Jeff ... LOL :morepower


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Dude!



https://youtu.be/ZEWkZb11pss?si=7gZ8KrjfcNc2S4li

Morning everyone ... my apologies, I've got a little catchin up to do.

Ok so, body is taking little longer than I thought as it's out of my control ... no surprise there

Mechanically, we are coming along !!
This thing is going to be crazy, I cannot wait to see this come together and drive it. It surpasses all the 4X4's I've built to date by a mile.

Can you say "ground clearance" ... LOL

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Very nice! Glad progress is being made, Steve.

Watching this build makes me want to do a lifted truck again.

Hey buddy , youre still alive

Yes buddy ... all good, crazy with all kinds of sh$!, but good !!
Thanks

A little change ... really cool addition to the suspension

Updates
 

Good morning all
Some progress,pretty much completed everything on the chassis, not just waiting on completely stripping the entire body ... again :bang:

Good news is, we got the doors back and they are solid, need some TLC but solid

Few updated pics


First off ... Like some opinions here, this is the new colour and finishing choices we are leaning towards

Thoughts ?

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GM rear brakes with integrated parking brakes installed

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eStopp installed

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rear end complete with anti-sway

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More examples of the same colour ....


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Love the color and the interior. With the gold wheels? Having a hard time picturing them together. Would love to see a pic of them together.

I agree with Chris.

Nice choice on color and the interior is going to look perfect.

I love the color!! Going to look sick!

I like the interior, rugged but luxury. Exterior is a solid choice too. I think it'll go well with the gold wheels.

Does Toyota have any classic colors to pull from though?

Chassis looks great, Steve. Sorry to hear the paint isn't working out as well as you'd hope.

Thanks Gents, feedback always appreciated especially when its exactly what I was hoping for :thankyou:

Trey, I know ... so here are our options from Toyota

This is heath grey, an original FJ40 colour.. Looks VERY different in lighting conditions

Green here ...

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More grey here ...


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And then a colour my painter did on a G wagon that was VERY close

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Oh ... and Chris and Marty
Not gold but close enough

This will give you an idea ... Thanks guys, just realized that I will have to powder coat the silver bead retainers black !

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For reference

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And now gold on the Toyota Grey (green)


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I think the black bead retainers will help tie it together very nicely!

Thanks Chris !

We did some spray outs

Toyota Cement grey --- Custom colour --- Defender green

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I'm diggin that middle one.

I hate to say I agree with Skip

I thought the Defender was grey at first. Took a couple pics before I realized it was a green. Tough choice with color selection. I know I'd be pulling on my hair with this decision.

Thanks Trey ... Thank god I don't have any hair left ! LOL
Ya, this is a very tough decision, definitely down to the two on the left.

Just purchased the new front seats yesterday, decided to go with the NEW RECARO Cross Sportster's, either colour I go with these will be perfect

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You sponsored by Recaro???.. isn't that the 4th car with them

Ryan, Yessir ... and I have a pair for sale buddy !!

Recaro Expert M for sale in the classifieds

Cheers
Steve

Gaps WAAAAY better than from factory ... LOL

Paint 'should' be done by end of October

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New mirrors with flashers

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Complete seal kit from Australia ... These are SUPER rare so this is the only full kit available on the planet

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I like bacon…I like this piggy.


:P

progress! Glad to see this, Steve.

Morning all ...
More progress, we are really moving now and coming soon will be the 1st ever grafting of a full electric sunroof.

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Fender with new G-wagon flashers

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Going Pink !! ... not

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Ok, here are the 1st preliminary designs for the dash
Some pretty cool stuff happening here, 3D carbon printed surround, for the Dakota Digital dash, the centre section 'Land Cruiser' logo area is completely louvered / vented for the centre AC and heat. And, as you can see fully custom glove box, and you will also see a large round dial below ... this will be a second piece of the dash that will hold both the large suspension dial, as well as the start button and the E-brake (not shown yet)

Let me know what you guys think

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Drivers side almost done ... final blocking and standing


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also .... Drip rail was really beat up so we decided it had to go

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Love it ... looks better without a drip rail but remember morning dew and open windows mean wet interior...lol.

LMAO !
Silly Ryan, you know that some rich dude in LA, Vegas or Arizona is going to buy this thing !!

Cheers
Steve

Steve your right how stupid of me ..you build something amazing and sell it of course lmao... will you ever build something and keep it??, maybe youtube it and some money ??? Lol be a YouTube millionaire

I dig the dash design. Having the center be a vent is cool.

Buddy, I always say ya my next one is the last, but this is never the case ... as long as I continue to love building these things I will continue. That said, my NEXT build will be something that I would keep for me, maybe keep it for a bit or maybe sell it ... lets see what that is ...

Update guys ... did a little 3D printing for the mock up and I absolutely astounded at what can be done these days with technology.
Extremely happy with the way this is coming along, this will be my best build to date ....


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And made some custom carbon fiber louvers for the supercharged LS3


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:king:

That does look good, Steve.

Will the truck need to go through an inspection before it's allowed on the road? I noticed the speedo is MPH. I know your newer cars must be KPH as the primary.

Glad to see the progress.