Shakotan ln40

[Lukey]

Brake cleaner and a lighter do very well against redbacks....

Nice progress on the lux, got any wheels in mind for it?

dont need a lighter, brake cleaner burns them good

just like metho burns flys



nice build chief, keen to see more

[QuiteFitting]

Fuckin red backs...

to think that little fucker could potentially kill you.

Luckily i found it before i dove my hand where i shouldnt've

D: Looks like a black widow.

Those things are awesome they keep pests out of my house.

There nasty man. Close to your black widows in the US.

Good progress man. I wish I had gone through mine with a wire wheel.

Thanks dude! . Its long, draining work. But i love the small details..

Brake cleaner and a lighter do very well against redbacks....

Nice progress on the lux, got any wheels in mind for it?

Haha degreaser did the trick. I sat back with a stick and poked it till it died

And as or wheels, cheap set (till i sell my impreza) Some 15x8 or 15x10 sunraysias.
Then a set of SSR meshies..

dont need a lighter, brake cleaner burns them good

just like metho burns flys



nice build chief, keen to see more

Lol! Its funnier to watch them die slowly.. Mwah ha haarrr....


Ok. Pictures from todays progress.. Mostly cleaning and painting. (some brake/suspension stuff but didnt take pictures...)


Firewall plate before.


Plate cleaned.


Washer bottle bracket.


Rocker cover done. Wrinkle blackkkk!!!!!! .


And yes. I cleaned ALL the bolts ..


Exhaust shields before/after.


Wrinkle black shifter with my CARBING gearknob .



Firewall plate finished.


Washer bottle brackets finished with the bolts polished.


Exhaust shields done.


Its the little things... Taped it up then softly sanded the letters.
"

After .


I swear i spent half the day doing this shit.. But i like the end result as opposed to buying new ones .


I even scrubbed the crap out of the rubber inlet pipe. Looks so much better!!

[244Brick]

WIRE WHEEL ALL THINGS AMD PAINTBTHEM WRINKLE BLACK!!!! I loving this! Continue

[QuiteFitting]

WIRE WHEEL ALL THINGS AMD PAINTBTHEM WRINKLE BLACK!!!! I loving this! Continue

Haha thanks man. I had a chuckle at that. So I made this..

http://memegenerator.net/instance/35002705

[180roman]

I'm loving the wrinkle black, coz it was always something i wanted to do, to have a stealth engine bay with everything in wrinkle black.

But I am a bit iffy on the painting of exhaust heat shields in wrinkle black paint... Maybe the VHT high temp exhaust manifold paint would be a better choice as it is safe for high temps.

Otherwise i recon those heat shields would have looked cool in just raw wire wheeled finish to break up the black.

[QuiteFitting]

I'm loving the wrinkle black, coz it was always something i wanted to do, to have a stealth engine bay with everything in wrinkle black.

But I am a bit iffy on the painting of exhaust heat shields in wrinkle black paint... Maybe the VHT high temp exhaust manifold paint would be a better choice as it is safe for high temps.

Otherwise i recon those heat shields would have looked cool in just raw wire wheeled finish to break up the black.

Thanks for the feedback Roman!
I'm a bit iffy about them too. Not for heat but with the crappy. Cast exhaust..
I may Fab up my own stainless exhaust later. Then it may look better.

[180roman]

wire wheel the cast exhaust to shininess

[QuiteFitting]

Hey guys!

Sorry for the lack of updates.
Been pretty busy. But i have been working on the ute quite a lot. Just not time to update.

Ok.
Here we go...

Pulled the thermostat housing off. Itttt wasnt so good... Ordered a new one.

Polished heater hose bracket.

The firewall underneith the clutch master was leaking, so i sanded, primed and repainted it.



Oil cap is still my favourite part .

Cleaned and painted the brake booster.

FINALLY!!!!!!

Some fabrication!!

Factory brake pedal pad size SUCKS. Decided to make my own.. .




Non-slip grip tape .

New shiftknob.

Cleaned up the caliper pistons.

And this is why i polish everything up. New just looks too.... New?... :/.

Calipers rebuilt with new rubbers and on the car.

[QuiteFitting]

How the engine bay looks ATM. Nothing special. But it is ALOT cleaner than before.

So the ute had an accelerator lever.. But no pedal. So i TIG'ed one up.



Have a AE92 corolla (my first car, now parts) steering boss. Wondered if it would fit...
Colour coded sparco anyone??!


Whats this??
Well, the keybarrel was no good. So i wired up a panel. (and im going to swap the red button for a plain black one).


Lastly. I put the accelerator pedal in. Only to find out it wasnt close enough to the floor. Far too high.
So i TIG'd an extension in.



If you guys have any questions or feedback about anything ive done please dont be afraid!
I love to hear feedback .

[JC.]

This is so goddamn cool.

[dvious]

Good work. Top effort with the wrinkle paint, which brand did you use?

[QuiteFitting]

Good work. Top effort with the wrinkle paint, which brand did you use?

Thanks . Wrinkle paint is hit and miss. If the temperature isn't right it doesn't wrinkle properly :/.
Good paint though. Its VHT brand .

[Belgian_Astra]

Love it!

[MommysLittleMonster]

Probably my most favorite Toyota pickup ever made, and you're doing a fantastic job of doing it up right.

Keep up the great work.

[QuiteFitting]

Love it!

Thank you!

Probably my most favorite Toyota pickup ever made, and you're doing a fantastic job of doing it up right.

Keep up the great work.

Thanks alot!! I appreciate the kind words . If I had more time to have it off the road it wouldve been 100% resto. Once its in the road ill take bits off and clean them up a bit nicer .