Getting the truck back together minus flares and mudflaps. If you don't like it that's OK by me. I'm not quite sure what to think yet, but I sure did love my 60's nice and sleek. I think I'm in love man. Whaddaya think folks?
Flareless Tease Time
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Looks great
Wow that looks wonderful... great job
Looks awesome.... Glad you went through with doing it.
im about to go the fender-less route myself to clear my 37s. looks good. how hard are the fronts to remove? the rears are a piece of cake.
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Is that the stock exhaust resonator sticking out the back? Looks nice flareless, cheers!
Yeah, that's the exhaust resonator. I had to chop the resonator off after I built a rear bumper and tire carrier. Because of that, I get the well known whistling issue when accelerating.
just upgrade to a thrush or better muffler and youll knock a few lbs off and get rid of the whistle for good!!!
Great looking rig! I beat up one of my flares and I've decided that they are going to be pulled off, just gotta find the time to do it. I'm also trying to decide if I should bondo and paint or just bed-line. With the dark emerald pearl color I just don't think bed-liner looks all that great, but I really want to know how much time was invested in your project and decide from there.
Looks great!
When are you going to get rid of those running boards and get some sliders?
When are you going to get rid of those running boards and get some sliders?
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Holes were covered / welded with pieces of sheet metal on the inside of the panels. Then filled with super bondo supreme stuff on the outside. Interior sheet metal patches primed and covered with silicone.
Tip - if you ever do this - don't s*** can the original drip rails like I did. Grind them down on the top edge to the metal for uniform appearance and paint black or to match the body. The OEM replacements are pathetic pieces of rubber and fiber with an internal strip of metal. They won't rot and chip like the originals, but they are a PITA to get on and stay on.
How could Toyota have taken a perfectly good truck and turned it into an over engineered drama? You tell me and then we'll both know.
Theres more to those running boards than meets the eye
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Tip - if you ever do this - don't s*** can the original drip rails like I did. Grind them down on the top edge to the metal for uniform appearance and paint black or to match the body. The OEM replacements are pathetic pieces of rubber and fiber with an internal strip of metal. They won't rot and chip like the originals, but they are a PITA to get on and stay on.
How could Toyota have taken a perfectly good truck and turned it into an over engineered drama? You tell me and then we'll both know.
Theres more to those running boards than meets the eye
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Pull the running / turn signal lamps for the front. Reach in and use a ratchet wrench to remove the nuts. Access the rear nuts for the front flares through the engine compartment holes.
Hard for my my old arthritic hands - easy for everyone else.
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Refreshing to see a flareless truck without all the bedliner. Looks great and if I ever damage my flares to the point it doesn't make sense to fix/replace I will be doing the same thing.
Didn't damage anything with the flares. Had the paint and clearcoat peel on one. Just never really cared for the flares / USA add on BS to compete in the SUV market.
I'm much more pleased with the " real " thing than I was with fru-fru 40th I got originally.
Glad to posted those pictures! I've been wanting to do the same to my 40th, but was wondering how it would look. I think yours looks much better than mine, more utilitarian, how a land cruiser should look.
You do realize that the flares were not just a USA part correct? They were all over rigs in Japan, Australia and Africa.
That said, your rig looks awesome.