Well im going to be painting my two 1st gen 4runners the 84 is first then the 88. The 84 needs the most work there are a few rust holes that need to be patched up and some body work. Since I work in a bodyshop for almost 6 years this wont be to bad im looking forwared to it.


shot of the rear.damn skyjacker leaf is saging pas side

side shot removed all the stainless

passenger front side is down about 1/4 inch going to have to pull it up and fill the rest. sunroof leaked because of this.
hard to see from the pic but the inner fender is puling away from the firewall. going to have to weld it up and seam seal.

Same with this side.

corner was mashed in. fixed now sorry about the fuzzy pic.

the only rust spot in the tailgate jam little sandblasting and it will be fixed.

here you can see the rust spot in the door jam and on the out side of the wheel well.

more drivers side rust holes.

passenger side rust holes.

still thinking about spraying some color on the firewall and inerfenders and giving the motor a fresh coat.

another hard to see pic but there is a crack in the inerfender down to the wiring.

 

same with this side but it starts from the bottem up.

this side had a few dents still woking on it.

another shot

the top is getting all the texture sanded off and is going to be gloss black going to pop the windows out I dont like masking stuff off that is easy to get out of take off makes for a nicer job

 

did some more work today pulled all the glass out of the top

pulling the rear windows is pretty easy get the nuts off from the inside and push the glass out stick a screwdriver in between the glass and the top and cut the sealer around the window.
no need to cut the bottem just pull it down.

the fronts are a little harder start by pulling the rubber out from the inside then pull the rubber out in the pic.

very easy pry the window out do not pry on the gutter part of the top its easy to break.


then started sanding with 220 on the DA sander. after the 220 it going to be sanded with 320 and then primed.

but first i have to fix these cracks from leaning it up on the side of the shop.

 

shot of my body work still need to fix thoes rust holes.

nice and straight on this side.

not so straight on this side. the black line is where the body line should end. If you look close you can see the body line is about 1" under the black line.


better shot of the cracks.

 

all these veiws and no posts . Should have some more pics tomorrow.

 

That looks great. I repaired all the rust in ine and repainted it last year. I had a bit more to repair than you in the rust department. My a-pillar was about gone on the passenger side.
So, what color are you going with? I see you said black for the top, but was just wondering if it was going to be the same all the way around.

BTW. I like the Ford V8 in there.

 

Also, do you think the cracks in the front are from the torque of the motor? I've never seen on crack in those places before..

 

could be... my uncle had it before me and wreaked it really bad tweaked the frame smashed the drivers side core suport up to the exhust manifold so that could of had something to do with it. another thing it could be is the tires they shake the whole truck up untill 50mph. I should just find a new nose

 

here is the color its a 95 toyota color. We added some pearl. wish my camera would focus

 

Dude that color is gonna look great!
Are you going to replace the plastic rocker guards for the rear fenders.
I welded up the holes and used gravitex (anti-chip) in the rocker area and then painted over it. It also gave it a nice texture in the area! Here is a pic of it before I painted over it.


[another thing it could be is the tires they shake the whole truck up untill 50mph. I should just find a new nose ]

have you tried using antifreeze or equal in the tires to balance them? Ive heard of this, but dont know if it works....

Keep the pics coming I love watching the progress!

 

you know i was thinking about leaving them off but changed my mind they are in great shape so they go back on. I will check into the antifreeze trick thanks for the tip

 

few more pics




took care of the lip filled it in with some angle and some mud

 

man that is gonna look good keep it updated .What kind of shackles are those on there how much lift do they give and where did you get them from?

 

wow a post. the front shackles are conferr. the rears i have no idea they where suposed to be conferrs but, i did some trade work for a friend i was painting 2 fenders and 2 doors for his yota and he was going to buy me a set of conferr shackles well thats what i got. they give somewhere between 1 1/2" to 2" lift.

 

some more pics




these two dents would be from my g/f slaming the seatbelt in the door



this is why i dont use bondo that much,stupid air bubbles make holes in it that have to be filled.

 

time for primer




a little block sanding before another coat of primer




last coat of primer on the body

 

I've rarely seen anyone post up do good bodywork surfacing- Nice work, it's going to look great when you finish

 

well hopfully I will get this thing blocked out and ready for paint today. might even shoot the body so it can be rolled out side and then i can work on the fenders,doors and hood

 

thanks

 

dude,

man, if i had your skills...wishful thinking

can't wait to see what it will look like. nice color choice too!

bob