slacker

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Erik brought us his runner to repair ..
previously , some other person had cut the rust out , and made it work for a few years , but now time to do it right !







and the cuts on the outer wheel house ..






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gillesdetrail

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Another one of your nice project I'll be following! Have fun with this one!

P.S. which gen do you like working on the most?

slacker

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Thanks
i'm partial to the first gen trucks ... and I love the trekkers .
4Runners are also a passion .. so I'm very lucky , I get to build em all



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slacker

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got the old sheet metal off .. and here's why I recommend doing the whole panel instead of a patch



clearly you can see the rust !! also .. it allows you to clean and repair the complete inner .

because of the previous owners "repair" , we had to replace the outer wheel house on both sides





and with everything all cleaned and prepped , time for some POR 15



and wheel house "glued"




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slacker

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with everything cured , the rear 1/4r panels are now fit and epoxied into place



also got the fronts on





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HighLux

You are truly a Master Craftsman, and a hero to Toyota restorations.
No BS. I mean it. I hope to shake your hand someday.

slacker

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thanks brutha ..


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dsal_86Yota

Your skills are incredible. Your doing great things saving old Yotas.

slacker

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thanks

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slacker

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and last but not least , our new rear inner panels installed





and everything back together today ..





Erik picked up , and another happy customer





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slacker

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well Erik is back ..
Dropped us a deposit for a 3.4L install ...


coming soon


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BigBluePile

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I didn't see it but is there a weight savings? Just curious great stuff!

slacker

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no .. our panels are built for strength , not weight savings .. if you want this "special option" we can do it , just not a "production " piece ..


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slacker

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Erik just dropped us a deposit for the 3.4L swap .. coming in May 2014


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slacker

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busy working on Erik's engine





Erik has opt. for our black painted headers , as well as our new clutch , filters , belts , plugs and t/belt and water pump .. so busy getting everything prepped and cleaned before the install




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slacker

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just a little today ..
pulled the Alt apart to check condition of brushes .. all good
cleaned up and ready to install





also , got the starter pulled apart and checked contacts .. all good



bottom mount hole drilled and now ready to install




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slacker

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more cleaning and prepping today .
got a bunch of parts blasted , and painted , including the oil pan .



also got the bottom end buttoned up . drilled the dipstick , tapped the old dipstick hole , new pickup , and attached the clean pan , oil pressure sensor , oil filter





flipped it back over , and started the top end .. as well as new water pump and timing pieces



and added some powder coated pieces




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RBX

nice work.

slacker

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thanks


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slacker

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so now engine is ready .. couple of pieces to add , but I think we're ahead of the game



notice our new headers





basically ready to install


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