so not much to add ...
as the other side has still not been done !!

but .. I decided to install the speakers on the the one side anyway .. so mid and tweeter now perminantly installed ..




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thanks Robb ..



so got the doors and front fenders on.. ;D







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:wabbit:So what do you figure? Should be done by the weekend right.

 

yeah .. NO .. lots to do yet ..


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Looks great! Your build is a testament to patience and doing things right.

What are you using to paint your interior plastic and vinyl pieces? Have you used it before? I'm tempted to paint some of my interior pieces, but I have concerns about the long term durability of the paint. Would like to hear your thoughts on this.

 

last truck I did the interior on .. (the white knight) I used a vinyl dye .. it worked great , and would recommend it .. lasted about 6 years with no wear , before I parted the truck out

this time .. I was talked into a NEW process .. so as for the longevety , I dont know ...

lightly scuffing the plactic first .. then a plastic adhesion promoter .. (I chose the cloth wipe) . then using dupont interior vinyl paint/dye (special color mix , with flex agent) sprayed on 3 light coats ..

dont know yet the durability , other then to say , I have "knocked" some pieces accedentally , with no affects to the color .. so far so good ..



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started working on the rear bumper ..

I decided to go with a 84-89 4Runner rear.. stock Trekker bumpers are no longer avaliable , and I wanted chrome anyway ..

so here's what I did .

I got a "mock up " bumper from a buddy , so I was able to set it up on my jack stands , to get a good position ..



tucked well into the body , it fits great ..





I'm lovin' it ..

so with it set in position , time to make up some brackets

mocked up with cardboard first .. and transfered to steel plate , and cut



cleaned up and bent with 70ton press



got it welded , and then prepped for the POR-15





also while I was there , I needed to make my support bracket for the rear camera ..





and got it all por-15'd ..




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Thanks for the response. I was thinking of doing something along those lines. Yours looks great, so I think I will give it a try on some spare interior parts I have.

 

wow man. you have some skills, your like the opposite of a slacker lol. cant wait to see this thing finished.

 

yeah .. I might just shorten it up a bit "suck" in the ends a bit closer to the body .. looks better in person , but I still might just do it ..

Thanks ..



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finally the other wheel well is done ..





so now I can finish up the wiring , wire the sub box , fill with fluids .. and hopefully have a vid soon of it moving on it own power


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Awesome!!!

 

so got a little done today ...

cooling system full
clutch blead
brakes blead
and P/S system full .... so with all the fluids in , time to finish up some little things before I can "fire it up" again ..

center console shifter boot installed , as well as the arem rest .. including the "map pocket" .. just waiting for the custom "limit" bracket I made from the chromer to finish off the consol e , other then that , all done ..







also got the sub box fully wired ..


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woohoo looks good!

 

Giggety Giggity!!

 

Ooooo i love the paint. keep at it slacker lol cant wait to see it done.

 

so got the "bright" work today ;D




and just had to install a couple of pieces ..
I'm VERY happy with the color and the chrome..



and the console limit strap




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That console looks awesome. Really well thought out, I'd love to have the gauges and the cupholders. Where'd you get the outer shift boot from?

 

Thanks .. I think it came together well . shift boot was done by my interior guy ..


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test drive today

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