Ahhhhh, the feeling of completion! 
About 4 months ago i decided to wanted to "Restore" my very used looking 80series. I never really cared for the Emerald Green (no offense to any emerald green owners) color when i bought it and decided since the paint was very tired, it was time for a change! What color you ask, well, white of course! Isnt that the official Expo color?
I wanted it done right and the quotes i was getting were in the $5k Range!
I talked with some friends of mine and we decided to paint it ourselves as i wanted some body work done that would easily double the $5k quotes i had been getting!
I have always liked the look of the 80 with the flares removed but didnt want to do the standard herculiner fix to cover up the holes, that method looks great and the black trim is very nice, but i wanted to be different!
I posted on mud looking for flareless white 80 pics and saw a pic of a Jap Spec 80 with no factor flares and the factory steel wheels! EXACTLY what i wanted.
While i was in there, i also wanted to change and upgrade some stuff. I always liked the new "Sombero" style grill so i swapped one of those in (traded with a friend) and i have always liked the white colectors edition "black pearl" emblems so i found a set of those as well.
Parts needed for 91-94 style to 95-97 style grill swap:-Grill
-Both Headlights
-Both Corner Marker Lights
-Lower Valance Panel
Parts needed for black pearl emblem upgrade:
-Antenna Ring
-Grill Emblem
-Large "Toyota Landcruiser" emblem on lift gate
-4WD Emblem on tailgate
-Sombero emblem on tailgate
The Black Pearl kit is discontinued, and finding all the parts was not easy!
The truck was stripped in no time:
We talked about various ways to fill the holes and we decided that the best way to do it with long term results in mind was to cut out little plugs and weld them up. This was a very tedious process as there are lots of little holes, but my friend mike is a hot rod customizer and he made short work out of it!
About 4 months ago i decided to wanted to "Restore" my very used looking 80series. I never really cared for the Emerald Green (no offense to any emerald green owners) color when i bought it and decided since the paint was very tired, it was time for a change! What color you ask, well, white of course! Isnt that the official Expo color?
I wanted it done right and the quotes i was getting were in the $5k Range!
I talked with some friends of mine and we decided to paint it ourselves as i wanted some body work done that would easily double the $5k quotes i had been getting! I have always liked the look of the 80 with the flares removed but didnt want to do the standard herculiner fix to cover up the holes, that method looks great and the black trim is very nice, but i wanted to be different!
I posted on mud looking for flareless white 80 pics and saw a pic of a Jap Spec 80 with no factor flares and the factory steel wheels! EXACTLY what i wanted.
While i was in there, i also wanted to change and upgrade some stuff. I always liked the new "Sombero" style grill so i swapped one of those in (traded with a friend) and i have always liked the white colectors edition "black pearl" emblems so i found a set of those as well.
Parts needed for 91-94 style to 95-97 style grill swap:-Grill
-Both Headlights
-Both Corner Marker Lights
-Lower Valance Panel
Parts needed for black pearl emblem upgrade:
-Antenna Ring
-Grill Emblem
-Large "Toyota Landcruiser" emblem on lift gate
-4WD Emblem on tailgate
-Sombero emblem on tailgate
The Black Pearl kit is discontinued, and finding all the parts was not easy!
The truck was stripped in no time:
We talked about various ways to fill the holes and we decided that the best way to do it with long term results in mind was to cut out little plugs and weld them up. This was a very tedious process as there are lots of little holes, but my friend mike is a hot rod customizer and he made short work out of it!
Congrats
