2007 2nd Tundra (saving from junkyard)

James
Truck looks great!
I really like that pic! Where is that old building?
I may come see you in feb or March for tires and alignment

 

Happy New Year

 

Hello Guys. Truck is going to the body shop sunday for paint

 

Saweet!!!

 

You know more pictures will be expected, right?

 

Yes. I got several new parts for it.
looking forward to putting it together

 

Believe it or not I am gonna spray the truck in the raptor liner.

 

Changed my mind, seen a truck with Raptor liner and had some flaking, didnt care for that.

So original green it is.
Hope all is well with all of you and you are all being safe out there.

 

not a fan of bedliner. I think it would look much better with paint.

 

Great work, this is Awesome I love that green almost as much as my nautical blue haha. You mentioned putting fender flares on. just as @G10dra said your Tundra will look great without them.

 

Thanks guys!
My son is enjoying it!
I appreciate the kind words

 

That frame though, why not just get a new frame

Yeah I was gonna say raptor liner gets pretty nasty when it goes bad and it's not easy to redo like a regular paintjob, I wouldn't want to be the guy prepping something with raptorliner for paint lol. Just an idea to keep in mind if you repaint in a solid color with no metallic it will be easier to repaint anything needed in the future. This is coming from someone trying to paint match silver sky on an 04. Maybe I'm just not the painter type, it sure is fun though. Good luck with the build really interesting and cool to see life in a wrecked truck

 

Been awhile since I updated.
It is slowly coming along..

 

Looks great. Really glad you didn't go the Raptor liner route. Personally i think it looks gaudy and when it does flake or chip, corrosion can easily spread underneath without you knowing. Lots of hard work put into this and its paying off

 

So are you doing all the body and paint yourself? It's looking great.

 

No sir.

I have done alot of the work, but a buddy is painting it

 

I wish I had a buddy like that.

 

I am paying him, he has painted several cars for me.

 

I didn't think he's doing for free but I bet he's more reasonable than any shop you'd have to hire.

 

Yes he is. Will cost me around 3k

Which is cheap!

 

You're right about that. I paid that much for some minor body work and acrylic lacquer paint for a Cadillac back in 1986. I stripped all the paint myself with some help from friends.

 

thats some good progress righ there. You've come a long way.

 

Thank you!
I am proud of it

 

Thank you guys for the kind words!
I appreciate them!
Rodney