OK so I saw a truggy build on Pirate that caught my interest....... the same build thread has been through 3 owners and the truggy has yet to see the dirt..... One of the mods really caught my interest and I thought....... the Syota needs that look.......

A quick visit to usautoparts.com got me a FJ Cruiser grille on its way........ Now to make my junk look "kinda" like the other one. Here's some before pics'



I first took the old grille and headlights out as well as the tupperware that would be changed in the facelift process;

Then some tube would have to be removed for re-alignment to the "facelift"




I soon realized that a winch mod was in store for the clutch so I re-clocked the selector to make room for the new grille;

Out comes the bender and welder and lets see what we can come up with;



I liked what I saw so I burned the tubes in and mocked up the lights....... Former fog lights are now the headlights and I got a pair of the HID's from Brandon to add to the mix;

Next was tupperware fenders;




I knew it wouldnt be identical to the one I stole the idea from and I didnt want it that way...... This is my version of what I think is a new look for the Syota with a little attitude.......

Oh hell yeah! that is sick, Sy. I love the facelift. Looks MUCH better than Kenny Rogers' facelift. ;-)

Seriously. Sick. Love it.

Dude, that is awesome! Love those lights and the new front bars.

Looks great!

Excellent work as always! Love it.

very cool!

Hehe.... Alan......

Thanks for the props guys..... narrowed the front end about 6" per side as well....... Still have a plan for the "logo" in the grill..... Stay tuned

Why do I still see chrome?

Skatchkins wrote:Why do I still see chrome?

It will get scratched and chipped up ...... Give it some time