Painted the rims black, I think its time for another coat though.



I then did F&R breather mods for the truck. I used some cheapo air hoses from Harbor Freight. Also bought Bilsteins for all four corners.




Threw in an HID kit from 1320 Performance in Elk Grove


Also swapped out the tape deck for something more modern.




Wire wheeled my skidplate and painted it black




Oh and I know this may be frowned upon, LOL, but I do like to keep my truck CLEAN! haha So I made these "flares" out of flooring material that my father had laying around the garage.



And then a couple coats of flat black finished the job


Somewhere along the way I ordered the IFS brace. Painted it red.




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And that about sums it up for what has been done so far.

 

nice truck! that 89 was pretty slick lookin too.

 

Thanks man. Ooh that side is the clean side. The driver side is another story with bondo and dents. lol

 

haha i know exactly what you mean. my truck is a perfect example of that lol

 

I got tired of looking at the chrome so I decided to paint my rear bumper, washed the truck, even polished and waxed it!!! haha

 

More Toyota truck pr0n!









Prairie City 2/22/2011 My truck and my buddy's truck

 

looks good!

curious tho, why not go with some bushwhacker fender flares?
those SR5 alloys look sexy as all getup on your truck...
i want pics of the bumper installed!!

also, how close to EG are you?

 

Thanks man. Oh Im not a big fan of the Bushawackers; I only made these flares to keep mud off the body. I put these flares on when I go wheeling only . It clips on, takes only 10 minutes to install all four. Pics of the rear bumper will be coming shortly.

And Im not sure who EG or what EG is. Sorry for the noob ? haha

 

I want some bushwackers for my runner... even with 33x10.50s i still get mud on the side of my truck ( side tread, and if i turn the wheels any direction )

EG is short for elk grove.

 

psssh mud on the truck is good for the paint

 

Mak: Have you looked into the JDM flares that comes on the Surfs? It looks pretty nice on those 4runners. Oh, well I live in Sacramento and go to school in Elk Grove. Consumnes River to be exact. lol

 

Sure have... and they're expensive as hell... maybe i can score a set on the canadian Ebay... to get them from japan they're 80 bucks a piece in shipping I'd rather not spent 320 in just shipping... so unless i can get some from canada, i'd just get bushwackers lol

 

Wow. Didnt know they cost that much! Go with Bushwacker.

 

well thats just shipping from japan... theres hilux's in canada im sure that would be much cheaper as far as shipping

 

Ooh i see. Well I'll PM you if I do come across any.

 

Nice lookin ex cab. Those flares will deff protect the paint!

 

lol they do the job. I get crap from my buddies all day when i put these on. Ugly, but they work. haha

I've read your build thread also. Lovin the stance of your truck. I want to bob the bed of my truck in the future too. How much did you spend for parts? Paint, grinder wheels, etc.

 

And heres a picture of my rear bumper that I painted; on the truck.

 

I spent $3 on paint and 60 in steel for the bumper

Cut, then cut some more, then re weld. Easy and cheap. I already had all the tools. And you wouldant believe how much it improves the departure angle.

 

Picked these guys up today for 650. Over 90% tread life left. 33x10.5 on SR5 rims