83' HILUX "Street Runner" Restore Project
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83' HILUX "Street Runner" Restore Project
Alright... here we go!!! Hopefully this attachment will work! 1983' SR5 - Spent the last 6 years at my hunting camp... You cant imagine what she's been up, over and through! Lost our land (The Nature Conservancy Bought It & Kicked Us Off) - 33" x 12.50" x 15" Super Lift Suspension Lift - Newly Rebuilt R22 & L52 Tranny!
More To Come!
More To Come!
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FIberglass Tailgate Photo
Unbelievable! This tailgate has perfect fitment! If I didnt tell you... you'd never know it was fiberglass.
If anyone needs a toyota body part - Bed or tailgate... call CJ @ www.toyotafiberglass.com!
Thanks Corey!
If anyone needs a toyota body part - Bed or tailgate... call CJ @ www.toyotafiberglass.com!
Thanks Corey!
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Rear Side View
I should have her finished up with the new wheels and tires.... detailed and ready for the road next week!
Whata truck! I'll bet it will creat some inquiries at the gas pump!
It was so much work... I need to get special insurance... parts are scarce on these things!
Just Saying!
Whata truck! I'll bet it will creat some inquiries at the gas pump!
It was so much work... I need to get special insurance... parts are scarce on these things!
Just Saying!
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just bought my 82, i will buy ur bed off you! hahaha but yeah tell me about it parts are hard to find, thought about a finberglass bed for mine but i cant see spending 2500 on a truck i bought for 750, whats kind of suspension are you running?
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Thats cool Blake .. great work and nice truck !! and thank you for the "props"
hope you done mind if I "swipe" a picture for my web site do you ?
P/S .. I dont like the emblem either .. maybe do this
westjohns - what you bought the truck for is irilevent ! .. the final out come is what is important . I bought my trekker for $350.00
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hope you done mind if I "swipe" a picture for my web site do you ?
P/S .. I dont like the emblem either .. maybe do this
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Emblem
Dang Corey... that Emblem looks awesome... how did you do that man? I would consider sending this to someone and paying them to make it look like that!
Im running a 4" SkyJacker Suspension Lift with 33" x 12.50 x 15s.
Anyway... I will post some more pics next week after I get the bed liner in and the wheels & tires on her! Still got to do some more work on the bed to prep it for the liner... Will detail her and then...
On the road she goes!
Blake
Im running a 4" SkyJacker Suspension Lift with 33" x 12.50 x 15s.
Anyway... I will post some more pics next week after I get the bed liner in and the wheels & tires on her! Still got to do some more work on the bed to prep it for the liner... Will detail her and then...
On the road she goes!
Blake
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thanks .. so can I use/have a pic ?
doing the emblem is super easy, just takes a little time .. just tape off the chrome (painters tape works best) cut the edges of the tape with a sharp razor blade/knife . scuff up the rest with a scotch brite pad , and paint black . Then remove the tape , and with a very fine brush , hand paint the red
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doing the emblem is super easy, just takes a little time .. just tape off the chrome (painters tape works best) cut the edges of the tape with a sharp razor blade/knife . scuff up the rest with a scotch brite pad , and paint black . Then remove the tape , and with a very fine brush , hand paint the red
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no problem
Sure.... go right ahead... a photo of the gate for your website.... a photo doesn't do it justice though! The thing is flawless!
My gate has some play in it when its latched... I gotta adjust something... I will get her figured out! Its a hardware issue... not the gate itself! (I supplied the hardware!)
As for buying a fiberglass bed.... $2500 is nothing for a truck like this if you needed one! The #1 problem with these 1st gen trucks are rusty beds and tailgates... nobody has replacements other than Corey at www.toyotafiberglass.com. Without a bed... you have a crawler in the making! If you want to own a true classic truck... that will be worth something later... a bed is an investment in "what you have" not "what you can sell it for!"
I haven't had the truck out in the road yet... Im sure it wont garner the kind of attention my 911 super wide body gets ... but I am sure one or two people will make me an instant offer!
but... I'll bet it will gather some attention!
My gate has some play in it when its latched... I gotta adjust something... I will get her figured out! Its a hardware issue... not the gate itself! (I supplied the hardware!)
As for buying a fiberglass bed.... $2500 is nothing for a truck like this if you needed one! The #1 problem with these 1st gen trucks are rusty beds and tailgates... nobody has replacements other than Corey at www.toyotafiberglass.com. Without a bed... you have a crawler in the making! If you want to own a true classic truck... that will be worth something later... a bed is an investment in "what you have" not "what you can sell it for!"
I haven't had the truck out in the road yet... Im sure it wont garner the kind of attention my 911 super wide body gets ... but I am sure one or two people will make me an instant offer!
but... I'll bet it will gather some attention!
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tyhats the dang truck i wanted but i got an 88 cause i couldnt find one of them either way im happy always been a yota fan btw sick lookin first gen ill trade ya my second gen lol
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I took my factory emblem and wiped it down with acetone and made it all chrome... I always have done this to any thing that is plastic with painted over chrome...I took my F150 grill and wiped off all the black paint and it was amazing the coments I got ( wow the new grill is awsome, hey when did you get the new grill, ect.) I never told them any diferent....just my $0.02
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very nice , and corey yeah i see what you mean but 2500$ is alot of cash for a 17 yr old, just gonna hope to find a bed to fit and corey have you ever tried "never dull" worked wonders on my chrome, its like a cotton fiber that you pull of a can and apply, idk where to get it anymore
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