05 Taco "restoring"

Hey guys,

I havent had a lot of time to work on it lately, been busy at work. However i will have some time this week and next to get the rest of the loose rust off and coat it.

As far as more parts, the only thing i really got lately were shocks, 2012 take off wheels, and hopefully this weekend ill be picking up a 2013 muffler with around 1k miles. Also i am waiting for a gigantic parts order to be finished up processing and shipped to me hopefully sometime this week.

 

I admire your attention to detail but I gotta say you sure are spending a lot of money to get this truck back to almost original condition just to have it as a daily driver. Why not get fiberglass fenders/bed skirts and spend the rest of the money on upgrading the suspension or wheels?

 

With this much $$ on parts going in I'm really currious what your "final" cost of the vehicle is going to be. Anyway, nice work and keep it up!

Now pass the

 

I thought about doing that but i want to keep it stock in case i think about selling it or trading it in. Im sure the resell value might higher for a stock truck vs. a modified one or at least be easier to get rid of depending on what modifications you have. If i were to buy aftermarket parts and i wanted to get rid of her later then i would have nothing stock to put back on the truck to help sell it easier. i dont know, i just dont like personalizing my daily to much, thats why i have a datsun ls1 project to do what ever i want to it. Also this is my first truck i have owned so i am still learning about good mods vs. bad ones. I have to say i messed up big time too for buying my first truck, hehe. Oh well i enjoy stuff like this anyways.

Believe me i tried finding the body parts here locally in oklahoma and of all the junk yards/salvage yards i called not one had any of the parts i needed or any tacoma parts in general.

Edit: here is my datsun project in case any of you are interested in checking it out when you have some free time. http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/103797-2-4-0-z-l-s-1/

With 86k miles and a good service history, also the work im putting into it i would say around a little above 20k cost of the truck. I dont think its that bad of a screw up. When i was shopping around of trucks with miles around what i have or more they were going for 18k in good shape.

 

when your done try fluid film on the under side,great stuff that will kill rust and protect the underside. if you do nothing it will rust again in the deep corners.

 

Looks like great stuff, been looking at videos on youtube. I may have to consider it once i pressure wash the underside of the cab. Thanks for that tip.

Not much of an update but some progress of what ive been doing and where im at now.

Sorry for my lack of detailed pics through out my project, i tend to forget when working on it.

Here are some pics from awhile back when i was taken apart the rest of the stuff from off the frame and did some rust chipping away.





Wish i would had taken an up close photo of what the rust/coating/dirt mixture looked like, but didnt.

Well here is a pic of my old rear shocks with the tow hitch. I had to cut the top of the shock to get it off since the nut was to corroded on the threads which is the reason whey i bought another pair.


New used pair, came off a 2012 off road tacoma with about 500miles.


Next i got my replacement muffler. Got this thing last Saturday. These are comparison pics compared to my old rusted muffler. The new used muffler came off a 2013 with 1k miles on it.








So the only difference in the two is where the last rear hanger is angled. I put description in the pic, not sure if you guys can read it.


I also purchased me a pair of new used off road wheels awhile back.

Here are a pics of one of my old wheels. The rest look similar.




Here are my replacement wheels. These came off a 2013 with hardly any miles on them. Owner said his wife took it straight to the tire shop to have the wheels replaced with aftermarket ones. He also gave me the lug nuts and brand new air inserts.




Now here is what the truck looks like. I worked on it sunday quite a bit. Almost done with chipping away rust and wire wheeling it. For sure it will be coated this weekend unless something comes up changing my plans.






Bunch of random parts. Cant wait to put my truck back together.


Tomorrow my huge dealer order will come in. More pics to come!

 

My order from the dealer parts came in today. Ill take more detailed pictures when its time for assembly. Took me over an hour to organize and check the list. The dealer parts department made a few mistakes. Gave me two extra bolts pertaining to the rear bumper and hitch attachment that cost a lot more (didnt get charged for it) instead of 2 bolts i need for the hitch to frame attachment which were a lot less expensive too. Not a big deal, ill just use two good old bolts i have for it. not worth my time for a few bucks that costed them. The other mistake is the trd off road decal is not in the right color format for my silver streak mica truck. Debating if i should exchange it or use it.





All organized and grouped together












The wrong color decal for my truck color


There are actually a few things i did not order that i need but its not to important right now. Can always order later when the truck is put together and driveable.

 

Sweet restore...reminds me of the frame replacement we did at work...

 

Thanks,

A new frame would be nice, thats a bit to much for me, hehe. My frame isnt in shit shape though so not needed for me. Just curious how long did it take to transfer the whole truck to the new frame?

Update!

Just finished up coating the rear part of my frame. Still have a few things to coat but this is pretty much it.

These pictures show what prep and ready por15 looks like after being sprayed on, let set for 20-30 min and watered down. It leaves a zinc phosphate coating base for the por15 paint to help chemically bind to the rust and unrusted metal.






After everything is bone dry, I coated with por15 rust preventive paint and then used por15 top coat in a spray can to protect the rust preventive coat form uv light. Its really just the sides of the frame beams that need it but i went ahead and top coated everything since it will be sitting like this for a week or so while i work on it.









I should of used silver instead of black in some areas cause it contains metal filler that would of helped smooth out the pitted areas. Oh well still looks good.

Thats it for now, Just waiting for it to cure so i can start putting stuff back on.

 

Damn fine job. Immense respect man.

 

Looks good ,think I would be tempted though to do the front part of the frame as well

 

Update

Coated the cross member under the rear part of the cab.





Cleaned and put the fuel tank back on with new hardware.


New straps


old straps


new bolts and pins



Tank installed. In case any of you have to take the tank off and need to put it back on, make sure you installed the pin side first then the bolt side. I was at it for a little while and could not figure it out. I read the fsm and got it done within 5 min.






Cleaned the tank under guard and new nuts for it.






Installed my new tire carrier
New carrier with new bolts


Old carrier


on the truck



Pictures of the spare tire installed and my replacement exhaust.




Thats it for now, more to come tomorrow. My bad for the crappy photos, going to try and mess with the camera some tonight to see if i can get them a bit bigger and more clear.

 

tomorrow has come and gone

 

The crap that these freaking greenies have us putting on the roads now does wonders for our cars and trucks.

 

didnt think anyone was keeping up with this thread, guess im at guilt for forgetting to update it.

Right now my truck is in the paint shop, should be done by the end of this week.
Ill have to find pictures of what ever i did since my last update and post up while i wait for my truck. Ill try tomorrow.

 

26hrs...it was super rusted so we had to do some extra work.

 

Wow you should have just gone aftermarket on the bed and suspension and exhaust

 

how much por15 did you use? maybe i missed it somewhere in your post i plan to sand blast my frame then paint it

 

I bought 1 quart of the black gloss rust preventive paint.

After painting the rear of the frame, my tow hitch, various brackets, i still have a little bit left to do more miscellaneous brackets in the future and i applied to much paint in some areas too. When people say a little goes a long ways, thats exactly what it means, not exaggerating either. First coat should always be laid on thin, then the second coat can be put on thicker if needed. I also bought their top coat spray paint, when completely dried up and fully cured, its rock hard, so pretty good spray paint and you apply that after your final coat of rust preventive paint when that is somewhat sticky when touched/a slight finger drag. I noticed that weeks later under neath in some areas on the frame where i did not put top coat on the rust paint that there was what looked like specks of rust spots everywhere, but after wiping/scrubbing it , it came off. Apparently that is normal and others experienced the same.

ill try and upload pics of my progress in the past tonight.