Her Name is Frank

[TheCookieMonster]

that datsun is lookin sick man.... 

[yotacrwlr]

your deffinately gunna have to put more pics of the datsun when your further along

[66cobra]

I'm not a mini fan  but being a gear head myself i can say that that is some sik sheit

[Twisted Minis]

Cell phone pics, because my computer is bringing the suck.

[yotacrwlr]

nice

[jimbo74]

i like the benz



want to do some free fabwork on my truck

ill put a sticker on it

[GJToyotabug]

i spoted a extra cab datsun that needs to be looking like that you have inspired me to get one and slam it so low i wont be able to get in (me 6'1")

[Twisted Minis]

The owner of this thing is 6'4". You just gotta be slim, the steering wheel is in my crotch pretty good when I sit inside.

[Twisted Minis]

And I can't afford to do free work. I have enough work on my plate as it is right now, don't have much time for my own stuff.

[GJToyotabug]

slim is a check for me ha ha are their kits that you slam it that much i mean i know theirs frame work and channeling and all but did you build the control arms

[Twisted Minis]

Yeah I build my own control arms for the Toyota frame that I clipped the truck with. The Datsun suspension is hard to work with, doesn't get enough lift to clear the tires, too much camber, and I can't get replacement bushings for the spindles, so ti was always going to be sloppy.

Theres really no kit for this aside from the air management.

I make a lot of Toyota parts to make them easier to build for the average fab guy. Or if you want an S10, you can pretty much build one of those with a cutoff wheel and a crescent wrench.

[GJToyotabug]

ha ha ok thanks

[THK Matt]

Just read the whole thread.... im not too much into the mini seen...
but damn dude. i would totally like to have you make a 4link system for me and remake a back half frame.
you do some insane ass work bro.



nicest mini ive seen.



also, maybe you can help me out on this.
can i swap to a 95-97 Tacoma Grille on my 87 Toy?
or will the headlights not align?

[crawlerdan]

can i swap to a 95-97 Tacoma Grille on my 87 Toy?
or will the headlights not align?

yep....like i said with the other swap-grinder, drill, welder.

its just steel man, do with it as you want-there arent really rules

[THK Matt]

yep....like i said with the other swap-grinder, drill, welder.

its just steel man, do with it as you want-there arent really rules

if i dont have to i dont want to.
as i cant weld.

[Twisted Minis]

If you put the Taco core support on it would probably work, and could be done without a welder.

But the cleanest way would be cut/grind/weld/etc.

[THK Matt]

If you put the Taco core support on it would probably work, and could be done without a welder.

But the cleanest way would be cut/grind/weld/etc.

oooo trickayyy!
ill look into it.

[Twisted Minis]

Okay I finally got a bunch of pictures off of my camera.



Heres Jerome in the truck.

New front crossmember because the Toyota frame is longer and I couldn't fit the stock one back in. Too bulky.

Laid out with the front sheetmetal in place.

And shock mounts.

[46&2]

Very nice 

So do you typically prefer to work with older model mini trucks over newer vehicles?

[Twisted Minis]

Well, no. But that seems to be what I get the most. I can't say I prefer anything really, but older minitrucks are easier (in some ways) to work on. But newer trucks are bigger, and easier to fit stock hoods, bodydrops etc. The 70s minitrucks really are mini.

If I had my choice all together, I wouldn't work on anything newer than the 50s. I'd love to just build 30s hot rods and 50s customs all day.

[Twisted Minis]

Finished up the front suspension. Put it together for the last time, ran the brake lines, cotter pins, paint, etc.

Modified the radiator hoses.

[jimbo74]

now are you making your own suspensions for these minis? those control arms dont look like factory stamped steel stuff.....


if you are those are pimp! keep up the good work!

[THK Matt]

damn that thing is lookin sick in a fairly short time.








and also, whats the word on Frank?

[Twisted Minis]

now are you making your own suspensions for these minis? those control arms dont look like factory stamped steel stuff.....


if you are those are pimp! keep up the good work!

I make my own control arms for the Toyota trucks. So I narrowed a Toyota frame for this truck, since the original suspension was shot, had poor geometry, and I couldn't find any replacement parts to rebuild it.

damn that thing is lookin sick in a fairly short time.








and also, whats the word on Frank?

I need to take new pictures. The interior is slowly getting done. Got the door panels finished up at least. I also started building a full frame for it. Started the front clip in 2x3, will have more on that in a month or so. In the mean time its mostly a parts runner for the shop and my other projects.

[THK Matt]

sounds good to me, you do awesome work.

[GJToyotabug]

ha ha i love that your truck almost or is lower than the lotis. is it a lotis? what ever it is it sweet looking

[Twisted Minis]

Yeah its a Lotus. It bugs me that my truck is taller. New frame means the truck will go lower.

[Duffil]

how much air is under the front fender? It looks like the bed is pretty much on the ground, so how much do you expect to gain?

[GJToyotabug]

hey its still sick man

[Thomas P]

ever think about droppin that top?