EDM620 Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 How close was the wheelbase match? It looks pretty damn close. Love the idea & appreciate the amount of work you've done so far! 1 Quote Link to comment
KurMot Posted January 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 The wheel base was really close. Which made it really nice. Before I started I thought the width of the pinch welds in the cab was closer to each other. They are out 1-3/4 so I really had to cut a lot of door out to fit 1 Quote Link to comment
KurMot Posted January 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 I got the box sides mounted on the front and middle of the box, on the rear I gotta shorten the bedside by about 8” and then mount the box corner so I can get the tailgate installed. I’ve started a YouTube channel https://youtube.com/channel/UCRredK3hV1khizWmWJBujcw instagram @km_customs81 1 Quote Link to comment
KurMot Posted January 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 wow it’s been a ton of work but I finally have the box/tailgate and bed sides mounted in. I’ve built inner fenders that tie in from the Subaru pinch weld all the way out to the wide body, this will allow a lot more room inside the truck box and structure the sheet of metal that will eventually cover the side 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 I just showed my nine year old son this thread. He's all into car crushers and snowrunner, both games you get to build your own crazy vehicles. This one's pretty crazy and I wanted to show him that people actually build stuff like he sees on the video games. 5 Quote Link to comment
bottomwatcher Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 21 hours ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: I just showed my nine year old son this thread. He's all into car crushers and snowrunner, both games you get to build your own crazy vehicles. This one's pretty crazy and I wanted to show him that people actually build stuff like he sees on the video games. I wonder where your son gets that from? Nice work Kurmot 2 Quote Link to comment
KurMot Posted February 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 got the A pillar dimple dies installed I’ve nearly got all the fab completed. Then it’s on to welding, man there’s a lot of feet of welding that needs to be done one inch at a time 4 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted February 17, 2022 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 I've been TIG welding body panels these past couple of years. It takes longer, but you can control the heat much more accurately and there's less panel warpage/shrinkage because of that. MIG hardens as it cools and can crack if worked too much post weld. If you're set on MIG, weld the back side so you have an inside buildup of weld that you can grind into a radius. 2 Quote Link to comment
bottomwatcher Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 I thought tig welding on body panels wasn't technically legal in California. That may be for insurance jobs. I have put miles of mig wire on on old bug. Yep looks like poo but got it on the road. Watching you pros build this shit is amazing. Nice work and following with envy on the bodywork! 1 Quote Link to comment
KurMot Posted March 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 lovin the looks of the A pillar dimple dies here’s the rear seat/ ext cab. I’m planning on covering all the MDF with the carpet that you see on sub boxes. top view of the ext cab. I’ve got a kit to do a truck box liner on all this sheet metal in the box. This project just keeps taking so many hours. Starting to get close now, hahaha 3 Quote Link to comment
KurMot Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 All the welding is done now. Time to start with seam sealer 8 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Leave it bare metal! I think it looks great. Let it rust a bit and have a madmax car. er truck. 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 The right wheel would make that thing look really mean. Think 1980 Porsche 935 IMSA GTU. 2 Quote Link to comment
ShutterMeShort Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 Coming together nicely! Keep updating please! 1 Quote Link to comment
bottomwatcher Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Umm how many hours on this? I love projects like this but so many people have no idea the amount of time it takes to get to this level. 2 Quote Link to comment
KurMot Posted March 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Slowly working away on it still, I’m planning on doing a smoked clear coat for the exterior so you’ll be able to see the welding, Im not sure what wheel/tire combo I’m going to run on it, but I do love me some 1980’s era wheels for sure. Right now I’m about 400 hours into this project. Hoping to start having fun in it soon instead of just working on it. Wife is getting a little tired of all the time put into the project, hahahaha thanks for all the positive comments. It’s so cool to be able to share my project with everyone 5 Quote Link to comment
bottomwatcher Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Forget the hours, whatever you do don't show her the money involved! I am always running projects, usually multiple ones and the one thing I have learned when dragging home a project is the wife sees it as competition for time. I have her pick projects she want done ( this time another boat) so it keeps the peace. Good luck with the truck and wife you got skills and I can confidently speak for others on here we are envious. 1 Quote Link to comment
KurMot Posted April 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 https://i.imgur.com/PoJKRQQ.mp4 here’s a video of my first rip in the field behind my place 3 Quote Link to comment
KurMot Posted April 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 It looks so tiny here between my truck and my sons GTI Used Endura gloss black for the interior mused a box liner kit for the box and as a an undercoating 4 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 Nice work, definitely different. I bet it will be a blast to drive to its potential 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 Awesome! Quote Link to comment
KurMot Posted April 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 here’s a couple pics straight outta the paint booth. I was hoping for it to be darker but so happy with the quality of the clear coat. Starting to put the interior together now. Hopefully be on the road here in a month 6 Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) You drove it too soon,the paint came off. Edited April 20, 2022 by Thomas Perkins 1 Quote Link to comment
EDM620 Posted April 24, 2022 Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 Really looking good, that will be a blast to drip around in - as soon as you dig out of the dumps of snow you got last week! Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted April 24, 2022 Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 On 4/9/2022 at 8:10 AM, KurMot said: https://i.imgur.com/PoJKRQQ.mp4 here’s a video of my first rip in the field behind my place Brother, that thing is a beast! I LOVE that you clear coated it BTW, because it would be tragic to paint over your craftsmanship on this. I saw a stripped down pristine Hakosuka GT-R that the owner decided to clear coated. It was a simple but powerful statement of naked honest. It's called Shibui in Japanese which is a design aesthetic celebrating simple subtle details to reveal deeper unobtrusive beauty. AKA in Japan as The Highest Level of Beauty. There's nothing subtle about EJ25 power though. 😉 Bravo! 2 Quote Link to comment
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