1993 Toyota pickup 2wd
120,000 miles
purchased off craigslist for $1600
my first vehicle

began restoration on day one.

 

btw this all began in july 2010 soo its been long over due to show everyone the progress. these beginning pictures are off a phone so they aren't great but it gets better as it goes.



more day one dent repair paint stripping and pinstripe removing, cleaning etc



worked for about a month in the summer to get the body to the primed stage, then had to just commute in her over the fall semester in the snow until i had access to a booth





body was in pretty great shape. worst dent was here but not a problem





topper did a little damage




the grind









door dings for days

 

sealing









had to have a picture before the yoda was gone









priming begins









less cow like:













gonna need a new fender..



or two



the circus monkey hat has got to go



pastic fender attachments are going too



not okay



water temp. stock one is out but idk why this is in front of the speedometer





back to cow status



before



after.. much better ha



no more monkey cap



some roll on liner on the rockers inside fenders and bed to help deal with alaskan winter roads





my new tires!







just kidding







progress on hold



jl 10w6 behind the bench was awesome but had to have the bench all the way forward so i flipped it and made some cash









miss placed fall shots





did some 20%

















steering wheel covers are sweet ha



snow melts in a peace sign. cool



back to work in second semester senior year





pans here





my buddies runner





progress on the gate







good enough



bed liner



finished up body so overhauled the interior





dynamat, under carpet insulation and then black car carpet



stock cadillac rims

 

ordered a viper blue and custom shade of gunmetal grey for a two tone

started with door jams



its beautiful













big day









have to do these too of course



base!











masking of the two tone and following my putting in some accents for a custom look







YEP!





my favorite one on the the gate






clear begins

 

found out painting is a lot more fun when its someone else truck but it went great, very stressful though but glad i did it



boss 18's off a mustang almost new condition for $700 it was a great craigslist deal, they were in new condition and the grey matches my trucks.



rolled on some bedliner





finished the interior aswell




















its my baby





say it turned out pretty good for my first truck





5% all around























third taillight shave turned out great with a little help



didnt need a lock on the gas tank



















putting in some led's







festoon hp led









taking everything apart to get in and replace stock bulbs with cold white led bulbs


pretty proud of it. the runner is now in progress but not before a little mudding is done





paint in the sun, black pinstripe is on btw

 

Nice build man. That paint is super nice, fine job! I can only hope mine turns out that nice.

 

Clean truck...........& that paint, very nice job

 

shoot brah got skills! nice

 

sick truck! props on the 2 tone.

 

The black stripe really made the two tone pop. I like the interior as well, not a fan of bench seats but to each their own.

 

Clean truck dogg. now you just need to dump your ride.

 

Very nice clean truck bro. Where did you get those floor mats? They look like they are made for that truck?

 

thanks everyone!

-i kept the bench because i cant even remember how many times i have had 3 people in my truck you never know when someones gonna need a ride it just wouldnt be practical to get rid of it because i commute in this truck
-and yes the pinstripe made the two tone look almost animated i love it
-the floor matts are made by husky liners and yes there are custom fit. about 100 dollars though

 

test test

 

You going to leave it at that ride height or going to relax it down a little?

Also, wouldn't mind some night time shots of the interior with the LED's you used. Did you add a second dome light at the back of the cab?

 

looks super good man, color is pretty close to mine lol. well the blue at least.

 

i plan on a small drop this coming summer.

and my interior lights are on the fritz lately. Both of of the bulbs behind the instrument cluster started strobing like mad all of a sudden, and then they go out. i plan on replacing them soon

 

Did you have them twisted enough? Maybe they weren't making good contact and when you would hit bumps they would jiggle around? My arms were small enough that I could reach up behind my gauge cluster without pulling the dash, scratched the **** out of my arm but it was a lot faster than pulling the dash.

 

Looks great!
Nice job!!

 

Very nice work! Looks like you still need some corner lights on the front there.