Builds Stiflers Hzj75rv Mild build

[southerncruiser62]

Placed an order with Rob this morning. Looking forward to the change.

 

[elkaholic]

You'll love em. They were in my 74 at Logan's Run

 

[lumbee1]

Not to rain on the parade, but I prefer the traditional lower output warm white LED's. I have a higher power warm white LED panel for my tailgate that does a fantastic job. I've got maybe $11 and some change invested in all of my LED's combined.

 

[elkaholic]

The problem lies in the fact that 24V LEDs are hard to come by. Anything beats the light output of the stock 70 series dome light ...

 

[AndrewHadji]

Working my way forward from the rear doors, taking apart, cleaning and reassembling. I wish my before picture came out,it was too blurry. Took me 4 hours to start at the rear door hinges, take the doors off, disassemble, clean, treat and reattach. I could not figure out how to get the rear left barn door interior panel out. I removed all the clip inserts, removed the screw for the door opener, but it wouldnt come off. I hate forcing things so if anyone knows a trick or two let me know. Ive reassembled for now and will address later.

Essentially all the stripping is getting removed, inspected and cleaned. The surfaces are washed with degreaser, then rinses with clean water. I went through 4 buckets in the first hour. There was red dirt everywhere..... Have some ospho in a spray bottle which i used to treat the rust spots. Im planning to repsray in a year or so, so in the mean time I am using a rattle can clear i can use to cover the ospho with until then.

So far ive made it to just behind the front seats. Need to remove the last set of rear seats before i dig inot that area. Im getting old... my back is yelling at me but i am happy with the results.

Things found so far:4 6 oz fishing weights, various nuts and screws, another cassette tape: unknown music, a "toyota" labeled open mouth wrench (presume to be from the stock tool kit), a metric s*** ton of the scariest bug carcasses i have ever seen.

-Andrew

 

[AndrewHadji]

Officially on the lookout for rims, want to keep genuine yota... found these

They are steelies for later gen 70s. Prolly powdercoat grey or black.... thoughts or suggestions?

 

[forrest5000]

Those are the ones , I just put on my 73 , Greg also has those on his troopie .


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[AndrewHadji]

Thanks Forrest, looks like they indeed are a popular choice.

 

[OGBeno]

Available new from Toyota too...

 

[forrest5000]

Beno can get them for you ,he got them for me.


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[fjrohrs]

Loving the updates, thanks for providing! How are you enjoying driving the truck and are you now comfortable with RHD? You mention a bit of rust above, was this at all visible when purchasing or have these been surprise finds? Thanks!

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[AndrewHadji]

Loving the updates, thanks for providing! How are you enjoying driving the truck and are you now comfortable with RHD? You mention a bit of rust above, was this at all visible when purchasing or have these been surprise finds? Thanks!

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Most were in the pictures when purchasing, others were found when i took weather stripping off or started removing panels to get to. I purchased directly from Aus so i didnt have the luxury of looking at the vehicle on LCDs lot. I relied on lots and lots of pictures and steves contacts to visually inspect the vehicle there.

 

[AndrewHadji]

Figured some might find this part number useful its the rear mat for the troopy, there seems to be 3 mat sections, front: that stops at the front of the seat mounts, middle: that stops at the first mount of the rear jump seats, and rear: (this one) which covers both jump seats and the rest until the rear doors.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Your Troopy is about the same size as the school bus I rode back in the day.

 

[AndrewHadji]

View attachment 1179759 Your Troopy is about the same size as the school bus I rode back in the day.

I heard about them short buses

 

[OGBeno]

Figured some might find this part number useful its the rear mat for the troopy, there seems to be 3 mat sections, front: that stops at the front of the seat mounts, middle: that stops at the first mount of the rear jump seats, and rear: (this one) which covers both jump seats and the rest until the rear doors.

So the first 10 digits represent a Toyota PNC as well as part number, the 2 digit suffix number is factory and does not actually correspond to a replacement part number unfortunately.

That said, that's a cool pic as well as a cool historical factory part number.

 

[AUBobo]

On the rear left hand door panel. Once you remove the screw, pull the handle (as if you were opening the door and slide the handle assembly to the side ( I believe it's the right as you're looking at it). This should detach the handle assembly from the door and allow you to remove the panels.

 

[AndrewHadji]

On the rear left hand door panel. Once you remove the screw, pull the handle (as if you were opening the door and slide the handle assembly to the side ( I believe it's the right as you're looking at it). This should detach the handle assembly from the door and allow you to remove the panels.

Well look at that, +5 beers for you sir! worked exactly like you said.

 

[61Mk+]

Siflersmom, this picture shows the forward front mat, and the shorter piece behind it, if that's of any use to you. Behind the shorter piece in my Troopie (a '92 non-RV model) is an after market, single-piece of rubber mat, about 1/2"-3/4" thick.
I'll be posting pictures of parts numbers on my thread soon (A Troopy Finds Its Owner).

 

[AndrewHadji]

New toy came in today.....

Apparently 7 feet of tent fits on the troopy with the doors shut.