Turbo Rotary Mazda Minitruck Build
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The truck is bagged on all four corners. All I have to do is hit a switch and the whole truck lifts off of the ground!
Looks like u need to read my whole build...
Looks like u need to read my whole build...
62 pages is too long for me at the moment, ive read here and there over time, but i dont have the time to surf CC anymore 
Bags are cool though.
Bags are cool though.
Welp that was one hell of an update! glad to see things coming along so nicely...now lets hope that you can get the wiring done and the motor sent off to do whatever you said your doing to it and then itll be moving..screw paint and power windows get the damn thing running and tuned and moving!
Sparks in the Ozarks
Sparks in the Ozarks
How long did you sit in it and act like you were driving?
lol.
lol.
yes, bags done right are definitely cool!62 pages is too long for me at the moment, ive read here and there over time, but i dont have the time to surf CC anymore
Bags are cool though.
after sparks, the engine will come out and be sent off to be completely gone through and then i will rebuild it. during this time, the interior will be wrapped, the frame will be fully welded and sent off for powdercoat, then comes the long hours and days and weeks and moths of body work and then a killer pina tjob along with new glass and all new mouldings and such. then it will be ready to drive and time to start my new project!
actually, ive been so busy that i havent sat in it this time yet lol
ya man, i am super stoked to see the progress on urs!
so, updates again!
been getting a couple hours here and there between jobs to do work on the truck!
ive been fighting the steering for the last couple of days, and a couple knuckle prints in the door of the house later, i decided to move on to something else. im pretty much over working on the cab of this f***ing truck, and i dont wanna mess something up cuz im angry, so i moved on to getting the taillights in and done...
so i tacked in the buckets and then trimmed them the rest of the way and then stitch welded them up...
just needs some finish work and itll be ready for mud!
so, i did the passenger light, then i moved to the driver side, and s*** wasnt going my way(imagine that) so i said f*** it and move onto bigger and better things!
my buddy has been working on tubbing his bed and all that fun ish, so i got the bug to start on my bed. its nice to start a new project, even though i havent finished many lol, especially because its a lot of cutting and welding, whic is what i really enjoy doing, so i decided imma redo my whole bed setup and so it begins!
the arduous task of cutting everything that is unwanted out of the bed begins!
i hve been thinking of what i want to do to my bed for sometime now, and so it was finally time to put my plan into action. u will always end up changing things up a bit as u do them, since it looks different in real life than on paper, but u guys will get the basic idea of it. i am getting rid of the aluminum fuel tank and getting a poly race fuel cell and also using a smaller air tank and hiding my valves for my bags...
i see bare frame! gonna have to fab up some new bed mounts!
measure measure measure...
the first side is easy, but replicating it on the other side is the tough part!
tacked in place and level as phawk!
so basically the rear fender tubs are going to be the reverse of the front tubs in the engine bay...
u get the idea!
tacked..
there is going to be a lot involved with this bed including building a whole new bed frame under it using 1x1 square stock for rigidity like i did on the floor of the cab...
all tacked in on both sides...
ruh roh raggy! air tank gone!
gas tank is also gone now along with the valves off the top of the bag mounts. everything will be relocated and hidden! u guys r gonna love this!
been getting a couple hours here and there between jobs to do work on the truck!
ive been fighting the steering for the last couple of days, and a couple knuckle prints in the door of the house later, i decided to move on to something else. im pretty much over working on the cab of this f***ing truck, and i dont wanna mess something up cuz im angry, so i moved on to getting the taillights in and done...
so i tacked in the buckets and then trimmed them the rest of the way and then stitch welded them up...
just needs some finish work and itll be ready for mud!
so, i did the passenger light, then i moved to the driver side, and s*** wasnt going my way(imagine that) so i said f*** it and move onto bigger and better things!
my buddy has been working on tubbing his bed and all that fun ish, so i got the bug to start on my bed. its nice to start a new project, even though i havent finished many lol, especially because its a lot of cutting and welding, whic is what i really enjoy doing, so i decided imma redo my whole bed setup and so it begins!
the arduous task of cutting everything that is unwanted out of the bed begins!
i hve been thinking of what i want to do to my bed for sometime now, and so it was finally time to put my plan into action. u will always end up changing things up a bit as u do them, since it looks different in real life than on paper, but u guys will get the basic idea of it. i am getting rid of the aluminum fuel tank and getting a poly race fuel cell and also using a smaller air tank and hiding my valves for my bags...
i see bare frame! gonna have to fab up some new bed mounts!
measure measure measure...
the first side is easy, but replicating it on the other side is the tough part!
tacked in place and level as phawk!
so basically the rear fender tubs are going to be the reverse of the front tubs in the engine bay...
u get the idea!
tacked..
there is going to be a lot involved with this bed including building a whole new bed frame under it using 1x1 square stock for rigidity like i did on the floor of the cab...
all tacked in on both sides...
ruh roh raggy! air tank gone!
gas tank is also gone now along with the valves off the top of the bag mounts. everything will be relocated and hidden! u guys r gonna love this!
Keep up the work mymmryloss!
Truck is coming along good...just a heads up...I will FINALLY be going to the shop with all the wheels here in the next two weeks...they have another container coming in with a bunch of Miata parts that I have been waiting on before I head over there...
Have you not read this thread? its going to be a beast. I don't know much about rotary engines but I do know that they are screamers and will haul ASS!!!
I cant see the pics cause I'm at work :/ but it sounds like its gonna be fast. glwb
Ya I'm ridiculous lol.
I made a list of everything I have to do before the show and it scared the s**t out of me lol.
The show is the last weekend of september, so I'm running out of time...
This guy thinks I'm a girl. Oh the pms he sent. Hilarious!
ya, he's pretty bad lolA mod. needs to just ban this kid already he runs his mouth 24/7 in every thread.
I don't think he's smart enough or sober enough to even know wtf is going on lol...why you mad bro?
I think you're jelly.
I'm off next week! Two more full weeks off before the show! Imma be busy!
I think I still have ur number! Lemme know when u get them done! I need a new wheels real bad!
well get on a computer that u can see pics haha!Have you not read this thread? its going to be a beast. I don't know much about rotary engines but I do know that they are screamers and will haul ASS!!!
I cant see the pics cause I'm at work :/ but it sounds like its gonna be fast. glwb
Well I'm planning on painting the truck before the show. Its a secret though haha.
The bed will be fully covered but will have access areas.
Thanks for the comments, aand hopefully this will go down as one of the "cool influential" builds!
Damn took forever to read this, had to come back to it a few times, but I'm lovin it, like many others I'm not really a mini trucker, if I got a smaller 2wd truck I might put some nice wheels on it and a static drop, but this is a great build thread, lots of mods and DIY fab and love the roto beast, and the interior, SICK, I don't know why but I have always loved the late 80s early 90s japanese sporty car interiors, now hurry up and get this Bi*** runnin, and put up a sound clip.
well, its a super s***ty day here today, and i cant really do anything until the wifey gets off of work since i have both kids today, so i decided to update this!
first off, i have just been doing a lot of fab and all that fun s***, so these updates may not be super interesting to you guys, but its something that has to be done.
anywho, i had a custom shift knob made for me for this truck. its acrylic and perfectly clear! im happy with it. just tall enough and heavy enough for my liking!
just a cool pic i took. shows the huge rear window opening and the rhd dash and also got all my filler pieces cut for my tailights and ready for bodywork!
my buddy davey showed up( its always nice to have friends that work in a body shop).
thankfully he was ready for work, cuz he is way better at body work than i am( i just dont have the patience)
he put over five hours into the taillights before we called it a day. they arent done, but it will have to do for now....
pic with my club logo and the rear window installed!
one of my buddies just sold his project, so he had some slam specialties bags brand new and a brand new compressor and other things he needed to get rid of, so me, not being able to pass up a deal, took all the stuff off his hands...
not sure y all these pics turned out blurry, but oh well i guess...
heres my new airtank mounted. i know, it needs painted and stuff, but for now, it is gonna be covered, and itll do the job... someday it will be painted!
also ran all new airline and moved my valves...
wired switchbox up and getting ready to lift it off the ground for the first time in a year!
IT LIVES!
can it be time for paint? i think so...
doesnt even go to the door handles on my dodge...
sure is nice to see it out of the garage...
just a little guy...
time for final sanding and then some filler and then start tapin her off..
ass end needed a little work...
my favorite pic so far... laid the f*** out...
this one speaks for itself...
time to start taping... i hate this part...
thats it for now... hoping to paint tonight, but this weather is kinda killin us right now... all i need is an hour of no wind... please god, if ur out there....
first off, i have just been doing a lot of fab and all that fun s***, so these updates may not be super interesting to you guys, but its something that has to be done.
anywho, i had a custom shift knob made for me for this truck. its acrylic and perfectly clear! im happy with it. just tall enough and heavy enough for my liking!
just a cool pic i took. shows the huge rear window opening and the rhd dash and also got all my filler pieces cut for my tailights and ready for bodywork!
my buddy davey showed up( its always nice to have friends that work in a body shop).
thankfully he was ready for work, cuz he is way better at body work than i am( i just dont have the patience)
he put over five hours into the taillights before we called it a day. they arent done, but it will have to do for now....
pic with my club logo and the rear window installed!
one of my buddies just sold his project, so he had some slam specialties bags brand new and a brand new compressor and other things he needed to get rid of, so me, not being able to pass up a deal, took all the stuff off his hands...
not sure y all these pics turned out blurry, but oh well i guess...
heres my new airtank mounted. i know, it needs painted and stuff, but for now, it is gonna be covered, and itll do the job... someday it will be painted!
also ran all new airline and moved my valves...
wired switchbox up and getting ready to lift it off the ground for the first time in a year!
IT LIVES!
can it be time for paint? i think so...
doesnt even go to the door handles on my dodge...
sure is nice to see it out of the garage...
just a little guy...
time for final sanding and then some filler and then start tapin her off..
ass end needed a little work...
my favorite pic so far... laid the f*** out...
this one speaks for itself...
time to start taping... i hate this part...
thats it for now... hoping to paint tonight, but this weather is kinda killin us right now... all i need is an hour of no wind... please god, if ur out there....
sure is getting closer, great fab work!