I Like it!! Great Idea to encapsulate the speakers that way. I may utilize that concept in my XJ, the stupid windwing things leak and it ruined the front speakers :{

This Truck is only getting BETTER and BETTER!!! Keep up the GREAT WORK!!

 

Looking very good, it's amazing what you can do with glass!

 

thanks guys ..
the enclosures can be to small though .. the larger the better .. as mids and tweeters are not really ment to be sealed . Because of the air space I have i'm hoping they will sound as good as they were ment to ..chrisp.. I'm not a "sterio guy" , I'm going by a very reliable source



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First time i have come across this thread, and i literally spent my workday just reading through the entire thing. Excellent work, Excellent inspiration, Excellent everything! Also on the Toyo MT......Excellent choice!

 

thanks .. glad you enjoyed the read



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did a little clean up on the wiper motor at lunch time today ..

pulled it apart and cleaned everything up



didnt have to paint anything .. except the alum. housing.. and the assy. screws.
acid diped and then bead blasted .. and then clearcoated



all back together ..





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body work continues


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little work on it today

I was able to start stripping everything out of the cab .. prepping to remove the cab for inner paint ..



Wire harness is also now out .. so I can finish with saldering the joints and loom/tape .



and a little look see of the pieces stripped from the truck




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update :

so truck is almost ready to remove the cab ..
buttoning up some of "little things" and body work is progressing ..



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so the rear tub has now been removed , so I can now finish the glass work .




Tub support also removed , and I was able to finish the welding on it some POR 15 and it'll be done and ready for reinstall



engine bay is almost stripped ..



cab is almost ready to come off


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so friday night TV .. no good shows and board so back at er'

a pic of the tub .. ready for the final cut outs and glassing..



also POR'd the rear frame support and other goodies



and started on the wire harness ..



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You are giving me quite a few ideas, I am about to start playing with fibre glass as well, I may not be quite as good as you are with it, I haven't had much to do with it really. fantastic work there, you may have a few more ideas for me yet, so keep it coming.

Clive.

 

Clive
glad to inspire ..


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some work on the weekend I neglected to post ..



wire harness is comming along

also today , I got the tub trimmed up , and basically finished the topside ..




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got the speaker holes sealed , and the seat belt covers on ..



also got the bottom of the steel rienforcement exposed .. cleaned and POR-15'd
built the jack, tool and GPS box built .. (hidden under the seat when done)
and will be ready for FINAL glassing tomorrow ..




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yaah !!!
got the tub all done today ...

floor is rienforced w/24oz woven and a couple layers of 1.5 oz mat
storage box is also done ..





also got the floor welded .. and now I can remove the cab to finish up all the grinding and welding underside






I want to get the body work VERY close to completion .... so I want to keep the cab on for a bit yet


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The more I read this thread the more I learn, and one thing I have learned from you is attention to detail. I have just made up a snorkel for my runner, and one of the things that has bothered me a little is, once I have cut the guard to allow the snorkel to sit nicely in place, is there is nothing behind it. I would therefore like to know how I would go about fixing fibreglass to the metal guard in a very permanent manor. I am thinking of making a backing for the guard, so it can be seen as something behind the snorkel rather than just a cut out. I think it would look so much better when you see a white panel going under the snorkel that is part of the guard, and not just an add on.

 

Thanks Clive .. the detail , in my opinion, is what either "makes it or breaks it" , it's just how I do things ..


glad your getting some insperation


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Lookin' good, Corey.

 

Thanks Rob .. really busy , and my boy has now started ball again ,so not many updates at the moment



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