Build Thread and choose my next color. SAS, 35's, 3.4- '92 Pickup

[Austo]

My first truck was my Grandpas old 1984 Farm truck and my dads always had a Tacoma for winter and errands. For some reason, I've always loved the last iteration of the Toyota "pickup," so I started with that....I was just going to use it as a work truck of sorts but things have escalated. I'm at about the halfway point on my build so I want opinions on what color to paint it...

Plus, I want everyones opinion on what color I should paint the truck. Respray stock gray, Cement Gray, or Quicksand. Examples below.






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The day I picked it up, sweet wheels
1985 Axle, re-geared, rear Yukon Locker, all pro- 3" front springs, 4" rear springs. I eventually did the low mount front spring hangers and re-shackeld it. I didn't like how tall the truck looked. It's a little lower now and doesn't rub much unless really flexed (I still need to add Toyota Fiberglass Fenders and trim the rears).












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[Austo]

Trail gear front and rear bumper, zeon warn winch, made a custom bracket for the hi-lift on the front of the bed, all-pro rock sliders.

Going to make a custom rear bumper soon as the TG seems to drag on everything, ugh.

Oh yes, and then I blew my engine after testing some things out.... BYE 3.0, on to the 3.4 swap.













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[Austo]

4-runner donor and found a t-100 engine with 50,000 original miles, I learned a lot of things the hard way on the 3.4 swap and could do it a lot cheaper if I did it now....














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[Austo]

Last set of pictures... Trucks finally running well so I'll be getting out to more trails then the ones around my area. Interior, paint, fenders installed, and some more "expo" items will be stage II. Thanks for looking and open to advice!












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[AxleIke]

I was first going to say the Sand, or Sandstorm, or whatever its called, as I have always liked that color, but seeing the truck, I think the stock grey would look killer in a fresh coat, and if you got the rest of the windows color matched to your fronts, it would look really mean.

Really cool truck man!

 

[Paddy]

Sand

 

[Austo]

I was first going to say the Sand, or Sandstorm, or whatever its called, as I have always liked that color, but seeing the truck, I think the stock grey would look killer in a fresh coat, and if you got the rest of the windows color matched to your fronts, it would look really mean.

Really cool truck man!

Thanks man, the back windows have the factory tint so I'm not sure I can remove that. Kind of annoying....

 

[rickashay]

Awesome rig. I love the older pickups with a lower SAS, some 35's, and a 3.4. Awesome work, looks super clean. My vote is for the cement gray from the FJ.

 

[Box Rocket]

Good looking truck. It's my favorite generation of pickups too. I had a '93 reg cab with a SAS. I really like the factory color you have, but I'm also a fan of blue on these.
Here's my old one.

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As for your other color choices, I like the grey better than the tan.

 

[Austo]

Rick- Thanks, I think I've always leaned towards the Cement gray

Box Rocket- That trucks great, do you have anymore pictures of the rear roll bar?

 

[Box Rocket]

Rick- Thanks, I think I've always leaned towards the Cement gray

Box Rocket- That trucks great, do you have anymore pictures of the rear roll bar?

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[DeskToGlory]

Wow! You're truck looks ************ Austo! My vote goes toward a respray of the originial grey color. :drool:

 

[Arktikos]

Don't paint it. Looks fine as is.

 

[SLC97SR5]

Factory Toyota color: Galactic Gray









Although, unless you have rust issues I would wax the original paint and spend the money elsewhere.

 

[Austo]

Sure.


Thanks for the pictures, you have had a lot of cool Toyota over the years!

Wow! You're truck looks ************ Austo! My vote goes toward a respray of the originial grey color. :drool:

Thanks man! Did you end up selling the grey one?

Don't paint it. Looks fine as is.

I'm too OCD

Factory Toyota color: Galactic Gray









Although, unless you have rust issues I would wax the original paint and spend the money elsewhere.

I should try to clean it up a little, love that truck!