Recent content by Awl_TEQ

Likely a troopy liner and then cut it down.

I’ve got a full shopping cart on a few websites. Looks like I will be trying the headliner from SOR

I was poking around in my Youtube account and found this old gem. I apologize for the shaky camera work, the camera boy was only 9 at the time.

Geronimo! The frame is good other than the rear spring hangers are showing a little bit of rust jacking. I might swap them out.... creeping...creeping Yes, old blue is still here. It's loaded up with sheet metal to replace all the holy parts. That will be the third project after this one and...

Right now I believe I will start with the tub repairs first and build from there. Windshield frame next. At that point the rest can be done piece meal, one at a time to keep from being overwhelmed by the mountain of work. Once the windscreen is on I can do the sides of the top. Then the...

I've seen that done before and it's an option. I will likely do that for the FJ45 custom build which is next on the agenda, or second to next. But for this one I am actually trending it back to stock. I've got lockers, winch, lower gears and a snorkel in this one but all of it is bolt on - I...

I may get some fasteners from SOR. They are not quite the right heads but at least they are 10,12,14mm and yellow cad.

Actually, I think I was mistaken. I bought the tool to bend 1" square tube on the diagonal for my roof rack. The tool to bend straight like the grill guard was one I made. Both tools were used on an old school Hossfeld bender. Basically I made my own tool similar to the one shown on page 32 of...

So I got the top off yesterday. Some rust but I've seen worse - actually I've seen worse on this truck :hillbilly: The roof is not too bad. I will take off the windshield bracket and blast it to see if I can save it. the rest of the metal around the top is not bad. Just surface rust on...

So we got another Toyota product in the fleet. My son Jackson sold the Mazda to a friend and then picked up this Hilux Surf. He has already removed the running boards, roof rack and the bull bar and winch. Looks a lot cleaner that way.

After removing the rear doors yesterday I am thinking harder about the stainless hardware. My ambulance door hinges were quite easy to remove whereas the stock hardware either snapped or was in such a state not to be reused given my intention to paint the tub. I made that a few years ago. I...

No, no, their stuff is all good. I was just commenting on bolts in general. That pail of bolt I had lasted through many a side project

Thanks RevISK, I have been going through his website. Looks like mostly stainless in stock at the moment. I am a bit of a hardware snob and just loath using bolts with 13 and 15mm heads. I once liberated a pail of hardware from the local auto wreckers and had them all re-plated so I had nice...

Finally got the Mazda out of the garage and rolled in the 42. A before picture. I started by removing the hood and stripping it of parts. I believe these are the originals making them 44 years old. I thought about bead blasting them at work and maybe powder coating or re-plating them. But...

That’s pretty cool. Your LX was pretty sharp in 6L4. I have a couple pics of it. Years ago I decided my 45 would be 6H9. But now after years of project creep I plan to re-evaluate and see if I land there again.