4Runner 1/4'r replace .

[slacker]

cut and hacked ... and now rusting again ...

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time for something that wont rust ... fiberglass .

started by removing the rear gate , lights and all the hardware .



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now time to start cutting .

hacked out the center section .... so i could get a better look .

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got the old panels off .


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time to start prepping the surface for the new http://www.****************.com 1/4 panels . cleaning the metal surface for the new panels ...


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now fitting the new panels ...

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off to paint .

[rogerman]

wow looking nice man

[slacker]

some door gap photos ....The contrast is a tought shot ...


Straight panel


Right jamb


Right door gap


Left jamb


Left door gap




all the edges still haver to be seam sealed .... just like factory .

I'll get some others after its painted ...



oh Also you notice he has a door edge moulding .... gap is just a little larger with out the moulding .

[slacker]

you guys dont like this stuff ?

[Bakemono]

Wow, those pics take me back. I had a '85 4Runner in high school that was the same color. Nice.
Fiberglass is nice because it doesnt rust but if you ever get into an accident watch out, becuase the fiberglass body parts will shatter in a million pieces.
Cap'n

[slacker]

thats OLD school glass .... no 'splodin' with this stuff . Technology is a good thing .

[instantninja]

hmm, im tempted to get some of their pannels, the east coast is hell on any vehicle for rust, especially foreign cars. was there a noticeale difference in weight between the steel that you pulled off and the 'glass pannel you put on?

[slacker]

not really ... I should have weighed them but I didnt .

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in the paint shop ...

soon to be shot in color



roof and cowl is done .

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ALL DONE .


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and some gap pics .....

[87yotaGOD]

Very nice looking, nice truck too man. What kind of tires are those?

[slacker]

bald .... going to 37's in the spring .

[rogerman]

damn that looks sweeet! how many inches are those shackels?

[slacker]

3" on the front 4" on the rear .