hi - clearance 4Runner 84-89 build - toyotafiberglass

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Sean's 89 Special Edition

Rolled into the shop on Saturday , for some "treatment"

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/Seanshiclearance.jpg

This is what it use to look like , but now has some rusty 1/4rs ..

here's where we're starting :)


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[corax]

Sweeeet! I assume the "used to look like" pic is from quite awhile ago, that was a clean lookin' runner

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yep .. this is it .. summer before it came to our shop, Owner bought it NEW and has looked after it .

He now has installed rear lift , and is going to go 3 link on the front w/ 36" tires ..

ok .. so in the shop and the tear down begins ..

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0748.jpg

New ARB bumper installed , so I can "trim" the excess for the front hi clearance fenders ..

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0749.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0751.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0754.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0758.jpg

Teardown continues

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so got the other side 1/4r cut off today

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0767.jpg

and the rear outer wheel tubs
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0760.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0761.jpg

and now except the hood , everything has been removed .. (soon , very soon)

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0759.jpg


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[corax]

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0761.jpg


That's where I thought the wheel wells would be cut at - do the 1/4s extend in to glue on at the lip? Or would it be possible to cut the wheel well tub where the metal curves down and bridge the gap with a strip of metal?

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I will be building a new outer tub to connect/seal everything up .. you'll see :)


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I was able to "test fit" the drivers side today .. + I set the front on just to see what it would look like ..

The truck already has the rear lift in it but not the front .. so the front sits quite a bit lower . the nose is down about 5" .. so you have to remember that !!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0770.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0773.jpg

also got some work done on the drivers side piller
pretty rough shape .. previous repair , you can see here the "welds" to fix the holes

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0776.jpg

all cut off , and a patch is necessary ..

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0777.jpg

the "new/used" pieces all cleaned up .. and prepped

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0775.jpg

and fit .. ready to burn some steel

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0778.jpg


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started work on the doors today .. I was skeptical about doing them as the owner requested , as they really didnt look to bad .

started by removing the door panels , handle and lock

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0782.jpg

then grinding the edge to remove the skin .. when I started to remove this .. I knew it was a good decision to replace .. you can see the rust in the "pinch" of the door skin ..

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0786.jpg

so .. got everything all cleaned up , what a job .. It has been soaked in RUST CHECK since it began life .. the owner was very stringent on getting this done .. and I must say . I'M SOLD !! I have never seen a cleaner 4Runner of this vintage (up here) with such minimal rust problems ...

anyway .. all clean finally and some POR15 to seal everything up ..

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0790.jpg

also , got the NEW fiberglass door skins prepped , door handle and lock fitted .. (I will pull these out before paint) and ready to install

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0789.jpg


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[Crinale]

haha, should just leave the entire truck gel coat white ;) your replacing almost everything as it is

[Obi..]

*Corey, that Rust Bust (Check) works great. I use that or BoeShield in my panels.

Think of it this way, mine is a S.F. Bay Area vehicle, nowhere near the coast (salt) but I can likely just as easily peek into my quarter trim areas and find exactly that much runt in them purely from moisture/vapors, and mine's only 16years-old!! For that rig to be that clean is a reason in and of itself for me to tell you to start stocking the stuff and using it as an add-on sale or preventative measure. It's almost as good as the wax they used in Japan to spray my frame.

[Obi..]

*Side note on top of the comment I just made..

On the bottom of the doors, where the rubber door stop button goes in the panel, 45 degrees up from the bottom corner, just below the 1" inspection hole, check these, lately I've noticed a ton of 1st-gen and 2nd-Gens where they've started to develop a crack that radiates out and up towards the opening in the panel. It's almost always easy to spot on the driver's doors b/c they see the most use, but can also be caught on the passenger side too. Cut a small v-slice into them with a dremel wheel and drill a 1/32" hole in the end of it and tig it up. Only slightly scuff the weld down, actually if you do it good enough the weld will settle into the v cut. This way it's still gonna be a strong fix.

Give me a few to get a pic for ya if you need better info.

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norcal .. it's not a crack .. it's a "factory splice" where the stamped portion of the door meets the added portion ..
if we're talkin' the same spot?? I have done a few doors in my time , and they are ALWAYS filled with seam sealer . never seen a "crack" on any door I have done

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Got the drivers side A piller welded up today ..

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0792.jpg

and got to work on the passenger side
It had been repaired before .. (notice the "bondo turds" )

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0793.jpg

and now the passenger side is almost done ..

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0798.jpg

did an "extra" undercoat on the doors .. over the POR15 .. just for added securety against rust .

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0794.jpg

also got the door skins epoxied on in time to cure for the weekend .. should be good to go for monday

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0795.jpg

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worked on the inner wheel tub

cut some pieces out from some cardboard templated I made

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0802.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0803.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0804.jpg

trimmed the inner skeleton , and welded

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0805.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0806.jpg

welded the pieces into place

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0810.jpg

and we have a new tub

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0812.jpg


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[corax]

Nice, that looks a lot easier than I was thinking it was gonna be - is the fill piece for the tub going to be included with the rear 1/4s. If not, it doesn't look hard to fabricate anyway

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no .. way to many variables ..

if it was mine , I would have cut out the inners as well and made a whole new wheel tub + I'd be running 40's . I'm just doin' what the customer wants /can afford

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got the passenger side wheel well all welded up , and both sides seam sealed

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0823.jpg

installed the door strikers

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0817.jpg

and "fit" the doors

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0818.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0819.jpg

and a "long" shot ......

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0820.jpg


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[corax]

Lookin' good. How did you attach the tub to the rear 1/4 - did you just stick the sheet metal into the crease where the flare wraps in and use some glue?

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body side , it's welded .. fiberglass side it's epoxied ..


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got the 1/4r "glue" area taped off today .. and everything "wiped" down


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0826.jpg


some epoxy primer on the windshield opening , and 1/4rs ..

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0827.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0830.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0828.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0829.jpg

we're ready to make the 1/4rs perminant

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passenger side "glued"


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0836.jpg


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[Crinale]

that will look really sick with low offset wheels and large tires :D

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drivers side "glued"

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0860.jpg

and passenger side fender "fit"

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0863.jpg

still have to finalize the gaps .. but you get the idea

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0862.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0861.jpg

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so got the drivers fender installed .. + grill and markers

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0865.jpg

Mirrors

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0867.jpg

and fuel filler door

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0868.jpg

and Rear door and tail lamps

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0869.jpg


just remove the "trim" and front bumper and she's off to paint tomorrow ..


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[corax]

Sweet, I'm having dreams of finally getting a Ford 9" in the back and still having fender coverage - from my research most 9" rears are ~3" wider per side which would match a long travel front nicely ;)

[Crinale]

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0865.jpg
is the rear quarter crooked in this pic, or is it an optical illusion?

[Obi..]

:D Looks like a Law Enforcement Runner. ;) Just needs the door logos.

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is the rear quarter crooked in this pic, or is it an optical illusion?


it's an illusion ..

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so stopped into see my painter on my way to work this morning .. and caught him clearing

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0881.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0884.jpg


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[corax]

:drool:

[Lee]

updates???

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ALL done ..
customer picked up yesterday , and was VERY happy

I stuck a jack under the front , and leveled it for the pic . Customer is going to get SAS and the tires on asap , and send me a pic .. Cant wait to see it with the tires !!


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0906.jpg


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[Obi..]

That thing's just crying out for 35's! :D Nice!!

[Lee]

looks great!

definitely post the final results... what tire size is he looking to go with?

[Crinale]

That thing's just crying out for 35's! :D Nice!!

id actually say 37's..

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owner has 36's goning on .. personally I would like to see some 38's


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[Crinale]

owner has 36's goning on .. personally I would like to see some 38's


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what gears are in the truck? that could be a good reason to limit to 36's if he only has <5.29s and stock t-case..

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that is exactly the reason .. stock 22re , and stock gears .. but he does have duel cases :)


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so Sean finally had a chance to put the 36" tires on ..


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0912a.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2/bj_bumperboy/Seans%20hi%20clearance%204Runner/SSPX0912b.jpg


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[Lee]

Damn that is nice! Is he gonna wheel this? Part of me hopes not!

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he will ..

pannels are very tough .. check out the site for some "strength test vids" .. I'm sure they will surprise you !!



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[Crinale]

do u have any profile shots that show how far the wheels stick out?

[Obi..]

:) Tell him to get a rear tube or plate bumper and cut the tailpipe higher and reroute it before it drags..
http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/leaf/leaf0911/leaf091100057/5815596-a-fresh-caught-cod-fish-with-hook-in-it-s-mouth.jpg

;) other than that it looks stunning and deserves a photoshoot w/ engine and interior details added in here!








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we "discussed" the tail pipe when he picked it up :)

he now has his duals with tripple sticks in , and his SAS is next on his list

he wants to do the 3RZ , but now he's thinkin' of having me install the 5VZFE so maybe an addition to this thread :)



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