November 14, 2007

Customized Green 1993 Toyota HiLux

Filed under: Uncategorized - BigPimple @ 2:19 am

I was never a fan of green cars… Don’t get me wrong, not the “green” as in eco-friendly vehicles, but the green-painted cars… But yet, this one has caught my attention. It looks great as a customized vehicle. I haven’t thought green would look good at minitrucks such as this 1993 Toyota HiLux.

Well, let me share with you the following details of the truck and the specific modifications done, as featured in minitruckinweb.com:

Rolling Attire
  • Wheels: 18x8.5-inch Velocity
  • Tires (Front): 215/35R18
  • Tires (Rear): 235/40R18
Chassis Modifications
  • Suspension type: Airbags
  • Suspension (Front/Rear): ‘Bags
  • Airbag type and size: (Front/Rear): 2500 Chassis Tech
  • Spindles: Belltech 2-inch drop spindles
  • Valves: Blitzluft
  • Compressors: Two Thomas 337’s
  • Air line: 1/2-Inch
  • Frame mods: 10-inch stepnotch and four-link custom crossmember from bag to bag
  • Frame material: FBI Notch kit and four-link
  • Gas tank: 10-gallon fuel cell by Harwood
  • Detail work: Painted four-link and frame
  • Misc.: Custom chrome flame crossmember cover.
  • Performed by: Frame and suspension by Komited Kustoms
  • City/state: Queensland, Australia
Body Modifications
  • Shaved: Front corners, side indicators on guards, the whole front bar and indicators, wiper vents, wipers, hood pissers, antenna, door handles, rockguard holes, fuel filler, tailgate was welded shut, and tailgate handle.
  • Body-dropped: 3-1/2 inches
  • Front end: 4x4 sheetmetal, ‘97 HiLux 4x4 grille and front bar full smoothie
  • Taillights: Stock
  • Misc.: Custom roll pan, custom 5-inch cowl induction hood with integrated Severed Ties diamond on the back.
  • Performed by: All paint and panel done by owner at his shop ‘Krucial Kustoms’
  • City/state: Queensland, Australia.
Paint
  • Brand and colors: Protec, 1970 Lime Lite, Aus Charger
  • Pinstriping: One on each tank and flames by Scott Tomsett
  • Airbrushing: Candy apple flames
  • Performed by: Owner Thomas Tatton at Krucial Kustoms
  • City/state: Noosa, Queensland, Australia
Interior
  • Seats: Stock seats, shaven headrest
  • Material: Driftwood vinyl with embossed flames
  • Dash: Recovered in driftwood vinyl, shaven A/C vents, all plastics painted green
  • Door panels: Recovered in driftwood vinyl, with embossed flames
  • Center console: Flames embossed in driftwood vinyl
  • Flooring: Black carpet
  • Headliner: Black suede, no sun visors
  • Gauges: Two dual-needle airbag gauges and one PSI tank guage
  • Misc.: Shaven seatbelts, billet flame instrument panel, billet dagger forwipers, custom billet auto shifter, and billet cranks
  • Performed by: North Coast Custom trimdid the seats, dash, door cards, and hoodliner; and the owner did the rest.
  • City/state: Noosa, Queensland, Australia
Stereo
  • Head unit: Alpine
  • Mids and highs: 3x4s, 7x10s Alpine
  • Amplifier for mids and highs: 700 watt, four- channel
  • Subwoofers: Two Jensen 10s
  • Custom fabrication: Small plate that subs and amp sit on
  • Misc.: "I don’t really care about the stereo, I can’t hear it when I’m draggin!"
  • Performed by: Owner Thomas Tatton
  • Engine/Performance
  • Intake: K&N air filter
  • Battery: Relocated to the rear tray
  • Inner fenders: Gone!
  • Detail work: Chromed air cleaner and brackets, other bits and pieces.
  • Performed by: Owner Thomas Tatton

Maybe you could try to do the same thing with your truck. Just make sure you get quality materials parts such as this online Bentley catalytic converter to replace the old and crappy ones.

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