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Final prime and ready for paint. Ended up blocking and priming 3 times; 2-3 coats of primer each time. Final primer prep was wet sanding with 600 grit, and good wash down, and tacked. After 4 coats of base and 5 coats of clear. Turned out better than I expected for an inexperienced...

Block sanded the body all over with 320 grit. Used some of the leftover black satin I had from painting the frame as a guide coat. A couple of places had surface rust, so I sanded these spots down to the metal. I stopped sanding once I went over it a few times and could really see the low and...

I wish my progress was this fast. I'm actually a few months ahead of my posts. I started this project in May 2015. At this point in the thread, it was probably December 2015. And I'm still working on it to this day (mostly interior details). I only really get to work on it 2-3 weekends a...

Decided to repaint the body next since I was done with the mechanical side. To get ready for the body work, I stripped all the parts off the body and covered up the work I've already done. That black Gorilla tape I used on the floor stuck like no other. Wouldn't go back to regular duct tape...

Thanks. I'm in the Upstate... Greenville area.

All OEM unless it was a discontinued part. Various sources but mostly online from toyotapartsdeal, even though their processing and shipping times are painfully slow. Some parts from my local Toyota dealer b/c I could get them faster, but dealers want top dollar. And sometimes I could find...

I just used a Krylon Rust Protector aerosol... satin black. I liked it b/c it dried fast. Probably put on 3-4 coats.

Next stop was the rear underbody, frame, suspension, exhaust, and brakes. Again replaced a lot of stuff with new Toyota parts. The most difficult part for me was replacing the universal joints and leaf spring bushings. Ended up having to torch out the old bushings. And not having a hydraulic...

Replaced some of the front end components; replaced the original automatic hubs with manuals, new bearings, rotors, calibers, shocks, ball joints, tie rods, idler arm, damper, stabilizer, etc, etc. Not as an impressive visual transformation as some of the other things I did, but it steers and...

Eventually got everything back together with new oem parts: water pump, radiator, condenser, sensors, alternator, compressor, master cylinder, hoses, lines, clamps, etc, etc. (literally hundreds of parts) Lessons Learned Doug Thorley header... it's available with the O2 sensor either on the...

I used a DeVilbiss Plus gravity feed gun. It's not a HVLP gun. It's what the industry calls a 'compliant' gun. I found that the overspray is about the same as a HVLP and I could get a lot of paint flowing through the gun. I researched a lot of products before I purchased this one. I wanted...

Then I decided to go in a little different direction after game planning a little more. Right or wrong, I decided to restore the mechanics side first, then come back to the body and interior. Removed everything from under the hood except the engine. Checked the timing chain, valves, etc and...

Removed the stock stripes. My first attempt was using a hair dryer and razor blade. I did have some success with this approach, but it was extremely slow going. I then bought a 3M Stripe Off Wheel. I probably could have done 10 4Runners with the 3M wheel in the time it would take to do one...

One of the first things I did was replace the stock wheels with a set of TRD Sport wheels. And with the wheel size change, I put on a set of LT265 70Goodyear Duratracs. This is about the largest tire I could fit at the stock ride height without scrubbing. Before purchasing, I read that some...

Pretty solid looking HiLuxer. Those wiper switches with the integrated cruise controls are very hard to find, especially with the lettering still intact. Take care of that one.