Toyota Custom Mini Trucks

Welcome to yet another primered appearance of the Construction Zone. We hope that by seeing more unfinished rides in the raw you'll come up with some new ideas of your own to complete the ride that's collecting cobwebs in your garage. If you have a ride that's not quite done but makes you want to shave, suicide, or chop something every month, then snap some of your own. Send them to us here at Mini Truckin' c/o Construction Zone, 2400 E. Katella Ave., 7th Floor, Anaheim, CA 92806.

Owner's Name: Joshua Flowers Year & Make: '98 Toyota Tacoma Location: Queen Creek, AZ

Wheels/Tires:
24x10-inch Lenso wheels wrapped in 255/30ZR24 Toyo rubber

Suspension/Chassis:
Custom upper control arms using uniballs and heim joints, full engine cage with 15-inch travel Pro Comp reservoir shocks, tubbed firewall, custom back-half painted Black Sapphire Pearl, cantilever four-link, 20-inch travel Pro Comp reservoir shocks in the rear.

Body Mods:
Shaved antenna and gas door, 10.5-inch LED third brake light, tailgate skin, driver suicide door with functioning door handle, 4x4 sheetmetal and bumper.

Interior:
Seats were wrapped in tan leather and dark brown tweed, the dash was painted two-tone brown, some plastic pieces were painted Brown and some Sapphire Pearl.

Misc.:
Factory A/C and heat, 12 inches of lift in the front and 19 inches in the rear.

Special Thanks (from owner):
Kevin and the owner at www.justplaintrick.com, everyone else who helped on the truck; Nick, Brandon, Hailey, and Melanie.

Future Plans:
Paint, more lift in the front, a super charger, sheetmetal work, and we have a few more tricks up our sleeves.

Completion Date:
End of 2007

Owner's Name: Bob "Metal Man" Grant Year & Make: '84, '87, '92 Toyota Location: Oroville, CA

Wheels/Tires:
(Front): 22x10-inch Detata Cross with 245/30ZR22 Pirellis
(Rear): 24x10-inch Detata Cross with 275/25ZR24 Pirellis

Suspension/Chassis:
Toyota front clip unibodied to a 4Runner body, 2x3-inch chassis two Air Zenith compressors, Currie 9-inch rearend, Suicide Doors' 6-link, Slam Specialty 'bags, and custom control arms.

Body Mods:
An '84 Toyota front firewall and fenders, '87 Toyota 4Runner roof and quarter panels, '94 4Runner bumper, '94 4x4 grille and marker lights, '92 Toyota core support, Grant Kustom's combo, '97 Chevy bed corners, custom smooth floor, and an Excursion hood center decked to the fenders.

Misc.:
350 V-8 fuel injected, smog legal, 700R4 transmission, Bio Kustumz intake manifold, Basecoat primer, and Kevin Pickering pinstriping.

Future Plans:
Finish the sheetmetal work, body work, Envoy Paint, '55 Thunderbird Dash, hardline, fuel cell, air tanks in the rear quarter panels, a bumpin' stereo, BAD billet 2 4Runner badges, and a BAD steering wheel.

Special Thanks (from owner):
Zac Soares, Robert Hogan, Kevin Pickering, Matt Baker, Tracy Grant, Chad, Dusty, Terry, Ryan, Chuck, Nick, Gavin, Brandon at Detata, Mike and Ernie at Mini Truckin' , Air Zenith Suicidedoors, Slam Specialties, and KP components.

Completion Date:
SEMA 2007