tks . I need a beer :drink:

that's looking real good!

Thanks guys ..

it's getting close to completion , well as far as I'm taking it anyway ! .. now I can start the grinding and final body prep .

Looks like you've been busy.

Guess that means no floorpans for the first gens, huh?

no ... NOT a Chance ... not yet anyway


There is NO way I can produce them and bring them to market for a price I feel comfortable selling at .

no .. I wouldnt recommend it .. It would work for only a short while , but would soon delaminate . Metal and fiberglass expand and contract at different rates . you'd be better off , in my opinion .... taking a piece of metal , banging it into shape , and then using a "panel bonder" epoxy , to glue it to the floor ... like the *3M stuff I use , If it is done correctly , it will NEVER come apart , 3m guarentees it .

no worries bud ... I'm glad to share .

I was looking at my trekker the other day .. and I need floors 2 ... I think I will be building , and welding in pans though , just cuz I can :) :guitar:

so , back on it ... more work on the topper/canopy .. topside .. it's comming ..

soon .. boy :) .... soon ..

so new side windows are ordered , and here ..
I chose a basic canopy window/slider option , as it was the most economical choice .. oh and there 30% tint . look great , I think .

I have to revamp the whole canopy side for the glass to fit , but if ever a replacement is necessary , it will be avaliable anywhere .

holy cow .... I'm thinking I only want to do this project once .
what alot of work .

anyway , heres the top .. still working on body lines , but pretty good now .

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0323.jpg

also cutting/filling the window openings ..
these are completly different windows .. not just a bolt in .
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0325.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0324.jpg


and the ROUGH .. ROUGH window fit

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0326.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0327.jpg

thanks .. these are going to be nice . I think mine I might just do like this .
http://www.brian894x4.com/images/Sm_...j_rnsson_4.JPG

dude .. my tape is in inches. :saw:

you are .. just my tape is in inches .. :hillbill:



im not sure if that truck is a Trekker or not , other then the roof line , it looks like it , but I dont think it is .

so Progress

pulled the plastic cover off because it was all cracked and missing pieces where it is riveted onto the door ..
"hemed and hawed" about what I was going to do .. I was going to make a mould , and make a completly new one .. but to much time and money involved there , so I decided to repair the holes , and send it off to line-x as well .. it'll work out great . and match the rest of the rig .

hatch cover repaired
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0330.jpg

and sanded and ready for line-x

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0331.jpg

rear hatch is now completly apart , and ready for some line-X
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0332.jpg

no luck in finding rear hatch hinges , so I thought I would try to fix these ones . there siezed solid. I had them soaking for about 2 weeks .. each day , taking them out , and lightly "tapping" with punch and hammer .

and finally , they loosened up , and I was able to take them apart .

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0328.jpg


so all cleaned up , and neversiezed .. and now work great .

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0321.jpg



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here's a few more pics of the build up on that greenland ice trekker...

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r..._rnsson_12.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r..._rnsson_10.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...j_rnsson_9.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...j_rnsson_8.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r..._rnsson_11.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...j_rnsson_6.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...j_rnsson_3.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...j_rnsson_2.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...j_rnsson_1.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...j_rnsson_7.jpg

...end hijack

i was asked if i knew anything else about the icelandic trekker (or hilux as the case actually is)...here is a link to the page that has a little info on it.

http://www.brian894x4.com/Hiluxgeneration1.html

wow .. what a build . :)

so a wee bit to post ...

rear section has now been removed again .. time to start working on that .

Originally , the back half sits on a "winnabego" frame , that mounts to the Toyota frame . Bushings were toast , and not worthy of the new set-up .. got me to thinkin'

The Original mounts , I dont think were sufichant , because of all of the "leaks" I hear about , so I thought a softer compound mount would work better with the flexing , and handle a better "sway" of the back 1/2 . So I ended up purchacing some NEW "special" mounts , and some steel to make a new frame .

got it all "tacked up " under the body , so now time to weld it all up .

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0335.jpg


boxing the ends .


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0337.jpg




another "goofy" part of the Trekkers is the rear lamps .. They have these silly metal " u " brackets that hold the lamps in place .. you have to drill a hole in your lamps , and mount them to the brackets ??? dumb .....

so took the pockets from the 79-83 beds I build , and glassed them into the Trekker

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0336.jpg

Very rough right now .. but at least they will be easy to install , and RE & RE .

and some pics from the owner ..

painted/finished in Line-X

http://www.portroels.com/Trekker/IMG_1681.JPG

http://www.portroels.com/Trekker/IMG_1682.jpg


http://www.portroels.com/Trekker/IMG_1684.jpg

SWEET!!! i'm lovin the blue line-x. looks sic

hopefully soon , we'll get the whole back 1/2 off for line-x as well . :)

tks .. at least everything wont be rusted . I will reply to your PM , momentarily :)

and a WEE bit more today .

so , almost got er' finished up today ..

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0338.jpg

got the rear supports tacked into place , and also some front supports . Once the back 1/2 is back on the truck , I will be able to perminantly mount them to the fenders .

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0339.jpg


pulled it out again , welder it all up and got er' into primer .. shoot on some black tomorrow , and all done that part .
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0340.jpg

so all done the frame :) .. tail lamp pockets are also finished

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0341.jpg



I made 2 sets of fuel tank drop brackets ... not sure which one is needed yet (I suspect the 1" ) because of the body lift .

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0342.jpg

Now on to work on the sides :) ... almost done .



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so done today ... the lowers anyway ...



today is the last day the tub will be upsidedown ...


also cleaned up the rear hardware , hatch shocks , lock ketch , plate .

hatch shocks seemed to be in great shape , but the hardware was rusty .. so I bead blasted all of it , and cleaned it all up to bare metal again .. zinc'd and painted ... I left the shocks as bare metal .. ran them under my wire brush , and they kind of turned out like a brushed aluminum .. I think they look awesome , so I clear coated .. and now are ready to assemble .

I am also ready to send out the hatch and cover .. I'm also going to send out the interior canopy trim plate to be line-x'd ..


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frame was still there .. it was thin , and rusting bad , but it was still there .. thing was , it wouldnt now fit the long bed with out modification , and I figured , no sence in working with the old stuff , might just as well build a new one to last another 20+ years :)


so that what I did .


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so bottom is DONE . and ready to line-X . top goes back on "hopefully" tomorrow . :)

it's being shipped , as is ... as the line-X is less expencive in Texas .

ohhh ... and a peak at my next TREKKER build ..


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0350.jpg


don't mind the dust .. it's been sitting inside my shop for a while now .

there is one small rust hole on The right side .. front spring hanger , inside box steel .. you can see it in the pic .. it's so minor , I'm just going to weld in a patch , I see NO reason for a fish plate .

I'm going to clean it all up and POR-15 inside and out ... but I'm going to start a new thread for this one .

sweet work. what is that frame from?

I got it with the whole package of 3 Trekkers ..

gettin close .. ;)


so as promiced .. some pics ..

struts I did a while ago .
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0355.jpg

Original the front rear cab support bar .

Original pieces removed

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0356.jpg

stripped back to steel

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0358.jpg

drilled

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0357.jpg

and re "NUT certed"

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0360.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0361.jpg

Zinc'd and DONE !

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0362.jpg

and as of today .. all sealed , and ready for the topper .

I Really hate to post these ! .. cuz it looks not so great ..

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0352.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0353.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0354.jpg

and with the TOPPER ..

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0364.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...r/HPIM0363.jpg




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what are you talking about?! it looks awesome! good work...cant wait to see more progress...

yea it looks great. Will be sweet when assembled

thanks guys ...

whew ... no kidding .. I wont be doing this anytime soon again .. probabally NEVER again.


Yep ... but I'm shipping like this .. as it's less expencive where he lives .

frame pieces ? which ones

I'll have to do a measurement ... cuz , I dont know off hand .

you need to post all of these trekker links in one place!!

I will .. but gotta share with everyone .

thats why it's so cheep ! :)

i agree 100%, but maybe on your main site you can have a "project links" page that lists all of the threads to the current projects you are juggling :)

great Idea my friend , but I also started the post before I started the board .. these guys would crush me if I didnt finish :)