Project: from wrecked to stockfloored

[BaggedOn420s]

So you guys have prolly seen all the bad luck with my truck. First i totalled the front end and came back with a sonoma front end. Then i got rear ended and the bed got smashed and my backhalf is cracked and tweaked. After a bunch of bullshit and thanks to the dudes insurance that hit me, i finally got the checks in mail. So now im comin back with a sfbd from the second accident.

Cliff notes:Insurance checks = stock floor body drop

The work will begin tmrw and it will be DONE by the end of the month because I'm going to drive to the Forbidden Fantasy show out here in SoCal. I will most likely post updates every couple days since well be workin on it everyday. Ill have pics of the tear down tmrw. Oh yeah its gonna set up to lay body on 20s even though ill be running 18's on it for now.

Heres a couple pics of how it looks right now

[V8Blaze]

ive been wondering what was going on with this thing. Glad to see its getting rebuilt

[BaggedOn420s]

hell yeah man. u guys will nut ur pants once u see it done

[billabongfosix]

i wish i was going to that show!

[S-10MASTER]

i better nut my pants then. or i want my money back..

[BaggedOn420s]

oh trust me you will! my buddy from triple AAA came by and took the truck to my buddys place where we will be workin on it




we didnt have time to tear into it today so it will begin tmrw. i will have pics up tmrw for sure!

[NevurMind85]

looks good, man they sure did a number on the cab didnt they?

[BaggedOn420s]

yes the bed did that. so its on death row now

[BaggedOn420s]

the steel finally came in for the frame. 2x3 wit 1/4 inch wall and sound round tubin for the crossmembers.



heres a 700hp Subaru Sti thats at the shop bein built too.



i got a question for you stockfloor guys;

what do you guys do with the exhaust? i kno the you can re route the downpipe on the 2.2 but what about everything else? it seems like it wont clear

[vio0633]

Good luck! Trying to pull a stock floor in a month is nuts...dont think I have ever seen it done before.

[tsayyote]

good luck Vas! I saw that subie at the paint shop next to Jon's and that thing is wicked especially the full roll cage.

[BaggedOn420s]

Quote: Originally Posted by vio0633

Good luck! Trying to pull a stock floor in a month is nuts...dont think I have ever seen it done before.

well now you will hahaha. maybe i should change my project name to that! anyway i can do it?

chase: thanks man. yeah thing is nuts. i wanna take a ride in it when its done. too bad that sfbd truck u were gonna buy fell through. we woulda been the flat black and white twins

[vio0633]

Quote: Originally Posted by BaggedOn420s

well now you will hahaha. maybe i should change my project name to that! anyway i can do it?

chase: thanks man. yeah thing is nuts. i wanna take a ride in it when its done. too bad that sfbd truck u were gonna buy fell through. we woulda been the flat black and white twins

Make sure you do it right though bro! Its a lot of work to do a SF...and from the look of how much steel tubing you bought...your redoing the entire frame which is something you definatly dont wanna rush! Good luck to you bro! Please keep posting picts of your progress!

[tsayyote]

Quote: Originally Posted by BaggedOn420s

well now you will hahaha. maybe i should change my project name to that! anyway i can do it?

chase: thanks man. yeah thing is nuts. i wanna take a ride in it when its done. too bad that sfbd truck u were gonna buy fell through. we woulda been the flat black and white twins

I'm gunna be bummed about not getting that truck for a while. that thing was sic! Would have been sweet to roll down pch with our black and white. I won't be at the meet tomorrow, but i say 'what's up' anyways.

[BaggedOn420s]

Quote: Originally Posted by vio0633

Make sure you do it right though bro! Its a lot of work to do a SF...and from the look of how much steel tubing you bought...your redoing the entire frame which is something you definatly dont wanna rush! Good luck to you bro! Please keep posting picts of your progress!

yeah it sure is a looooooooot of work but we got it. Im makin sure everything is built right: every weld penetrates to the max, every possible thing is gusseted, wiring is good etc..... because this is my one an only truck which ill be drivin everyday and up to the mountains a few times a week.

chase: yeah its a bummer. i guess ill see you next meet then man. hopefully with ur new truck

[vio0633]

You building an entire frame from the firewall back or just laying in the 2x3 inside the stock frame?

[BaggedOn420s]

entire frame.....i dont think ud be able to stockfloor it by layin the2x3 in the stock frame? correct me if im wrong

[vio0633]

Quote: Originally Posted by BaggedOn420s

entire frame.....i dont think ud be able to stockfloor it by layin the2x3 in the stock frame? correct me if im wrong

Yes u can...most people do it this way so it goes much faster then building an entire custom frame. When building an entire frame you have to make a TON of measurements and make sure everything is level and straight.

[vio0633]

BTW...even with a full frame build you will have to cut the floor out right near the floor board to the firewall. The area right there is very tight and has to be reworked.

[BaggedOn420s]

Quote: Originally Posted by vio0633

Yes u can...most people do it this way so it goes much faster then building an entire custom frame. When building an entire frame you have to make a TON of measurements and make sure everything is level and straight.

most stockfloors that i have ever seen done are always done with a whole new frame from the firewall. i still dont see how you can keep the stockfloor if ur gonna use original frame, cuz it seems like the original frame is too tall. got pics of this? im not tryin to say ur wrong or anythin ive just never seen that done before.

Ive bagged a few trucks and backhalfed my truck but im brand new to the stockflooring so any tips and advice will be very helpful

yeah i kno im gonna have to rework some of the floor and cut n tub for the tranny and driveshaft.

exhaust question: whats the best way to run the exhaust with the stockfloor? since im usin 2x3s im gonna have 3inches of clearence for exhaust. anyone got pics of how they ran theres?

[1sikPuP]

all you have to do is cut your frame on the inside, opening up your rails under the cab, where its "boxed". then place your 2x3 inside there, weld it. have it layin on the frame rail. weld it in. cut out the upper portion of your rail, move cab mounts down, cut around your tranny tunnel, and lay the cab down. if you dont work the transition right in the front below the firewall, you have to rework alot of your floor. umm...tryin the think...check out some member projects, alot of people have done it.

[1sikPuP]

heres a few threads to check out off the top of my head:

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f30/pr...02/index3.html

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f143/p...19/index2.html

[sadexcuse4s10]

look through my project thread man.

i laid the 2x3 inside my stock frame, welded it in, then cut off the top 2" of the stock frame.

This will save you tons of time and measuring.

[BaggedOn420s]

wow thanks a lot guys. thats gonna very useful. im gonna talk to my buddy tmrw that has done sfbd before and tell him if hes interested in doin this because it will save us a lot of time.

the only problem i see with this is that when i got rear ended my backhalf bent pretty badly so there could be a chance that the part of the frame under the cab was effected to. well kno hopefully tmrw if not monday for sure when we pull the cab off. ill keep you guys posted as soon as i get the cab off ill post some pics.

thank you once again for explanin this to me. sure will come in handy

are there anymore pros and cons with usin the original frame or doin just the 2x3 from the firewall back?

[sadexcuse4s10]

if you got rearended it's very unlikely that your frame under the cab is tweaked unless you were hit super hard.

there are alot of crossmembers between the rear bumper and cab to take the beating.





I personally would lay the 2x3 inside the old frame man. you don't have to have a frame table, and don't have to measure a thousand times to square up a new frame with the old front clip. just trim the old frame guts out, sit the tubing in, weld it, then cut off the excess.

[tsayyote]

I'm curious to see what Jon thinks about doing the bd this way. From what I know of him, he's not one that takes a quick route but rather a more unique, custom and professional approach. I'm not saying the other way is unprofessional, Jon just seems like the guy that wants everything to be custom and that makes you think 'Damn, thats some quality work right there!'

[BaggedOn420s]

Quote: Originally Posted by tsayyote

I'm curious to see what Jon thinks about doing the bd this way. From what I know of him, he's not one that takes a quick route but rather a more unique, custom and professional approach. I'm not saying the other way is unprofessional, Jon just seems like the guy that wants everything to be custom and that makes you think 'Damn, thats some quality work right there!'

yeah ur exactly right. well see tho. im gonna give him a call tmrw and discuss this

sadexcuse4s10: thanks a lot for the input. i looked through ur entire build and it cleared up a lot of stuff for me. u do great work man

[sadexcuse4s10]

thanks.

IMO though, just do the section under the cab like I did mine, it will save you alot of time and work on the area of the truck you'll rarely see and that will get beat up anyways when you drag, lay out, or just sit in traffic with it an inch away from the pavement.

you can always do the back half completely custom anyways even if you do under the cab like i did mine.

[vio0633]

Got any updates or picts of progress done?

[BaggedOn420s]

got a lil somethin somethin put together today.....sorry for the cell pics





more to come tmrw....

[BaggedOn420s]

bump bump bump

[vio0633]

Dont know if this will help you...but here is a printout of the stock frame spects of a 2nd gen fleetside s10. It helped me and my boy out a little when we were building my frame up some.

[BaggedOn420s]

thanks man. thatll come in handy. just got back from snowboardin and im tired as **** but im bout to hop in the shower and roll down to the shop and try to finish up the frame tonight. ill post mre pics when im back

[BaggedOn420s]

got most of the frame finished. my camera died and i cant find my charger so ill post the pics tmrw

[BaggedOn420s]

heres what we got done last nite. gonna go down to the shop in a lil finish it up



narrowed the frame so i can run some fattty 22s in the future. the gussets will be smoothed out and boxed





the back is not crooked. the temporary crossmember we tacked in to keep it straigh is CROOKED makin the frame look like that


gettin ready to tub the front

cut out the tanks and fuelcell. the tanks will be molded into the frame. u guys will see what im talkin bout in a couple days

[Wicked Mayhem]

damn .250? overkill!

[BaggedOn420s]

no

[layinlow88]

Quote: Originally Posted by Wicked Mayhem

damn .250? overkill!

maybe he wants to hop it...i dunno


lookin good tho man...i personally would have cut 45's on the box tubing...but hey...to each his own...keep it up tho

[BaggedOn420s]

thanks

i just like knowin that i got a thick ass frame...


all the gusset spots are all gonna be smoothed out so it dont matter

[layinlow88]

yea thats cool....but see...now your gonna have to cap off the end of that tubing....just a little extra work...no biggie tho

keep us updated

[kzeliminator]

oh im so excited, awsome get work done son!!!

[BaggedOn420s]

yeah its gonna be done by the end of this month! i was supposed to go work on in tonite but shit came up so ill be there all day tmrw.

i mite be comin out to chicago to see some of my old friends this summer so ill have to stop by an check out ur truck man

[kzeliminator]

awsome cant wait to see how it turns out, let me know when your comming out!!

[BaggedOn420s]

found one more pics i didnt post

[curt_minke]

Yeah looks good. Make sure you get strong penetration in the welds when you connect the tubbing together. Wouldn't want it cracking or worse, fall appart down the road. Keep er comin man!

[BaggedOn420s]

got smoe work in today. ill have pics tmrw

[lowdime96]

Thre is no way you are going to finish a stock floor in a month.

[vio0633]

Quote: Originally Posted by lowdime96

Thre is no way you are going to finish a stock floor in a month.

LOL...I agree! I just didnt wanna bring his hopes down and tell him this.

[layinbody31]

[minitrucker6669]

makin some progress. i think it can be done just put your mind to it ...f*** the haters