Build Tacoma 4500 build

My dad came back for another few days and we got a lot done. He painted all the interior panels at home and fixed the fiberglass fenders.

We got everything mounted in the dash. The shifter mount done. The intake in. Figured out power steering hoses and got the resi and oil filter mounted. Shock resi mounts. Seat belt eyelets. Front sway bar done. Skid plates. And more I’m sure.
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more pictures. We put the real motor in. Went in with no issue. He got the Parker pumper mounted. Cut down a cylinder to use as an air tank for the front air locker and air free spool on the winch. Just waiting on bungs.
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ridered3 said:
Quite the productive update!

Somehow I'd missed your Instalandgram accounts until a shout out from Ultra4Jones so gladly subscribed to both accounts.
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Thanks for that. I post more detailed stuff there most the time. This seems to get the cliff notes version.
 
Damn! You are flying through these small projects. What did you end up using for skid plate material?
 
Malburg114 said:
Thanks for that. I post more detailed stuff there most the time. This seems to get the cliff notes version.
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Understandable there on posting stories there, but appreciate you taking the time to share even the cliffnotes here since it doesn't expire in 24 hours.
 
broken4_racing said:
Damn! You are flying through these small projects. What did you end up using for skid plate material?
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Thanks lol. Making a really hard push to get it done but running out of days and the list keeps getting longer it seems.

I just used some 1/4 I’ve had sitting on my rack for years. See how it holds up and maybe go to ar plate next. There’s a chance I put a layer of that plastic stuff over it as well.
ridered3 said:
Understandable there on posting stories there, but appreciate you taking the time to share even the cliffnotes here since it doesn't expire in 24 hours.
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It’s nice to look back here for pictures or just see progress etc.
 
Just a couple hours today. Neighbor kid has been coming over a lot and been a huge help. He’s getting better and I can turn him lose on easy projects so I can focus on other stuff. When you need 2 resivor mounts per shock it gets expensive to buy. So cut some on the cnc and had him bump break and shape them on some tubing to fit. Turned out good

We got the jack mount done. I welded some of the resi mounts. Got the shocks and all the coolers off and the last 3 skid plate tabs on (they went in the triangle corners of the subframe and got nuts welded in)

I’m making a strong push to get a lot of tabs and stuff done tomorrow and hopefully paint it this weekend. Next up is the carrier bearing mount, driveshaft loop tabs, and some more miscellaneous tabs then pull the motor and start pulling the axles.
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It seems like the small tabs and brackets never end. Screwed with the carrier bearing all day yesterday. Ended up having to make a front driveshaft and glad I did as clearance is tight but Everything fits. Mid shaft is less than a degree down and about a degree out to the side. And the actual front shaft is about 17 degrees down at full droop (20 degree max at the skip yoke) I did it out of 2x.120 but have some 2x.25 wall I’ll probably bore out and press on. Could videos on my Instagram showing how I did the carrier bearing.

Also got the driveshaft hoop tabs in, I’ll use an old limit strap. Added a brace to the winch tray as it had some flex. An antenna mount in the top wing thing.

Then today soent all day tearing everything apart while the wife sanded and scotch brighted the tubes. I got everything off the car and we got about 80-85% of the car sanded. I’ll finish sanding tomorrow and make a mock paint booth in the garage and start spraying the chassis.

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Looking for some cost effective heat shield stuff to put on the back side of panels. Preferably something that peel and stick.

Also need heat shield sheathing for hoses. Need some for -6 and -16.

Any recommendations?
 
What a mess. Painting was a ton of work and made a giant mess but the chassis and links are painted. Wife and I sanded the entire chassis then cleaned and tack clothed the entire thing.

Took about a day and half to prep and abour 4 hours to paint. There’s overspray everywhere despite making a paint booth with plastic. But it turned out good I think.

A few runs here and there and only found 2 small sections of tube I didn’t weld despite crawling all over the thing several times. I’ll clean them out and weld em up.

Just used the rustoleum gloss black in a gallon can. Thinned with acetone and added some hardener per some of the things I’ve seen online. Then sprayed through the cheap pink harbor freight gun. Sprayed no issue and laid flat. I’m happy.

Goal is to get the axles prepped tomorrow and then hopefully painted Monday. Then it’s time to start reassembling.
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350TacoZilla said:
I have nothing useful to add here but ****ing sweet work man! I love watching some of these builds come together.
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Thanks. Glad I painted it as I don’t know if I ever would have taken the time to take it apart later and do it. I feel like the goal is achievable if I keep chugging along
 

American Firesleeve hose wiring cable protection

High Temperature, Heat, Flame, Fire, Molten Splash, Spark, Abrasion and Wear Protection firesleeve tape rope fabric for Hose Cable Wire Tube and Pipe
firesleeveusa.com firesleeveusa.com

This has everything you need for hose and electrical fire sleeving. The silicone coated stuff is the best, but the regular fiberglass sleeving is still really good. If you can air gap some aluminum panels over whatever you're trying to shield, they work wonders over stick on stuff.
 
1Sinner said:

American Firesleeve hose wiring cable protection

High Temperature, Heat, Flame, Fire, Molten Splash, Spark, Abrasion and Wear Protection firesleeve tape rope fabric for Hose Cable Wire Tube and Pipe
firesleeveusa.com firesleeveusa.com

This has everything you need for hose and electrical fire sleeving. The silicone coated stuff is the best, but the regular fiberglass sleeving is still really good. If you can air gap some aluminum panels over whatever you're trying to shield, they work wonders over stick on stuff.
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air bake cookie sheets where a cheap solution back in the day. even just another layer of al with a 1/4” spacer does wonders
 
1Sinner said:

American Firesleeve hose wiring cable protection

High Temperature, Heat, Flame, Fire, Molten Splash, Spark, Abrasion and Wear Protection firesleeve tape rope fabric for Hose Cable Wire Tube and Pipe
firesleeveusa.com firesleeveusa.com

This has everything you need for hose and electrical fire sleeving. The silicone coated stuff is the best, but the regular fiberglass sleeving is still really good. If you can air gap some aluminum panels over whatever you're trying to shield, they work wonders over stick on stuff.
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Damn. And it costs half of what Earls or XRP fire sleeve does and it sure looks like the exact same thing.
 
Got the rear housing brake calipers on and added fill/inspection holes on both housings. Then more sanding and cleaning and blasted everything with some paint. The garage will never be the same. Even with the paint booth attempt, overspray got on everything.

I have a few small parts to paint but I can finally start reassembling for the final time.
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Malburg114 said:
Just used the rustoleum gloss black in a gallon can. Thinned with acetone and added some hardener per some of the things I’ve seen online. Then sprayed through the cheap pink harbor freight gun. Sprayed no issue and laid flat. I’m happy.
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Whould you happen to know what size tip your spray gun has on it?

I'm going the full Rustoleum route and was just planning to roll the stuff on, but spraying looks like much better results.
 
gt1guy said:
Whould you happen to know what size tip your spray gun has on it?

I'm going the full Rustoleum route and was just planning to roll the stuff on, but spraying looks like much better results.
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I just used the cheap harbor freight pink spray gun. They are good for about 2-3 uses then I toss them. Harbor freight says a 1.4 mm tip.

I’ll get their small touch up Gun to get into the tight corners I couldn’t and once I add all the other tabs I need to.


I missed a 5:1:1/3 ratio. 10 oz paint, 2 oz acetone, 1/3 oz of hardener. Used this video as a reference.

 
Malburg114 said:
I just used the cheap harbor freight pink spray gun. They are good for about 2-3 uses then I toss them. Harbor freight says a 1.4 mm tip.

I’ll get their small touch up Gun to get into the tight corners I couldn’t and once I add all the other tabs I need to.


I missed a 5:1:1/3 ratio. 10 oz paint, 2 oz acetone, 1/3 oz of hardener. Used this video as a reference.

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Awesome. Thank you Sir
 
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