my 74 hilux aka lil nig build

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  1. vancetater

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    ok i guess ill start a build thread for my lil turd truck i love this thing so fun and classic i only keep it cuz i dont got to smog it otherwise i would just beat it into the ground for fun lol



    so here is what i started with i slapt some on lambo doors and got a parts truck from the back woods got the red one for a case of beer hAHA
     

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    BED SWAP and other stuff fenders doors were all straighter than my old stuff
     

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    the parts truck slapt togather and mine all straight body parts
     

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    continued

    custum header pipe and our lil crew of toys 78/74/78 and a nastalga pic of the 74 wuth a 76 rm125 in the back just like the owners manual pic lol than i started bodywork
     

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    more bodywork

    doin the bed first than ready for primer in the booth than all black feather fill primer 375 dollars a gallon dang will be straight when she is done
     

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    bodyworkin out

    now the cab and front everything fenders valance roof im lookin for a hood driver fender and pass door the hood is wasted and door is aftermarket i dont like how it fits but i can work with the fender but there is no rust on this truck thats another reason i love it and wanna keep it i seen alot of thease things rusted out now i got it back togather tun till i can afford on pait and figure out what coloe to paint it oridginal color was puke green
     

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    more stuff goin down

    lowering it down so it can be a scraper but not all the way like some of those bagged out POS trucks i seen ya thats right im callin yall out bags are for groceries
     

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    well tahts it for now to be continued hope to meet some other folk her and get togather mayby do some road rallys or somthin
     
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    I like those mag wheels on that red one,
     
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    wow...i have a twin. [​IMG]

    both them are sexy lookin beasts :applause:
     
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    Dont tell me ur really keeping the lambo doors on it
     
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    Nice trucks you got. Still need to go lower.
     
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    is your truck a 73?
     
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    yep ^^^^ that ones mine
     
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    weird with the gas door on the drivers side
     
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    ya my stout was the same way, i think pre 75 is drivers side.
     
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    ya mine is 74

    my gas is on passenger side it had no gas door at all though i put a 78 bed on it and it was on passenger side but my truck deffinatly is a 74
     
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    let me know if you ever wana get rid of this truck, but its gotta have the lambo doors on it! lol
     
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    really lambo's?????????????????????????
     

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