also installed the front HP/5.29/ARB with the 30 spline longs. Now all i need is a working set of hubs and I'm good to go for 4WD. Going to setup the ARB compressor and switches/lines after the bed is done.
[img width=800 height=600]http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jmgobien/pictures/frontdiff.jpg[/img]
More pictures to aid in the slacking off during work hours. You naughty people, GET BACK TO WORK
3 steps to the bed bob:
Measure
[img width=800 height=600]http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jmgobien/pictures/07mods/bob1.jpg[/img]
Cut
[img width=800 height=600]http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jmgobien/pictures/07mods/bob2.jpg[/img]
Weld/body filler/sand
[img width=800 height=600]http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jmgobien/pictures/07mods/bob3.jpg[/img]
Compare to when in started . . .
[img width=800 height=600]http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jmgobien/pictures/07mods/chop1.jpg[/img]
primer is still wet in the last pic, and I havent ground down the weld at the bottom of the bed yet since I've gotta go to work too ! Wouldn't it be nice if they'd keep paying me if I didn't go ? I left the top of the bed roughed in since I'm going to be welding the cap onto the sides to complete the "bed" soon.
Comments on my first attempts at body work?
Out of curiosity, do you have a muffler on there?
1991 4Runner 4x4 5-speed, 31's, 3vze<br />1992 Lexus SC400, auto, 1UZ-FE (donor)<br />1978 Datsun 280Z (project car)
Yes, but its a straight through style muffler meaning you can literally see straight through it. Meant for minimum restriction and max flow. It did mellow out the exhaust sound significantly but it's still very loud. Before the muffler it was a very raw angry sounding exhaust, now it just sounds awesome.
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well...... get this piece rollin.
97 runner and 02 tundy
I'm working on it ! If i didn't have any friends/family/work things would progress much quicker wouldn't they ?
I have the metal behind the back seats in place, just trying to get it smoothed out some. When i get back from the beach this weekend ( yay for 3 days in Charleston, SC) I'm going to start working on finishing the top of the sides of the bed, and putting the new fuel cell in.
sounds good. I need to do a fuel cell in mine.
97 runner and 02 tundy
pictures for your viewing pleasure. I'm pretty sure the body work is as good as its gonna get. I showed the "good" side that i did when I was still into putting a lot of effort into it. The passenger side isn't quite as smoothed out but I'm so sick of sanding. Right now its obviously just primered, I'm likely going to repaint the whole truck before i try to start any exo-cage work. Still undecided about trying to close in the cab behind the seats. For now its just going to stay open and in the garage and only brought out on nice days anyway. I took out one of the rear seats and mounted a place to put stuff like my eventual dual batts, air compressor, amp for the stereo I'm gonna put back in it ( can't stand not having any tunes ! ). The wood is bolted to the truck in 4 places and everything bolts to that, so no yard sales in the event of a rollover. Last pic shows after i pulled the rest of the dash out. I'm working on finding some aluminum sheet to do it all up in that. I ordered a switch panel from 12-volt guy that will be pretty sweet.
[img width=800 height=600]http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jmgobien/pictures/07mods/bob4.jpg[/img]
[img width=800 height=600]http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jmgobien/pictures/07mods/bob5.jpg[/img]
[img width=800 height=600]http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jmgobien/pictures/07mods/bob6.jpg[/img]
[img width=800 height=600]http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jmgobien/pictures/07mods/dash1.jpg[/img]
With some paint that body is going to look stock, Jeremy!
I see you're still working on that wiring
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