USAutoBuy:
Hi Sienna,
Nice job on the Hilux with the steering wheel on the wrong side
I am not sure how well the aftermarket headlight will hold up after a while.
What do you think?

Thanks bud!

As for the headlamps, a friend of mine has had his for 5 years, and they're still in great shape, despite him being a keen off-roader.

IHate9ja1:
xclusive job so far,well done sir
Shagati should lv this project

Thanks buddy.

USAutoBuy:
Blend of Passion and top notch workmanship

Only steering is on the wrong side

Thanks bud!

How about having the steering wheel in the middle?

lungwun:
Am i the only one that noticed that Candy Red Micra?

Quality job Siena.

Thanks bro!

The 2004 Nissan Micra in the background is in for work. New front bumper, which I have to paint and fit, replacement ignition switch. It belongs to a Kenyan girl, she actually starts the engine by touching a lead from the starter motor to the battery positive!

It also needs front wiper blades, then an MOT. It's also got a furry layer of mould on the seats, seat belts, steering wheel and luggage compartment carpet.

skyfall:
Car is coming out beautifully now.

Nice job, Siena!

Thanks buddy, I appreciate you kind words.

Siena:
The Celica mounting tabs are spot welded to the runners, and also employ a steel rivet on each tab, the front rivets also double as locating pegs. There is just one spot weld per tab. These are all ground off, these are the redundant tabs:

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The Hilux runners are carefully cut off at the lower areas on both the inside and outside. You'll then end up with this:

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And end up with busted Hilux seats that look like this:

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Make sure you don't mix the runners up, they are handed, and unique to driver's and passenger's seats. Inners and outlets are also different.. Using your grinder, remove rough edges and burrs. There are 2 raised dimples on on each of the runners, these need to be ground flat.

The good news is, the measurements between the runners on both the Celica and Hilux are the same, at 46.5mm. Handy, as the cut and trimmed Hilux runners need to be bolted to the Celica ones.

The rivets that partially secure the Hilux mounting tabs to the runners need to be ground completely flat, enough to allow them to be knocked out. I used a blunt punch and hammer. The same must be done to the Celica runners. The holes left are then made larger, I used a 10mm drill bit.

Starting from the front, I bolted the Hilux runners to the Celica seats. They are in exactly the same orientation, from front to back. The bolt heads need to be cut with a thin cutting disc, to end up with a hammer-head bolt, regular bolt heads won't go through the seat tracks. The heads need to be flat enough to allow the seats to slide in their tracks. You could cut the bolt heads down with a Dremel or similar, I used a thin cutting disc on an angle grinder.

The rear bolt holes on the Hilux runners don't line up with those on the Celica, so with the fronts bolted up loosely, swivel the runners so they are perfectly in line with those of the Celica, then using the existing holes on the Hilux runners as a pilot, drill the Celica runners. This must be done with the runners extended fully to the rear of the seats (seats slid fully forwards) to avoid the drill bit damaging the sliders.

Once they are all bolted firmly in place (I torqued them up to 45Nm), you'll end up with this:

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Ready to bolt into your MK4 or 5, looking like this:

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blazetitov:
Nice Job Boss!! Love the interior.

Raymie:
Excellent work Siena. I literally went from 'enh?' to 'wooow, as the interior began to take shape. Dunno if yhu will consider installing a stop lamp in the truck, touching the exterior is out of the question on this one I guess. And the passenger door has no assist handle? Great job once again.

Thanks bro.

I doubt I'll be cutting holes in the bodywork to install a stop lamp at this stage. I might mount a high-intensity LED unit in the rear window though.

At the time I took the pictures, I was waiting for paint to sort out the passenger door card, as I ran out. Since these pictures were taken, the passenger door trim and associated handles have been fitted.

Piyke:
Great Job Siena! Love the Celica seats. Lovely interior! Thumbs up

Thanks bro.

billy187:
Sweet truck! Was first quite sceptical about the non -stock grill , but these new pics really do it some justice.

It looks kinda---high. Is a lifting kit in place? Can't wait to see some sweet wheels under those wheel wells - to complement the 'lift.'