[Project]: OH NEVERMIND

[NevurMind85]

well ive had this truck for 2 years now and just now really getting to starting to dig into the darn thing.

my plans for now are to get the front to finaly lay out, and possibly to lay the rear out eventualy. but for now its taking a hint from layinbody31's work truck.

this is basicaly what i started out with.




the truck was kind of a hack job. the rear bags were mounted dangerously and there were leaks everywhere in the setup.
finaly this last nov. my viair 450 shot out on me. so now i have a 380 on my 5gal.

i ditched the factory seats for a set of 01 cavys and then switched for a 1st gen bench seat.

i know the pic is before i cleaned the seats.

sad part is thats as far as it has gone, its still red. i planned to recover it in a supprise material.
i also have a 99+ leather wrapped steering wheel waiting to go in.

as well as a set of 4" drop blocks to replace the 3" blocks.

and shortly after the bolt in notches that i still have to clean and paint.


i plan to replace these

with these

and i will finaly be able to use this darn thing


i also may turn this in to a switchbox

but i may ditch it for a avs or eai switchbox.

i also finaly installed the art shock towers


i forgot to get a pic of my dropspindles but i also still need to install those and remove the inner fenders.

[NevurMind85]

man that took forever to put this up. oh i also forgot i got a flushmount tonneu (sp?) cover last august.

looks a ton better then the old one huh?

[MaveRankus]

lookin better man... where is greenville, indiana?

[NevurMind85]

its about 10 min north of the west side of louisville ky.

[e3mcgrath]

good to see some progress, that cover looks familiar

[NevurMind85]

Quote: Originally Posted by rolemodel

good to see some progress, that cover looks familiar

sure does and thanks again, it works great .

[NevurMind85]

oh i found my carrier bearing crossmember that i got about a year ago that i have yet to still install lmao.

[NevurMind85]

it sucks that its still to cold to work on my darn truck. freakin sucks. i hate not workin on my truck. i finaly got an itch and parts to work on my truck.

[Slammed83Mazda]

Quote: Originally Posted by NevurMind85

it sucks that its still to cold to work on my darn truck. freakin sucks. i hate not workin on my truck. i finaly got an itch and parts to work on my truck.

sounds like an excuse to me, I dont wanna hear it I was doing my interior in 15 degree weather with just a electric heater because my propane heater was killing propane tanks.

[NevurMind85]

lmao, i may just get out in the garage with a small radiator heater and get working on it.

did you get your dash done yet?

[Slammed83Mazda]

Quote: Originally Posted by NevurMind85

lmao, i may just get out in the garage with a small radiator heater and get working on it.

did you get your dash done yet?

yes sir it is done, the trucks currently in the shop awaiting some things to get done, I did notived 2 little spots that started to ripple were it curves, there was 1 already there just been meaning to get it glued back down, no biggie.


I need a ashtray lol.

[NevurMind85]

looks pretty pimp. i plan on painting my handle cups, dash besel, and glove box the factory colors of the truck, id like them to be green on top and pewter on the botom portion, with some sortof pinstripe to separate them somehow.

you need an ash tray just to cover the hole im guessing?

if ya ever need anyhelp just give a hollar.

[Slammed83Mazda]

I need a ashtray for a 1983 mazda b2000.

If you set your mind to it you can do it, I never thought my interior would turn out like that. Im actually not that far from you, im closer than what brian is (purplepassion).

[NevurMind85]

Quote: Originally Posted by Slammed83Mazda

I need a ashtray for a 1983 mazda b2000.

If you set your mind to it you can do it, I never thought my interior would turn out like that. Im actually not that far from you, im closer than what brian is (purplepassion).

yea brian is down in mt washington, (im talking to him now about his 20s ). i have 2 locations really one in floydknobs where my parrents and actual residence is, and then i also have my gf's place which is in clarksville, which is where i am at this moment. whats your location?

i have a basis of a vision for my truck eventualy

[purplepassion]

he lives out off preston i think, or close to it

[NevurMind85]

cool, i wonder where the closest homedepot is to him, cause i could find it from there with directions. winter of 06 i had to go work a week at each homedepot in the louisville area including etown (which sucked).

anyone wanna do a photochop of my truck with the wheels on brians blazer?

[purplepassion]

i'll do one for you. it wont be as good as some, but i did the last one in my thread of those centerlines on my blazer

[NevurMind85]

awsome dude, thanks.

[Slammed83Mazda]

sent ya a message

[NevurMind85]

Quote: Originally Posted by Slammed83Mazda

sent ya a message

sent ya one back

[NevurMind85]

im tired of this freakin cold, im a pansy and dont wanna freeze my ass off, last time i worked on my truck in the cold i was in the mood to do nothing else but work on my truck cold or not, and hope i can make that happen again.

[5.74x4]

new bed cover looks good on there, glad to see your working on it again.

[NevurMind85]

thanks jamie. i hope to have it to where i like it and i plan to show it at itb and havoc atleast this year and maybe slamology.

[NevurMind85]

ordered a 7switch eai switch box from krisdyefab, should be good.

[NevurMind85]

well i finaly got rid of the stupid 1/2" setup that i had going on there. which means.................



thats right i finaly got around to doing some more damn work on this thing.

i got rid of this...



for this....





and this....



and one of these....



and next week i plan to install this next week....

[NevurMind85]

wow. some of those came out fuzzy as hell.

and yes it is still a stupid mess in the truckbed. but fortunatly its just a mess and not hacked. granted this took forever to do. but i did save myself a ton of time by pretaping all the fittings last week.

edit, i do plan on cleaning up mysetup in the bed when my new switchbox gets here.

[NevurMind85]

well i got the drop blocks on and froze my ass off while doing it, hell i got done at 430 and im still frozen. ill have pics up after i get off work tonight at midnight. truck looks much better.

[Slammed83Mazda]

awsome man

[fox23]

whats up with the guage in the heat vent?

[NevurMind85]

is my guage for the bags. i figured id be a great place for it since i have my tank guage in the 4x4 deleat pannle. kinda evens out the look of the guages.

[NevurMind85]

well i got some pics here now.

[purplepassion]

[NevurMind85]

well i started out today with this pile of parts.


which turned into this...


fallowed by removing these shitty as gabriel airshocks...


(oh look a penny i just knoticed that )

followed by reasembly of the new parts....


this is the only after pic i got bc i apparently didnt get one after i pulled it out of the garage.





but i plan to get some more after pics tomorrow expecialy if we dont get our 6 to 12" of snow like they say we are supposed to get by noon.

kinda sucks bc i was wanting to get to putting in my dropspindles tomorrow. oh well i guess ill wait.

[NevurMind85]

hows that brian

[NevurMind85]

i may hit one of you too (brian or nick) next week to see if either of you wanna help put in my drop spindles.


and heres a pic of what it may look it may look like eventualy it not soon.

[purplepassion]

spindles are easy to put on

[NevurMind85]

eh i figured but i am kinda lazy.

i was told earlier by my gf after her looking thru all the pics of the timeline of my truck and said that my truck has come along way and that i ahve put alot of work into it, and i said thanks and that im proud but i also was thinking its not even close to anything ive seen out alot of trucks.

[Slammed83Mazda]

just keep doing it right the first time, dont get lazy and throw shit together. Further more do research or else you will end up like me on my 3rd attempt at my air suspension. Costing me 3 times as much, granted I did cop out and go all out but regardless.

I would roll that 2 tone anyday.

[NevurMind85]

thats my plan, i dont really wanna rush woking on it or ill end up with something broken or hacked, doing what i did today took about 4 hours just bc of what i had to undo and redo. took my time, kept my calm and thought my moves throu. i tell ya what having the right tools as well as an air comp and airtools helps tons, (was really the first time ive used airtools on my truck the rest of the time has been hand tools).

tomorrow night is my last night at work so next week when i get a chance to put on the spindles i should have plenty time. got any tips on changeing them, ive reaserched but i could use tips to help make it any easier.

[purplepassion]

lossen the castle nuts, dont take them off. hit right by the balljoint with like a 3lb sledge a couple good times, and it should pop loose. then take the castle nuts all the way off and put the new spindle on.

[bmxbang]

Quote: Originally Posted by purplepassion

lossen the castle nuts, dont take them off. hit right by the balljoint with like a 3lb sledge a couple good times, and it should pop loose. then take the castle nuts all the way off and put the new spindle on.

yeah you also might wanna throw some paint on the new spindles they rust up pretty fast lol. but yeah keep hitting the old one untill it comes off, it will eventually i swear!

[Redsdime]

are you putting that newer steering wheel one because i have one laying around and have no idea of how to

[NevurMind85]

yea looks like i will need to go pick up a 3lb hammer. i figured that my ballpeen would do it, but ill take your word for it.

i do plan on cleaning the ones i have up and painting them, so i guess this snow will give me time to do that, as well as clean up my bolt in notches.

after i put in the spindles i do plan on removing the inners.

klutchman i do plan on putting on that new one. ill do that segment in a how to format if youd like, its really not all that hard.

[bmxbang]

ehh a normal hammer works fine you just have to hit it alittle more and harder lol.

[NevurMind85]

thats good to know, ill just use my ballpeen then.

this freakin sucks that its snowing cause ive got an itch to work on my truck.

[Golana]

ha yea, i remember doing spindles on my truck. that was fun. took 2 hours.

*BANG* *BANG* then the spindle came loose and snapped open really hardcore hahaa! good thing i had the castle nuts on still hahaa

if you cant get it off hitting it one way, change your angle. you dont want to warp the holes from repeated hammering.

[NevurMind85]

should be a fun experience.

im debating on what i should do for the rear setup eventualy,
althou i have finaly decided on eventualy doing a full notch and bag the rear, ive got that full bagged itch. althou i would like to do a behind and under kit with sleeve bags.

but then again bagging the rear will be a while before i can afford it.

[Redsdime]

i have to get an airbag for it tho

[NevurMind85]

yea i had the wheel forever, took me about a year to finaly find a damn airbag for it.

[Redsdime]

how much and where would be the best place to find one?