This guy took some off the back of his. Hard to see from here. Google dirty 30, Shaun Whale. Im envious of this bus
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I googled it and wow - lots of awesome pictures on his Facebook page. I dunno how to link it here but for anyone interested I just googled "dirty 30 Shaun whale" like niffa said.
hey bro, how was this done, was the rear end saved or was it literally just chopped in half and then all fabbed up?
im looking to make a land cruiser 79 ute forgery such as pic related and just want to learn as much as i can about the process.
hey bro, how was this done, was the rear end saved or was it literally just chopped in half and then all fabbed up?
im looking to make a land cruiser 79 ute forgery such as pic related and just want to learn as much as i can about the process.
I'm calling BS on this one. it's too short for a japanese boy to drive...looks cool, but don't work. why do you think all the other real pickys show about 10+ more inches than this one does post Bpillar? and why would you cut a 79 series? just trade it to someone with a ute who wants a wagon...my 2 sense
i have a 60, and the picture is of a 60.
yet i do agree with giving it a little bit more room.
yet i do agree with giving it a little bit more room.
so go look at where your front seats backs are in relation to the B pillar...the pic shown would have the steering wheel in your rib cage- it's almost a foot too short to actually drive...
I agree. I think that pic is photochopped.
I have an idea of what happens when one chops off more than half of their truck...
FWIW, it's still too short...(where have I heard that before?)
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It's been a long time since I updated anything, but that's because nothing too interesting has been going on. Mostly just patching and grinding when I can get some time.
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I trimmed the front fenders to give the whole thing a more balanced look. Unfortunately, I don't have any side shots. I'm really close to the next step, whatever that is.
I know nothing about paint and very little about bodywork. I'm thinking the next step is epoxy primer then some seam sealer? Then some paint? or maybe Monstaliner? Any tips are appreciated.
I know nothing about paint and very little about bodywork. I'm thinking the next step is epoxy primer then some seam sealer? Then some paint? or maybe Monstaliner? Any tips are appreciated.
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This whole project was about spending as little money as possible and using what I had. So far the only thing I've bought is welding gas, cutoff wheels, grinding wheels, and wire. All the metal came out of the body panels i removed.
The paint is going to end up costing a bit and i still need to figure out how I'm going to build the bed.
Bump for a cool build.
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So the cab is FINALLY welded up. The welds look like s*** and the grinding/smoothing looks even worse, but it's done. Today I'm going to remove all the extra paint in the area that had work done and hopefully shoot a coat of epoxy primer over it. After that I can't decide how to finish it off. My initial thought was some silver monstaliner on the roof and down the back area covering the welds. I think normal paint would look a little rough over my "bodywork".
Any input is appreciated.
The flatbed I'm thinking of building is going to look similar to this (picture borrowed from somewhere on the internet):
Any input is appreciated.
The flatbed I'm thinking of building is going to look similar to this (picture borrowed from somewhere on the internet):
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Does anyone know of a spring that I can pop in the factory hangars that will push my wheelbase back a little bit? I'm only interested in 3-4 inches - that way I think I can use an early fj60 driveshaft as they are a bit longer. What about using some late tacoma springs? I think I could flip my springs around, but I don't know how I feel about drilling a leaf spring.
The way it sits right now the axle might as well be welded to the frame the thing is so stiff. Once I get the bed on hopefully it will drop down a little, but I'm not optimistic. As you can see the shackle angle is a little, uh, ugly.
The way it sits right now the axle might as well be welded to the frame the thing is so stiff. Once I get the bed on hopefully it will drop down a little, but I'm not optimistic. As you can see the shackle angle is a little, uh, ugly.
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Two of my all time favorite 60 choppers...
Keep at it man..
J
Keep at it man..
J
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Once you get a little weight back on the tail it will help that shackle angle.
J
J