After cleaning all the plastics, the headliner looks dirty lol




Started cleaning the hood


More pics to come…

Also, at the junkyard, we got some leather headrests for the front seats

Some of the dumb things we have found are:
1. The clutch pedal could have fallen off at any time due to the pin holding it to the clutch pedal bracket was put on wrong and was missing a cotter pin
2. The slave cylinder was held on by mismatched bolts, which were loose
3. The front skidplate was held on by one bolt and two zip ties
4. Vacuum hose not connected on the VSV

I'm about to go and scrape off the 1/4" oil/ grease junk that is built up on the front of the truck under the engine. I'm also going to change the rear diff fluid today.

What are you using? remember to unbolt the fill plug before the drain plug. If you unbolt the drain then the fill won't come out then.... yeah. no bueno.

I did check the fill plug before doing it (thanks to nervo19's story of finding out that the fill plug was JB Welded after he drained it). I used Valvoline conventional 80W-90 GL-5. The old fluid was black, brown, and green.

Took off the fender flares. Just need to polish the paint and get some mud flaps. My dad cleaned off the nite shades with goof off!

Got some goodies to go with the 99 tall coils which are supposed to come in later this week






When we find someone to buy the tires, I will be getting some pizza cutter 235/85/16 BFG A/T's

Dad here - the ribs (or braces) on the hood have partially come un-glued. What's the best way to reattach?

Went to another junkyard today and got a steering wheel ($6), right side tail light ($6), and some 4WD rear mud flaps fro a 2nd gen ($4). Found out that the steering wheel is a 2 spoke instead of a 4 spoke, so there went 6 bucks for nothing. Tail light is good and will replace the one with a hole in the side. The mud flaps will bolt up pretty good with only one hole to be added in the bumper.

Got the mud flaps on


Started on shocks and springs!


The '99 coils have ten coils; the '98 coils have nine coils (on the front springs) and are both color coded blue and yellow on the passenger side.

Nice resurrection! I've been doing a lot on mine also. It was always maintained but lots of visual stuff needs done. Now only if I could find some decent leather seat covers for the front...

I finished up the lift this morning! Did the rears all by myself and I apparently made my dad's day when I told him. Siliconed all the bushings and the hoses in the engine compartment.

Re-did the gaskets on the shifters- transmission and transfer case along with new boots and grease








Lug nuts have been ordered to replace the six types of wrong ones


Suspension- 99 Tall Coils with KYB Monomax Shocks

What do y'all think of these ideas:

V6 3.0 EFI


or

Replace the SR5 with this one and a V6 badge from a 2nd gen






I put some reflectors on the hitch


Cool Japanese stuff


Tires are listed on Craigslist


Thanks to G Squared, I will be replacing the driver's side headlight with one that is not broken. Thank you! (We mailed the check for shipping today)

We sanded and prepped the battery area for painting this morning. The final prep was using acetone to clean everything. Then we taped and papered what we did not want to paint. I used Rustoleum Rusty metal primer. Area looks better already. We'll paint the area Sunday night with the factory color Duplicolor paint in the battery area. It will definitely look better than before.

Its amazing how much better Chuckles truck looks already. Still lots to do

Stephen

Pics from the battery area




Tonight, we painted it with gray primer and sprayed some desert sand mica duplicolor. Pics will come after a few coats.

Brake drums are red! Same can of paint my dad did his 1st gen with 10+ years ago


Brakes are new and look good


New Napa brake lines for up front


The guy we ordered lug nuts from, sent us ones from a 5 lug tundra, so I can't drive it for another week until we get the right ones

How did I miss this? Congrats, I know it will be well cared for. I can't believe you found a 4WD for that price. First I was screaming, "take off the running boards," and you did. Then I was screaming, "get rid of the Nightshades!" and your dad did that.

..."or
Replace the SR5 with this one and a V6 badge from a 2nd gen..."

You can totally debadge it and just leave the Toyota logo that's beneath the rear wiper. That logo has two studs that fit into two holes in the hatch. I like the plain look.

For the record I did not drain the fluid before discovering the bolt was JB Welded...only because it was the drain plug that was welded. I suppose it was in lieu of the crush washer.

Good luck and keep posting!