Ok so appearantly my first thread didnt make sense so heres the work i've dont to my truck in the past year alot of the stuff i have done id like to consider fairly unique cheap as hell and quality as far as visibility goes haha no everything i do i make sure it'll last a long time ill post write up's to my best ability
i just realized i put 1987 toyota lol im a dumba55

Ideas and To DO list
-nissan front fender extensions- done 15$
-Half doors - in progress 35$ so far
-spare tire carrier- done 35$ with all the hardware
-adding a gas tank in the old spare tire spot - looking for a gas tank to fit..
-total chaos kit - maybe?
-smittybuilt bumper hacked and ready to weld hitch reciever on for my jack- in progress
-canvas canopy from scratch maybe? - an idea im really leaning towards guestimating 150$-300$
-Maybe a grill swap from an early 70's yota havent seen one so far i think it might look cool?- in progress
-I forgot i was thinking about bobbing the bed i just need an extra one just in case lol - in progress
-Extra tow hook, antenna , maybe a bucket seat swap with center console, fog lights on bumper, leds in guage cluster, just some minor stuff maybe wing windows idea thanks to 87hillbillyoter's rig

 

what are yer plans?

 

I got my doors from a cool guy out in santa cruz a couple months back with the intent of making some half doors and well heres my half door progress..




i cut them too low so i dont have an armrest now solved im gonna weld a 1x1 bar across it

 

half doors in progress.. i did the swing out tire carrier i can post that up it was a super cheap mod and ive had some people ask me about itso ill post it.. i also want to make a canvas canopy from scratch im just broke right now but i can post the stuff ive already done..

 

A pic of my isuzu swing out spare tire carrier..

i will try and post pics of a how to but it might not be that good

 

ok heres my before and after smittybuilt bumper hack those things are so f+ing ugly
the first ones not a good view but if youve seen one youve seen em all!

by the way this is my truck when i first got it and my most recent pic of it

 

nice. what r ur plans?

 

Did You have to reinforce the corner where the tire carrier is bolted to in order to hold the weight of the tire?

 

i posted some pics with description of what to do with the spare tire carrier

 

i posted some pics with description of what to do with the spare tire carrier

 

Wow - that tire carrier looks fantastic - great work! Do you have images of the other side of the sheet metal, where you drilled and bolted in? Would this work on a 1st gen 4runner you think? I am trying to imagine where the lower mount would attach....bumper? Sheet metal?

Is it from an Isuzu Rodeo? Trooper? Which model and which years?

Looking good - like your truck's colors

 

I think I'm stealing your round headlight idea soon. Looks awesome, I've always wondered what an 84-88 pickup or a first gen runner would look like with the round headlights. How much of a pain is it to swap the rectangular ones out for round ones?

 

How to on the lights its kinda a judgement thing as well but here you go
sorry my explaining is kinda of backwards in the pics but it will give you an idea of what to do

 

Dang bubba, looks good.
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its funny i was driving to get gas one day and there was a rodeo infront of me btw i was already planning on making a baja holder or welding a spare holder on my rollbar then i saw the isuzu and immediatly went and got one because i thought how many people could have really done this and i want my truck to stand out from others in the bay area

Anyways as far as model goes its a rodeo 91-97 lots at the pick and pull these cars are junk all them had the carrier out of 8 total lol! i chose this because the mount was close to the shape of the pickup and less grinding was needed

as far as the 4runner goes the only difference i know of is that the tailgate is wider so youd have to look at what i did in these pics to know for sure im sure you wont have a problem

Theres more involved when you get the tire carrier like taking off the mounts from the swing out thats a pain youll see

you dont have to grind too much off the mounts but its needed.. constantly test fit while modifying the mounts!! but remember they dont have to be perfect your gonna put some rubber gaskets between them

by the way you need two people to get this level and correct looking p.s i did it by myself
feel free to ask questions

 

Thanks! Great write up, and of photos are a huge plus

Mind sharing what the distance is between the tops and bottoms of both brackets are - in this photo here, the distance between where your arrows are, and then the distance between the tops of those brackets:

 

is this what you mean the most outer points of the mount which is 16.5"? if not its 11.5 from the inner points of the mounts the 10.5" is the light measurement

 

Thanks - sorry I should have been more clear in my question

I meant the hight between the brackets (so one could measure around their tail light and see if this works for them on a.....4runner for instance.

So, in your photo above, the height of the vertical red and yello lines - not the width of your other 2 longer lines. Make more sense now?

Sorry, I could have asked more clearly I now realize.

Phil

 

-the yellow line in the pic above is the hieght of the light which is 10.5"

-the most outer parts of the mounts is 16.5"
-the inner part of the mount is 11.5
-so the mounts are 2.5" wide

 

Looks great!