I finally finished the Satoshi grill mod for my 2001. I used a grill from a 2000 which I had from my dad's old 4runner (RIP). The 2000 grill has that large chrome section going through the center which makes it a bad choice for the mod. But I used some craftsmanship to make it work .

First I cut off that middle chrome section.

Then I filled the large gap with epoxy and began shaping it with a file and sandpaper.

Next I filled the gaps with bondo and continued shaping to make it look like the older grills.

Afterwords I machined a custom mesh out of aluminum and bent the edges to fit the shape of the shell. I wanted it to fit towards the center of the shell and not in the back like most Satoshis.

I wanted to do something interesting with the logo so I machined the old TEQ Japanese toyota logo out of aluminum. After that I painted the grill black. I painted the logo jade green (my 4runner color) but polished the text and edge. I think it looks pretty good. Will post a picture of it on the car soon.

Special thanks to my dad and grandpa for machining the aluminum and doing most of the sanding .

Pictures below, let me know what you think!

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That looks great!! I like that grill pattern. Looks class IMO. That’s cool that your Dad and Grandpa helped in the mod. I always got shit upon from my Dad for doing mods to my cars. Even now as a 50 year old...I digress. Congrats man!!!

Nice job, 3 generations doing a 3rd gen grill, cool. I thought the logo was the other way around;)