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Moving to the bed, you can see the other parts I ordered from AWL_Tech. Neat little hatches for the back. That's where the batteries will live. (I said that back then anyway...)
My Favorite Color Is Mustard - A Full Restoration
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In the end, Jake ended up spending over 50% of his bodywork time on the bed. It had been loose for a long time. Maybe decades.
There wasn't much rust, however, battered and abused, it took a lot of time to bend, twist, and hammer her to exactly the right shape again. The long lines made it important to get it just right.
There wasn't much rust, however, battered and abused, it took a lot of time to bend, twist, and hammer her to exactly the right shape again. The long lines made it important to get it just right.
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Jake made a new shape for the cowl cover.
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Doors and other body parts get the same treatment, but there isn't as much to do.
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I'm skipping over a lot of the process and a lot of pics here.
There was a lot of iteration, and it took months to get everything just right. The end result is worth it, but man, paint and body work is tedious.
There was a lot of iteration, and it took months to get everything just right. The end result is worth it, but man, paint and body work is tedious.
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More paint and body...
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Then one magical day last year, I showed up at the shop, and we had paint!
Genuine Toyota 532 Baby Sh** Mustard Yellow!
(I say genuine, but it isn't a single stage acrylic. Purists may cringe, but I went with a modern two stage. I'm very happy with the result.)
Jake started with the inside of the tub.
I drooled over it for 5 minutes.
Then I ran my fingers through the slippery drool.
Then he told me to go away.
Genuine Toyota 532 Baby Sh** Mustard Yellow!
(I say genuine, but it isn't a single stage acrylic. Purists may cringe, but I went with a modern two stage. I'm very happy with the result.)
Jake started with the inside of the tub.
I drooled over it for 5 minutes.
Then I ran my fingers through the slippery drool.
Then he told me to go away.
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Over the next few days, more paint was sprayed.
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Painted parts were everywhere.
I shed tears.
I shed tears.
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The bed had to be worked....and reworked...
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Eventually the bed looked great.
The tailgate looked FANTASTIC!
(FYI - I planned to have the inside of the bed lined. You will only see it in primer here.)
The tailgate looked FANTASTIC!
(FYI - I planned to have the inside of the bed lined. You will only see it in primer here.)
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The roof got some new paint.
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Jake works on my addition to the headache rack. The new/old wheels get primed and painted.
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A setbelt tab gets added to the rollbar.
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Then the pieces come back together.
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The engine received only minor cleanup. My OCD had limits.
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She was coming back together!
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Bringing the electrical and mechanical back together.
I made the call at this time...Gulp...to install an AC system.
Not as easy as you might think. Steve figured out a very elegant compromise for such a tiny space, made because I wanted to keep the stock heater.
Shawn did the compressor mount fabrication. Both did great work.
I made the call at this time...Gulp...to install an AC system.
Not as easy as you might think. Steve figured out a very elegant compromise for such a tiny space, made because I wanted to keep the stock heater.
Shawn did the compressor mount fabrication. Both did great work.
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The batteries get tucked into their compartments.
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Not finished, but she's ready to see the light of day.
