Author Topic: My 88 pickup is back in buisness (Read 159557 times)

Yota4life · « **Reply #120 on:** Aug 07, 2006, 12:43:06 AM »

I stripped my other set of doors and got them ready for half doors. So what do you guys think of this style? I think they look good, start cutting tomorrow..

Yota4life · « **Reply #121 on:** Aug 22, 2006, 12:07:51 AM »

Well after my last trip to the rubicon i didnt like how much ass end i had sticking out and i was hitting the rear bumper a lot on steep decents. I lost a tail light lense a while back from the fact that the bed was just too long and got in the way along with body damage to one side. I want to make a tube/flatbed cage but dont have the time or resources now so i decided to cut into this bed for the better. I still wanted to keep as much space as i could and with the chevys i decided 10"inches was perfect. Cut the sides with a cut off wheel and did the inner bed with a sawzall. Using masking tape for the sides works perfect to get a straight cut. I tryed the string and paint across the inside of the bed and it didnt work so i pulled the string across and laid masking tape next to it, for a straight line. That worked the best

Yota4life · « **Reply #122 on:** Aug 22, 2006, 12:12:29 AM »

The sides lined up great but the inner had some gaps. Took 2 hours to get it all welded, thin sheetmetal isent fun to weld. I had the miller 175 voltage set at about 1 and had to bride about half of the inside bed area.

Came out nice and strong. These are after welding

Yota4life · « **Reply #123 on:** Aug 22, 2006, 12:18:28 AM »

I reused the body mounts that i cut out of the 10" section. Modified them a little and welded them back up to the bed all the way at the back. I probley really didnt need to use them but i want it to be as strong as possible.

Yota4life · « **Reply #124 on:** Aug 22, 2006, 12:30:26 AM »

Heres the inner bed all welded across and the body mount buger welded up. Im not very good welding in hard to reach areas. Primered all the areas welded, smoothed out the outside but its going to need some bondo to make it look good. Trimmed the bed mat to fit.

Now i need to trim the bumper to fit and figure a way to mount it. Clean up the rear bottom of the bed and make it a straight cut.

Yota4life · « **Reply #125 on:** Aug 22, 2006, 12:36:07 AM »

almost done.....

Yota4life · « **Reply #126 on:** Aug 22, 2006, 12:38:33 AM »

Other side

The Half doors are cut and i started on them but they are a pita so im going to hold off on those for now and work on other things. I bought a gallon of a Flat light tan paint that is used for industrial uses so its going to be tuff. Once i get the body work done im going to try and pray it before mcr5

rocktoy83 · « **Reply #127 on:** Aug 22, 2006, 08:09:15 AM »

Your toy is looking sweet :thumbs:good work

Yota4life · « **Reply #128 on:** Aug 22, 2006, 12:05:30 PM »

Quote from: rocktoy83 on Aug 22, 2006, 08:09:15 AM

Your toy is looking sweet :thumbs:good work

Thank ya very much

Now i have to bob the camper shell if i want to use it this winter.....hmmm

Ramrod · « **Reply #129 on:** Aug 22, 2006, 12:38:25 PM »

damn if you had cut it another 2" I have a nice campershell that would fit it great and id trade it for a

Yota4life · « **Reply #130 on:** Aug 22, 2006, 02:08:10 PM »

Quote from: TEAM RAMROD on Aug 22, 2006, 12:38:25 PM

damn if you had cut it another 2" I have a nice campershell that would fit it great and id trade it for a

Im pretty sure i have the same one as you. Its a Bac-Pac right? Mine is white and the whole shell is plastic with a steel frame inside. I want to know how you bobbed yours so when i do mine i dont mess it up

Yota4life · « **Reply #131 on:** Aug 22, 2006, 02:16:28 PM »

Heres a picture from this winter with the shell on

Yota4life · « **Reply #132 on:** Aug 22, 2006, 02:23:44 PM »

Side shot

Did you cut the inner frame to length along with the plastic shell and window frames?

motorider228 · « **Reply #133 on:** Aug 23, 2006, 10:46:01 PM »

looking good nathan! I was waiting for you to bob it. looks a million times better now.

Yota4life · « **Reply #134 on:** Aug 23, 2006, 11:21:32 PM »

Quote from: motorider228 on Aug 23, 2006, 10:46:01 PM

looking good nathan! I was waiting for you to bob it. looks a million times better now.

Ya i know made a big difference and i like how short it is now without all the ass hangin out. I finished it up today and made it look real good with bondo. I must have been sanding for 4 hours today but it came out good. I have finished pictures with the tailgate on and all primered. I will post them tomarrow.

Yota4life · « **Reply #135 on:** Aug 23, 2006, 11:29:56 PM »

Some pictures from the rubicon. didnt take much i was wheelin the whole time

Yota4life · « **Reply #136 on:** Aug 23, 2006, 11:37:50 PM »

Guy floped

Ramrod · « **Reply #137 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 06:00:35 AM »

yep thats the exact same one I have. I pulled out the windows, cut out the section, then cut out the same length pieces from the inner and outer window frames and slapped it back in. Its not perfect but it works pretty damn good for never even trying to seal it at all

Ramrod · « **Reply #138 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 07:39:34 AM »

toynorcal · « **Reply #139 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 07:46:10 AM »

Quote from: TEAM RAMROD on Aug 24, 2006, 07:39:34 AM

Man, that was a cold damn night right there.

Ramrod · « **Reply #140 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 02:22:39 PM »

motorider228 · « **Reply #141 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 02:58:52 PM »

hey nathan who all did you go to the con with? i see drews jimmy in that picture. did he get his front driveline fixed?

Yota4life · « **Reply #142 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 04:29:05 PM »

Quote from: TEAM RAMROD on Aug 24, 2006, 06:00:35 AM

yep thats the exact same one I have. I pulled out the windows, cut out the section, then cut out the same length pieces from the inner and outer window frames and slapped it back in. Its not perfect but it works pretty damn good for never even trying to seal it at all

Looks really good all short with a shell.
Did you have to cut the windows or do they still fit in the frames? What did you use to fill the gap on the plastic shell, fiberglass, bondo?

Yota4life · « **Reply #143 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 04:31:52 PM »

Quote from: motorider228 on Aug 24, 2006, 02:58:52 PM

hey nathan who all did you go to the con with? i see drews jimmy in that picture. did he get his front driveline fixed?

He did a ghetto limit strap to keep from pulling out and he said hes going to make that long slip shaft and come when i go to mcr5 next month. Matt took his peice also......he was driving one wheel drive.....I just went out on the trail with me and my buddy sense they all broke down. I never broke anything and my rig did awsome, well see how it does at mcr5 when i run the whole trail for the first time

Ramrod · « **Reply #144 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 04:39:02 PM »

yeah the windows still fit and have something like 10" of travel, I used fiberglass to reconnect the two sides and fill the gaps and then bondo to top it off but it will be impossible to make it look perfect unless you bondo the whole thing because the bondo fills in the texture and is quite noticible and why I painted it camo to hide it

Yota4life · « **Reply #145 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 04:53:24 PM »

Quote from: TEAM RAMROD on Aug 24, 2006, 04:39:02 PM

yeah the windows still fit and have something like 10" of travel, I used fiberglass to reconnect the two sides and fill the gaps and then bondo to top it off but it will be impossible to make it look perfect unless you bondo the whole thing because the bondo fills in the texture and is quite noticible and why I painted it camo to hide it

Yea i know what you mean. If i cut it straight enouph i could just fiberglass the inside and seal the outside with a small amount of putty or bondo so there is just a thin line across it. After that im going to paint it to match the truck

Ramrod · « **Reply #146 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 05:09:46 PM »

It would look sick if you bondod the entire thing and then blocksanded it before you painted it so it was perfectly smooth but that would be a ton of work and it would be really heavy

Yota4life · « **Reply #147 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 05:22:31 PM »

That would look sick but its still flexy plastic so the bondo might chip over time from the flex. I spent way to much money on it because they were so hard to find for a std cab short bed. So im going to chop it and keep it. How much did you get yours for?

Ramrod · « **Reply #148 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 05:40:30 PM »

came with the truck which I spent $200 for

Yota4life · « **Reply #149 on:** Aug 24, 2006, 05:55:21 PM »

ok i officially got raped

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