Project: Brava-dime

[So Low Roller]

nice work dude, i will for sure be over there to lend you a hand!

[blazerxtreme18]

thats kind of a big rear door why so big?? did you brace the inside of this at all during the connection of the two??

[droppedss]

mother ****ing awesome!

[JoPre]

damn good shit, i just read through the progress, i understand not chopping up your other truck, i have the issue of minitrucking right next to me im about to check out your feature. and i was hoping you would do what you did with your roof. keep up the work man, no need to rush. just steady pace.

[Back_N_Black]

helluva job so far

[STEN_(d_slammd_1)]

Looking good bro! Cant wait to see it done!

[Deja_Vu969]

wow...thats coming along nicely. I like how well the roof came together...rack and all

[Slappy McNasty]

UPDATE:
i still have no frame metal due to the holidays and the old gentleman having a massive family soooooooo i got the bed body-dropped 7" and cut the necessary 2+" to lay it flat with the cab, welded it all up (more welding but i needed a break) and this is the final (almost) look of the brava-dime. total lenth (counting rear bumper not yet added) 20' 8". i have about 2" in front and behind when its parked in the garage, no room for parking error there.....
im hoping to have the firewall all braced up and have the pedals mocked up by this weekend as well as a concrete floor plan so when the frame is built i have zero-down time before i get at it. i apoplgize for a lack of a really good pic but its hard to get it all in one shot inside the garage...........

ive been getting a shit load of messages asking to take it to a show before its dunn, honestly i talked with my boy Scotty and told him its not being seen at a show til' its running under its own power. by this rate of building tho, it might, just might be at dangerzone in march...............

[So Low Roller]

me and slappy are tired of seeing trucks that are underconstruction that get trailered there, we both feel it would be best to have it fully done before anyone see's it in person

KILLER WORK SLAP STICK! SEE YOU SATURDAY FOR SURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[leadsled2020]

GAWDDAMN!! that thing is HUGE!!.... It looks awesome!

[JediSpam]

holy crap!

[dngrous_dime]

Quote: Originally Posted by leadsled2020

GAWDDAMN!! that thing is HUGE!!.... It looks awesome!

That's what SHE said....

[leadsled2020]

Quote: Originally Posted by dngrous_dime

That's what SHE said....

....I do hear that a lot.....rofl

[cpolaris502]

That long door keeps looking better.

[whobewa]

wow i think would make a trip to cali just to see this truck

[So Low Roller]

Quote: Originally Posted by whobewa

wow i think would make a trip to cali just to see this truck

yes it would be well worth the trip!

[S-10MASTER]

noice!

[mister880]

subscribed.. your moving right along on this project.

[Slappy McNasty]

I do appreciate the compliments guys, even if i dont respond to em' all. gives me the drive to get out in the 40 degrees garage and get weldingburns, grinding spark rash and giddy with exitement. i got the pedal assembly cut, bent and ready to weld up along with the steering column bracketry and wouldnt you know it, ran outta my last roll of flux core, . paydays not til monday and by then, its gonna be like 5pm so i wont have much to share til then.
im also helping a buddy with a 99 dime bodied on 22"s so thats where im getting alot of "hands on" with the frame werk. i figure it this way, i can learn on his and tackle mine with little or no delay. again, i appreciate each and every one of you following the build. i hope to have it running by dangerzone,
im hoping brings some really good "in person" reviews, comments, coverage

[sittin_so_low]

yea, this might be one of my favorite trucks when its done... ive been lurking around... gonna be sick, nice work man. later

[leadsled2020]

Quote: Originally Posted by sittin_so_low

yea, this might be one of my favorite trucks when its done... ive been lurking around... gonna be sick, nice work man. later

lurker...X2

[Low73]

subscribed damn this thing is sweet you got some skills

[powdercoater]

lookin good man

[Slammed83Mazda]

Quote: Originally Posted by So Low Roller

me and slappy are tired of seeing trucks that are underconstruction that get trailered there, we both feel it would be best to have it fully done before anyone see's it in person

KILLER WORK SLAP STICK! SEE YOU SATURDAY FOR SURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So who is building the truck you or slappy?

[SavageKreations]

Brian ur my hero! my truck will be finished body droping and painted at dangerzone... and i want to see yours there also!
if you need help bro you got my number just call me
its tyler if you didnt know screen name

[pappie1]

very nice

[So Low Roller]

Quote: Originally Posted by Slammed83Mazda

So who is building the truck you or slappy?

slappy is my homeboy

he is building it, I definitely plan on giving him a hand on this monster of a project.

[Slappy McNasty]

UPDATE:
been up to my old schenanigans again, cant leave the garage for more than a few hours before i get a bug to chop/cut/rebuild. got the column and pedal bracketry somewhat fabbed up. its really hard to get a final mod dunn with no floor so im just wingin it (and praying its money). the trailer fenders out of the corner and cut em up to get em on the beast, then notched the underside of the hood for flush clearance. again, nothings final,. they are pretty well tacked in and prolly gonna run with em....

[Wicked Mayhem]

damn those tubs are high...

cant wait to see it rolled outside!

[So Low Roller]

nice

[leadsled2020]

lookin good..... you have done a LOT FAST!!!

[JoPre]

good shit man, nice progress

[powdercoater]

lookin good man

[Slappy McNasty]

........................ subtle update, i guess............................
been werkin alot so the garage time hasnt been as convenient as b4. my wife and a houseful of friends threw me a minitruckin' feature party saturday night and after that i spent all day sunday recovering. im using alot of posterboard to make up templets for sheetmetal werk on the inner fender smoothing out and a few other pieces. will post pics when i get those all tacked in......

[Twisted Minis]

That clutch pedal is gonna flex.

[98layinframe]

i probably missed it.. but your using flux cored wire arent ya? Cool ideas, but all that damn splatter and crap make it look horrible. Hope your gonna clean everything up right?

[cpolaris502]

One thing that is bugging me as i read this:

the words are spelled "work" and "done". Sorry.

[Squeek]

damn looks like fun... good luck with this

[DCSHOECOUSA]

Quote: Originally Posted by cpolaris502

One thing that is bugging me as i read this:

the words are spelled "work" and "done". Sorry.

how about............."who" "gives" a "shit"

[InfamousMini]

Quote: Originally Posted by DCSHOECOUSA

how about............."who" "gives" a "shit"

HAH!

[cpolaris502]

Quote: Originally Posted by DCSHOECOUSA

how about............."who" "gives" a "shit"

Just saying that he spells every other word fine except for those. I dont get it.

[built2rail_1]

Subscribe!

[Slappy McNasty]

UPDATE:
i got the inner fender pieces/panels welded up, knocked down some of the splatter and will do more when i take a whole day and get every panels rough weld splatter ground down. everything is small as far as updates right now, we have training at work this week so im drowning in extra crap.......


Twisted MinisThat clutch pedal is gonna flex.
im not 100% done with it yet, its still all mock up. (but thank you for throwing it out there!!!!)


98layinframei probably missed it.. but your using flux cored wire arent ya? Cool ideas, but all that damn splatter and crap make it look horrible. Hope your gonna clean everything up right?
yes sir i am. its a 110 flux bastard but its all i got right now. the clean up will occur in a few days... by no means am i leaving it all blahhh. thanks!!

cpolaris502One thing that is bugging me as i read this:
the words are spelled "work" and "done". Sorry.
its just a habit man. when i type, im a "peck" "peck" and when i zero in on a letter, im hittin it with authority.......... again, sorry about it

everyone else, thanks for checkin in, progress is small but its not dead....

[cpolaris502]

Wow, i love the speed of this project!

[So Low Roller]

he doesent mess around

[GET_LOW]

Looks sweet. I love that bigger door. Makes it look sleaker.

What are ya gona be doing for a motor? Is the clutch res. gona get in the way of the motor?

[Twisted Minis]

That's cool. Just wanted to let you know. My first clutch pedal flexed and it was annoying as hell. Also if it snaps, not gonna be fun.

[dimeon15s]

F##king sick man. Do you have a side veiw so I can see how much longer the front door is from the rear door? I like the big door and window, it will look good with shaved doors. Only thing different I would do is make the rear doors- the window part- have a small window like on the crew cab doors if you know what I mean by that. I think that might break it up a bit from looking like a limo lol. Also diggin the roof rack bigtime, although you prolly will have enough room inside the cab for anything you want to haul- kayacks, surfboards,ect. lol

[dimeon15s]

Seems like long and low is the thing now, doin it myself. Just looks sick

[Slappy McNasty]

Quote: Originally Posted by dimeon15s

F##king sick man. Do you have a side veiw so I can see how much longer the front door is from the rear door?

i cant get a good side view, the washer and dryer are about 4' from the truck so all i can get is an angle pic. the front door measures 46 1/2" (i believe) at its longest point and the rear door measures 44 1/2" so i am 2" shorter than the stock front door, even tho it appears to be like 6" longer. trust me, as soon as i can get this thing rolling, im going to blast a million pics. im still waiting for the frame steel b4 i get that even thought of........