Sean's 89 Special Edition

Rolled into the shop on Saturday , for some "treatment"



This is what it use to look like , but now has some rusty 1/4rs ..

here's where we're starting


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I am looking forward to another Slack build. You do good work.

 

thanks .. we hope to please


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ok .. so in the shop and the tear down begins ..



New ARB bumper installed , so I can "trim" the excess for the front hi clearance fenders ..









Teardown continues

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I always enjoy your builds;they are very good reads. Slowly I have started to see the benefits of fiberglass with your trekker. Very usable and adapable stuff. I can't wait to see this evolve...

 

thanks .. a posable converted person !! cool ..
fiberglass is not the same as years ago .. like ALL industries , this one has made HUGE "leaps and bounds" progressing forward ..

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so got the other side 1/4r cut off today



and the rear outer wheel tubs




and now except the hood , everything has been removed .. (soon , very soon)




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Geeezus....

 

I know my wallet isn't going to like this one bit.

 

Why is it getting the treatment? From those pics I really didn't see a lot of rust?

:wabbit2:

 

the final product will tell the story ..


This is the very FIRST install/sale of this very NEW product

rust is now not the only reason to replace panels !!



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oh no...more stuff to want

 

I was able to "test fit" the drivers side today .. + I set the front on just to see what it would look like ..

The truck already has the rear lift in it but not the front .. so the front sits quite a bit lower . the nose is down about 5" .. so you have to remember that !!





also got some work done on the drivers side piller
pretty rough shape .. previous repair , you can see here the "welds" to fix the holes



all cut off , and a patch is necessary ..



the "new/used" pieces all cleaned up .. and prepped



and fit .. ready to burn some steel




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Looks good. What do you need to do to the rear wheel wells? You cut the outer wheel house out in the one pic.

thanks

 

make some new ones ..

stay tuned


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started work on the doors today .. I was skeptical about doing them as the owner requested , as they really didnt look to bad .

started by removing the door panels , handle and lock



then grinding the edge to remove the skin .. when I started to remove this .. I knew it was a good decision to replace .. you can see the rust in the "pinch" of the door skin ..



so .. got everything all cleaned up , what a job .. It has been soaked in RUST CHECK since it began life .. the owner was very stringent on getting this done .. and I must say . I'M SOLD !! I have never seen a cleaner 4Runner of this vintage (up here) with such minimal rust problems ...

anyway .. all clean finally and some POR15 to seal everything up ..



also , got the NEW fiberglass door skins prepped , door handle and lock fitted .. (I will pull these out before paint) and ready to install




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Got the drivers side A piller welded up today ..



and got to work on the passenger side
It had been repaired before .. (notice the "bondo turds" )



and now the passenger side is almost done ..



did an "extra" undercoat on the doors .. over the POR15 .. just for added securety against rust .



also got the door skins epoxied on in time to cure for the weekend .. should be good to go for monday



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Dude I think i am going to end up have a fiberglass truck with everything you guys sell to improve my truck. I'm going to end up with enough plastic that I might have to put either a saturn emblem on it or rubbermaid. LOL You guys rock keep up the good work

 

thanks bud .. i'll send you some decals if you buy


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worked on the inner wheel tub

cut some pieces out from some cardboard templated I made







trimmed the inner skeleton , and welded





welded the pieces into place



and we have a new tub




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