Well, I'm super tired of the ply and vinyl panels in my interior, there's some pins broken, missing, tears, and broken/brittle plastic. It's just a pain, and it's not really adding to the chick factor at all (as well as being durable, and easy to clean of course).

Has anyone in here done a metal fabbed set of interior panels for the rear quarter panels of a 1st Gen. 4Runner?

I'd really like to hear some advice about it, and pics if there's any available.

 

check out the this folder on ttora: http://ttora.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=18
I don't have time to search it but I know there is a thread in there about what you are talking about. I have seen some nice plywood panels and some done in aluminum diamond plate. I think the user was 'peanut butter' or something like that..
Good luck...

 

if you still have the old cracked ones and you can get them out reletivly intacked, then you can use them as a templit for the new ones

 

find some at a junk yard I got some out of a sr5 with the storage compartments.and they look 100 times better then the old ones I had they had big holes from 6x9 speakers that where blown out.

 

Yeah I have 6x9s and I was going to use my current ones for templates, but I think with durability and the fact that my rig isn't totally watertight, I'd like to hit up the diamond plate idea. I'll keep looking and keep everyone updated.

 

here is my 85 runner i used diamond plate with rear hatches on each side.

right now i am working on finishing my half doors off with the rest of the diamond plate.

check out the half door build!!

 

That's exactly what I want to do! What those two sections of Diamond plate run?

 

i am all about the barter system i got all that and enough left over for my half doors, for my amp, sub and a couple of crossovers.

Check this trade out!!!!!! i sold my hot tub to some dude, he gave me my asking price and threw in this complete bike!!!!!


a 1976 2 stroke enduro with a STREET LEGAL TITLE!!!!!
how killer is this little machine. i think i'll tune her up and ride it to work during this nice weather!!!

 

Nice bike!

Here's mine!



So did you use your original panels as templates?

 

when i bought this runner there was no interior at all. just the dash, and seats were there. i had no templates to go off of. i used a tape measure and cardboard. you can tell it was my first fab job though, some of my seams arn't the best!!!! i got a sweet piece of stainless steel to go over the rear seat area that hinges. it is a nice lock box when the top is off, but i am looking for a rear bench now so i can take my son and girlfriend together wheeling!!!!

anyone in washington have a clean rear bench for sale????