Her Name is Frank

[82 HiLux]

this thread is now 7 pages long.  arent you glad i told you make it? i told you guys on here would appreciate your work!!

by the way, YOU DO AWESOME WORK! want to come weld my suspension for me? I think im starting at the santa rosa JC this fall. maybe not though. do you still go there?

[yotadork83]

you have inspired my to build my extra 79 4x4 into street truck. have you ever built you own front suspension

[krawler76]

 

[Twisted Minis]

you have inspired my to build my extra 79 4x4 into street truck. have you ever built you own front suspension

I pretty much built the front suspension on this truck. At one point I had everything cut off the frame rails. But I used some stock components. So 100% scratch built, no. But I plan on doing so pretty soon. Next project will have a 100% scratch built frame, bumper to bumper (so to speak).

this thread is now 7 pages long.  arent you glad i told you make it? i told you guys on here would appreciate your work!!

by the way, YOU DO AWESOME WORK! want to come weld my suspension for me? I think im starting at the santa rosa JC this fall. maybe not though. do you still go there?

Lol yeah! Thanks man.

If you bring your truck here we can do the suspension. I don't care too much to transport my welder, the tank is huge. (Truck has no bed, Mustang, well, its a Mustang.)

I'm registering at the JC this Monday. I'll go both semesters this year. I don't do the summer school. Too much class too little time. They cram a 17 week class into like 8 weeks.

[bigarms23]

that looks great

[Twisted Minis]

Made some new toys.

[Twisted Minis]

Its going to end up with a peanut tank, that should fit pretty well. Just happened to have a Sportster tank laying around.

[Twisted Minis]

Driven. All 1437 miles.

[46&2]

Nice, that thing is coming along. What are your plans for where the rear tire comes through the bed? Are you going to cover that up somehow or leave it open? That shade of blue looks sweet on your little mini

[Twisted Minis]

Thanks.

I'm going to shave the entire bedside to match the cab.

Also I want to thank AaronB for finally giving up that tailgate.

[AaronB]

Thanks.

I'm going to shave the entire bedside to match the cab.

Also I want to thank AaronB for finally giving up that tailgate.

[Twisted Minis]

Also I shipped your replacement gate out later than I wanted, but its on its way now. Thanks again man, I really appreciate it.

[90toy]

love it

any more pics of that runner?

[Twisted Minis]

Bunch on the website.

[olivedrab85]

Nice looks good. I went to drop zone a couple years, fun show.

[Twisted Minis]

This is the first time I was old enough to go.

[BUDDERS]

Hey Twisted,  is that Easy St./ Shamrock Rd. exit just south of Yreka off of I-5?  It looks really familiar from my time growing up around there.

Last summer we took a road trip and got a picture of a Hooker Creek roadsign.  Hmm.....  I wonder how that got it's name?

I'm really looking forward to seeing these bedsides shaved.  You don't see that too often.

[Duffil]

So how did this thing do on the highway?

[Twisted Minis]

Hey Twisted,  is that Easy St./ Shamrock Rd. exit just south of Yreka off of I-5?  It looks really familiar from my time growing up around there.

Last summer we took a road trip and got a picture of a Hooker Creek roadsign.  Hmm.....  I wonder how that got it's name?

I'm really looking forward to seeing these bedsides shaved.  You don't see that too often.

Yes it is. And I actually saw Hooker Creek on the way back and laughed. Was driving that time so I didn't catch a picture.

So how did this thing do on the highway?

Quite well. Did 70-75 the whole way at an average of 27 MPG. I was getting about 30 on the straights. Its the grades that killed me.

[yotadork83]

how much money do you think you have into this project.

[crawlerdan]

well, gotta hand it to ya, ya got some noots for drivin that thing that far !

[Twisted Minis]

how much money do you think you have into this project.

I have about 7k including the vehicle purchase price. Will have about 10k with paint and interior.

[yotadork83]

cool thats not to bad. i got the truck for free and i can sell the front axle and transfer case to pay for some of the cost. i have never used air bags are they pretty simple to set up?

[Twisted Minis]

Theres a lot to take into consideration when setting them up, but its not bad. The 4 link is the part most people screw up.

Realistically you can build a minitruck with nice wheels for under 4K. Ive just got more into mine with rebuilding everything, powdercoat, paint, etc. It adds up quick, but you can build one on the cheap.

[topar]

  This truck is looking better and better all the time 

[Loki]

so you actually drove this thing 1400+ miles with no tail lights?

[Twisted Minis]

They are behind the tailgate. The tailgate was delivered at the show, and takn off before we left. The license plate is there too.

[Twisted Minis]

[AaronB]

looks like your door needs to be adjusted a little in the last pic.

[Twisted Minis]

It for sure does. The body guys really slapped it back together. I haven't had time to adjust much, and I only got it back 3 days before the show. And I used that time to change the oil and build the bed. But I just need to adjust the hinges. The front end needs a lot of tweaking too. I found out the bumper wasn't even bolted on.