Thread: Squeaky Ass Machine

Edit: changed thread title as not to infringe on any copyrights and the original TotP.






Original specs included camburg 4.5 over beams/radius arms, FOA coilovers, Giant WIY links, but plans changed and there is a deaver race pack in the rear now. Mix of mild and DOM 1.5 120 wall throughout the cage.


and the build starts....










Autofab solid motor/trans mounts










first trip out of the garage in 7 months!





drove it around with the stock tires for 3 weeks...

then something happened...



glass painting day!

Very nice. May I ask why you call it "the truck of the piece"?

Alright, the dash...I thought i had photo's of how it was cut to fit, but i can't find them. Might be in the updated pics thread somewhere....

all of the dashes wiring harness








all of the photo's were taken after working on the truck, so most of them are in the dark, and they were taken with an iphone, so the quality isn't that great. It all took about 8 months total, only getting an hour or two here and there

Originally Posted by roostthemoon

Very nice. May I ask why you call it "the truck of the piece"?

ah, chapter three, line one, from "the book of the piece" states:

- if you have to paint your fiberglass, you didnt plan your truck very well. buy a white truck and the fiberglass is already the right color.

You made going through the stock dash clean!

Originally Posted by prerunin554

ah, chapter three, line one, from "the book of the piece" states:

- if you have to paint your fiberglass, you didnt plan your truck very well. buy a white truck and the fiberglass is already the right color.

HAHAHAHA. I figured it had to do something with that. I think it would be cool to build a truck using every thing in the book and watch it look like shit while it passes everyone on the track!!!

very nice MOAR pics of the engine cage!

I will take some tomorrow, it took me a long as time to get all those photos to the right sizes.

Originally Posted by roostthemoon

HAHAHAHA. I figured it had to do something with that. I think it would be cool to build a truck using every thing in the book and watch it look like shit while it passes everyone on the track!!!

The book of The Piece is non-fiction



Clean truck, these simple garage builds get me amped to work on my Ranger.

It looks good man nice work

super dank cage

Truck looks good mang.

i don't think he violated any franchise laws ,> looks great .

Originally Posted by jodaddy23

i don't think he violated any franchise laws ,> looks great .

Franchise laws, hugh?

here are some more i took just now

photo's of the dash through the windshield with the black snap off trim off. I cut and sealed the a/c ducting with fiberglass then used silicone to make sure everything was sealed.




interior as of today, probably going to pick up some dynomat tomorrow




engine cage as requested

Are those the Ballistic shocks?

Threads on the c/o's look like FOA.

thank you sir for the engine cage pics. everything looks pretty sick. impressive putting the stock dash back in

Originally Posted by Napoleon

Are those the Ballistic shocks?

coilovers, rear shocks and bumps are all FOA

cozy inside with the stock dash and carpet! looks good!

i think you need to add more tube to that cage

looking good for sure, so clean. only recommendation i can give is to plate the radius arm where the bump hits. they have been known to crack from the bump beating on them.

Very clean build! I've never seen that trim color before, it looks really good.

Originally Posted by prerunsilverado

cozy inside with the stock dash and carpet! looks good!

Seriously! I still need to make a headliner to get it just right though

Originally Posted by 84prerunner

i think you need to add more tube to that cage

looking good for sure, so clean. only recommendation i can give is to plate the radius arm where the bump hits. they have been known to crack from the bump beating on them.

moar tube??? I guess you cant see the tubes i ran on the underside of some of the sheetmetal I will look into plating the radius arm, see what material i have layin around here, thanks for the heads up

Originally Posted by cllake

Very clean build! I've never seen that trim color before, it looks really good.

It did turn out good, I am still wanting to pick up some new seats to match the rest of the interior, kinda odd ball with grey seats and tan interior, but it works

The real question is when is it going to hit the dirt, lets plan a trip Ken.

Damn that looks really good man! I am really digging it big time!


Maybe interested in doing another cage just like that?

Do it Ken!!

Bamf

Originally Posted by prerunin554

Where do you get one of those wide angle mirrors?

Originally Posted by Travisfab

The real question is when is it going to hit the dirt, lets plan a trip Ken.

no medical insurance + Crohn's pacient = huge medical bills. They have to be paid off in order for me to go have fun. Trust me, I am itching to get her out...

Originally Posted by 04yfzkid

Maybe interested in doing another cage just like that?

Don't have a place to do it anymore! I built it at my parents house and they got pissed i took over the garage for so long

Originally Posted by GIMME SAND

Where do you get one of those wide angle mirrors?

ORW. That is the smaller of the two cheap mirrors.

Originally Posted by prerunin554

Don't have a place to do it anymore! I built it at my parents house and they got pissed i took over the garage for so long

If you need to do any fab work down the road, you are welcome to swing by man.

got bored over the weekend and threw in an ammo can for storage

Lets go hit Anderson in that bitch!

Finally made a headliner and insulated the cab, its nice and quiet now

Good job on referring to "the book" while building.

Originally Posted by prerunin554

Finally made a headliner and insulated the cab, its nice and quiet now

How do you do this exactly? Looks great by the way.

Originally Posted by Longtravel05

How do you do this exactly? Looks great by the way.

Magic!

Um, lets start with the materials i guess:
-home depot roofing stuff (there are two threads on this stuff right now)
-3M super 77 spray adhesive
-sharpie
-razor blade/scissors
-patience
-some sort of insulation (I attached a photo of the stuff i picked up at pep boys for dirt cheap)

The whole roof was first covered in the home depot roofing stuff. All cut into 6x6 squares to make the application easier/so the tar wouldn't adhere to itself if the sheet folded over. Then some measurements were taken for the triangles of the insulation, then it was cut out with at least 2-3 inches of extra material. And then? And NO and then! Took the cut out piece and mocked it up and marked what needed to be cut/trimmed for it to fit correctly. Once It looked right, I sprayed the home depot stuff with the 3M super 77 and jammed the insulation up before it all dried, making sure to smooth the surface of the insulation so no wrinkles would show up. Any excess material was shoved under the tubes or cut off. There are a total of 7 triangles of insulation on the roof, which made putting it up there much easier than one or two pieces to attempt to mold. I still plan on picking up some fabric and covering the insulation later on, but I haven't finished trimming all the stock plastic panels yet and want it all to go in about the same time.

new rear bumper all fabbed up and painted now. Hangers will be boxed and moved back later on this week

also picked up some spare tires (thanks travis) and some spare wheels (thanks matteo)

I like your thinking there! Time of a run nucka.

truck looks awesome ken! any pics to show how you fit the stock sending unit into ur cell?

Nathan- here are some of the threads that helped me/I added input for the stock sender in the fuel cell. If I remember right, you have a jaz cell, so some of the stuff I did wouldn't transfer over, but hopefully it helps you out

installing a fuel cell
Fuel Cell & Stock Sender?