I have a 88 V6 Standard cab that I've purchased recently, as mentioned in a different post. I knew the most common problem in these vehicles was rust, mainly in the bed. On this particular model, the rust problem is just recently starting on the cab, I was just wanting to get some opinions on what to do about this. I was thinking maybe powersand and then bondo, or maybe something else. Any suggestions, or opinions would be great.
just yesterday i did some body work on my 92'. It had bubbles and a piece rusted out on the driver side door. I took my sutting wheel and cut out the whole section and mixed up the bondo and applied it. Just make sure you get enough hardener in it and apply it quickly into the hole. I also did another spot on the truck that was dented. It would have been impossible to beat it out because of its location. I did a bondo job and sanded it all out smoothly and primed. Not too hard of a job, messy, but I like how you can shape it and itll hold to almost anything.. not too bad for a 15 yr old kid.
The key is to cut ALL rust out and dry all water and clean all dirt out of the hole to prevent it from getting worse underneath the bondo.
-Adam-
__________________ 1992 Toyota pickup 4x4. 3" body lift, Skyjacker Nitro 8000's, ICW alloy rims, 31X10.50" tires, K&N drop-in w/ airbox Mod. Sony Xplod head unit, MTX & kicker front speakers, BAJA and APC lights up front, Accel SS coil
How bad is the rust? I had to do some work on the seams of my 88's bed, but that was the only place I had rust. I had the seams of my bed cut out and re-done, but they were not in that bad of shape. Depending on how bad/extensive your rust problem is will determine whether or not you should look for a new bed. If you want to see pics of my 88'- email me. I put my address on your original post.
The rust is pretty bad. The bed itself on the inside is solid as far as I can tell, there is a bed liner installed on there, just a plastic one. On the outside of the bed there are whole sections missing around the wheel well and towards the rear. If I have time, I will take some pictures and post them.
I'm in the same boat too with my 84 SR5 pickup. The cab is rust free but the box is starting to go like yours. Where I live, there's a guy who brings in rust free boxes from California for a good price. A buddy of mine got a box from him in pristine condition. It's definitely something to think about if your box is rusty.
in my opinion (and many others) .... any rust repair you do on the original toyota bed .. is a waste of money and time ... its not so bad if you do the work your self ... but what ever you do , just dont expect it to last , cuz it wont .
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Originally Posted by TakumiAE86
I'm in the same boat too with my 84 SR5 pickup. The cab is rust free but the box is starting to go like yours. Where I live, there's a guy who brings in rust free boxes from California for a good price. A buddy of mine got a box from him in pristine condition. It's definitely something to think about if your box is rusty.
This really isnt a cure to the problem either ... just an expencive delay in the enivedable ...
That's just the thing, I don't know what a "good price" is. A project is just that, I get alot of enjoyment out of putting some time, effort, and TLC back into this old Toyota. I see one post here saying a good price, I'd really like to know that "good price". I know from a dealership, a bed would be around $1000 parts and labor. I could get this box for probably half or less than that, and I consider it mint condition. There is alot of pride in keeping these on the road, I think alot of people in this forum would agree.
If you can get a box that has no rust showing in the seams for around 500 then you best buy it. that is a good price.. A new Toyota box from dealer is around 1600 here in NY then you have to paint it.
From the condition that you described your bed being in, I would recommend you buy a newer bed. Look for one that is off of an 89 or newer- after 88, Toyota redesigned their truck beds to "fix" the problem that they had with the previous beds seams (they trapped water and dirt which would lead to rust). You will be better off and for the long term, you wouldn't have to worry as much about the rust coming back. Installing the new bed shouldn't be that hard, if you could get the 'new' bed for about $500, I would say that is a fair price- and I bet that your total cost (including painting it) would be right around $1,000. You will easily pay someone that much money to try and re-do your old bed (the cost of labor could be much more).
For whatever reason I am unable to get a picture of my 88 posted. I would love to show you how it looked before I got broadsided and totaled it in January. I had it lifted w/ 33" tires on it, a roll/light bar installed(with KC daylighters installed on top), a brushguard w/ KC foglamps, and the body was in mint condition (had original bed and I painted it midnight blue)- it looked great and was a blast to drive. I still have the tires,rims, roll bar, and lights off of it- but the cab and the bed were a total loss (I got broadsided in the drivers side by an SUV that was doing 45mph). If anyone wants to see a picture of it email me at khunsber@hotmail.com and I will send it to you- I would like to hear what you think of it. Hell, maybe one of of could get it posted- or figure out why I can't post it (I have it in jpeg format).
2Tacomas the file size may be too big. VB has a limt on picture sizes unless an admin/webmaster changes it to allow a bigger file. thats why you can't post the pic. (im assuming)
I have picture of my 1988 Toyota truck posted on another webpage- I couldn't get it to post on this one, but if you click on the link below it will take you right to the picture. Let me know what you guys think of it. I love my 2004 but I really miss driving that truck . Please let me know what you think. (For those of you looking for parts, all I have left are the: alloy rims w/ 33" tires, roll bar, brush guard, and KC offroad lights...sorry to those of you looking for other parts)
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1992 Toyota pickup 4x4. 3" body lift, Skyjacker Nitro 8000's, ICW alloy rims, 31X10.50" tires, K&N drop-in w/ airbox Mod. Sony Xplod head unit, MTX & kicker front speakers, BAJA and APC lights up front, Accel SS coil
. Please let me know what you think. (For those of you looking for parts, all I have left are the: alloy rims w/ 33" tires, roll bar, brush guard, and KC offroad lights...sorry to those of you looking for other parts)
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