artofliphkd

Soo this is my90 toyota pickup with its before and after pics tell me what u guys think! the nexts mods are going to be a straight axle also a roll bar/&&exterior roll cage.. and ideas? opinions? thanks
-alex

87LVRunner

Looking good so far! You are missing the same thing I am! A winch!

Really like the Addicted bumper and the black rims look fantastic. You must be skinny as I'm pretty sure your CB would dig into my side. Haha!

Looks great!

scuba

Looks great so far, hah, love the gernade shifter !! On to the suggestions, Ditch the smitty built nerf bars and get some sliders...Oh, and bob that long arse bed...Also, Small zip ties fit through the screw holes in the blinkers to secure them better, Or theres always the marker light mod...

artofliphkd

thanks ok ill put the zip ties and what does "bob that long arse bed" mean?

and as for the sliders imma have to save up still :p

artofliphkd

thanks mann. speaking of CB's i put the squelch all the way down rf gain all the way up. i cant really find anyone to talk to besides my friend aha. any tips?

codyota87

sweet ride man, are trucks look alot alike other than the fact that mine is white on all black and urs is blue on all black. im sorta curios what you did for lift?, cause mine rides at about the same stance. it looks like you might have a 1" body lift and some ball joint spacers?

artofliphkd

sweet! got any pics?? and im not to sure about what they did for the lift im the third owner. all i know is that it is about 1 inch higher than a stock 4x4 model i compared it with a 1989 pickup 4x4 x-cab similar to mine. i know that the A-arms and other components on the front axle are after market. but im getting a straight axle probably in 3 months. i hoped that helped?

poynter

Nice! Some of the things you have done are on my to-do list once it gets warmer...

my-4x4

Looks great, the blacked out grille looks WAY better than the chrome (i'ma do the same kinda, but once i get the cash) Great job though
PS "bob that long arse bed" means to make the bed shorter by what they call bob'ing it. Search on the forums to find more.

Trustyrusty

What front bumper is that? Looks friggin bad ass, I need to black out my rims also.

dropzone

iTrader: (6)

I won't give you crap about the turn signals...looks like a good project.

Bobbing your bed is taking out some of the bed between the tailgate and the rear fenderwells to get rid of the over hang. Helps your departure angle=keeps you from getting hung up on obstacles

http://addictedoffroad.com/bumpers.html

snobdds

I like the tires...what was the process you used to paint them black. I want to do the same, but I don't know if there is a specific type of paint to use.

space-junk

iTrader: (1)

buy spray paint... sand original rim with 800 grit sandpaper... thuroughly clean all sanded particles off of rims... spray 2-4 coats of paint...

artofliphkd

tight! i cant wait to see your pics once it does get warmer

artofliphkd

what space-junk said is good. but heres what i did i filled a bucket with hott! water and threw in some dishwashing soap. then use a scrubber "big toothbrush looking thing" to clean em up with the hott soap water then repeat it again but with a wire brush to really get in there! then dry up the rim and sandpaper it down wash off all the residue dry the rim. i used krylon spraypaint i boughy 1 primers, 2 blacks, and 2 clear coats. i applyed 1 coat of primer/ 2 coats of black/ then 2 clear coats. i let the sun dry em up and i didnt move my truck for about a day so the paint can settle in better. hope that helps

artofliphkd

and thanks for letting me know about the "Bobbing your bed" thing guys :p

Myers504

man sick looking yoda.
so what kind of paint did you do, cause i wanna spray my truck black? any advice?

artofliphkd

the whole truck or just parts? i used krylon spraypaint

Myers504

did you spray the whole truck or just the badass bumper.hah and the grill?
And was it good paint like wont come off after a while?

artofliphkd

i painted alot of parts on my truck if u compare the old pics with the new ones u can see what i did i painted all chrome parts black[door handles, keyholes including the gas cap key hole, the trimming around the rear window, the side mirrors, the grill, the rims, i sanded all parts before i painted though. im pretty sure a few years from now it might start to peel cuz from what i know paint doesnt last forever. but u can always paint again