Turbo Rotary Mazda Minitruck Build

[mymmeryloss]

alright, here they are.

mind u i still have a lot of work to do on these and they are nowhere near perfect..

used evercoat body filler if anyone wanted to know. just make sure u are applying filler to bare etched metal or to existing filler...

and just a random pic after etching the metal. i will probably skim the whole firewall to make sure it is straight, but i still have to do my inner fenders and reweld my filler piece for the hole from the old steering.

then ill be fitting a engine and looking to build a custom turbo mani and exhaust and getting a new driveline fabbed up!

 

[SwiftEKtuner]

nice build man! my roomate is gonna layout his blazer and that s**t is hard work man...he plans on tucking 22s with his.

 

[mymmeryloss]

22's on a blazer is no easy task my friend.. i hope its not his first attempt at bagging a truck..

 

[SwiftEKtuner]

no he has done a couple of them in the past but we are starting this weekend...between my civic and his blazer there no free time...gotta get it done before summer hits so we can go to shows with it hopefully..right now we are just building his front bumper with fiberglass and foam lol

 

[mymmeryloss]

nice, well wish him the best of luck with it. hard to lay flat with those big wheels and keep the a/c and all that jazz on a blazer. is he planning a body drop?

the scene is big down there in florida. not so much in colorado. if he needs help over the interwebz, hit me up!

 

[R3dline]

lol i can see all the colors it use to be , looks like it started out black, then white, then primer, red,blue then pink, hard to tell from the pics tho

 

[mymmeryloss]

nah, it was originally red, then primer gray, then blue, then pink and now its going to be sanded with bondo and a million different colors cuz i dont need a f**kin paintjob to stand out lol..

 

[R3dline]

haha, whats the new color gonna be?

 

[SwiftEKtuner]

ya im pretty sure hes going to drop the body also...here in florida its all about hondas and bagged trucks lol...the other day i seen a dually with slammed with 26s at a local shop...it was sick!

 

[mymmeryloss]

haha, whats the new color gonna be?

single colors are for pussies.. its gonna be multiple colors with graphics.. itll be a while down the road though..

ya im pretty sure hes going to drop the body also...here in florida its all about hondas and bagged trucks lol...the other day i seen a dually with slammed with 26s at a local shop...it was sick!

ya, the big bodies can run the big wheels a lot easier.. i always wanted a dually, but gotta build this one first. im not giving up til shes done..

 

[SwiftEKtuner]

i hear ya...you got too much money and time to turn around now...i cant wait till shes done bro. its gonna be nice!

 

[mymmeryloss]

thanks man. if i only had the same job i had when i started this it wouldve been done a year ago...

f**king economy and getting laid off sucks..

well hopefully a lot will be happening here in the next week or so..

 

[mymmeryloss]

still waiting on en engine..

had some trouble with my bank and ordering international...

 

[K-N-2-EK]

^^^ that sucks to hear man..dont stress it though..any progress lately?

 

[civhatch92]

Cant wait to see the engine.
Body work looks good... I'm actually really anxious to see this thing come together!!

 

[mymmeryloss]

^^^ that sucks to hear man..dont stress it though..any progress lately?

ah man, no worries here. i am not rushing this build whatsoever. it will be done right and done once.. well, done right this time. there were a few things i had to fix from the body drop and stuff, but a lot more thought is going into it this time around..

payment finally went through, so engine is on its way finally...

Cant wait to see the engine.
Body work looks good... I'm actually really anxious to see this thing come together!!

that makes two of us..

i just wanna drive the f**ken thing!

 

[mymmeryloss]

*update*

well, i just ordered a new chrome front bumper.. been wanting one of these for a long time, so i found a smoking deal and ordered it.

i was really looking for a hood, but shipping is nuts, so i said f**k it and bought the bumper...

 

[drmrman]

Ive have had a few mini trucks... Got bored of them quickly though... Still miss my blazer dearly though...

I had a dropped shaved painted S10 That was fun for about 3 months then it just sucked.

 

[mymmeryloss]

Ive have had a few mini trucks... Got bored of them quickly though... Still miss my blazer dearly though...

I had a dropped shaved painted S10 That was fun for about 3 months then it just sucked.

i dont see how u would get bored of them, but maybe thats just me..

hondas get boring to me. u buy a part and put it on. with minitrucks its custom and takes time and thought and craftsmanship...

anyway, i called around to see how much a custom turbo mani would be to bring the turbo in front of the engine since i am pretty sure i am going to run into clearance issues with the frame rails and the turbo mani...

one shop quoted me $1500.... and everyone else says $75/hr plus materials and a tig welding charge...

soooo, ill prolly be building my own, so i guess thats another thing i will have to tackle. if anyone has any advice or knows any place that would fab one cheaper please lemme know!

 

[K-N-2-EK]

well its pretty straight labor charge..i got my exhuast fixed today only took 38 min (from time it went it to time I BACKED IT Out) and i only paid 75 but good luck with the mani bro!