Pretty quiet in here... what are you working on? (11 Viewers)

[afgman786]

Swapped out the damaged bumper as well as all the goodies. Put diode dynamic amber LEDs bulbs in the fog lights.

 

[TRDdrew]

Swapped out the damaged bumper as well as all the goodies. Put diode dynamic amber LEDs bulbs in the fog lights.

was this the bumper I found ?

 

[TRDdrew]

Ever since I moved my HiLift to the outside of my swing out it kept getting caught on brush while wheeling. Pick up an old school Kaymar spare tire mount got it cleaned up and installed as well as a rated Recovery point for the rear

 

[afgman786]

was this the bumper I found ?

Yea, but the bumper was not pretty. Had my dad's friend that runs a body shop take care of sanding and respraying the bumper

 

[captainva]

Crashed it already huh

 

[Svensk120]

Yea, but the bumper was not pretty. Had my dad's friend that runs a body shop take care of sanding and respraying the bumper

think I could get the friends/club member discount to respray the GX? lol

 

[afgman786]

Crashed it already huh

Wish it was my fault... Old man smacked then blamed me for not having the parking sensors enabled

 

[Jakes40]

Found the EVAP leak on the Tacoma. Mouse chewed the line from the Charcoal canister to the EVAP valve on top of the fuel tank. Saved a grand for a $3 hose. My home made smoke machine paid for itself.

 

[1MOA]

Went for a walk this Am and found a 10mm wrench. Best Black Friday deal ever. Pretty sure if fell off after I put the top on Tuesday but I’ll take it.

 

[TRDdrew]

Knocked out some welding projects today with @DC470 and my good friend Dave, owner of Steinworks fabrication shop in Severna Park MD. If you need and high end tig work done in the dmv area this is your guy

Spent the majority of Saturday afternoon DeSmogging the 80

 

[kevin in okinawa]

Really nice welds! That shop looks sweet, and warm, lol.

 

[TRDdrew]

Really nice welds! That shop looks sweet, and warm, lol.

Haha only had a kerosene heater for warmth but it maintained about 65

 

[CrabCake]

Lying on your back and running the pedal...

And saw the desmog "almost" nightmare...good job on that one!

 

[TRDdrew]

Lying on your back and running the pedal...

And saw the desmog "almost" nightmare...good job on that one!

dude is a contortionist!

 

[JakeisbadatThis]

I cut my rusty super duty in half over the weekend. Now i'm slowly welding it back together.

 

[JakeisbadatThis]

Getting the roof ribs to match up, i didn't want to have them just end with a flat piece of metal. Body work sucks. I kept blowing holes through it but finally got it to start working after a lot of trial and error. Have to clean up my booger welds now

This cab was super rusty and destined for the scrap pile anyways, the only thing going for it is, it's mine. It was either pay $2000 for a cab that was most likely stolen and had no title. Buy a rust free cab from the south, $4000 with a title. Or try my hand at making this into the perfect size for my personal use. Camper/cruiser hauler, drive all around the country with out a care in the world truck.

 

[TRDdrew]

Getting the roof ribs to match up, i didn't want to have them just end with a flat piece of metal. Body work sucks. I kept blowing holes through it but finally got it to start working after a lot of trial and error. Have to clean up my booger welds now


This cab was super rusty and destined for the scrap pile anyways, the only thing going for it is, it's mine. It was either pay $2000 for a cab that was most likely stolen and had no title. Buy a rust free cab from the south, $4000 with a title. Or try my hand at making this into the perfect size for my personal use. Camper/cruiser hauler, drive all around the country with out a care in the world truck.

what in the West Virginia heck is happening here lol. On a serious note great work, that a lot of man hours there As a body man myself sheet metal is fun to weld lol, all in the welder settings

 

[JakeisbadatThis]

what in the West Virginia heck is happening here lol. On a serious note great work, that a lot of man hours there As a body man myself sheet metal is fun to weld lol, all in the welder settings

i learned a lot from the roof, so i'm going to do the doors a little differently. I'm going to try and have the rear doors still open, but i'm not positive i'll be able to get it since they'll only be 10"~ long, might end up shaping them and just bolting them in. I have an all new respect for body repair people now, i use to look at rust repairs for rockers and wheel wells and wonder why people didn't do it. Oh my god this s*** is hard lol

 

[TRDdrew]

i learned a lot from the roof, so i'm going to do the doors a little differently. I'm going to try and have the rear doors still open, but i'm not positive i'll be able to get it since they'll only be 10"~ long, might end up shaping them and just bolting them in. I have an all new respect for body repair people now, i use to look at rust repairs for rockers and wheel wells and wonder why people didn't do it. Oh my god this s*** is hard lol

people always cringe, when i give them a price on stuff. Normally they have no idea what goes into it

 

[CrabCake]

people always cringe, when i give them a price on stuff. Normally they have no idea what goes into it

That goes for a lot of things nowadays....just finding someone with half of the skills needed to start in the first place can be a huge accomplishment! The older I get, the more respect I have for those that both have the time and effort to master a skill...fortunately the older I get, the more I can afford to pay them what it's worth as well!