Nick rolled in today for his booked appointment to have his second gen 4Runner 1/4rs installed





got started by pulling the interior out

 

I always like following in depth builds and know this is going to be one of them. Some of the rust you have to deal with is a work out in itself. Already know I will like the results.

 

Thanks Terry


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got the rest of the interior out , and removed the rear hatch



also removed the drivers flare , and as suspected , it's the same as the passenger side



also , got the rear 1/4r windows removed



ugly job , I wear rubber gloves with cloth gloves over top , soaked in wd40 ..


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and time to take the 1/4rs off .
first is to cut the pillars , then drill all the rest of the spot welds .





looks like I have some more rust to deal with






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Gross rust.

At least its in good hands!

 

yep .. pretty common on the 4Runners .. pretty much everywhere except desert climates , but then they have different problems .

and thanks for the confidence boost



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time for some test fitting
take your time .. this will take some time .. I'm about 3 hours total fitting and removing , a little trim here and there , off and on about 10 times , but you want to do this to fit them correctly









and now I'm happy with the fit ... time to fit the window




and happy with this ... I can now move on the the rust repair



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ok so now we have a great fit .. time to fix the rust
first I took a couple of measurements of the piece I would need to cut out . then got my sheet metal , drew the lines , and cut it out .. jig saw works great for these small pieces .



Then with the mini bender , you can put an edge on it .. a piece of 2X4 it counter edge will work as well





and although no one will ever see it , I used my bead roller to put the factory type "dimples" in the metal





and now , I can take these pieces , and use them as my template for cutting the rust out



and now tacked in place I can now prep for the POR15 treatment


POR15 done .. to cure overnight





also .. got the "glue tabs " done to cure overnight as well







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so with the long weekend over , and everything cured , time to make the sides permanent .

We use in our shop , and recommend 3M panel bonder #08115 . not cheep , but in my opinion , it is the best + it is the only product that offers a lifetime warrantee



be very liberal with it .. I use a popsicle stick to spread it out , and make sure I cover all bare metal



installed and clamped




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very nice!! i take a little vacation from yota tech and come back to slacker having gen 2 pannels now... thats awesome dude!!

 

Thanks man ...




4Runner is off to paint

 

You made quick work of that. Always like watching deep repair and looking forward to the day I learn it.

 

Paint will be done Friday



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all done , Customer has picked up , paid , and even booked an appointment for next year , for more stuff .. maybe even a 3.4L engine swap ...
enjoy the pics

















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Nice work Corey, Not too shabby! It's amazing what a little TLC will do for a truck, but I wish he sprung to have the whole truck painted

 

Thanks Dave ... I'm doing door skins as well as new hatch skin , + a rear plate bumper W/swing tire carrier next year . he also went away with some of my front fenders he is going to install himself , so I think next year we are doing the complete paint



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What a difference you made on that truck. Looks so much better. Looks like the biggest part is behind him now. Great job on it!!

 

Thanks Terry



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