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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 06:28 AM
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well thats different! i like it
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 07:20 AM
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how much room do you have behind the rear seats?
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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i didnt end up having to work today so i managed to get quite a bit done. its all welded in now.
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here are some pics of the inside, there is plenty of room behind the seats for a small tool box and other crap
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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tomorrow i will finish up some welding and get the bottom half all sealed up and hopefully start getting some body filler on it.
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 09:13 PM
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that looks really nice!
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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thats rad man! looks cooler than the hilux 4 door trucks
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 11:47 PM
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thanks guys
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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now i just need to bob it, does anybody have any ideas for what to do with the body mount when i bob it??
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 01:00 AM
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It's now a "double-cab 4runner"...VERY nice chop!

Your going to have to get creative with those rear body mounts and make/drill/weld new ones...or cut right up to them.
Here's a couple pics from a local guy that did a full body bob...
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 06:45 AM
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wow thats sweet good job
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 06:53 AM
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props for doing something different....cant wait to see the finished product
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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are you gonna do a paint job?
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 03:47 PM
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that looks awesome man, How are you gonna finish the sides of the bed to seal them up?
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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well today i got everything fully welded and even got some bondo on it!!
the top and sides all cleaned up and ready for bondo
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i also got the bottom half all sealed
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bondo waiting to be sanded nice and smooth
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what it looks like now
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so thats all for now. tomorrow ill finish up the bondo and hopefully go and get a window made out of leaxan
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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thanks everyone for your compliments. i decided that i am not going to bob it because i think that it will be nice to have some space back there. and yes i will eventually do a full paintjob and for the bed rails i plan on doing somwthing similar to what mossyrocks did
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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got the bondo good enough until i paint it and i also picked up a rear slider for 20 bucks
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now all i have to do is finish the bed rails and im kind of thinking about trying to fit a pickup tailgate and getting rid of the heavy ass one on it now. has anyone ever tried this before or know how hard it would be to make it work??
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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heres another pic
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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Looks sweet, I would love to do this to one of my runners. I think you should go with a tube gate replacment for the tailgate. It looks odd sticking up like that but I am jelous so I had to find something LOL.
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 07:10 PM
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looks great man! i can't wait to get started on mine!
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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ya a tube gate would be cool and i know the gate is higher than the sides but i plan on raising the sides to match it when i cap everything off if that makes any sense
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