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New project in the works.

Phase one complete
Now to apply tinting , tighten the weather seals and install lift struts.
Home brewed lift gate. I pulled the old glass from the tailgate. I plan to trim the new (plexiglass) so it fits snug in the inset of the removable top.

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wngrog said:
Drool worthy
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Don't know where that one is from, but I was in Hilux heaven while in Panama. Might call it hell actually since about 1 out of every 10 vehicles were Toyotas like that... and all I could have were pictures! Saw quad cab, 4wd, diesel Toyota trucks as far back as first gens! Very upsetting that its been around that long yet the US didn't see a 4-door til the Tacoma. :mad:
 
LoneRanger said:
New project in the works.

Phase one complete
Now to apply tinting , tighten the weather seals and install lift struts.
Home brewed lift gate. I pulled the old glass from the tailgate. I plan to trim the new (plexiglass) so it fits snug in the inset of the removable top.

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use you plexiglass as a test fit then make one out of lexan .
plex won`t stand up to the weather or the stress of operation.

been there don that on my trailblazer .
 
Winch mount redo

Since I have seen a lot of bumpers that are similar to mine mounted using the factory front crossmember I thought that I would share this.

After wheeling at Superlift last weekend and using my front bumper as a ramp to get up some ledges I managed to pull the factory captured nuts almost out of the front crossmember. We pulled the bumper off today and cut the top mount and captured nut off. We then cut the section of the crossmember that had the lower captured nut out.



We then made two plates out of 1/4" plate and thread some 1/2" holes and welded some nuts on the backs of the plates. We fit these to the cavities where we had torched out the captured nuts.



After welding the plates in place we cut some gussets, welded them in and rewelded some of the areas where the crossmember mounts to the frame. On the gussets that we made on the inside of the new plates we angled the gussets back at an angle to help support the plates. Since the metal on the crossmember was so thin we laid down 3 rows of bead to grab more surface area.






Then we reinstalled the bumper using a gantry crane to hold it in place. All mounted up and it is more sturdy than it has ever been.




Now to test it out at Clayton next month.
 
lostinafog said:
use you plexiglass as a test fit then make one out of lexan .
plex won`t stand up to the weather or the stress of operation.

been there don that on my trailblazer .
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thanks. I was never planning to make the plexglass permanent. Just needed something to experiment with. What is a good source for Lexan?
 
I got a little me time today and removed skid plate to do some rust removal ipor15 treatment on 4runner and discovered more rust. Looks like oil pan and an engine mount are pretty far along in rusting. What say cotton lands experts on what needs to be done?



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MEMCruiser said:
I got a little me time today and removed skid plate to do some rust removal ipor15 treatment on 4runner and discovered more rust. Looks like oil pan and an engine mount are pretty far along in rusting. What say cotton lands experts on what needs to be done?
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You obviously need a few oil leaks to keep the rust at bay...
 
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