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Mini Truckin’ Technical Articles

Mini Truckin's tech section gives you insider tips on how to customize your truck. Whether it's body, chassis, suspension or electrical, you can find valuable tips and advice here.

Mini Truck Chassis & Frame Welding

	Body Mounts And Control Arms On A 1972 Toyota Hilux - Project Low Lux Here's what we've come up with so far on our 1972 Toyota Hilux project truck. more

	Wishbone Crossmember On A 1972 Toyota Hilux - Project Low Lux, Part 3 For this installment, we set up the wishbone to mount flush inside the rear crossmember. more

	Full Frame Build On A 1972 Toyota Hilux - Project Low Lux For this installment we began the frame and suspension buildup on Project: Low Lux. more

	2002 Nissan Frontier Desert Runner - Front Clip - Project Desert Dragger: Episode I Bring Down The Trojan Horse more

	Wicked Nissan Hardbody Buildup on Hydraulics Chassis By Aaron Iha Bringing the Heat more

Mini Truck Body Parts & Kits

	Toyota Tacoma Project Resurrection: Part ll Part ll: Bio fixes the "unfixable" more

	Handmade Bedsides On A 1972 Toyota Hilux - Project Low Lux Grant Kustoms Sheetmetal Magic more

	2009 Holiday Gift Guide Hot New Products For This Holiday Season! more

	LED Tail Lights On A Chevy Blazer - Do-It-Yourself Custom Tails Flush-Mounted LED Install more

	Fiberglass Hood Install On A Nissan Frontier Show Down Customs Shows Us Some Hood Tricks more

Mini Truck Suspension

	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - April 2010 Great ideas for your mini truck! more

	Back-Half Install On A Toyota Tacoma - Project Resurrection: Part 1 Part 1: A New Back-Half The Bio Way more

	Maximized - Cues And Ayes - February 2010 Uni-balls and stitch welding more

	Shock Absorbers And Air Springs - The Inside Scoop Are Shocks Necessary With Air Bags? more

	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - December 2009 Great ideas for your mini truck! more

Mini Truck Engine Tuning

	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - May 2010 Great ideas for your mini truck! more

	Hot Rod Parts Buyer's Guide We compiled the coolest parts that will never go out of style, all in one easy-to-use buyer's guide. more

	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - March 2010 Great ideas for your mini truck! more

	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - January 2010 Great ideas for your mini truck! more

	Toyota Pickup Alternator Upgrade - Upgrade Your Alternator Check out this alternator upgrade for a Toyota! more

Mini Truck Electrical

	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - February 2010 Great ideas for your mini truck! more

	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - October 2009 Great ideas for your minitruck! more

	H.I.D Retrofit - High Intensity Everyone who drives our nation's highways has seen expensive cars and SUVs driving with headlights that, although not modified from stock,... more

	Missing Link Audio's Voltage Control Module - The Juice...Is Loose! Increase the charge and give your battery a new lease on life with Missing Link Audio's Voltage Control Module. more

	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - April 2009 Great ideas for your mini truck! more

Mini Truck Interior & Upholstery

	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - November 2009 Great ideas for your mini truck! more

	Custom Headliner - Heads Up! To build the ultimate show mini, you have to pay attention to details that most people would take for granted. To be able to have the most... more

	Extreme Audio and Kustoms - Extreme Shop Tour We go behind the scenes of the SoCal shop that is building some of the craziest West Coast cover trucks. more

	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - May 2009 Great ideas for your mini truck! more

	BedRug Install on a 2007 Toyota Tacoma - Make Your Bed BedRug From Wise Industries, The Alternative To Spray-In Bedliners. more

Read detailed reviews on the all new Toyota Tacoma and compare it with other vehicles you may be thinking of buying. The Tacoma comes with a L4 standard engine and goes for a suggested retail price of $20,105.00. It can seat 4 people comfortably. Also check out the Chevy Colorado and the Ford Ranger.

Tech Articles by Category

• Chassis & Frame Welding

• Body Parts & Kits

• Suspension

• Engine Tuning

• Electrical

• Interior & Upholstery

• Wheels & Tires

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