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1993 Toyota 2wd Pickup

STdragonass (9 owner profiles)
Owner: Kyle Bertsch
Purchased: 2002-06-01

Engine

new motor with only 30k, entire block and tranny is painted VW cybergreen,engine mounts lowered just about 1", shaved entire firewall and radiator support,wheelbarrel tubs molded in the firewall,optima cybergreen top battery,THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN CHROME PLATED: lc engineering valve cover and wire loom holder,upper intake manifold, lower intake manifold,fuel rail,top water inlet tube,lower water inlet tube, water pump, all pulleys, harmonic balancer, upper and lower alternator brackets, all 4 engine mounts,block off plate on the side of the engine block, thing that holds the fan on,egr valve, radiator flexhoses,radiator cap, oil cap, optima battery holder box, hood hinges, exhaust heatshield, hood prop rod, overflow tank bracket,throttle cable holder off of the intake, hood latch assembly, back plate piece off alternator, both engine hooks, bracket for the black bubble thingy with the air filter on it, custom made steering shaft,intermediate #2 steering shaft,drop spindles,upper and lower tubular control arms,idler arm,idler arm bracket,pitman arm, both tie rod assemblys, both knuckle arms,relay rod,steering sector shaft end cover, rear hubs all brackets and clamps and all of the bolts for those parts have been chrome plated and every other piece has been either painted cybergreen or silver,also ALL new gaskets,spark plugs and wires, 2 stinger battery terminals, all new exhaust ran above the frame , new muffler, raised and relocated brake master cylinder, raised and relocated 83 toyota 4x4 clutch master cylinder,custom made air intake, 100% custom made steering shaft using heim joint and 2 u-joints,custom made battery tray,relocated wiring harness holes in the firewall,relocated all of the wiring to under the framerails after most of it was extended,10 gallon aluminum fuel cell using a 89 mustang gt 5.0 fuel pump,lower radiator hose port welded shut and relocated to the middle, all new braided aluminum fuel lines, and a silver and black silicone hose kit

Exterior

painted vw cybergreen with green woodgrain graphics and beveled edge chrome trim through doorjambs,center console , dash and frame and some pinstriping on front ,rear and dash of the truck,all dupont, 4" bodydrop with no more pinch welds(just about lays doors)firewall has molded in tubs for dubs and is completely shaved,fender rails have been tubbed to flow with the tires, fiberglass hood that is also tubbed out on the underside so the tires wont push it up and smoothed out the rest of the underside, 97-00 tacoma front end swap,(krstal headlights, clear corner lights,clear signal lights, billet grill ,95-96 4x4 tacoma bumper and valance, suicided doors,sliding rag top recovered in charcoal canvas,2005 BMW M3 convertible clear 3rd brake light with red leds above the rear window, 15" clear taillights with red leds,custom built taillight buckets frenched into the rollpan,95 4runner mirrors,bed bodydropped 5" SHAVED: door handles,smoothed out door jambs, tail lights,gas door,firewall,hood pissers,wiper cowl, antenna,rock guards, tailgate replaced with a full skin with a custom bodyline that wraps around the ass end of the truck ,stock door mirrors,holes in the radiator support, rear cab vents and grooves, inner door lock holes and seat belt holes... has a heavily modified avs pop up license plate with flush panel on te front of the bed, all sheetmetaled and tubbed floor with custom gas filler and the front side of the bed has been replaced with smooth sheetmetal and radiused on the corners,rear cab wall has also been replaced with all new smooth metal and radiused corners

Interior

custom built sheetmetal center console thats molded to the floor and the smooth cab wall,i also radiused the cab corners to give it a "Curved" look and then installed some little access doors(kinda look like gas doors) into each corner so i can get to the jambs to run wires through,custom built bucket for the 3rd brake light molded into the roof also installed billet cup holders from a boat and a billet lokar shifter ring into the console,billet lokar oval door handles,billet < > window cranks,B.A.D. full billet steering wheel(matches rims) ,one off billet < > horn button ,billet < > rear view mirror,billet shift knob,billet cig. lighter,billet < > rag top handles and crank, completely shaved and smoothed out dash painted and pinstriped with airbrushing and EVERY other plastic piece in the interior is smoothed out and painted ,shaved the inner door locks and seatbelt holes and wiper arm hole on the column,sectioned 1" out of stock shifter(ricey) and is painted to match body,custom gauge cluster made with dakota digital gauges and matching digital air gauges in the console,seats,door panels and headliner all charcoal suede and green leather,custom built door panels with fiberglass inserts airbrushed to match,prelude buckets seats w/o headrests,modified clutch,brake and gas pedals for the 4" bd,floor stripped bare,painted it and covered in dynamat and also added a tilt steering column

Suspension

shaved every hole in the framerails from front to back,frame is painted VW reflex silver and middle of the bridge painted to match graphics with a chrome plated Severed logo in the middle,chrome hardlines off the bags with chrome fittings,the following have been chrome plated, byc upper and lower tubular control arms with new bushings and balljoints,chrome plated 2" drop spindles,all 4 link bars and all heim joints brand new chrome plated rear hubs,chromed pitman arm, idler arm,idler arm bracket,both tie rod assemblys,both knuckle arms,relay rod and chromed shocks,along with all nuts,bolts and washers,2 chrome viair 380s with mindless metal brackets,slam specialties re6's up front and shitty ass airlift bags with 14" of lift out back ,monster notch with bag brackets molded to em ,4 GC extreme 3/8" valves, triangulated 4 link, relocated chrome shocks on the bridge, 2 3 gallon tanks chopped down and welded to the frame rail and aluminum 10 gallon fuel cell with stock pump and sending unit installed in it, its mounted flush with the frame to be underneath the bed(pretty much sittin on the ground),

Wheels

19x8" boyd coddington ralleye 2's custom painted wrapped in 215/35/19 falken rubber , new chrome locking lugs as well

Stereo

all audiobahn ( 6.5"s, 4"s , tweeters and x-overs) pioneer deck for now... stereos are overrated

Awards

Rollin with the one and only club out there <> ......august 08 cover of minitruckin,minitruckin construction zone feature in august 06,shown in 2006 MT calendar,streettrucks sept. 08 feature, truck trends japan feature,eksposure.com feature, 1st place openbed mini at the final reso 32

Future Plans

sold it, no worries, it still in <ST> and about to be completely redone ;)