Classic Toyota look

Tacoma 1st gen Friends ......

I have a 2002 Tacoma and wanting that Classic Toyota look so i am looking for suggestions on how to get it. Please don't say buy a older truck as this is not going to happen for a few reasons. Where i live this is a OLD truck as cars and trucks usually find their way to the scrap yard around 8-10 years old. The truck looks like $hit due to rusty bumpers, front fenders, and dented box. But the bones of this truck are good and i do plan on returning this to as good as shape as i can get it. It has a 2.5'' billy lift in the front and a extra leaf in the back with 265, 70 -16 tires. It looks high in the pictures as this is just after the billy was installed it has settled now and i do nit notice it anymore. I was thinking a small body lift 2''

I do not hard core off road any of my trucks, woods roads and old rail bed up to the cabin is about the most they will see.

would love to here your suggestions

 

So the frame is solid then, no rust? What do you mean by "classic Toyota" look? The 1st Gens retain a lot of the look of the older Toyotas from the 80s and 90s. Just trying to better understand what your hoping to gain so we can help you out.

 

I got my first chadspride like

 

Gonna be hard finding a Manik grille guard considering they went bankrupt in like, 2002.

Want to achieve true classics truck look, OP? Buy a rollbar for the bed.

 

Satoshi grille with the FJ TOYOTA letters looks classic to me.

 

Before I would go for any particular look I’d fix that rust. And check the frame and mounts especially.

 

To me, the classic Toyota has those stickers on the side...

and 'TOYOTA' across the tailgate.

 

MMMMMMMMM....yes! And get a roll bar in that thing. Love the stickers, just a great look vs all the bro crap on the road today.

 

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New frame few years ago rust checking every winter. Very little rust on this truck. Work hit the box side with a crane, front fender and bumper are aftermarket from po and rusted really fast. I have had this truck for 8 years ? I bought a new to me 2007 to drive so I can take this one off the road as the winters are not kind here. As for look and feal I want a slightly modified truck that could be put back to stock. Call me weird but I want to register this as a antique one day

 

Truck is 15 years old 25 to register as a antique

 

... you had me at bro crap!

 

Man oh Man!! I bought that truck brand new, same color, same strips, same topper!! Drove it long and hard, until the rust got the better of it!! Thanks for the memories!!

 

How about some "Old Style" stripes? Or T O Y O T A on the tailgate?

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=63248.0

 

I have the 4wd flaps to go back on the truck, I was also thinking like some mentioned about the Toyota across the tailgate

Thoughts on 2” body lift ?
Removing Tacoma on doors ?

I have two 1st gens
This one 2002 v6 4x4 std and my parts truck (for the box) a 2004 tacoma v6 Auto trd to rob parts from to build

Thanks for all the reply’s so far

 

White letters facing out on tires !

I also want to change the rims to a oem steel Toyota as I have the old black senter caps from my 92

 

My old 1992 and the 2002 when I first bought it

 

There's more where that came from ​

 

Chadspride x 2

 

i feel like it needs more rust on the bed

 

Just seeing how your front bumper is rusted out, are you sure the frame isn't? I'd tap that frame with a ball peen hammer all over.