Canadian Low Budget Lolux

In order to fit the bumper on the front of my truck I had to take the plasma cutter to the back of the Supra bumper and remove a fair bit of metal. It's was too deep and would hit the frame long before you could get it close to the grill. There is still a small gap below the centre of the grill but not very noticeable, it looks worse in a couple of pictures because a friend rolled their stock height 87 2wd Hilux in to my truck and their bumper ended up hitting my grill and pushing it back a little. I haven't gotten around to pulling it back out yet. Once the appropriate amount of metal is removed the posterior lateral edges of the Supra bumpers are around the center of the front wheels. So the ends need to be trimmed off, you lose the clean factory look. Maybe when some of my other projects are done I will do something about that. I just made some plates that bolted to the frame in the same spot the stock bumper did. Then I blocked up the bumper to hold it where I wanted it, did some tack welding etc. I pulled all the temporary supports away and made sure it was sitting where I wanted it and then unbolted it and finished up the mounts with the bumper off the truck. Once I put on the 4x4 fenders the flared section lined up pretty well with the Supra bumper where it flares out a little. I wired in the fog lights the way I did in my 1984 Supra so that they will only work if the parking lights are on, that way I only have to remember one light switch. I used a factory Toyota switch mounted in my dash so it would look stock (I like using as many Toyota parts as I can). I also used relays so I could use some high wattage bulbs. I also modified my corner light housings to work as marker lights and turn indicators using some 1157 bulbs and sockets.
Some of the pics I still have 2wd fenders on and some don't have the lower Supra grill in, it's just out since I have been meaning to pull the bumpers and fenders back off to do some body work etc. But I've just been busy with my Mini Traveller project. The "N" on some of the hood shots is a magnet that new drivers have to put on the back of their cars in British Columbia to indicate they are novice drivers. I am not a new driver but my name is Nigel so I had it on there for a couple days.

Now that, is different. Looks good.

thanks! that does make a serious uniqueness flair to the truck, nice job!