019 | 06:18 PM
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Side view mirrors

Question about the passenger side view mirror:

Do they ALL have these hyrogyphics on them?

Does anyone have one that doesn’t have this?



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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 02:21 PM
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With the interior almost done, I decided to pull the stock wheels and Falkens off and throw them up for sale to make way for my favorite 4Runner wheels and a set of 33x12.50R18 A/T’s.

she doesn’t look like much but it has come a LONG way.

Just looking at this pic makes me want to get some new upper and lower control arms while it’s up.



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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 08:10 AM
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Its looking great. Youre doing a lot of stuff I wish I had the time for.

As for the mirrors, the pic you posted is the front of the plastic case?
IIRC My mirrors have no writing and I have a total of four mirrors in my posession (all oem to my knowledge, one power sr5 mirror) and none of them had writing on the case.
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by swampedout
Its looking great. Youre doing a lot of stuff I wish I had the time for.

As for the mirrors, the pic you posted is the front of the plastic case?
IIRC My mirrors have no writing and I have a total of four mirrors in my posession (all oem to my knowledge, one power sr5 mirror) and none of them had writing on the case.

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?
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 01:12 PM
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Hmm we are in different territories then. All mine are black not chrome and ive got 3 driver side mirrors
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by swampedout
Hmm we are in different territories then. All mine are black not chrome and ive got 3 driver side mirrors

Yeah, it’s the chrome passenger side I’m asking about.
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 03:00 PM
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Started some body work today...





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.
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Old Feb 26, 2019 | 05:58 PM
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Door panels round 2.

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




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Old Feb 26, 2019 | 06:49 PM
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That looks pretty darn good, 55reasons!

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Old Feb 26, 2019 | 10:10 PM
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I would pay you to teach me how to do the door panels and body work like that
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Old Mar 8, 2019 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by PabstPenguin
I would pay you to teach me how to do the door panels and body work like that
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.
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Old Mar 9, 2019 | 07:20 AM
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Progress on the bed / bodywork

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.




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Old Mar 9, 2019 | 01:14 PM
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In case anyone has never used a stud welder

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








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Old Mar 9, 2019 | 04:42 PM
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I used a stud welder in high school in an automotive class.

Let's just say your work was much better than what I did in high school. I think I ended up causing more damage than repairs.....

The bed is looking good!

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Old Mar 13, 2019 | 02:40 PM
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In the mean time...... The tail gate “decal”.

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...







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Old Mar 24, 2019 | 03:34 PM
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Test fit of wheels and tires.

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.



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