ok so iv been on here for a while i just havnt made a build up thread for my truck just because it wasnt mine if you understand what i mean but now that i have defined this truck from someone elses designs im goin to make a build up thread....,.. ok so here is what i started with the truck was featured in sport truck of 2006 the owner was from indy

Year/make/model:
'94 Toyota Hilux

Engine/drivetrain:
2.4L 22R-E SOHC FI I-4 / manual five-speed transmission / K&N FIPK
BY: Brad Blair

Rims:
Front & Rear: 17x7-inch Enkei Showguns with painted lip

Tires:
Front & Rear: Kumho 205/40R17 ECSTA MX

Suspension:
Front: 2-inch drop spindles / modified A-arms / Firestone 255 air springs
Rear: Pete & Jake's four-link / Firestone 224 air spring
Accessories: 3/8-inch Air Ride Technologies manual air valves / 3/8-inch DOT air line / two 3-gallon air tanks / two Firestone 337 air compressors
Chassis: Z'd frame / step notch / custom transmission crossmember / rear frame modified for the stock gas tank
BY: Gerry Rose in Cincinnati, Ohio

Body Mods:
Shaved door handles, gas door, antenna, air vents and body seams on back of cab, inner door-lock pulls, tailgate, taillights, tailgate handle, wiper cowl / molded roll pan and Cadillac taillights / 3-1/2-inch body drop / 4x4 front fenders, bumper, and valance / custom-made 34x23-inch sliding rag top
BY: Brad Blair / Josh Bryant / Josh Alvey

Custom Paint:
PPG Hot Hues Hot Rod Black / DuPont '07 Ford Merlot Red / House of Kolor Red Metalflake
BY: Josh Bryant

Interior:
Toyota Paseo bucket seats covered in black tweed / custom-made casket dash and center console, color-matched to exterior / door panels wrapped in black silk / black loop carpet / custom-made chain steering wheel and shifter / Faze temp and fuel gauges
BY: Brad Blair










what it started like when i got it





now my changes so far........

4runner grill and headlights




stripped nasty interior



avs








so i have a question about the dash should i two tone it with fabric and paint i thought about making the bottom part of the dash from the body line down brown suede and the top same as exterior color.. let me know what you think

 

Do the dash just like your planning to do the paint & your progress is looking damn good! You planning to have this at Scr8fest this year??

 

hell yea thats where im planning to debute it, itl be parked near you all

i capped the ends on that dash off today do you know how hard it is to tack that in on the inside of that dash with a extremely ****ty hood

( btw why was the corners on that dash bent up and im not sure that guys truck was the same as mine the steering column is way off i had to trim it more)

 

Man, its going to look sweet when ur done!

 

i hope so iv spent enough money on it this month to do it lol over 2300 this month

 

Dude I'm really diggin that dash, You have a flashy truck so you may need to match colors,
But if it was me, I would give it a All Black Finish,.

 

how much did that chain shifter weigh?

 

Cool...you know Ill be there & who knows maybe Ill be bagged by then lol! As for the dash Im not sure why the column opening was off? The only thing I can think of is that maybe he had a tilt column in his truck cause it come out of standard cab like yours. Mine is non-tilt like yours...Ill have to look at my rhd column cause its a tilt & see how mucj they differ!!

 

the truck is getting painted all wrx sti blue sorry forgot to mention that

the steering wheel weighed 25 pounds so you could imagine it sucked

it wasnt off in terms of up and down mine was more to the left i had to cut the u bolt that was on it off and trim part of the dash ....
and do you know how the guy had it bolted in his truck because it has no place where it looked like there was brackets ?

 

it also weighted enough to pull the truck out of gear but it sure did look bad ass huh?

 

Word. Bad ass shift knob!

 

love the new dash .. nice work !! what guage steel did you use?

 

i didn make the dash i bought it off smctoy its goin to need some work tho to be finished

 

tell ya what ...

i'll "take" that from you ... then do all the finishing work .. build a custom mould , and supply you with a fully finished "gelcoated" fiberglass brand new dash !! N/C .. well except you pay freight ..

 

as tempting as that sounds i couldnt do that i gotta get that dash in and finished by april 3

 

no worries ... good on you bro !! get to er!

 

ok so my friend has a 2wd smoothy bumper and he is wanting my 4x4 chrome bumper first question will it fit on my truck with the 4runner grille and 4x4 fenders ?
second question if it would fit would you trade ?

and here is an update

 

Keep the 4runner bumper. It looks clean man

 

The 4 wheel drive bumper has a better fit and look ..I have the same set up on mine..Looking good keep it up..

 

with the chrome front grill .. I say keep the chrome bumper .