Build Troopysaurus - One Less Sprinter!!

[SNLC]

Donor 80-series!

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[efjayatee]

Pretty clean to be a donor-no?

 

[cruisermatt]

Pretty clean to be a donor-no?

Who would want to use junk as a chassis donor to save a few grand on a six-figure project?

 

[SNLC]

Pretty clean to be a donor-no?

It would be a good candidate for a restoration. I guess you could certainly fix it up too but it is well over 300k on it. Interior is maybe. 5, 6 at best. Body has been repaired at some point including the drivers door replaced so no vin tag in the door jam. No roof rack or rear wing is cool though!

Chassis is absolutely perfect!

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[efjayatee]

It would be a good candidate for a restoration. I guess you could certainly fix it up too but it is well over 300k on it. Interior is maybe. 5, 6 at best. Body has been repaired at some point including the drivers door replaced so no vin tag in the door jam. No roof rack or rear wing is cool though!

Chassis is absolutely perfect!

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I figured......(I approve then)
But i always cringed when a good running 8/10 looking rigs getting chopped up.

 

[SNLC]

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[Broski]

Always enjoy theses builds
Following along

 

[Climbingnut]

Following what will be another awesome build!

 

[SNLC]

Dynamat is done, it took almost exactly 108sqft!!

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[Tennessee Jed]

How well do those adhesive panels adhere to the roof interior - I mean over the years. Do they eventually start to fall down?

 

[SNLC]

How well do those adhesive panels adhere to the roof interior - I mean over the years. Do they eventually start to fall down?

Dynamat? No problem, it won’t fall down.

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[SNLC]

Donor chassis. Dirty but rust free.

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[SNLC]

Seam sealer sprayed under side of body, top coated with single stage Toyota 040. Lizard Skin ceramic on firewall.

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[SNLC]

One more picture.

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[SNLC]

Chopping the chassis in half tomorrow.

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[SNLC]

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[SNLC]

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[SNLC]

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[SNLC]

Body is way high still, above the chassis. We didn’t even finish grinding it out where we chopped and extended the frame. We just wanted to get the body on the lift and play with the chassis under it the last hour or so on a Friday. Monday we start plotting body to chassis for building body mounts.

I would say it’s a worldwide first for this body style of Troopy on an 80-series chassis.

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[Lucky1386]

Pretty darn cool