Her Name is Frank

[Twisted Minis]

The story is, it's a Ranchero. Lol.

Its my friends car. He works with me. He's been doing the bodywork on it in his spare time for a month or so, getting ready to paint it in a few months. I'm trying to convince him to bag it.


Got the notches installed.

[twistedtoy92]

those are some NICE welds!!!! DAMN!

[Twisted Minis]

Thanks man!



Boxed the rear frame and built a rear cross member for the lift bars and air tank.






Air tank will fit under the bed, and there is enough room to run the fittings behind the bumper or a roll pan and still work on them with the bed on.

[jimbo74]

that old cop car came out really nice...the rear end is quite a piece of work you put in there. really looks good 

old cop car? that is the current body style interceptor i think.....

[Jud]

old cop car? that is the current body style interceptor i think.....

Think for a second man...

It's an "old cop car" as in ex cop car.

[jimbo74]

Think for a second man...

It's an "old cop car" as in ex cop car.

eh, its an interceptor, it will always be a cop car.....

[86 4runner]

eh, its an interceptor, it will always be a cop car.....

You post just to post dont you??   


Twisted Minis, your work looks sick, you do an amazing job. Just read all 21 pages

[82 HiLux]

where do you get all the sweet parts you use for building the crossmembers and link mounts? do you just get the stuff custom made somewhere? everything you build has that tricked out unique look

[Twisted Minis]

Those tabs are just a pre cut standard size. Everything else I make.


I built some lower link mounts today.

[THK Matt]

are you boxing he frame?

[Twisted Minis]

Ya. I just tied the lower link mounts into the boxing plates.

[Twisted Minis]

I finished boxing the frame and built lower link bars.







I am setting the suspension up at a 5" ride height, with the wheelbase moved back 1/4" from stock. Gary tells me some of the bolt on kits shove the driveline into the transmisson on standard cabs. With the suspension fully compressed the wheelbase will be about 1/8" forward of stock, and should have no driveline to transmission issues.

[82juguete]

I understand you are busy but PLEASE....


BUILD A 1st GEN 4x4!!!

With your top-notch fab work and ingenuity, it would be a bad ass build for sure!

[Twisted Minis]

I found one I liked today, and left my card on it asking if he wanted to sell it. Only issue is my money is tight right now. Will have to wait until later next year before I can afford another project of my own.

[82 HiLux]

i think everybody has the same tight money problem right now...lol.  you must invest a lot of your time making some of those parts, they look tits.  i can tell you like to weld, every picture has looong ass beads.  i must say i enjoy welding a lot also, its so satisfying.  ill post up pics later tomorrow of my friends 85 pickup im building.  i did his rear suspension a couple weeks ago and ive been working on the front this weekend.  its going from bone stock to badass wheeler in like less than a month, which is fast for people on low budgets LOL

[Bazzi]

damn I like your work.... 

[Twisted Minis]

Ya my money is very tight with the cop car situation. I basically worked for a month with no pay, which is why I am doing this S10 right now, so I can pay the rent. I am spending a lot of time on this one, in the details, but its because he wants it, and is willing to pay for it. Otherwise this would have been all MIG welded with plain jane brackets.

[Twisted Minis]

[boggerunner]

3 link bracket to keep the fuel tank in stock location?

[jimbo74]

why was the cop car pretty much working for free? that sux!

[Tallchevy]

why was the cop car pretty much working for free? that sux!

Cop car is officially on hold. Ricky said he's getting laid off this week. Sooo, if anyone needs some tube bumpers or anything like that, I will do it on a budget. I need to make sure I can pay rent next month..

[Twisted Minis]

Ya the 3-link is offset to clear the driveshaft, and keep the stock tank location.


And basically I worked for free because the guy didn't pay me. He was supposed to drop off payments, and then said he couldn't. So I had to spend another week just getting the car rolling by finishing the suspension.

[Twisted Minis]

[jimbo74]

so are you jsut storing the cop car until he pays for it? or did you basically get screwed? i know from a business standpoint, thats grounds for a lien sale.....

[Twisted Minis]

He said he was going to have another check for me this week. But today I got a text that said he lost his job again today, and it will be 6 weeks before he can get me that check. I heard that last time, so I don't know. I am storing the car right now, and he still wants it finished. I know what day I stopped work, that is not paid for, if I feel the need to go for a lien sale. I hope not to since he is a friend and club member.

[jimbo74]

your work is amazing

[Twisted Minis]

Thanks.


Also, I found a 289 for my truck. So I think I'm gonna try to stuff that in it when I do the new frame.

[jimbo74]

Thanks.


Also, I found a 289 for my truck. So I think I'm gonna try to stuff that in it when I do the new frame.

sweet!

[86bobbedtoy]

your work is damn near as good as it gets!
Im gettin there but you got me beat!
good work, keep it up

[82 HiLux]

a 289 for your little blue toyota? holy !