Turbo Rotary Mazda Minitruck Build
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Thanks guys and I think I know what color I wanna paint it but by the time it goes to paint I'm sure the colors will change...
Well I got quite a bit done today.
Got my tranny mounted and also got a majority of the firewall welded back in after I cut it out to fit the engine.
Ill take some pics tomorrow and also get some more done..
Got my tranny mounted and also got a majority of the firewall welded back in after I cut it out to fit the engine.
Ill take some pics tomorrow and also get some more done..
well its official...
Body drop to the doors with a new cab floor and tranny tunnel started today.
Pics hopefully tonight of progress...
Body drop to the doors with a new cab floor and tranny tunnel started today.
Pics hopefully tonight of progress...
pichers????? 
well it all started with me wanting to do a smooth inner wall on the firewall to mount my pedals too and then i realized that if imma do a body drop to the doors now is the time since i will be cutting the floor out anyway.
so now i get to cut out the whole floor including the existing body drop to make the new body drop stock floor instead of traditional like it was before. i will also have to redo my steering and a big portion of the firewall which was another reason i would rather do it now than later since i already have it torn apart.
so the tear down began... pulled all the dash and seats and carpet and went to town cutting....
cut out the east parts first...
i spent a whole day trying to mount my tranny and s**t and look how much easier this wouldve been lol..
this is what i ended up with, well almost. i got both of the front cab mounts cut off. need to get the cab on jack stands and cut out the rest of the rear mounts to get the cab loose then cut the frame and the bottom of the cab off and relocate the mounts and all that jazz...
its gonna be a lot of work but it is a rarity to see a truck thats laying doors, so it will be worth it in the end...
so now i get to cut out the whole floor including the existing body drop to make the new body drop stock floor instead of traditional like it was before. i will also have to redo my steering and a big portion of the firewall which was another reason i would rather do it now than later since i already have it torn apart.
so the tear down began... pulled all the dash and seats and carpet and went to town cutting....
cut out the east parts first...
i spent a whole day trying to mount my tranny and s**t and look how much easier this wouldve been lol..
this is what i ended up with, well almost. i got both of the front cab mounts cut off. need to get the cab on jack stands and cut out the rest of the rear mounts to get the cab loose then cut the frame and the bottom of the cab off and relocate the mounts and all that jazz...
its gonna be a lot of work but it is a rarity to see a truck thats laying doors, so it will be worth it in the end...
holy s**t! thats a lot of work there. def going to be sick when you finish the body drop... laying doors is badass.
out to the garage i go to finish cutting. i went and bought 30 cutoff wheels today, so that should keep me pretty damn busy
Lookin good broski!! One step further! 
ya not so much...
f**king snowball effect.
just when i start making headway i decide to do another mod that puts me farther behind...
f**king snowball effect.
just when i start making headway i decide to do another mod that puts me farther behind...
lmao I know how that goes.
story of my f**ken life... goddamn its hot today
well got a bt done today. tedious work. cut cut cut cut grind cut cut and cut some more...
looks like its gonna be even better once your done 
this is the only build on here that i look forward to everytime i get on. lol
this is the only build on here that i look forward to everytime i get on. lolLol. Thanks man.looks like its gonna be even better once your done
I'm hoping it turns out. This is a big project and I've never done anything like this before but so far so good just gotta make sure everything stays square so when I weld everything up it looks right.
But I'm neck deep in this, so I'm going for it lol...
well i have made some good progress in between my 36 hour hitches at work and imma hopefully get the rest of the cab cut out today before i get called out.
i decided it was going to be easier to cut the truck to the doors and cap the rockers before i got the cab completely cut out since it would be easier to manage with the cab being somewhat square.
i got strips of 1/8" sheetmetal for the caps since this is what the truck will be resting on and dragging when laid out now so i wanted a good structure.
continuing where i left off:
here is the rest of the front portion of the cab floor cut out. i still need to cut out the rear cab mounts and probably going to do a smooth rear cab wall also. we will see, but being is how i am redoing the whole floor i might as well lol. the frame will have to be sectioned and resupported and new fram mounts built to compensate for the almost 3 inches lower that i am going with the cab, but first things first...
then both sides were measured and measured and measured before being cut. i made sure to leave a bit of excess under the door to weld to then it will be trimmed up to the proper height. i am just letting u all know now that this is not an actual doored truck. it will be an 1/8" from the door. the reason for this is that i want to be able to open my doors when laid out and also not drag my doors in half so that they seperate. the truck will have a show paint job eventually and i dont want to have to worry about messing up my paint from dragging. so hate if u want that its not doored, but dont second guess the amount of work that goes into this.
here u can see the cut with a small bit of excess. this will be trimmed later after the cap is welded on the bottom..
going for a 5 1/2" body drop when all is said and done..
here is a better look after the pink paint has been wire wheeled off and the edges have been cleaned up. almost to the door, but not quite. keep in mind the cap has not been welded on yet and there still needs to be some trimming.
doors on, doors off... lol
here it is stitch welded in place and trimmed up. both sides are done to the end of the door now. i just need to cut off the back support pinch weld and weld it all up...
heres a better picture of what needs trimmed off in the background and welded up so the cab will sit flat on the ground...
the caps had to be stitch welded because the stock sheetmetal is so thin it will warp if anyone was wondering y the welds were so small...
and here is the finished product before being ground down and cleaned up a bit...
anyone gonna b***h about that 1/8"? i dont think so lol. u would hae to get down on ur hands and knees to realize it isnt doored at a show when its laid out anyways...
back out the the garage today to get some braces welded in the cab to support the structure so i can finish cutting out the floor.
thanks for looking, and believe it or not, this is coming along nicely imo..
i decided it was going to be easier to cut the truck to the doors and cap the rockers before i got the cab completely cut out since it would be easier to manage with the cab being somewhat square.
i got strips of 1/8" sheetmetal for the caps since this is what the truck will be resting on and dragging when laid out now so i wanted a good structure.
continuing where i left off:
here is the rest of the front portion of the cab floor cut out. i still need to cut out the rear cab mounts and probably going to do a smooth rear cab wall also. we will see, but being is how i am redoing the whole floor i might as well lol. the frame will have to be sectioned and resupported and new fram mounts built to compensate for the almost 3 inches lower that i am going with the cab, but first things first...
then both sides were measured and measured and measured before being cut. i made sure to leave a bit of excess under the door to weld to then it will be trimmed up to the proper height. i am just letting u all know now that this is not an actual doored truck. it will be an 1/8" from the door. the reason for this is that i want to be able to open my doors when laid out and also not drag my doors in half so that they seperate. the truck will have a show paint job eventually and i dont want to have to worry about messing up my paint from dragging. so hate if u want that its not doored, but dont second guess the amount of work that goes into this.
here u can see the cut with a small bit of excess. this will be trimmed later after the cap is welded on the bottom..
going for a 5 1/2" body drop when all is said and done..
here is a better look after the pink paint has been wire wheeled off and the edges have been cleaned up. almost to the door, but not quite. keep in mind the cap has not been welded on yet and there still needs to be some trimming.
doors on, doors off... lol
here it is stitch welded in place and trimmed up. both sides are done to the end of the door now. i just need to cut off the back support pinch weld and weld it all up...
heres a better picture of what needs trimmed off in the background and welded up so the cab will sit flat on the ground...
the caps had to be stitch welded because the stock sheetmetal is so thin it will warp if anyone was wondering y the welds were so small...
and here is the finished product before being ground down and cleaned up a bit...
anyone gonna b***h about that 1/8"? i dont think so lol. u would hae to get down on ur hands and knees to realize it isnt doored at a show when its laid out anyways...
back out the the garage today to get some braces welded in the cab to support the structure so i can finish cutting out the floor.
thanks for looking, and believe it or not, this is coming along nicely imo..
and heres some fun pics i took a week ago before i decided to tear into it. the truck wanted out of the garage for some sunlight while i cleaned the garage..
what a mess..
not everyday u see a rhd minitruck..
mt storage unit...
hard to believe its going to be almost 3 inches lower huh?
what a mess..
not everyday u see a rhd minitruck..
mt storage unit...
hard to believe its going to be almost 3 inches lower huh?
