My project s-10

MiniTruckMafia · 05-18-2008, 06:00 PM

I went to see my truck yesterday, and when I was looking at the frame clip, I got to thinking about how you attached the new rails. I must say..the angled piece had to be a bitch to get to fit....I have been wrenchin' my brain trying to picture how I am going to fit that piece to the two straight pieces...any advice?

bdydrp18 · 05-19-2008, 08:48 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Cesare

any reason why you didn't go ahead and ditch the rest of the s10 frame and make it a full frame? from the blueprints, it seems to me that you are capable

well i was thinking about it, but i just didn't want to screw with the front suspension. i spend at least a couple hours looking at it to see if i could run the 2x3 thru and use the stock mounts but it looked like more work then it was worth. plus i already have after market a-arms and don't want to just threw them out.

bdydrp18 · 05-19-2008, 09:02 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia

I dont know if you have a harbor freight where you are at, I hear they are everywhere, but I was looking there at some of their benders, and they seemed alright...I guess as far as what Im going to use it for. I had been thinking about how to frame out my floor and firewall, and you seem very knowledgable....what would you think about using some 1x1 tubing, square or round, to frame out everything? I have seen a couple guys do it, and thought maybe that would be a good way to strenghten everything? I think Im going to take one of your pics and place it as a background for an inspiration to finish my shit. Im going over tomorrow to look at it, and get some measurements and pics, so I can start building the jig. Cant wait to see some more pics! -Brad

well as Cesare said the bender that harbor freight sells is a not really for make nice bends. i think it maybe more for bending conduit or something. o friend had one, but no matter what we try it always messed up the tubing. i know the JD2 bender is a lot but it's worth the money in the long run. but only get one it you think you are going to use if for more than one project. i have already used it to redo my trailer, plus this frame and maybe a truck for the wife, if she ever decides she want one. oh an plus maybe lilredxtreme truck if he ever grows some balls!!!! haha joking jim!!!

yeah you can use the 1" x 1" square tubing to build a new floor. you just have to make sure that you have good tie in points to the cab, because you would be welding in thinker tubing to thin sheet metal.

bdydrp18 · 05-19-2008, 09:07 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia

I went to see my truck yesterday, and when I was looking at the frame clip, I got to thinking about how you attached the new rails. I must say..the angled piece had to be a bitch to get to fit....I have been wrenchin' my brain trying to picture how I am going to fit that piece to the two straight pieces...any advice?

yeah it took a little work to make the piece. all i did was put in the straight piece in the locations that i want then at. then i kind of cheated and used a piece of 2x3 wood that i had laying around and start making cuts on it till it fit. then i just transfered the angles and measurements to the steel tubing and cut it. just a little grinding and they fit right in

MiniTruckMafia · 05-19-2008, 09:56 AM

Damn....I would have never thought of the whole wood thing...I might need to throw that bit of advice in the 'ole bag of tricks! I was reading some of the earlier post on this thread, and saw the welder you are using...>drools< The only thing I have to weld with is a sears roebuck stick welder from *I think* dates back to the 70's? something like that...its older than hell. Ive been using it for about 3 yrs now and can lay down a pretty good bead, but Im kind of reluctant to use it for a frame....but I guess as long as the welds hold, it shouldnt matter. Now....I have seen these welders for about 400 bucks...the little tabletop welders, that weld 1/4 inch? I find it kind of hard to believe....but either way....the welder you have is the tits...dont scratch it or anything...its beautiful!

bdydrp18 · 05-19-2008, 12:03 PM

well it doesn't look like a lot but i got a lot done this week. final got all the cab body mounts done:

finished the cross-member:

and got the corvette rear-end mounted:

MiniTruckMafia · 05-19-2008, 03:49 PM

damn.....thats all I can say....I got a quick and probably stupid question for you.....what is the inside width between the two frame rails under the cab measure to?

bdydrp18 · 05-19-2008, 04:01 PM

35" i think not totally sure, but i think that is right

2 LayLo · 05-19-2008, 09:38 PM

you do top notch work man

83LOWrange · 05-20-2008, 05:33 AM

very top notch as usual! as soon as i get some more $ im going to upgrade from a carport to a shop and new tools... and maybe be where your at one day! subscribed man....

bdydrp18 · 05-20-2008, 09:14 AM

thanks guys!!!! i try to do my best

good luck with getting the new shop and tools. i know i have been building up the tools for many many years now. it just take lots of time and MONEY

MiniTruckMafia · 05-20-2008, 09:48 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by bdydrp18

thanks guys!!!! i try to do my best

good luck with getting the new shop and tools. i know i have been building up the tools for many many years now. it just take lots of time and MONEY

AND patience.......something I have learned while building a truck. Def. Top notch work...If you had the time and I had the money, hell, Id get YOU to finish my truck for me.

bdydrp18 · 05-21-2008, 07:28 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia

AND patience.......something I have learned while building a truck. Def. Top notch work...If you had the time and I had the money, hell, Id get YOU to finish my truck for me.

yeah patience!!! not a whole lot of that left.

well if i had power in my shop i would take you up on that, but till then it would be way to hard to do any work for other people.

thanks again for support

MiniTruckMafia · 05-21-2008, 12:50 PM

Hell, reading your post has really inspired and motivated me to get something done! I went out yesterday and priced all the wood im gonna need to build a jig. After seeing how you have yours set up, it seems that would be the best way to get everything level and square. Thanks for all the info to all the questions...really helps me out...keep it up!

bdydrp18 · 05-22-2008, 11:54 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia

Hell, reading your post has really inspired and motivated me to get something done! I went out yesterday and priced all the wood im gonna need to build a jig. After seeing how you have yours set up, it seems that would be the best way to get everything level and square. Thanks for all the info to all the questions...really helps me out...keep it up!

glad i could help.

2THPIC · 05-22-2008, 02:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by bdydrp18

CAD designer

same here..........CAD designer and also do some 3d animation on the side along with designing tattoos.

bdydrp18 · 05-27-2008, 10:20 AM

well you would think with a 3 day weekend i would have got more done but that is sadly not the truth

all i managed to get done was one side of my lower a-arms mounts and got the brackets made for the upper mounts too, but all in all not that much got done. here a couple pics.

lower mounts:

brackets:

2THPIC · 05-27-2008, 10:23 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by bdydrp18

well you would think with a 3 day weekend i would have got more done but that is sadly not the truth

all i managed to get done was one side of my lower a-arms mounts and got the brackets made for the upper mounts too, but all in all not that much got done. here a couple pics.

lower mounts:

brackets:

look real good. better then most that you can buy.
When does mass production start, so we can all have the good stuff?

bdydrp18 · 05-27-2008, 11:10 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 2THPIC

look real good. better then most that you can buy.
When does mass production start, so we can all have the good stuff?

haha well if i had the time and the space maybe

thanks
by the way

MiniTruckMafia · 05-27-2008, 07:11 PM

I agree totally....maybe you should go work for the guys at suicide doors or something. You really have some talent! I must say, also, that looking at this thread and asking you questions, has cleared ALOT of problems that I thought I may run into. We need more people like you around here in NC...willing to give us 'youngsters' advice. Keep it up...shit is wicked!!

bdydrp18 · 05-28-2008, 08:14 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia

I agree totally....maybe you should go work for the guys at suicide doors or something. You really have some talent! I must say, also, that looking at this thread and asking you questions, has cleared ALOT of problems that I thought I may run into. We need more people like you around here in NC...willing to give us 'youngsters' advice. Keep it up...shit is wicked!!

haha thanks man means a lot!!!..

no thanks on the suicide door thing!!! they make nice parts and all that but it is just not my style to make the same thing over and over. if i do anything it will be to open my own shop, but it would be a one truck at a time kind of thing. i have seen too many guy getting into trouble try to do too much at once and that is NOT something i want to happen.

well that is what this site is about trying to help each other out. well that and show off your work and project

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bdydrp18 · 05-28-2008, 08:31 AM

got a little more work done last night. got the other side lower mount all welded on some now i just have to get the tubing bend for the uppers. kind of looks like it is going to be a pain in the ass because off trying to get around the rear-end so we will see how that goes.

MiniTruckMafia · 05-28-2008, 12:21 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by bdydrp18

haha thanks man means a lot!!!..

no thanks on the suicide door thing!!! they make nice parts and all that but it is just not my style to make the same thing over and over. if i do anything it will be to open my own shop, but it would be a one truck at a time kind of thing. i have seen too many guy getting into trouble try to do too much at once and that is NOT something i want to happen.

well that is what this site is about trying to help each other out. well that and show off your work and project.

hehe..no thanks...I guess I understand not wanting to do something like that...the same repetitive thing...over and over and over. I like the idea of 'one truck at a time' that would give you more of a chance to get to the tedious little details...right down to customizing the individual nuts and bolts... I dont know if you get minitruckin magazine.....but there is one issue (ill look it up when I get back home) that has a rolling chassis in the under construction part, green i think, that the guy built in his garage, and made his own nuts and bolts...pretty damn sweet, but pretty much..ALOT of damn time too. I dont think I would have the skills to pull that one off...im sure if you gave it a whirl, you would have no problem doing it. Either way...who really gives a damn about the nuts and bolts...I would be to busy looking at the truck itself. Cant wait to see more pics!

bdydrp18 · 05-28-2008, 12:41 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia

hehe..no thanks...I guess I understand not wanting to do something like that...the same repetitive thing...over and over and over. I like the idea of 'one truck at a time' that would give you more of a chance to get to the tedious little details...right down to customizing the individual nuts and bolts... I dont know if you get minitruckin magazine.....but there is one issue (ill look it up when I get back home) that has a rolling chassis in the under construction part, green i think, that the guy built in his garage, and made his own nuts and bolts...pretty damn sweet, but pretty much..ALOT of damn time too. I dont think I would have the skills to pull that one off...im sure if you gave it a whirl, you would have no problem doing it. Either way...who really gives a damn about the nuts and bolts...I would be to busy looking at the truck itself. Cant wait to see more pics!

well i don't plan in make my own nuts and bolt but i'm going to get covers that go over and the bolt head and nuts. just to add that little finishing detail.

yeah i know who you are talking about. very very nice frame to bad he sold the whole truck, but now i think he own barely legal. so you can see what doing good work can make happen.

boricua4_life · 05-28-2008, 06:22 PM

wow man lookin great!

Lowsonoma03 · 05-28-2008, 06:48 PM

wow where have i been for this project!? Subscribed i wanna see what this thing looks like finished! Phenominal work man!

MiniTruckMafia · 05-28-2008, 11:08 PM

covers? I guess I have been under a rock for too long...honestly, I never knew there was such a thing...damn...Im learning ALOT on this thread! I would like a professional opinion on something....alright...I have researched and researched and studied different pics of back halves on minitrucks. Im not using an IRS or anything..just a straight axle, and I wanted to know your opinion on how to do this...there are so many different designs its kinda hard to create a unique one...what do you think would be the best way to build the back half so that it has the most strength? I have seen alot of the tubing go 90 degrees right behind the cab..and angle back to 180 degrees...it looks plain to me...but Im thinking this is probably the strongest? Or could it be that it really doesnt matter..just as long as the welds are good and solid?

bdydrp18 · 05-29-2008, 08:46 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia

covers? I guess I have been under a rock for too long...honestly, I never knew there was such a thing...damn...Im learning ALOT on this thread! I would like a professional opinion on something....alright...I have researched and researched and studied different pics of back halves on minitrucks. Im not using an IRS or anything..just a straight axle, and I wanted to know your opinion on how to do this...there are so many different designs its kinda hard to create a unique one...what do you think would be the best way to build the back half so that it has the most strength? I have seen alot of the tubing go 90 degrees right behind the cab..and angle back to 180 degrees...it looks plain to me...but Im thinking this is probably the strongest? Or could it be that it really doesnt matter..just as long as the welds are good and solid?

yep just a simple cover that i think is pressed out and then chromed. now if i could just find them in the size i need that would be great

hard question to answer really. it is mostly a personal preference but you have to make sure it is strong too. personal i like the angle up look. it just look like a much stronger design. plus they say that a triangle is one of the strongest forms that can be built, so you can't go wrong using it.

the 90 back to 180 is just a weak design too me(opinion). it just looks like there is too much stress put into the joint. yes gusseting it will make it stronger, but i just don't think it is a strong as a angle design.

but either way you decide to go it is your truck in the end and you have to pick what you like. just make sure that it is strong and that the weld have good penetration.

here is a design that i started for someone. hope it help you a little:

05-18-2008, 06:00 PM	#301
MiniTruckMafia drag it BYOTCH! Age: 26 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Raleigh, NC User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 I went to see my truck yesterday, and when I was looking at the frame clip, I got to thinking about how you attached the new rails. I must say..the angled piece had to be a bitch to get to fit....I have been wrenchin' my brain trying to picture how I am going to fit that piece to the two straight pieces...any advice?
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05-19-2008, 08:48 AM	#302
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by Cesare any reason why you didn't go ahead and ditch the rest of the s10 frame and make it a full frame? from the blueprints, it seems to me that you are capable well i was thinking about it, but i just didn't want to screw with the front suspension. i spend at least a couple hours looking at it to see if i could run the 2x3 thru and use the stock mounts but it looked like more work then it was worth. plus i already have after market a-arms and don't want to just threw them out.
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05-19-2008, 09:02 AM	#303
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia I dont know if you have a harbor freight where you are at, I hear they are everywhere, but I was looking there at some of their benders, and they seemed alright...I guess as far as what Im going to use it for. I had been thinking about how to frame out my floor and firewall, and you seem very knowledgable....what would you think about using some 1x1 tubing, square or round, to frame out everything? I have seen a couple guys do it, and thought maybe that would be a good way to strenghten everything? I think Im going to take one of your pics and place it as a background for an inspiration to finish my shit. Im going over tomorrow to look at it, and get some measurements and pics, so I can start building the jig. Cant wait to see some more pics! -Brad well as Cesare said the bender that harbor freight sells is a not really for make nice bends. i think it maybe more for bending conduit or something. o friend had one, but no matter what we try it always messed up the tubing. i know the JD2 bender is a lot but it's worth the money in the long run. but only get one it you think you are going to use if for more than one project. i have already used it to redo my trailer, plus this frame and maybe a truck for the wife, if she ever decides she want one. oh an plus maybe lilredxtreme truck if he ever grows some balls!!!! haha joking jim!!! yeah you can use the 1" x 1" square tubing to build a new floor. you just have to make sure that you have good tie in points to the cab, because you would be welding in thinker tubing to thin sheet metal.
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05-19-2008, 09:07 AM	#304
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia I went to see my truck yesterday, and when I was looking at the frame clip, I got to thinking about how you attached the new rails. I must say..the angled piece had to be a bitch to get to fit....I have been wrenchin' my brain trying to picture how I am going to fit that piece to the two straight pieces...any advice? yeah it took a little work to make the piece. all i did was put in the straight piece in the locations that i want then at. then i kind of cheated and used a piece of 2x3 wood that i had laying around and start making cuts on it till it fit. then i just transfered the angles and measurements to the steel tubing and cut it. just a little grinding and they fit right in
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05-19-2008, 09:56 AM	#305
MiniTruckMafia drag it BYOTCH! Age: 26 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Raleigh, NC User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Damn....I would have never thought of the whole wood thing...I might need to throw that bit of advice in the 'ole bag of tricks! I was reading some of the earlier post on this thread, and saw the welder you are using...>drools< The only thing I have to weld with is a sears roebuck stick welder from I think dates back to the 70's? something like that...its older than hell. Ive been using it for about 3 yrs now and can lay down a pretty good bead, but Im kind of reluctant to use it for a frame....but I guess as long as the welds hold, it shouldnt matter. Now....I have seen these welders for about 400 bucks...the little tabletop welders, that weld 1/4 inch? I find it kind of hard to believe....but either way....the welder you have is the tits...dont scratch it or anything...its beautiful!
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05-19-2008, 12:03 PM	#306
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 well it doesn't look like a lot but i got a lot done this week. final got all the cab body mounts done: finished the cross-member: and got the corvette rear-end mounted:
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05-19-2008, 03:49 PM	#307
MiniTruckMafia drag it BYOTCH! Age: 26 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Raleigh, NC User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 damn.....thats all I can say....I got a quick and probably stupid question for you.....what is the inside width between the two frame rails under the cab measure to? Last edited by MiniTruckMafia : 05-19-2008 at 03:52 PM.
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05-19-2008, 04:01 PM	#308
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 35" i think not totally sure, but i think that is right
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05-19-2008, 09:38 PM	#309
2 LayLo Severed TIES pledge Age: 20 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 565 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 you do top notch work man
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05-20-2008, 05:33 AM	#310
83LOWrange That lil ole Ranger Age: 21 Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 585 Location: Louisiana User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 very top notch as usual! as soon as i get some more $ im going to upgrade from a carport to a shop and new tools... and maybe be where your at one day! subscribed man....
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05-20-2008, 09:14 AM	#311
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 thanks guys!!!! i try to do my best good luck with getting the new shop and tools. i know i have been building up the tools for many many years now. it just take lots of time and MONEY
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05-20-2008, 09:48 AM	#312
MiniTruckMafia drag it BYOTCH! Age: 26 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Raleigh, NC User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by bdydrp18 thanks guys!!!! i try to do my best good luck with getting the new shop and tools. i know i have been building up the tools for many many years now. it just take lots of time and MONEY AND patience.......something I have learned while building a truck. Def. Top notch work...If you had the time and I had the money, hell, Id get YOU to finish my truck for me.
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05-21-2008, 07:28 AM	#313
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia AND patience.......something I have learned while building a truck. Def. Top notch work...If you had the time and I had the money, hell, Id get YOU to finish my truck for me. yeah patience!!! not a whole lot of that left. well if i had power in my shop i would take you up on that, but till then it would be way to hard to do any work for other people. thanks again for support
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05-21-2008, 12:50 PM	#314
MiniTruckMafia drag it BYOTCH! Age: 26 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Raleigh, NC User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Hell, reading your post has really inspired and motivated me to get something done! I went out yesterday and priced all the wood im gonna need to build a jig. After seeing how you have yours set up, it seems that would be the best way to get everything level and square. Thanks for all the info to all the questions...really helps me out...keep it up!
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05-22-2008, 11:54 AM	#315
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia Hell, reading your post has really inspired and motivated me to get something done! I went out yesterday and priced all the wood im gonna need to build a jig. After seeing how you have yours set up, it seems that would be the best way to get everything level and square. Thanks for all the info to all the questions...really helps me out...keep it up! glad i could help.
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05-22-2008, 02:10 PM	#316
2THPIC low standards Age: 34 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,425 Location: lonsdale, ar User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by bdydrp18 CAD designer same here..........CAD designer and also do some 3d animation on the side along with designing tattoos.
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05-27-2008, 10:20 AM	#317
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 well you would think with a 3 day weekend i would have got more done but that is sadly not the truth all i managed to get done was one side of my lower a-arms mounts and got the brackets made for the upper mounts too, but all in all not that much got done. here a couple pics. lower mounts: brackets:
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05-27-2008, 10:23 AM	#318
2THPIC low standards Age: 34 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,425 Location: lonsdale, ar User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by bdydrp18 well you would think with a 3 day weekend i would have got more done but that is sadly not the truth all i managed to get done was one side of my lower a-arms mounts and got the brackets made for the upper mounts too, but all in all not that much got done. here a couple pics. lower mounts: brackets: look real good. better then most that you can buy. When does mass production start, so we can all have the good stuff?
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05-27-2008, 11:10 AM	#319
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by 2THPIC look real good. better then most that you can buy. When does mass production start, so we can all have the good stuff? haha well if i had the time and the space maybe thanks by the way
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05-27-2008, 07:11 PM	#320
MiniTruckMafia drag it BYOTCH! Age: 26 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Raleigh, NC User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 I agree totally....maybe you should go work for the guys at suicide doors or something. You really have some talent! I must say, also, that looking at this thread and asking you questions, has cleared ALOT of problems that I thought I may run into. We need more people like you around here in NC...willing to give us 'youngsters' advice. Keep it up...shit is wicked!!
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05-28-2008, 08:14 AM	#321
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia I agree totally....maybe you should go work for the guys at suicide doors or something. You really have some talent! I must say, also, that looking at this thread and asking you questions, has cleared ALOT of problems that I thought I may run into. We need more people like you around here in NC...willing to give us 'youngsters' advice. Keep it up...shit is wicked!! haha thanks man means a lot!!!.. no thanks on the suicide door thing!!! they make nice parts and all that but it is just not my style to make the same thing over and over. if i do anything it will be to open my own shop, but it would be a one truck at a time kind of thing. i have seen too many guy getting into trouble try to do too much at once and that is NOT something i want to happen. well that is what this site is about trying to help each other out. well that and show off your work and project.
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05-28-2008, 08:31 AM	#322
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 got a little more work done last night. got the other side lower mount all welded on some now i just have to get the tubing bend for the uppers. kind of looks like it is going to be a pain in the ass because off trying to get around the rear-end so we will see how that goes.
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05-28-2008, 12:21 PM	#323
MiniTruckMafia drag it BYOTCH! Age: 26 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Raleigh, NC User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by bdydrp18 haha thanks man means a lot!!!.. no thanks on the suicide door thing!!! they make nice parts and all that but it is just not my style to make the same thing over and over. if i do anything it will be to open my own shop, but it would be a one truck at a time kind of thing. i have seen too many guy getting into trouble try to do too much at once and that is NOT something i want to happen. well that is what this site is about trying to help each other out. well that and show off your work and project. hehe..no thanks...I guess I understand not wanting to do something like that...the same repetitive thing...over and over and over. I like the idea of 'one truck at a time' that would give you more of a chance to get to the tedious little details...right down to customizing the individual nuts and bolts... I dont know if you get minitruckin magazine.....but there is one issue (ill look it up when I get back home) that has a rolling chassis in the under construction part, green i think, that the guy built in his garage, and made his own nuts and bolts...pretty damn sweet, but pretty much..ALOT of damn time too. I dont think I would have the skills to pull that one off...im sure if you gave it a whirl, you would have no problem doing it. Either way...who really gives a damn about the nuts and bolts...I would be to busy looking at the truck itself. Cant wait to see more pics!
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05-28-2008, 12:41 PM	#324
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia hehe..no thanks...I guess I understand not wanting to do something like that...the same repetitive thing...over and over and over. I like the idea of 'one truck at a time' that would give you more of a chance to get to the tedious little details...right down to customizing the individual nuts and bolts... I dont know if you get minitruckin magazine.....but there is one issue (ill look it up when I get back home) that has a rolling chassis in the under construction part, green i think, that the guy built in his garage, and made his own nuts and bolts...pretty damn sweet, but pretty much..ALOT of damn time too. I dont think I would have the skills to pull that one off...im sure if you gave it a whirl, you would have no problem doing it. Either way...who really gives a damn about the nuts and bolts...I would be to busy looking at the truck itself. Cant wait to see more pics! well i don't plan in make my own nuts and bolt but i'm going to get covers that go over and the bolt head and nuts. just to add that little finishing detail. yeah i know who you are talking about. very very nice frame to bad he sold the whole truck, but now i think he own barely legal. so you can see what doing good work can make happen.
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05-28-2008, 06:22 PM	#325
boricua4_life Registered User Age: 22 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,247 Location: Waynesville, MO User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 wow man lookin great!
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05-28-2008, 06:48 PM	#326
Lowsonoma03 Registered Asshole Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,279 Location: Erie, PA User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 wow where have i been for this project!? Subscribed i wanna see what this thing looks like finished! Phenominal work man!
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05-28-2008, 11:08 PM	#327
MiniTruckMafia drag it BYOTCH! Age: 26 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Raleigh, NC User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 covers? I guess I have been under a rock for too long...honestly, I never knew there was such a thing...damn...Im learning ALOT on this thread! I would like a professional opinion on something....alright...I have researched and researched and studied different pics of back halves on minitrucks. Im not using an IRS or anything..just a straight axle, and I wanted to know your opinion on how to do this...there are so many different designs its kinda hard to create a unique one...what do you think would be the best way to build the back half so that it has the most strength? I have seen alot of the tubing go 90 degrees right behind the cab..and angle back to 180 degrees...it looks plain to me...but Im thinking this is probably the strongest? Or could it be that it really doesnt matter..just as long as the welds are good and solid?
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05-29-2008, 08:46 AM	#328
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia covers? I guess I have been under a rock for too long...honestly, I never knew there was such a thing...damn...Im learning ALOT on this thread! I would like a professional opinion on something....alright...I have researched and researched and studied different pics of back halves on minitrucks. Im not using an IRS or anything..just a straight axle, and I wanted to know your opinion on how to do this...there are so many different designs its kinda hard to create a unique one...what do you think would be the best way to build the back half so that it has the most strength? I have seen alot of the tubing go 90 degrees right behind the cab..and angle back to 180 degrees...it looks plain to me...but Im thinking this is probably the strongest? Or could it be that it really doesnt matter..just as long as the welds are good and solid? yep just a simple cover that i think is pressed out and then chromed. now if i could just find them in the size i need that would be great hard question to answer really. it is mostly a personal preference but you have to make sure it is strong too. personal i like the angle up look. it just look like a much stronger design. plus they say that a triangle is one of the strongest forms that can be built, so you can't go wrong using it. the 90 back to 180 is just a weak design too me(opinion). it just looks like there is too much stress put into the joint. yes gusseting it will make it stronger, but i just don't think it is a strong as a angle design. but either way you decide to go it is your truck in the end and you have to pick what you like. just make sure that it is strong and that the weld have good penetration. here is a design that i started for someone. hope it help you a little:
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