JasonRedwood
Explorer
Nice work sir.
CA18_Sean's 1st Gen 4Runner expedition build
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seanpistol
Explorer
:victory:
ca18_sean
Adventurer
No big changes in paint. Ran out of paint. Lol. Had to order more off amazon. Should be here tomorrow. Got a bunch of other fun things in the mail.
Front 4.88 diff from a 92 4Runner
Rear 4.88 from low range off-road with a spool
Sliders and front frame brace, also from LROR
New factory OE exhaust by Bosal
Side markers from a Volvo
Magnaflow catalytic converter
New CV axles to go in with the new diff
Brake duct hosing to use with my safari snorkel
Also picked up a 79 Toyota pickup grille and round H4 headlights to convert the front to round lights. Can't wait to wrap up paint and get this thing back up to my shop to finish the rest of it!
Front 4.88 diff from a 92 4Runner
Rear 4.88 from low range off-road with a spool
Sliders and front frame brace, also from LROR
New factory OE exhaust by Bosal
Side markers from a Volvo
Magnaflow catalytic converter
New CV axles to go in with the new diff
Brake duct hosing to use with my safari snorkel
Also picked up a 79 Toyota pickup grille and round H4 headlights to convert the front to round lights. Can't wait to wrap up paint and get this thing back up to my shop to finish the rest of it!
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seanpistol
Explorer
Looks good!
PetitFrereArmada
Explorer
That looks great.
ca18_sean
Adventurer
Thanks guys!
I can't personally answer the longevity question... I had the blue car for less than a year after I painted it, and they guy who bought it from me had it parked in front of his house and it got side swiped and totalled out about a month after he bought it from me. But in the timeI had it, the paint held up fine. Even hitting cones at autocross and drift events.
This guy has a more extensive answer to your question.
http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html
3 years later and still going strong.
And as far as the door handles, I was torn about painting those as well. I hate chrome, so I knew anything chrome had to go. I have a set of black door handles that I may install if the painted ones give me issues. I'm not worried about the rain gutters, I think they will be fine. It's an enamel paint so as it hardens it will be pretty tough. I don't plan on installing my roof racks or anything else for a couple weeks to give the paint plenty of time to harden.
I can't personally answer the longevity question... I had the blue car for less than a year after I painted it, and they guy who bought it from me had it parked in front of his house and it got side swiped and totalled out about a month after he bought it from me. But in the timeI had it, the paint held up fine. Even hitting cones at autocross and drift events.
This guy has a more extensive answer to your question.
http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html
3 years later and still going strong.
And as far as the door handles, I was torn about painting those as well. I hate chrome, so I knew anything chrome had to go. I have a set of black door handles that I may install if the painted ones give me issues. I'm not worried about the rain gutters, I think they will be fine. It's an enamel paint so as it hardens it will be pretty tough. I don't plan on installing my roof racks or anything else for a couple weeks to give the paint plenty of time to harden.
dstn2bdoa
Adventurer
Thanks for the quick reply, I'll check out that link.
I found a huge thread on hotrodders forum on rustoleum used on cars. If you ignore the old purist that can't except anything other than what they were taught. The consensus I got was their concern over the lack of UV protection and the fact you can't paint over it with real paint down the road. Probably no big deal if it's going to be garaged or covered.
Here is the link: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/how-youre-results-rustoleum-paint-213677.html
Part 1 of the Mopar thread mention in the hotrod link you posted: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/how-youre-results-rustoleum-paint-213677.html
Part 2: http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2655425&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1
I don't mean to hijack your thread, but the results you got looked so good, I got real excited and started asking myself a lot of questions, other guys probably will too. Perhaps the links you and I posted will save you from wielding a ton of questions from guys wondering about the pros and cons of a rustoleum paint job.
Keep up the good work.
I found a huge thread on hotrodders forum on rustoleum used on cars. If you ignore the old purist that can't except anything other than what they were taught. The consensus I got was their concern over the lack of UV protection and the fact you can't paint over it with real paint down the road. Probably no big deal if it's going to be garaged or covered.
Here is the link: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/how-youre-results-rustoleum-paint-213677.html
Part 1 of the Mopar thread mention in the hotrod link you posted: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/how-youre-results-rustoleum-paint-213677.html
Part 2: http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2655425&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1
I don't mean to hijack your thread, but the results you got looked so good, I got real excited and started asking myself a lot of questions, other guys probably will too. Perhaps the links you and I posted will save you from wielding a ton of questions from guys wondering about the pros and cons of a rustoleum paint job.
Keep up the good work.
Stoffregen Motorsports
Explorer
Man, I really like the 1st gen grill and round headlights. Also the 4 wheel drive badge on the back.
Did you ever see the graphics we made for this '87 4Runner we designed? They're the original pattern but we cut them out of digital camo vinyl. They would look cool on your truck.
