Hilux in the US

[4Rescue]

... And to avoid future battles and flames I built this truck for myself and not for someone else, I was on a minimal budget, I build/change things as they come up and if I didn't have the 3.4 swap done I would have considered a diesel conversion.

Sorry if I needled you about the back-story, but... Flames??? WHAT?!?!?! That is AWESOME hahahahaha. I thought, from the pictures, that it was a real DC Hilux that you'd maybe body swapped, not a 3rd Gen STC PU and a 2nd Gen 4Runner worked together. That is SO cool and looks great. Built on a "tight budget" or no, you've got a great looking/unique 3rd Gen truck with a 3.4 swap and E-Locker. Diesel would have been cool (I'm clearly biased) and I'm sure there's some stuff that you'd like to have done different (always is) but that truck is awesome as is. I especially love the "If I can't buy it I'l build it" mentality cause I'm right there with you. Hell I'd LOVE to have my Diesel in a 3rd Gen Quad-cab P/U and do a Ute-bed on the back for a custom "camper box" that I could load/unload as needed.

Cheers

Dave

 

[DaveInDenver]

That is very cool. Jealous. I also thought it was an import Double Cab, but the LHD was kind of curious but very faithful to the factory version.

 

[JasonRedwood]

@Wavephf great looking rig! Nice work.

 

[JCMatthews]

I wondered about the difference in the beds. Yours doesn't have the reinforced bed rail headache rack and hooks, but other than that, I was convinced.

 

[Wavephf]

I also considered the ute bed for this one as I built one for last last truck but I dont think I will build one for this truck. I made the 7' over the 6'3' do I could fit my dirt bike in the bed without turning it sideways or leaving the tailgate down. The side rail were removable and I planned to make a bracket on them so they could be used as ramps. I was wishing I still had the truck this weekend when I was hauling rock for landscaping. Here is a picture of my 88 toyota truck.

 

[bkg]

And now

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Any chance you have pictures of the rear doors during construction? Curious of how you combined the 4Runner and pickup doors. By far the nicest conversion I've seen. Congrats.

 

[Box Rocket]

Wavephf, excellent work on the double cab! Very impressed with how you made that work. The mid 90s trucks are my favorite for the body lines and I would love a double cab from that era to replace my DC Tacoma. At Cruise Moab last week we had a couple guys from Canada on the trail with us that had double cab hiluxes. I was drooling all day long over those trucks. Turbo diesel, RHD, solid front axle, dual transfer cases, lifted, 35's. Seriously great trucks.
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I was lusting after this silver truck

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Now I'm watching closely what Land Cruisers Direct brings in from Japan. They have brought in some outstanding Cruisers and a few Surfs and Hiluxes. I'm on the search.

 

[Wavephf]

The pictures I have from the early stages are very bad due to my phone cover and smoke in the garage but here are a few. I will soon make a complete build thread.




In these next 2 you can see how far I had to move the axle back

 

[bkg]

Is it still coil in the rear?

Very impressive! Thanks for the pics!

 

[Wavephf]

Is it still coil in the rear?

Yeah but now it has long links.

 

[FJR Colorado]

Frankenyota.

Outrageous. (in a good way)