Sealing up rear side vents in a 75 series Troopie??

[cambelt]

Oh i forgot about this thread , I forgot to add that my truck has the door wind deflectors so my windows are always down 10 mm or so . I only close them sometimes so spiders dont get in .
Crushers your point was totally valid .
My point chassis plugs is about toyotas planned obsolesence how many years have you been around toyotas ? surely you have noticed some differences over the years .
Why do toyota use chassis plugs in some of the holes and not others ?? Why are the holes around the wheels open ?? Every car manufacturer creates a life span of a product and with the car body planned obsolesence is how they do it .
Dave

 

[xkennx]

Question for the great minds out there...
I have a new project rig, 1994 HZ75 Troopie and it is getting a workover.
These are beyond rare over here in the USA so I am reaching out to you folks with a question.
I would like to seal up these rear side vents so I can make some storage pockets in the panels.

I understand these are there to relieve air pressure when the doors are closed...but with a Troopie body and the lack of really tight seals is that really a concern?
I noticed in cleaning the interior spaces a ton of red dirt has gotten in over the years so I would rather open a window a bit than have 2 big opening in the back.

All thoughts are welcome
thanks in advance
Lance

Not sure if this will help or not - but I have armored a number of TLC 76/78 over the last couple years. I for one can assure you that I end up covering the vents (with ballistic steel). I have had no issues with "air compression" issues.

I am over in Iraq all the time checking on them where these trucks now have 2+ yrs on them and 60K+ miles.