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Post by alteredkustomz on Aug 2, 2005 1:18:02 GMT -6
This is a project that I have been working on for a while now. I have gone through a bunch of ideas for this truck and I think that I have finally decided what I am going to do with it. First off I talked with Josh (Hulkwerks) about building me a tuber for my truck. He explained to me that he hasn't had anyone with a hardbody ask him for a frame before so I started thinking. So I drew up a chassis on paper and sent it to him along with the body to make it as easy as possible for him. Here are a few pics of the chassis in the works......    Here is a pic of the finished chassis as it sits now. I am in the process of cleaning up the welds to my liking. Josh cleaned up the welds well but I am just picky......lol  Well so far so good, I will keep this post updated as I progress. Any comments are welcome, good or bad. |
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Post by hcfr34 on Aug 2, 2005 1:53:27 GMT -6
sweet looking tuber. Alot of intricate work there.
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Post by alteredkustomz on Aug 2, 2005 2:28:00 GMT -6
Thanks for the comment...the only credit I can take is I came up with the chassis on paper. The rest was all Hulkwerks.
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Post by Hotrod on Aug 2, 2005 7:12:57 GMT -6
sweet man, is ur avatar what body ur using, kinda looks so
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Post by alteredkustomz on Aug 2, 2005 11:04:08 GMT -6
Hotrod here is the body that this chassis was built for...  |
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Post by Hotrod on Aug 2, 2005 11:06:32 GMT -6
sweet man, can't wait to see it finished
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Post by Rock Spyder on Aug 2, 2005 12:08:43 GMT -6
Not bad...
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Post by alteredkustomz on Aug 2, 2005 18:29:07 GMT -6
Thanks alot, the body still has quite a bit of work that needs to be done......like I said in my post, I am picky:lol
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Post by alteredkustomz on Aug 3, 2005 22:35:22 GMT -6
Well here are the shocks that I plan on using. These are stock TLT shocks that I had bought for this project. I stripped off the gold annodizing and have to think what to do next. They look trashed right now but I am sure that I can change that.  Oh yeah one more thing, I got some faux bedlock rings from Kevin. I caught him just in time before he took a break from making parts. Talk about good timing.  |
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Post by t6y5 on Aug 5, 2005 9:00:17 GMT -6
I love that body
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Post by hcfr34 on Aug 7, 2005 19:25:58 GMT -6
I'd paint the shocks white, find some red spring covers, and shrink some ranchero shock logos and glue them on. Give it a sweet scale look.
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Post by alteredkustomz on Aug 10, 2005 0:00:17 GMT -6
hcfr34 thanks for the idea about the shocks, I really took your idea into consideration. I may use it on my next project, but with this I am going with a blue and silver theme so this is what I came up with. Let me know what you guys think.  |
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Post by hcfr34 on Aug 10, 2005 20:14:33 GMT -6
Looks clean. Better looking that way than the other.
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Post by jimcrawler on Aug 10, 2005 20:26:07 GMT -6
thats gonna be a sweet ride.what a transformation to those shocks!definatly post updates
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Post by alteredkustomz on Aug 20, 2005 2:28:46 GMT -6
Well I guess it is time to show some mock up shots even though there is alot to do still. I have some parts on order so until I get them here is a teaser shot.  |
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Post by hcfr34 on Aug 20, 2005 3:27:17 GMT -6
Nic lid choice. Looks like a shelf queen in the making lol.
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Post by alteredkustomz on Aug 20, 2005 4:18:24 GMT -6
Yeah I'm afraid that this is going to be a shelf queen but I am still thinking about your idea on the shocks. I just can't decide at the moment  I appreciate the comment. |
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Post by alteredkustomz on Sept 1, 2005 17:20:48 GMT -6
Well just wanted to let everyone know that I haven't given up on this project. I am actually waiting for the chassis to come back from being powdercoated. I will update you guys when it gets back to me.
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Post by Hotrod on Sept 2, 2005 12:47:22 GMT -6
can't wait to see it
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Post by alteredkustomz on Sept 3, 2005 13:05:33 GMT -6
Well I was able to get some pics today of the chassis after powdercoating. I think the color came out just as I thought it would. This is a candy blue coating which has a mirror silver coating under it. Only took two days to get it done. Well enjoy the pics and let me know what you think.  And since I was getting the chassis coated, I figured that I should get the beadlock rings coated also. I spent the night sanding off the coating from the areas that I wanted, gotta have that contrast of two colors   |
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Post by Hotrod on Sept 3, 2005 13:24:11 GMT -6
that looks sweet man, keep up the good work.
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Post by alteredkustomz on Sept 4, 2005 23:01:14 GMT -6
Hey guys thanks for the comments, I can't wait to start building this thing. I have a few other parts that are on order at the moment and a few of my own touches to make. I will post pics with more progress. I have to agree, I am glad I went with the powdercoating. Like you said Camp, it smooths everything out. Already made a decision on the color for my other project "ALTERED". Keep an eye out....lol.
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Post by alteredkustomz on Sept 21, 2005 23:43:19 GMT -6
Well I got some assembly done on "SHOWTIME" and it looks pretty good. Still have some stuff to add, so not done yet. The body had to take a back seat for a little while because I wanted to get the chassis together to become a roller. Let me know what you guys think, good or bad.  Here is the motor I built for it. It started out as a Parma Hemi but I decided to tweak it a little to make it my own. Enjoy.  |
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Post by Hotrod on Sept 22, 2005 12:54:41 GMT -6
wicked man, those spark plug wires are a good touch, what u use?
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Post by alteredkustomz on Sept 22, 2005 21:40:40 GMT -6
The spark plug wires are actually from the hardware store. They are used to hang up pictures. It seems to be some type of braided steel.
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Post by Hotrod on Sept 23, 2005 12:48:50 GMT -6
that's cool, i normally use thread, and burn wax over it to get it to stay in place.
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Post by newcrawlerguy on Nov 6, 2005 5:11:46 GMT -6
any updates
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Post by Rindaen on Nov 15, 2005 16:04:16 GMT -6
Very Nice truck.
Anxious to see pics of the body after you get it painted
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I appreciate the comment.
