My 1984 4Runner - Paint pics

[slabcs]

So I'm in the process of "pimping out" my 1984 Toyota 4Runner.  Here's the pretty new paintjob.

Sanding.


Bringing it to the booth.


Taping her up.


Basecoat




Laying out the flames on the hood.


Final decision.


Laying out the flames for the sides.  They look complicated.


Sticky paper.




Blue pearl gets laid down.


Airbrushing in some detail.


Clear coat put down.




The ghost blue tribals look really sweet in person.  Camera doesn't really catch it like your eyes do if you walk past.

It's getting lifted this week and some pretty new rims and 35" MTR's are going on it.

[toyhunter]

Sweet paint scheme. Is it going to get wheeled up on the con?

[slabcs]

Yeah it's going up there, but I'll have to be very careful. 

[Rebeltilldeath3]

Gee, this looks familiar.... :dodgy:

[slabcs]

Yeah I just checked the other thread.  I'll figure out what basecoat color I used and let you know.

[88-REDRYDER]

why MTR's everybody has those go with TSL's or somthin

[Hyena]

swampers suck on the road, MTR's are great.

[slabcs]

I'm going with MTR's because I'm getting a pretty good deal on 5.

[Skinny_Pedal]

swampers suck on the road, MTR's are great.

sorry for the thread jack

if your in cali sure your mtr's are great. being these trucks arent cadilacs who cares for a rougher ride. its all in the psi my friend. besides they look cooler

[slabcs]

Some progress:




The rear will be taller after I get my shackles, it's on the stock shackles right now and they are flattened out when the truck is on the ground.  It still needs steering and brakes before it's driveable, but it's coming along.  Those are my brother's dirty tires and rims, but I'll get mine on there ASAP.

[RHG]

That paint is really nice, its going to hurt the first time you scrape a rock against it or drag a tree branch along it. How much did that set you back? Im guessing you know somebody?

[TrackVino]

Yikes, that thing looks good. In my old days, I had something like that done to my lowered Mazda Pickup. Look good in car shows. Its really going to hurt the first time you scratch it. Better put a full exo on this thing. Looks really good thoe 

[slabcs]

That paint is really nice, its going to hurt the first time you scrape a rock against it or drag a tree branch along it. How much did that set you back? Im guessing you know somebody?

It costed nothing.  It's nice to own autobody shops.

[camo89]

sweet

[locktup]

It costed nothing.  It's nice to own autobody shops.

LOCATION OF YOUR SHOPS PLEASE!!! Thats is exactly what I want done with my junk. The same but different?

[4DEES]

that thing looks bad a$$!good job on the paint 

[mr4x42u]

Simply BAD A$$

[motorider228]

thats a pretty sick paint job, are you going to exo it to keep it nice?

[sloyota]

might look kinda funky.really nice paint job and full exo cage.maybe its just me..me> <the other me..

[88-REDRYDER]

nice poser pic

[waverider]

That paint is just sick!

It's going to suck listening to rocks and trees scrape against it when you wheel it 

[slabcs]

Thanks for all the compliments.  I don't know if I'll make an exo cage for it, I don't think it's really necessary thus far.  This is my daily driver.  I've got some more pictures for you guys too.

Steering


Blacked out the undersides to doll it up.


Washed my new (old) tires and spanking new rims.


Finally got it out and running, sorry about picture's, it was too dark for the camera to do well.  I'll get some more pictures tomorrow.




The paint.

[NUb]

Looking good there little billy.   

We should have that thing running good tommorow and then you can cruise it   

JEFF

[Rebeltilldeath3]

I knew you too were related/friends/sex buddies/whatever.  At first I thought I was a loser because I was getting two people on the internet confused with one another.

[slabcs]

NUb is my older brother.  We both use the slab account over on the nation but have different accounts here.

[iNfErNaL]

NUb is my older brother.  We both use the slab account over on the nation but have different accounts here.

Guess that explains the bee-yoo-t-full paint on both rigs...Good job.They're both awesome!.

[b_ripper8]

That thing is coming along nicely. 

[mudaddict]

that is one bad a$$ paint job! man you got some talent on that thing!! lookin good! at least when you scratch it you can fix it your self!

[UNBREAKABLE]

OHHH DAMN! That is a really nice runner!

[slabcs]

My tires rub, a lot.  It looks like I may be doing some work with the sawzall.