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Hello fellow youngster. Pics please!I am still sticking with the 5 speed Mazda. I want it to be more of a daily driver. Plus the 4 speed that was originally in it just didn't suit what I wanted. It's not meant to be a super amazing trail truck. It's meant to be a daily and to go on some trails on the weekend. The engine is a 1996 BMW 2.5 liter inline 6 diesel. Not sure what the model number is. We already have the Chevy bell housing adapter to the Toyota 4 speed. I'm never was worried about the 4 speed taking a beating from the i6.
Look forward to watching your build. Hopefully it’s just my overbuild it nature speaking. If you respect it for what it is, it’ll do much better.I am still sticking with the 5 speed Mazda. I want it to be more of a daily driver. Plus the 4 speed that was originally in it just didn't suit what I wanted. It's not meant to be a super amazing trail truck. It's meant to be a daily and to go on some trails on the weekend. The engine is a 1996 BMW 2.5 liter inline 6 diesel. Not sure what the model number is. We already have the Chevy bell housing adapter to the Toyota 4 speed. I'm never was worried about the 4 speed taking a beating from the i6.
How rusty is the frameYou guys asked for pictures. Get ready for the rust...View attachment 2878514
So here's the engine bay obviously. All of the front is in good condition but the fenders, we bought different ones to replace them and were fixing them up a bit. It's a mess at the moment. All of the wiring and everything is going to be replaced. It's on 33s right now. I do not like them one bit.
View attachment 2878515Heres the rust. I bought new quarter panels and a friend is going to weld them for us. Also bought new panels that are under the door. Not sure what they're called.View attachment 2878518
Going to have to replace that bit... The inside isn't that good either. The wheel wells need replacing. Anyone that has them for a good price please contact me. I also bought a new floor panel. Got a steal of a deal on it.View attachment 2878526Heres the other quarter panel. The guy we bought it from was a former drug dealer actually. So when we were crossing back into Canada the border did a thorough check on it to see if there were still any goods in it. He liked to use that yellow spray a lot. Most of it has been removed. View attachment 2878527 And this is under one of the wheel wells. That's why it needs replacing lol. Well I hope I made you feel better about your rides condition.
@JohnJL has a FREE tub in Toronto....or had a free tub. It may be better than what you are working with. You may want to reach out to him to see if he still has it. I tried to get it but my shipper could not get it back across to the USA.The frame is not cracked or bent, just a bit rusty.
New tubs are expensive so that's why I haven't bought one. I could just buy one from a solid body but there are none in my area. And the only one is a different year and model.
I'm going to attempt to get all the rust off as possible and maybe get a new tub if it's that bad.