should look cool
First "X" with a shaved #%$
Started yesterday, today is day 2
So plans are (hopefully anyways) to become the first Xrunner with a shaved A**, minus the tailgate handle. Gonna try to take as many pictures as possible during the build so heres to a good time with metal!
Day 1 - Few hours of work nothing major. Tore down the back end. Lights are out and bumper is off. Got a cardboard template made for the tail lights. Rough cut some metal for one side and trimmed to size.
Lights arrived today as well (good timing on their part)
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Some may hate it some may like it but im doing it for self satisfaction and uniqueness. Plans are to weld the pockets shut and then flush mount these in their place. One light per side. Next step is the rollpan. Thanks goes out to lenie and her build thread on top of the advice she gave for the skirts. Rollpan will be straight with no plate and have the reverse light dead center in it. Next step is the license plate box recessed into the tailgate underneath the Xrunner logo. 11 days to do it in. LMAO. Sounds rough but it will be an all day task so it will have plenty of hours into it for just 11 days. Gives me more then 80 hours to learn what is needed and make it work.
Ill take pics as much as possible to keep this thread going!
Tomorrows agenda. Cut left side metal blank out and start shaping the two
Day 2 progress
Left side filler 90% complete. Needs a hair more curve at the bottom and then trimmed/flanged. Right side filler 60% done.
Torn down
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Rough cut on metal after paper and cardboard templates were made
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Curved left-right roughly to shape and next is shrinking to get the up-down curve going
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Ran into a snag with getting more metal funds were lower then expected so the rollpan may take longer then I wanted, reverse light may end up going into tailgate. Once both sides are done and ready to weld ill be making the buckets to fit the leds in since they are way to flat to flush mount on my hard curve bed side
So plans are (hopefully anyways) to become the first Xrunner with a shaved A**, minus the tailgate handle. Gonna try to take as many pictures as possible during the build so heres to a good time with metal!
Day 1 - Few hours of work nothing major. Tore down the back end. Lights are out and bumper is off. Got a cardboard template made for the tail lights. Rough cut some metal for one side and trimmed to size.
Lights arrived today as well (good timing on their part)
Some may hate it some may like it but im doing it for self satisfaction and uniqueness. Plans are to weld the pockets shut and then flush mount these in their place. One light per side. Next step is the rollpan. Thanks goes out to lenie and her build thread on top of the advice she gave for the skirts. Rollpan will be straight with no plate and have the reverse light dead center in it. Next step is the license plate box recessed into the tailgate underneath the Xrunner logo. 11 days to do it in. LMAO. Sounds rough but it will be an all day task so it will have plenty of hours into it for just 11 days. Gives me more then 80 hours to learn what is needed and make it work.
Ill take pics as much as possible to keep this thread going!
Tomorrows agenda. Cut left side metal blank out and start shaping the two
Day 2 progress
Left side filler 90% complete. Needs a hair more curve at the bottom and then trimmed/flanged. Right side filler 60% done.
Torn down
Rough cut on metal after paper and cardboard templates were made
Curved left-right roughly to shape and next is shrinking to get the up-down curve going
Ran into a snag with getting more metal funds were lower then expected so the rollpan may take longer then I wanted, reverse light may end up going into tailgate. Once both sides are done and ready to weld ill be making the buckets to fit the leds in since they are way to flat to flush mount on my hard curve bed side
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sorry bro not the first with a shaved ass
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sorry bro not the first with a shaved ass
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True she does have a rollpan and there are a small handful with those. Now tell me how many you have seen with shaved lights as well? Only 1 new gen taco that I know of.
Not to much done today unfortunately. Backs starting to act up again so the planishing hammer was definetly not my friend. LOL
This shot was taken before the piece was cleaned up some
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Went back in to add the bottom and side flange (tailgate side). Come to find out 3 different bends plus 2 different flange bends dont like each other lol. Might end up trimming the bottom flange off and tig welding it in place so I can keep a nice curvature
This shot was taken before the piece was cleaned up some
Went back in to add the bottom and side flange (tailgate side). Come to find out 3 different bends plus 2 different flange bends dont like each other lol. Might end up trimming the bottom flange off and tig welding it in place so I can keep a nice curvature
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Ok so ill be the first XRUNNER still....and still 2nd fully shaved. Gumby had taillights still
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when he sold the truck, they shaved it and its already been in![]()
Ok so ill be the first XRUNNER still....and still 2nd fully shaved. Gumby had taillights still
Minitruckin several times with a few different paint schemes since..
I was looking at the new owners profile on SSM and the first pic I posted was when gumby owned it I believe. Newer pic (below) i think was the owners shot. Can you show me a different one? I can see tail lights still in this shot which I believe is newer but you may have a shot I dont know of
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Even in this newer shot (look at the wheels even) this was after the new owner reworked some of the truck and you can see the bulge from the tail lights. Either way its a badass truck dont get me wrong. The new owner hand fabbed parts for it but didnt see any updated shots of shaved tails
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Thanks bud. More updates for today. Went a little slow since I was helping my buddy on his coupe and taking my time. hes in the process of recessing the headlights.
Flanges are done pieces are 99% done as well. Left side needs the bottom cut off and right needs the top bit cut off. Then comes the grinding and welding
Mondays agenda is to cut out inner hole where the wiring comes in to have an 'access' to the new lights. Also mocking up new lights to start creating the bucket for the light to sit in
Testing the fit on both sides
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Flanged inner piece for fitment
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Monday should get about 8 hrs of work done doing this task...
Flanges are done pieces are 99% done as well. Left side needs the bottom cut off and right needs the top bit cut off. Then comes the grinding and welding
Mondays agenda is to cut out inner hole where the wiring comes in to have an 'access' to the new lights. Also mocking up new lights to start creating the bucket for the light to sit in
Testing the fit on both sides
Flanged inner piece for fitment
Monday should get about 8 hrs of work done doing this task...
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Sorry for lack of updates. Working on the light buckets, tomorrow is welding and finishing everything up
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So if anyone has ever seen an XR or even a 05+ tacoma with different then stock lights lemme know. Need to see what else is out there other then ebay specials Thanks yall
Left side is ready for bodywork to blend it into the truck bed, wired up and tested. Lights are bright as *&$%.
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Conceited...possibly...awesome...definetly. Left side was definetly my test subject, right side looks straight up nice! lol
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Bucket was made, nearly complete. Tomorrows task - finish her up
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Thanks yallLeft side is ready for bodywork to blend it into the truck bed, wired up and tested. Lights are bright as *&$%.
Conceited...possibly...awesome...definetly. Left side was definetly my test subject, right side looks straight up nice! lol
Bucket was made, nearly complete. Tomorrows task - finish her up
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http://www.customtacos.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134707So if anyone has ever seen an XR or even a 05+ tacoma with different then stock lights lemme know. Need to see what else is out there other then ebay specials
Unsure of that one 100%. I know ive seen many trucks with cadillac tail light conversions and not one has ever mentioned tickets for that. Then again not everyone shares that type of info. Its something I will look into thanks. Oklahoma doesnt do any inspections on vehicles so that might be what saves me
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