Bought a rust bucket... need assistance (pic heavy)

I'm curious. Did you use a regular ratchet, breaker bar, etc (how long was the handle)? Did you use more of a constant pulling pressure or short bursts/tugs? Maybe you can weld something (nut) onto the stripped bolt to give you a new gripping surface. Can you post up a pic of the bolt so we can see how badly it is stripped? Maybe it still has something to work with...could have an idea or two for you.

i used a small torque wrench (only b/c it had a longer handle) and a 12 sided 24mm nut. I know, should've used a 6 side, but couldn't find one anywhere and figured it would strip anyway. Will post a pic but am about to leave for the week so i don't get to attempt anymore till next monday. Will post pics then. i'm thinking getting a 23 mm socket and hammering it on. the bolt still has some side on it.
 
Also bought a rustbucket!

I just bought a 1997 sr5 4wd, 5 speed, with 88,000 miles - $6,000 . Body, interior and engine are in great shape, but undercarriage is a rust bucket. Looks worse than yours nolo. I'm hoping to sand, scrape, chisel, etc. as much off as possible, and then use rust converter and paint. I'll post pictures when I have the 4runner in my possession. Does anyone know if it's possible to powerwash any of the rust off, or if it can be sandblasted without taking a lot of parts off. Nolo, let me know how you're doing with yours.
 
I just bought a 1997 sr5 4wd, 5 speed, with 88,000 miles - $6,000 . Body, interior and engine are in great shape, but undercarriage is a rust bucket. Looks worse than yours nolo. I'm hoping to sand, scrape, chisel, etc. as much off as possible, and then use rust converter and paint. I'll post pictures when I have the 4runner in my possession. Does anyone know if it's possible to powerwash any of the rust off, or if it can be sandblasted without taking a lot of parts off. Nolo, let me know how you're doing with yours.

bleh. been out of town. decided to take it on a trip to dallas though.... probably not the smartest 8 hour decision :)

cel light flashed a few times, then decided to stay on. it's still on, but haven't had time to check it at a code scanner, but will soon. tomorrow is shot all day, but tuesday i'm hoping for some time. something tells me it's an o2 sensor.. just a gut feeling. still got 20.7 mpg on the highway doing 80mph avg. not bad, eh???!!
 

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