Siqx20 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 started off here ended here Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Also ordered my bags, 4 Airlift D2500. Read alot of good reviews on them on a few mini truck sites. The give 7-8 inches of usable lift so I think I stol be happy 1 Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Nice work on the floor pans .... :) Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Those are about what my floor pans look like. Curious to see the finished product! Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 :cool: approve. Quote Link to comment
hacked521 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 why not 2600 in the back? just curious. looks awesome, cant wait to see the progress. Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Don't plan on hauling much in the bed. If the 2500's are not up to the task then I will up the bags later. Quote Link to comment
hacked521 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 oh, no they will be plenty up for the task. usually you just see people trying to get as big of a bag as possible to get a softer ride quality. Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Its so nice to have money to spend on the datsun and now worry about billz. :lol: Worst part is waiting for all the shit i ordered to show up in the mail. should all be showing up Thursday or Friday Then gonna go pick up some material replace my tranny cross member and another cross member so the frame lays flat on the ground. THEN!!! Gonna have a day of fab, If everything goes well i should have the whole rear end and my cross members sorted out in a week or two. Then gotta think about how im gonna tackle the front.... thinking about going with beebani's custom lower and upper control arms, then gotta source the parts to go to hard body drop spindles, then gotta see how the hell im gonna do my front cantilever..... Still lots to do before june.... Question!? if i drag coming into canby is that frowned upon??haha:lol::lol: Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 The waiting game is lame, but the unpackaging game is the best :D Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 2eDeYe' date='24 January 2012 - 01:41 PM' timestamp='1327441269' post='618978']The waiting game is lame, but the unpackaging game is the best :D TELL ME ABOUT IT!! Dont worry though first thing i will do it take a pic hahaha Quote Link to comment
elmerfudpucker Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Looking good, now back to work you! :D Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 This is a new one for me. The trick is to gorilla tape over the rust, bondo over the tape and walla! You have successfully made ur buyer believe u have solid rocker panals...... Fml Quote Link to comment
hacked521 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 lol that reminds me of a house i remodeled in Hawaii, they did the same exact thing over a duct opening ( duck taped over the duct then plastered over it) haha. i always do a knock test on rockers and around the edges of fenders. i want to see some progress on this! Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Haha I'm waiting on parts at the moment. My shipment of bushings and stuff to build my end links should be showing up tomorrow from ride tech. Then I gotta go pock up materials and jst need bottom bag brackets and the rearend will start going together. Got all the stuff to assemble the rear just about Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Yay its like christmas!! 4 airlift dominator 2500's, 4 thredded rod ends, 4 large poly bushing halfs, 2 inner sleeves, 4 large weld on outter sleeves (they sent me 2 extra?) And 2 small rubber bushing inserts and 2 small weld on outter sleeves Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 get to work then! Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Thinking about adding some boso flair to my 620 once she is running again.... oil cooler, chin spoiler, fender mirrors, maybe some short style boso pipes... idk.... think it would be fun haha Quote Link to comment
toddluck Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 make sure you drill and tap the bushings and ad a zerk fitting it will save you headaches man Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Thanks man I was planning too. I'm just waiting on my lower bag plates to start building Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Haven't really made any progress... Still waiting on my bag plates. Should be getting here on the 13th. But I did pick up some goodies :) center consol, armrest storage, rear window all for 30 bux. Also grabbed my u67 head and spare fly wheel from Boaty's place. Gonna use the u67 when I rebuild my motor. My cam and rockers are in better shape so I will swap then over. Just want the bigger ports of the u67 Quote Link to comment
Boaty Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Ooohhhhh =D I could clean that there center console up niceeeee and purdy like :D Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Last piece I was waiting on finally showed up. My custom lower bag plates. I had them made instead of making myself as didnt have a metal break that chould handle this gauge of metal. They are one solid piece. Im very happy with the end result. One thing I really like is the way the bolt holes are set up. So the head of the bolt can fit in then slide it over and tighten down. As it would be damn near impossible to fit a bolt in after the bracket is welded to the bar. Will hopefully find time the next couple of days to get back to work. Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 ok guys I need help deciding something again.... so i have money set aside to buy tires for the titans.. I know im gonna need them later and i have the money now. BUT i also need to buy my custom adjustable upper and lower control arms from beebani. they both are about the same price. tires are $500 and control arms are about $600 (if i remember right). I have tires (not worth driving on) but they will prolly do for mock up purposes. tires for the titan are 225.40.18 and the tires that are on the truck are 195.60.15. throw those into a tire calculator ( http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html ) and see that there isnt a HUGE difference. Should i just estimate bigger on my mock up and buy the control arms? or buy the tires now and get the control arms later? Quote Link to comment
MantisX620 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Why buy tires for a truck you dont plan on driving until the suspensions done? Quote Link to comment
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