Zack booked his appointment with us about a year ago , and well , it's time

here's what we got







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tear down







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Clean Runner!

 

Looking forward to see how this turns out. I know you will make quick work of it.

 

thanks guys .. big build , lots to do ..
you'll definitely want to watch this one


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tear down and some fitting ...

front fenders and SMOOTHIE cowl fit ,




also started cutting off the rear 1/4rs




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God mine could use a glass bed...

 

That other truck cab next to it is sweet

 

just to let you know , we're now booking a year in advance for new beds ...
deposit is required .

supertoy .. I wish I had more time to work on it . I ordered a bunch of tube for it , a couple of weeks ago , and haven't touched it since https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f209...pertoy-114961/
soon as I get my tube , i'll be building the inner cage


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That's sweet and your doing sa on it I'm assuming I really want to take my truck and build an Exo skeleton instead of inner roll bars I plan on my exoskeleton connecting to the bumpers aswell

 

no , that one is a 2WD .. 400 hp race truck


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so busy working on a few things for Zack ...
he asked me to install the hood skin I build .. and make it work .
some of you may know , we lost the underside of the actual mould in a fire about 12 years ago , and because of shipping costs .. (total cost delivered ~ $800.00 for the hood) I don't know to many people interested in an 800 dollar hood for there Toyota , so I never rebuilt the moulds .

anyway .. with the truck in my shop , I really wanted to satisfy his request .. I still don't know if it's going to work or not , but I'm gonna try

so started cutting the skin off










we'll see what happens .. as I told Zack , no promises on this part




Zack also wanted MAX protection , while we had it stripped , so floor completely scuffed , and ready for some POR 15 .




also , got the rears fit




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so hood didn't work .. I'm NOT happy , it's garbage



panels back off and ready for POR 15







also .. got the gate prepped , POR15's and new skin on






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and doors







also made some NEW backing for the new interior panels










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A bath in the Dead Sea won't be able to rust that thing out; quality work as usual!

 

Corey, I'm sure they cost you peanuts in materials and take no time to make but you should offer those door panel backings for sale! I certainly would prefer to have fiberglass over the MDF panel backings that I made. In fact, I made a PERFECT template of mine in CAD with all the holes in the exact locations for my 83 that you could print out and trace on to fiberglass for quick production. If you want it I can send you a PDF version of the template.

 

sure , I would accept that file .. thanks Dave


well there still is a little steel on this unit ...
one day , we'll have a complete skeleton for the 4Runner as well

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so , just to let you know , the original hood needed to be replaced anyway . Zach wanted our FRP hood skin , so I said I would try . I knew there were a lot of variables to make it work , but I thought I would try .
It could still be done , but because time is money , and this is how I make my living , I had to "call it" ... this typically is how a production mould is made .. lots of trial and error , major amounts of time , until you get a perfect piece . I don't have the "billable" time on this , and I told Zack , if it didn't work I wouldn't charge the time ... anyway
new hood



also , doors cured , time to install and trim the gaps









also .. taking extra step and prepped the underside of the hood , and got it seam sealed





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Starting to look like a runner again and a nice one at that. Great job, I know you got some work into it.

 

thanks Terry ...
yes .. lots of work .. more then posted here .. I cant post everything !


off to paint today

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