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It takes a good metal man
Toyota put a 40 style top cover on the few 40 series equipped H55 trucks. This is a 60 style H55 and the shifter is further back
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It takes a good metal man
Toyota put a 40 style top cover on the few 40 series equipped H55 trucks. This is a 60 style H55 and the shifter is further back
I took your advice for my 40 and found a set of 3.70 differentials…
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The hump is still 100 percent 40 series we made it from a 78 40 series door skin
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Getting close …..
Fantastic work! Just spent a good chunk of this morning reading this.
Catching Neutral
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I bet!
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Nice work Jason and crew
I'm loving following this build and getting ideas for my own Troopy.
Couple questions:
1) Where did you have these rear doors done? I am in need of new outside weather stripping and how to slide into the channels. Do you have a source for the weather stripping perhaps?
2) Have you now gone with barn style doors instead of the full length?
I'm still interested in the discarded hard top if you decide it needs a good home
Will keep following and look forward to the finished product as well.
I was at Jason’s Friday. I love this build.
I wish I had the opportunity to drive it sometime. It has to be way awesome to drive.
I hope to catch it outside one day and park my 40 next to it so I can get a true size perspective.
I wish I had the opportunity to drive it sometime. It has to be way awesome to drive.
I hope to catch it outside one day and park my 40 next to it so I can get a true size perspective.
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how are you approaching this Sir ?
going from this ( TOP Diagram )
to
going to this ( bottom Diagram )
with regards to keeping the new sparky barn doors both securely shut , from the inside ....
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dam you can shoot single stage acrylic just like AARCO did .......
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going from this ( TOP Diagram )
to
going to this ( bottom Diagram )
with regards to keeping the new sparky barn doors both securely shut , from the inside ....
.
dam you can shoot single stage acrylic just like AARCO did .......
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Sorry I missed this.I'm loving following this build and getting ideas for my own Troopy.
Couple questions:
1) Where did you have these rear doors done? I am in need of new outside weather stripping and how to slide into the channels. Do you have a source for the weather stripping perhaps?View attachment 3760108
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2) Have you now gone with barn style doors instead of the full length?
I'm still interested in the discarded hard top if you decide it needs a good home
Will keep following and look forward to the finished product as well.
The truck would be in Vermont by now were it not for those doors. They were copies of 73 series doors and were total junk. No way to make them functional. Hence the move to the 1/2 tailgate doors. I’ll reveal how we close it all up next week.
As for wanting the hard top, did you express interest? I may have missed that.
Yep on the hard top
Very early in the build you said you might want to hold on to it, but I’d be first in line if you decided to part with it
Very early in the build you said you might want to hold on to it, but I’d be first in line if you decided to part with it
In case you’re thinking of freeing up some space at the ol’ Garage
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@clrussell take it out for a spin. I’d love a second opinion on Nolen’s work. I didn’t even check his references before agreeing to this build
@WY Trooper let me actually get it in my hands but if the soft top is as good as I hope I’ll have no reason for the hard top.
@WY Trooper let me actually get it in my hands but if the soft top is as good as I hope I’ll have no reason for the hard top.
Sounds good! I'm in no rush. I love the look of my soft top, but there are times when fully enclosed would be great.@clrussell take it out for a spin. I’d love a second opinion on Nolen’s work. I didn’t even check his references before agreeing to this build
@WY Trooper let me actually get it in my hands but if the soft top is as good as I hope I’ll have no reason for the hard top.
Had a couple stop by my campsite this morning to talk and take pictures. They were from outside of Calgary and headed to the Land Cruiser Museum!!
@clrussell take it out for a spin. I’d love a second opinion on Nolen’s work. I didn’t even check his references before agreeing to this build
@WY Trooper let me actually get it in my hands but if the soft top is as good as I hope I’ll have no reason for the hard top.
I’m afraid I would want one even more if I go drive it
With 4 kids it really is the perfect balance.
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Well a month went by and a little more and finally the Troopy was ready for pickup.
The holdup in the end was that we were going to have to fix so many issues on the soft top that the guys offered to make us a new top for about what it was going to take to repair it.
So we got that done. Jason had it picked up Saturday while we were out camping and Sunday morning I picked it up only to find they did not do some buckles correctly.
I loaded it up and brought it home topless. They are making the proper fixes now and will box it and send it
The holdup in the end was that we were going to have to fix so many issues on the soft top that the guys offered to make us a new top for about what it was going to take to repair it.
So we got that done. Jason had it picked up Saturday while we were out camping and Sunday morning I picked it up only to find they did not do some buckles correctly.
I loaded it up and brought it home topless. They are making the proper fixes now and will box it and send it
