Thanks Coopster! i have a few ideas on how to make it work,
i remembered doing the switch a long time ago so you got my curiosity going, it was back on page 8. I probably didn't need to do so many jumpers on the the switch but saw a diagram somewhere similar so ended up doing that. 5 years later it is still working fine.

 

Awesome I was thinking it will be tricky to place switches, etc back there. Seemed theres a good chance the backside will hit a bracket or such.

Gotta start making a build thread so I can document how I've wired stuff up. That would at least be ONE thing that I could find again doing that!

 

Got a late start to working on the center console so I can get the seats installed down the road.
I scored a tuffy security console out of a samurai years ago. It lived in my old 81 Toyota Trekker for a long time.
Using it and an old rear heat console.
Busted out the POS harbor freight sheet metal brake to bend up some sheet metal.
Got a lot of fine tuning to get it looking good and fitting right but it should come out pretty decent with the triple sticks
a challenge will be finding a place to mount the switches for the rear window and heated seats

 

Had some time this afternoon to button up the center console install.
Used some 1/8” high temp resistant rubber to make a gasket to cover most of the hole in the transmission tunnel.


Used a 2nd gen rear heat console and the Tuffy Security console I had in my old Trekker
I’ll need to find some interior spray that matches the interior better.
Overall happy with how it came out.
With the console in place I can knock out the seat mounts

 

Robb that is turning out really professional looking. Well done!

 

Clever move on the switch placement.

 

Thanks ! Appreciate it. I have some edge trim material on the way to finish off the cut areas
Thanks, wanted to keep it in reach with out having to extend wiring

so when I pounded out the diamond plate rocker panels I used some bedliner material that was supposed to be desert sand. It came out a little too orange for my taste so I ordered a quart of desert sand from Monstaliner- which I should have done the first time around

UPS dropped it off this morning so I thought I would knock it out. I rolled the dice not thinking it was gonna rain, of course it did but I think it had cured enough. Looks way better to me than it did before

 

I forgot what a pain in the butt it is to swap out the combo switch on the steering column.
old one was acting up before this thing got parked a couple of years ago.
I have wipers and signals again





And since I was working on the interior and got the center console figured out I threw in the seats.
They don’t look half bad



and saw this cool Japanese Fire Truck at Ace Hardware today
its a Hi Ace Diesel 4x4

 

Your runner is awesome. You made the right choice to redo the paint on the bottom rocker panels.

 

Thank you, really appreciate it. I am happy that it looks way better than before. Got lucky too that the rain didn't impact it.
Now to just figure out what is up with reverse..

 

that combo switch job looks like a job and a half

 

THanks! i am just glad i still had it, i almost gave the column to someone that was having issues but they never came by to pick it up...lucked out.

 

Nice job on the console and the combo switch!
Speaking of Toyota Fire-Truck... Here's one in my aunt's hometown in the Philippines


Donated by a City of Esashi, Hokkaido (Hiyama), Japan. Most likely a long time ago.

 

Ray- thanks!
that fire truck from your Aunts is pretty cool. I have never seen one with the FJ55 front end. They have taken awesome care of it.
I would love to have a full float rear axle like it has!

 

Superfine! The diamond plate looked good to start with, now it's wow. The center console came out very very nice. That combo switch job, not in a hurry to learn that one!

 

thanks Habanero! Just need to figure out what to do with the old 4wd selector or leave it in to confuse people

 

Since I can never make up my mind as far as lighting and had returned a bunch of junk on Amazon I decided to try out some compact Baja Designs S1’s.
took a peak at the mirror mount and figured I could use a longer bolt in one of the 3 mounting bolts sure enough to, they work and don’t stick out too far


Old Run-D LED’s off amazon



Mirror folded in.
I’ll find some rubber grommets at Ace Hardware so I can feed the wiring through the door and route it around the window.

 

That looks useful...

 

I think they will be.
I went back out after it got a little darker.
I am convinced, for a little 20w 2”x2” light these things have amazing output


granted there isn’t a lot of room between the garage and the truck but I like it

 

Those things are spendy