I was drawn to this story many times when frustration set in working on my own FJ40..I also love the fact that Destin uses this rig to set out and hit all the beautiful locations in lovely coastal Oregon! ( A funny coincidence since I imported my rig from Glide Oregon to Sacramento CA in 2010!)
Let me say that I admire the painstaking attention to detail and the amazing workmanship that Destin put into his rig between 7/2009 & 7/2011…the final results are very impressive and so high quality.
Here are a few condensed before and after pics for reference…I highly recommend checking out the inspirational full restoration forum thread linked above…Enjoy!