Satoshi Grille- 1st generation TACO

is there is a how to on the satoshi grills? and how do you like the red skid plate? ive got a white first gen and was thinkin bout paintin my bright red but dont really feel like having to repaint it every once in awhile if it gets messed up

 

Looks good! But no dont waste $200+ on a CAI it wont do anything close to what the $15 deckplate mod can do.

 

18 inch rims and 32 inche tires

 

I love the red skip plate did it over a year ago and have not had to touch it up yet. i used good paint and primer. just make sure you wash it really well before you paint it

 

do you have a picture of your deck plate mod

 

do you have a pic of dec plate mod. i dont really understand what that is.

 

love the satoshi grille man, about to do mine! havent seen it on any first gen looks damn good! well done hope mine comes out the same..ill post up when i finish! ha

 

Let me know how it comes out. o and don't forget to take your time on it. no rush

 

So um i just went to go look at my truck air intake to see what size deck plate i could fit. and only to find out the guy i bought my truck from must have already done it to it hahah. wow the only thing not stock on the truck when i bought it.

 

haha awesome! and yea ill let ya know how it comes out and i will be taking my time..what did you end up using for the backing..mesh area??? and did you fiberglass or just bondo the cut areas?

 

i've been looking for a satoshi'd version of this front end (i've got a 2000) as an example. gotta say, it looks awesome! i might have to try my hand at this... any tips? i consider myself handy in a garage, but i've never worked with fiberglass/bondo before.

 

looks great man,good job. love the wheels to,my buddys got the same set on his titan but they are beat all to shit.

 

Check this out.

http://home.ezonline.net/~jnburtman/deckplate.html

 

very clean...want to fix my satoshi...lolz...jk

 

^^^ that is a sweet write up link...what did you use for the backing/mesh on your satoshi though?!?!

 

i used fiber glass and bondo. and got my mesh from customcargrills.com or something like that

 

haha you should be fine. i myself had never worked with bondo or figerglass before and im only 19 so you should be fine. i was still a senior in highschool when i built mine. best of luck to you

 

how often do yall rotate your tires?

 

every 4-5k miles for me (bfg all terrains), though usually toward the 4k side. if i let it go much longer than 5, they start letting me know!

 

haha thanks man, ill be doin my project grille very soon! and as for rotating tires...every oil change...3000 miles or 3 months..