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[Mystic_Knight]

Nice work man. What are you using to make the cuts?

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Quote: Originally Posted by Mystic_Knight

Nice work man. What are you using to make the cuts?

Hacksaw, haha. Im not kidding btw.

Its only 1/8 inch wall so its not that bad. When i get to the 1/4 inch stuff there is no way im cutting it with a hacksaw.

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Got some welding done onp the pieces today. Also made the longer piece that will run from under the cab to the part that kicks up.

me suiting up:


MET TACKING:










ROSS (STL_DRGN) TACKING:




More work will be doen tomorrow as well.

[Mystic_Knight]

Ow. My eyes hurt.

[WayFastWhiteBoy88]

Dude i just have to say I just found this thread and read the whole thing found many things while looking at it. everything helpful. nice to see your cutting up a decent truck as well! i used to have the same truck! it was only a 98 and a huge pos. lol now im cutting my 88 2.5 5 speed dime up. and looking into everything your doing makes me want to go out and start welding on mine!! but the parts im waiting one are holding me back. but keep this thing going man dont stop and keep us all posted and keep the pix coming project looks great so far!! im deff bookmarking this thread!

[David12460]

Nice work man. I'm looking forward to seeing how your frame turns out.

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Thanks guys. I hope it turns out nice too!

[Xtreme24]

nice project. looks like you know what your doing!

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Quote: Originally Posted by Xtreme24

nice project. looks like you know what your doing!

Thanks, sounds nice comming from someone who i also does nice work

I have been following your bodydrop thread. Gona use some ideas from it for mine.

[So Low Roller]

lets see the weldin' beads

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Quote: Originally Posted by So Low Roller

lets see the weldin' beads

Haha, there only tacks.

Hopefully this sprign my dad will get a tig and then we will tig it up yo!

[Project"Bag&Drag"]

mann good luck on the underslung i love the idea of it, i wish i was already out in the world makin money but im a poor college kid with big dreams and this just wants me to hurry up and get shit started!!!! great build i wish you best of luck

[SoloSDN]

what kinda setup u runnin(welder)? kinda looks like flux core with the spatter in the pics. BTW...We need more pics lol.

[Mattpyle]

lookin real good man. keep the pics coming!!!

[Geat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Drag_Racer408

Haha, there only tacks.

Hopefully this sprign my dad will get a tig and then we will tig it up yo!

it would be a bitch... trust me

<---everything on my truck is tig welded.

Looking good by the way.

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Thanks guys! its a old miller 125v flux core. Dunno the model number. Does really good on tacks. I ad to retack some pieces together, and i coudl see i was getting good penitration.

But i still wana tig it myslef or have my uncle do it for me. The beads will look really good.

Geat, i know its gona take some extra time to do, but i wana have a really nice backhalf. The beads will look superb, im not gona even grind them down or put filler over them. My uncle builds racecar chassis and hes very good with the tig.

No pics guys sorry,

But tomorrow i am going to trade a 350 SBC that me and my dad had lying around for some 20's! ill get pics tomorrow if what i have got done over the past couple days.

[Gearstix]

Yeah I'd hate to tig a frame.. Its rather time consuming...
Id be miging mine.

[Geat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Drag_Racer408

Geat, i know its gona take some extra time to do, but i wana have a really nice backhalf. The beads will look superb, im not gona even grind them down or put filler over them. My uncle builds racecar chassis and hes very good with the tig.

I didnt have to grind anything on my truck. I just wish I would of been as good as with the tig as I am now when me and my dad bagged it. I would of welded the notch in

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v3...1019082102.jpg
That would of been a decent weld, but wasnt clean. i.e porosity in it. Example of why tig welding is a pain.

[Woody22]

lookin good brotha

[b-rian91]

Looks good man, great to see another person somewhat local, Im over in Greenville..about an hour and half from you. Defiantly should meet up come spring time, I head over to Grand Haven alot when the weather gets warm to hit up the beach/peir alot.

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Quote: Originally Posted by b-rian91

Looks good man, great to see another person somewhat local, Im over in Greenville..about an hour and half from you. Defiantly should meet up come spring time, I head over to Grand Haven alot when the weather gets warm to hit up the beach/peir alot.

That would be gangsta as shit. Im gona put the work out about a local show here in late july. Im gona try to get some others from the otherside of the state to get over here. Haha. Ill be sure to get in contact with ya when it comes up.

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Sorry guys, i didn't make it out to the garage. I was gone most of the day. I met up with Kyle from Total Mayhem in Burton MI. We did a little exchange at BK...
Left home with this.....
























































Returned with...


Better pic Kyle sent me:

SOME 20'S!!! wrapped in 255/35/20 Falken tires. There a lil worn out, but if anything i can use them for mock-up.
I have the rear rails done on the frame as well. I only got a pic of one of them though. I swear i had taken one of them both done.

Also got some other stuff done but ill show ya tomorrow so it looks like i am actually making progress. haha!

[Tuckin15's]

Them wheels are cool.

[Mystic_Knight]

Nice. Would have been nice seeing the V8 in the dime though

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Quote: Originally Posted by Mystic_Knight

Nice. Would have been nice seeing the V8 in the dime though

Still got a 383 stroker in the garage....

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I got 2 of the wheels poslished up today. They came out pretty good. Took about a half hour each with the powerball mini.
Comparison:

Pretty:



2 that i got done:

Had some studying to do tonight, so i didn't make it out into the garage. Hopefully tomrrow i can rush home from school and get a couple hours in. I wana finsih the rosebuds for the chassis and clean it up some of the rush that i found when i cut out some stuff. Also gotta make where my rearend goes and make the bodymounts before i can start cutting it up some.

[Woody22]

i call sfbd. ur already 90 percent there. lol

[Tuckin15's]

You should let the polishmastet take a run at those rims.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Woody22

i call sfbd. ur already 90 percent there. lol

well i hade seriously thought about doing that, But then i would have to really mess with the floor and stuff. Plus its my first one, so i don't wana get too ahead of myself. Also wanted to make the cab feel smaller on the inside. I raced a dragster for 6 years with a fully inclosed body, i really like being packed into what i am driving. I wish i could find a pic of me. I look liek i am srunched in the racecar, but i totally feel normal! haha.

But its more liek 95% Whe i show you guys the pics of where i am making the transition, your gona shoot me for not stockflooring it.

Polishmaster, i used powerball mini. If it was doing it by hand i would have had you do them.

[LilMike]

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build is lookin sweet keep it up!

[2001xBlazer]

modifying the floor? you dont have much to do.

This is my first stock floor and i jumped right in haha.

Might as well do it now and save yourself the trouble of redoing everything later.

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Quote: Originally Posted by 2001xBlazer

modifying the floor? you dont have much to do.

This is my first stock floor and i jumped right in haha.

Might as well do it now and save yourself the trouble of redoing everything later.

well. i was thinking about it. But i really know a lot more about the traditional drops than the stockfloor. Maybe sometime in the future i could stockfloor it, but right now i just wana get it done. haha.

I was talking to may dad about it. He said that he didn't want me to get in over my head. Plus i really won't mind the headroom loss im only like 5' 8".

[Mystic_Knight]

I'm 5'8" and was pretty comfortable in Doug's traditional SFBD S10.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Mystic_Knight

I'm 5'8" and was pretty comfortable in Doug's traditional SFBD S10.

cool, doug's is 3 inches isn't it?

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Got out to the garage for a couple tonight. Got the rosebuds doen as well as marking where the axle is gona sit.
This is where i am making the transition from old frame to new backhalf.


Rosebuds got finished also:






Here is another pic of the frame rails complete:


Now i am running out of room for parts!


Then the man in the brown truck came to my house!






Got some Endlinks and some tabs. Also got soem AVS gauges, i really liek them. And i got a AVS 5 gallon on sale, but it looks like it might have a hole in it right around where one fo the bungs is welded (ill have to put some pressure in it). Lastly i got a Slam specialties shirt.

Im gona try to get back out to the garage tomorrow and clean up the rust you could see in a couple of the pics. Also im gona lay down my lines of where im gona cut the frame. Maybe some other little things too.
I really wana cut the damn stock frame off this weekend. Just gotta weld a brace across where im gona cut so the frame doesn't spring apart on me, and then i am pretty set!

[WayFastWhiteBoy88]

I like what your doing with the back half man looks like a good idea. and just to add onto what the rest of the guys are saying you came this far you may as well SFBD it. theres not much you have to do with the floor. plus it looks like u have good help and great plans you wont be in over ur head dude. your taking all the right steps and then some already. hell i cut my 88 s10 up getting ready to build the entire frame now stock floor drop and then some lol. but good to see ur still rocking on this thing man keep the pix coming and good luck!

[Mystic_Knight]

Quote: Originally Posted by Drag_Racer408

cool, doug's is 3 inches isn't it?

I honestly don't remember. I'm sure he could tell ya though.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Mystic_Knight

I honestly don't remember. I'm sure he could tell ya though.

Ill have to talk to him on the Oaktown site.

Whieboy, I actually wana lose the headroom. As odd as it sounds. Im short so i wana feel like im taller.

[WayFastWhiteBoy88]

haha understandable man im about the same height but i basically did the same thing as you ripped the whole truck down and started to clean the frame and all then just figured hell i took it apart already may as well stock floor it while its like this and maybe some more after it goes back together ill have to see just how it lays out when the time comes

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Quote: Originally Posted by WayFastWhiteBoy88

haha understandable man im about the same height but i basically did the same thing as you ripped the whole truck down and started to clean the frame and all then just figured hell i took it apart already may as well stock floor it while its like this and maybe some more after it goes back together ill have to see just how it lays out when the time comes

Cool cool. I looked at your thing above your avatar. Got any pics?

[Mystic_Knight]

I like those gauges. Once I get my interior together I'll probably order a set. They should match the AutoMeter gauges I have pretty good.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Mystic_Knight

I like those gauges. Once I get my interior together I'll probably order a set. They should match the AutoMeter gauges I have pretty good.

There a little Darker than the autometer gauges. But they shoudl look sick!

I like the gauge cause it actually is read-ble, i have seen a truck with Airlift gauges and they seem hard to read, even at a close distance.

I gotta go into wokr later so i won't be getting anything done on the truck, may polish up the last 2 wheels and play some xbox when i get home though.

[WayFastWhiteBoy88]

yea i have a hand full of pix but dont really have a clue how to start posting them on here lol umm if you want man check out my little side business myspace page at myspace.com/ccm2007 its under the project s10 section of course haha

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Quote: Originally Posted by WayFastWhiteBoy88

yea i have a hand full of pix but dont really have a clue how to start posting them on here lol umm if you want man check out my little side business myspace page at myspace.com/ccm2007 its under the project s10 section of course haha

Cool Im checking it out.

PM me of ya got any questions about the underslung.

[Tuckin15's]

when are you gonna start cut the old frame off?

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Quote: Originally Posted by STL_DRGN

when are you gonna start cut the old frame off?

Hopefulyl today or tomorrow. So i better get outside ASAP!

[nater2004]

Everything looks great man! Nice to see another west michigan truck.

I'll be checking back in on this one.

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Quote: Originally Posted by nater2004

Everything looks great man! Nice to see another west michigan truck.

I'll be checking back in on this one.

thanks man! im actually getting ready to head out there rigt now. Deff. need to get the ugly back end cut off and the new one on asap so i can start mocking the rearend up too!

[Slappy McNasty]

Quote: Originally Posted by Drag_Racer408

thanks man! im actually getting ready to head out there rigt now. Deff. need to get the ugly back end cut off and the new one on asap so i can start mocking the rearend up too!

(its been almost a week, standing on my head in the corner waiting for updates)

[Tuckin15's]

Quote: Originally Posted by Slappy McNasty

(its been almost a week, standing on my head in the corner waiting for updates)

x2 lol


its really cold here. And he cant get the garge to heat up.