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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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Ever consider doing this for someone else for cash?
yep i sure have
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 10:00 AM
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you can make fenders? do you work with fiberglass? i found some downey fiber fenders on craigslist but waited to long and they sould for $150 they where new

I mint I will make some call for you. do you wont fiberglass one or a set of oem. Let me know and see what I can get. call me and I will see what about makeing a set for you if you need me to.
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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I mint I will make some call for you. do you wont fiberglass one or a set of oem. Let me know and see what I can get. call me and I will see what about makeing a set for you if you need me to.
if you can call and see what you can get for a set of fiberglass ones. i can get good deals since i just started working at a bodyshop here in town but, maybe you can get better deals thanks
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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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Info and photos on topper window removals was awesome Thanks. After seeing the photos of front(top) window removal I'm going to pass. I have another perfect top in a different color and was debating color chage v. window change (current top windows are eat up with rust). The good top I have appears a little different though. It does not have the texture paint job (although it looks original) and does not have a rear wiper, motor of even mounts! Earlier year? Will it still work?
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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jdricmond

Info and photos on topper window removals was awesome Thanks. After seeing the photos of front(top) window removal I'm going to pass. I have another perfect top in a different color and was debating color chage v. window change (current top windows are eat up with rust). The good top I have appears a little different though. It does not have the texture paint job (although it looks original) and does not have a rear wiper, motor of even mounts! Earlier year? Will it still work?
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thats weird i was sure that all tops came from the factory textured and all had rear wipers. maybe someone filled the hole and took the texture off. I decided that im going to respray my top, i'm just not happy how it turned out. this time around im going with a bc cc no more single stage for me going to be doing all cars now with bc clearcoat. I might even spray oneside of my 84 i got looking at it and it looks like something fell against it pass side right by the tail light
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by jdricmond

Info and photos on topper window removals was awesome Thanks. After seeing the photos of front(top) window removal I'm going to pass. I have another perfect top in a different color and was debating color chage v. window change (current top windows are eat up with rust). The good top I have appears a little different though. It does not have the texture paint job (although it looks original) and does not have a rear wiper, motor of even mounts! Earlier year? Will it still work?
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Post pics of your top. My old top was not Textured But it was smooth paint. The had a rear window wiper. I will look in to this
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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 06:13 PM
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Post pics of your top. My old top was not Textured But it was smooth paint. The had a rear window wiper. I will look in to this
will do


well i mixed up some more paint for my body today. the body color is paint code 1A6 moonglow pearl and now i think that my uncle didn't put that blue pearl in that he said he did, but thats fine this paint has alot of gold pearl and blue toner and some purple toner in it. the top i have been thinking about maybe going with a charcoal insted of black still not sure.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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AWESOME work DudeBud.

I'd like to see a pic of the BLACK one w/ the top on please. Just to get an idea of the way the color looks as I'm going to paint the 87 soon.

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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 06:52 PM
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thanks

i will get you a pic soon but i am planing on shooting the top on her runner as soon as i can .
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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if your looking for 4 runner glass .. check these guys out http://www.toyotafiberglass.com

some nice panels and stuff .

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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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What about the trim on the windows you cut out of the top? Where did you get the replacement stuff? I am certain the dealer would want a fortune for it.

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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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check out 4x4wire for the "L" trims .... they have an exclusive ...http://www.4x4wire.com/forums/showfl...5&o=14&fpart=1

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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 11:33 AM
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if your looking for 4 runner glass .. check these guys out http://www.toyotafiberglass.com

some nice panels and stuff .

Looks like the one i seen on offroad.com boards

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What about the trim on the windows you cut out of the top? Where did you get the replacement stuff? I am certain the dealer would want a fortune for it.
are you talking about the adhesive they used to put them in or the trim. i'm planing on just urethaneing the windows back in and calling it good.

88 runner pic
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:05 AM
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Did you ever finish the 84? or find the bastid who ran into the black one?
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 08:19 AM
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Very nice work! :bigclap:

Looks like the rain does back off occasionally on the west side of the state.

I remember doing that to my 86 a few years back. Lots of work.

Keep em coming.
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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haven't touched them paint wise, i drove the 84 for a few months to work and back then bought a metro for gas millage rig. the 88 sits at my parents waiting for me to build a motor and fix that dent. i started work at a body shop about 8 months ago and have acces to a very nice booth and a nice ppg mix bank. I was acualy planning on repainting my 84 either a yellow or an orange then, painting the top gun metal grey yep I change my mind alot
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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What did you use to join the firewall and inner fenders with?
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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I haven't done that yet, I was planing on pulling the carpet back and just welding them back up
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 03:45 AM
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Glad i found this thread again.Im still new here and cant figureout how to get back to the threads i want to see.
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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so any updates ?
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