Low & Slow Quad Cab V2.0

[Talon84x4]

how much are you lookin to spend on a grinder?  I have a milwakee that i use at home.  I think its a 6 amp.  its got quite a bit of balls and works real well.  If you really want to hit the big time, buy a Metabo!  we use those at work every day, all day long and they kick ass.  I think they are 10 amp, but they are about 350-400 bucks, so thats probly not in your price range

I'm looking around the 60-70 range? I really just want something strong that's going to last

great progress

For the record, This build is ill.   

Thanks

[THK Matt]

I have a dewalt 10000rpm 4.5in  used it for about 5 years now.
the're like 40 bucks IIRC

[Talon84x4]

I've got a makita drill that has worked great for a long time and found a deal on amazon so put in an order for this:
http://www.amazon.com/Makita-9557PB-2-Inch-Grinder-Paddle/dp/B0009OR8XO/ref=sr_1_3/190-6366690-3087461?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1264194380&sr=1-3

[GONZO97]

not bad gotta love amazon for all their good prices on stuff ordered my books for school through them

[Yota87Truck]

I've got a makita drill that has worked great for a long time and found a deal on amazon so put in an order for this:
http://www.amazon.com/Makita-9557PB-2-Inch-Grinder-Paddle/dp/B0009OR8XO/ref=sr_1_3/190-6366690-3087461?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1264194380&sr=1-3

nice, looks like a good one.  We have one similar at work (landscaping).  On/Off button broke after who knows how many years of abuse and it got broken off in the on position so we still use it... You just have to be holding on to it when you plug it in.

not bad gotta love amazon for all their good prices on stuff ordered my books for school through them

Hey me too, books cost 75% less.  Saves $$ for sure!

[Talon84x4]

The grinder came in so got back to work. Cleaned up the edges and tacked it back together, lined up much better than I expected

[THK Matt]

Nice job man! Damn your gettin sh*t done!

[axled89]

 

[BUDDERS]

Wow, that lined up way better than I though it would too.  What method are you using when making your cut lines?

[Jud]

That's lookin cool.

[yota_krawler]

sweet man, cant wait to see it done!!!

[gmack192]

subscribed...     Great looking truck now, It will really be kick a$$ when your done.

[Talon84x4]

Wow, that lined up way better than I though it would too.  What method are you using when making your cut lines?

Blue painters tape to mark the lines. I marked a cut and taped the line then I measured back 10" and marked for the second cut. I did that about every 3" along the first cut line. Then taped the line, and ended up two cut lines that were both parallel even though they weren't necessarily straight all the way around the cab. It's the same way I bobbed my bed

[Talon84x4]

Did a little more welding around the cab, and picked up the seats i'm going to use as well as the doors

[BUDDERS]

Good job so far.  It looks like you got the hard part ahead of you, but maybe that's just me since I don't have any sheet metal fab skills.

[Talon84x4]

Good job so far.  It looks like you got the hard part ahead of you, but maybe that's just me since I don't have any sheet metal fab skills.

I agree, so i'm working on getting some more body parts to make the next steps much easier

[BUDDERS]

I'd look into using lead filler for the welded areas.  My friend did this when he re-skinned his roof and it turned out ausome.  If you do it right, it kinda levels itself.

[82juguete]

leading it would be awesome, but its extremely hard to do right... Theres some old hot rod guys that are masters with it, but its kinda an artform and for practicality its not really worth it.  Way more expensive too.  Theres a reason that plastic fillers are the norm now.  Theres also a hammer-welding technique that makes leveling the roof easier... think tack, pound, pound, tack, pound, pound, with someone holding a dolly inside.  Almost doesnt require grinding afterwards.

[BUDDERS]

The guy I know made a brick oven in his backyard and melted down a bunch of wheel weights for his lead and used some sort of a spoon to get in into the welds.  It's probably a lot more work than it's worth but it turned out sweet.  He was restoring a old Dodge Charger and turning it into a Daytona with some parts he had stashed away for years.  I never did see the finished car 

[Talon84x4]

That would be fun to try, but for the sake of time I'm probably going to go with something like a fiberglass reinforced filler. A friend of mine used it on the body work of his rolled truck and it turned out great and felt much more solid than any time I have ever used just a regular bondo body filler.

Yesterday I wheeled the back shell out to get an idea of how far back on the chassis it will sit. Looks like I'm going to have to build some fenders into the back of the cab, and also cut a radius into the doors and floor.



Because of this, I'm thinking about selling off the bed, tool box, and carrier when that time comes. I'd probably end up building a tubed bed with bedsides and a built-in swing out carrier.

I also picked up some more parts, off of a 4runner.









now there's nothing stopping me from getting this done that I can think of at the moment

[pumkin toy]

what are the parts off the 4runner for?

[Talon84x4]

The first one is a sun roof, thinking of putting it in so there is less roof for me to have to make. It would also add rigidity to the roof. The third is the door jam that i'm going to use to finish off the one i started to fabricate. That sections is going to get turned around and welded to the one i've been working on after I cut what I made off. Then the floor section is already set up to go over the frame rails and the gas tank, and also has the seat mounts built in. All these parts eliminate a lot of the work I was going to have to do, I really lucked out finding all this stuff

[pumkin toy]

sounds great dude!  cant wait to see it all together

[Yota87Truck]

yeah, bad a!!, its really starting to come together.

[Yota4life]

I cant wait to see this finished!

[BUDDERS]

Cool, now it looks like you have parts to make a mini bed too.

[axled89]

we need more pics man.

[crawlerdan]

i wonder if a tacoma quad cab, or nissan frontier quad cab bed would fit.

i personally would love to see you make a mini bed, i think it would look baddass

[YOTA yota]

i personally would love to see you make a mini bed, i think it would look baddass

Agree.

[THK Matt]

AGREED