SRSANDS Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 More pics coming....tommorow for sure. Quote Link to comment
SRSANDS Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 cool truck!...... i like how it looks.... how many sets of shoes do you got for your truck... looks like 3 so far. awsome! Well the ones that came on the truck I gave to Tdaaj here on the forum....they were done for...the Titans well they just didnt look right...they looked good but I needed two more 18 tires for them and I could see them looking good black but I just wasnt feeling it. Now the chev rallys.....they are strong....small, simple...and JDM deep yo! I love them. Thats whats staying on there until I can find and aford something rare and special which may be never. But the plan is to get it as low as possible. Tucking the 8 inch wide 15's. I am thinking I really like dudes 521 with the zg flares....his are bolt on. Since im doing body work I would buy the fiberglass ones and body work them into the fenders and bed........hmmmm ya I am. Quote Link to comment
dat77sun Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 thats a nice 521, love the black steelies Quote Link to comment
SRSANDS Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Fab work done....extended the upper shock mounts 4 inches.....pics to come Quote Link to comment
DatDoug Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Dude! More Pics! Quote Link to comment
SRSANDS Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 All I can say is wow....mini. truck caddilac Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 those titans would look good on my truck... Quote Link to comment
SRSANDS Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Well, I took alot of pics of my actual step by step progress on the shock towers but I have tried over and over to transfer them off my phone to my pc and it isnt working. Until I can get this figured out I took a little with the digital camera after it was done.....hope you enjoy I cut out the fender wells above the shock tower with a plasma cutter. Place 4" long section of 2" pipe and traced around it. Then I took the plasma cutter and cut that area out after removing the old shock. With the old piece I had removed from the shock tower I capped off the top of the pipe centering the shock and fabbed it all in. Now I can slam the truck and still have almost full travel of th shocks. I replaced my blown shocks with gas gabriels. Up front rides super smooth now. The truck was a little higher than in the pic below and I couldnt believe the soft ride but I had to slam it a little more :) Still rides really nice though. Upper shock mount extended 4" LZ22 for the bitches that change lanes to get aound me thinking Im low and slow :) Low!!!! And could go lower but I couldnt even get in my garage to work on it if I did :( The rear isnt as low as I want it....Im going to mini notch the rear maybe next weekend and get for 4 inch blocks...also collecting pipe for a link setup soon Made a stencil for my doors that took entirely too long and I only did one side today :( Also got bomb can happy and painted the stripe to match....then got bored and rattled the roof.... When I can get the project pics to my pc I wll put those up so you can look at how I did the shocks Quote Link to comment
datto510 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 That has turned into a nice little shop truck! :cool: Quote Link to comment
SRSANDS Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Thanks Datto......I am really enjoying fabbing and tinkering with this thing. The shock mod took a day but in the end the results were way way worth it. It rides like stock height if not better for cornering Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Paint the wheels white.to match I like the white roof and the stripe. the chevy wheels are better. Titans look stupid anyways on old trucks imho I have a better early L16 exhaust manifold than that one you have. So you can get those nasty bolt under the head Quote Link to comment
SRSANDS Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Paint the wheels white.to match I like the white roof and the stripe. the chevy wheels are better. Titans look stupid anyways on old trucks imho I have a better early L16 exhaust manifold than that one you have. So you can get those nasty bolt under the head Hainz I have a early L tooin the shop but no down tube.....I really wanted to use it during install Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 yeah I sold RustyRat the other Manifold I had and it had a Y pipe with it. I got a extra flange that was made in case I ever need to make a Y pipe. trucks look cool Quote Link to comment
SRSANDS Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Here is the project pics Marked out the area above the shock where I needed to cut for the shock extension Place the 2" pipe on top of the stock shock mount and traced around it....cut it out with the plasma cutter Used the existing piece cut out to make a new top on the pipe usins the shock to center the top whil I tacked it in place Ground it round and smooth Quick coat of paint to stop rust for a bit Positioned new parts on shock tower and welded in place Im pretty sure the front could lay frame with the torsions adjusted....but WA roads suck :) Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 I like the way your 521 looks. Good work on the shock mounts..i did that on my 620 & it rides sooo nice. The Blazer rims & rings are a clean look & fill the wheel wells nicely. You could drop the rear 1 more inch if you remove the middle leaf but you'll want to C notch it at the same time to keep the axle away from the frame. Quote Link to comment
DatDoug Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 I sold this truck to Shawn & in no time @ all hes made it into 1 Bad-Ass Ratsun truck. LZ22 & 5 speed the wide-ass Blazer Ralleys. The stance. The logo on the doors. The stripe & painted roof. Everything well done & it looks a lot better in person & fucking motor purrs like a kitten. Well done young man! :cool: :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 did you end up putting a cam in the lz22? im lookin to do the same thing with my truck... im not sure if icould get away with the stock l20 cam.. i really dig the chevy wheels... i think you can go a lil lower lol Quote Link to comment
SRSANDS Posted January 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 I like the way your 521 looks. Good work on the shock mounts..i did that on my 620 & it rides sooo nice. The Blazer rims & rings are a clean look & fill the wheel wells nicely. You could drop the rear 1 more inch if you remove the middle leaf but you'll want to C notch it at the same time to keep the axle away from the frame. Thanks...ya there is only one spring and the helper sping back there as it sit....and its on 3 inch bloks so Ive got to do something to get the rear down a inch I sold this truck to Shawn & in no time @ all hes made it into 1 Bad-Ass Ratsun truck. LZ22 & 5 speed the wide-ass Blazer Ralleys. The stance. The logo on the doors. The stripe & painted roof. Everything well done & it looks a lot better in person & fucking motor purrs like a kitten. Well done young man! :cool: :thumbup: Thanks sir duggo did you end up putting a cam in the lz22? im lookin to do the same thing with my truck... im not sure if icould get away with the stock l20 cam.. i really dig the chevy wheels... i think you can go a lil lower lol No cam that Im aware of....does have a rebuilt head and block but thats it Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 dud them ralles are fucking hot on there i wish chevy made 8 lug versions Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 hmmm that sounds good then... so this thing mobs out then eh? im really lookin for a z22 bottom end... Quote Link to comment
raggmann Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 What size tires are you running on the 15x8's? Quote Link to comment
SRSANDS Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 hmmm that sounds good then... so this thing mobs out then eh? It moves pretty good for a non built motor. I have been noticing a little less wide openess of it latley ???? But other than that its good What size tires are you running on the 15x8's? I have 195/55/15 on them Quote Link to comment
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