TruckMods, well, uhh.. his Truckmods we doing

[Ice]

heres TruckMods (Justin) 1995 Nissan...
in for a bag job and bodydrop...
he's supplying all the parts and try'n out NEW parts from AIMS .. so hopefully all goes well....
heres some pics...

stock sucks... nice wheels by the way.. lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10485.jpg

grinding off the bumpstops.. and welded in a plate to the crossmember
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10511.jpg

front frame horns cut off..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10514.jpg
welded back on..but dropped...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10520.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10518.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10536.jpg
cab dropped and plates welded in
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10531.jpg
back of cab cut and dropped and getting welded up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10535.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10534.jpg
not pretty .. but i welded a gusset under the rear cab mount for extra support of the doors.. due to getting suicide ...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10530.jpg

currently waiting for Cando arms to come in .... then ill wrap up the front..

[pugz]

looking good.

[97redhardbody]

Lookin great

[TwistedKreation]

Looks good.

[gixxersixxerman]

wow going to subscribe to this to watch... and learn lol

[ScottXGTR]

good to see youre feeling better mat. youve been busy

[sparkinframe]

looking good. :thumb:

[jkuczek]

The work looks awesome as expected. The rust on that drive shaft is pretty crazy.

[droppednissan06]

looks good as always cant wait to see this one finished

[minitruckin4life]

Get this one done so u can start on mine. Lol lol lol

[jimmy726]

The work looks awesome as expected. The rust on that drive shaft is pretty crazy.
Dam dude you aint lying about that rust on the driveshaft, But ice the work looks good i should have brought my pos to you. I needing a bd now lol

[minitruckin4life]

Any updates ice?

[TruckMods.com]

Woo Hoo, all this time you've been calling me & did'nt catch that you already posted Pics. Looks Great but Lots More to Unfold I'm Sure.

[Ice]

OK, we couldnt use the upper bag mounts , wasnt to my liking... it was too long and too wide....
so i modified them! ... lol....
i recycled the metal...
on the left, is the old bag brackets after i cut them up to modify ... lol..
on the right is the bag brackets i made from the OLD bag brackets.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10581.jpg

closer look of my bag brackets... did i do right? haha
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10582.jpg

we couldnt use the upper control arms he brought....
so i talked Justin into buying some Cando's arms..... it wasnt hard to talk him into it...
so heres the arms mounted up and lowers welded.... now i need to weld in the bag brackets..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10579.jpg

i got the back done (somewhat , with little "modifying") but i forgot to take pics....

[jimmy726]

with a little modifying like as in those bag brackets up there? Or as a few cuts here and there? Also what arms did he have at first shAIM????

[pugz]

its definitley a shAIM when off the shelf parts dont fit our nissans. lol


looks great after modifying them though

[jimmy726]

yeah you defiantly turned a turd into a gem with those brackets lol

[TruckMods.com]

Yes, They were Shaims Brackets that came w/the Complete package I got...I'm Not going to turn them down if they are already Included + as you see Ice can make shit into pie lol Definately Liking those EXPENSIVE Cando arms :thumb: & No Pictures of the backside (insert joke)... :dunno:

[jimmy726]

did they include arms????? and they just didnt fit like everything else???

[TruckMods.com]

did they include arms????? and they just didnt fit like everything else???

Arms were Included & Ice had mentioned he could modify them to his specs but we just decided to go ahead & get the Cando Arms :D He could probably tell you more about them..I Never seen them in person so :dunno:

[jimmy726]

oh ok i was just wondering. Did they just go to the scrap bin lol

[TruckMods.com]

oh ok i was just wondering. Did they just go to the scrap bin lol

I guarantee it lol He may have a better answer for you though. After seeing those Cando Arms though...Who Cares lol

[jaxon23]

Man you do some awesome work matt, i hope to buy a 2wd frontier like mine and have you do your magic on it so ill have matching frontiers...big brother and little brother lol

[kmanuel]

I saw the AIM uppers in person. Didn't like a few things.
1) didnt include any longer bolts for the upper ball joints to compensate for the thicker mounting flange.
2) no jam nut for the adjustable ends; used some weird looking clamp instead
3) even fully compressed, Mat said they were too long by (I think) almost 1 inch causing a lot of positive camber

[Ice]

Yeah, Kmanual got it right about the upper arms.... i wasnt too impressed with them.... anyways..

heres some pics. some are old... but i forgot to include them first time around...

bolt on back half...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10619.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10622.jpg

he's wanting to lay 20's .. so had do some cutting... lol
(HOLY CRAP , im giving away my secret pics of how i do the bodydrops, dont look at the floor and dont take notes... )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10621.jpg
hope i remember where all the wires go? :eek: :rofl2:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10626.jpg
just some rough cuts
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10623.jpg
jacked the wheel up to figure where 20's would stop ...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10624.jpg
rough cutting
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10625.jpg
bag bracket glued in ...:D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10636.jpg

[Ice]

close up of the Glue...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10637.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10639.jpg
:sheep: ok , off to the sheeps! :woot::sheep:

[pugz]

looking good.

[TruckMods.com]

Those brackets won't be coming Unglued anytime soon! Looks like those Wires are gonna be fun lol I'll see what I can do to help soon enough hopefully though haha

[jimmy726]

looks good but that is defiantly a cluster fuck of wires

[onelozu]

ice,you gonna plate the other side of the notch??

[jimmy726]

its plated man

[TruckMods.com]

ice,you gonna plate the other side of the notch??

its plated man

I think he's refering to the open side of the notch in this pic. Ice had mentioned that he might make it look a bit better but really is'nt necessary since that metal is fairly beefy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC10622.jpg

[jimmy726]

oh ok i see it now that does look kind of weird but then again AIM did it lol

[93nissan]

looking sweet!:thumb:

[DRAGN20S]

nice keeep the updates coming and ice loving them welds super nice i sold my other truck i got me a 95 auto hardbody i'm fixing to strat on now .....l8er peeps

[onelozu]

yeah i was talking about the open end lol it does look weird i cant wait to see what ice is going to do to make it look better lol

[minitrucker6669]

so wait. the backhalf is from AIM? trucks looking good btw.

[TruckMods.com]

so wait. the backhalf is from AIM? trucks looking good btw.

Yep, I worked out a deal w/AIM I could'nt pass up.

[minitrucker6669]

ahh awesome. i didnt know they make a backhalf for nisssans. is it pretty much bolt on? i need to look it up and see how much it is lol if its cheaper the thorbeckes i may buy another nissan.

[DRAGN20S]

more pics please updates updates

[onelozu]

ICE,what happened to this?
any updates?

[Ice]

yeah, been working on it .... ill try to get some pics up soon .. been up to my head with rewire'n it and relocating clutch pedal , and all ...

[TruckMods.com]

Any Updates?

[kmanuel]

i convinced Mat to have a "no more update pics" rule
this way he can just focus on working.

:rofl2::rofl2::rofl2:

[Ice]

LOL... ill try to get some... i dont want to show the mess i got it in now...

[Ice]

i have more pics.. but just need to upload them and take more .. LOL...
just a teaser....
started on the sheetmetal stuff....
so off with the handles....
Justin brought me some pre-fab filler plates...
i dont like them at all... this is why....
they used thick metal to make them (18-16 gauge) , your sheetmetal on your door is 22 gauge... you do not weld thicker metal on bodypanels with such a big thickness difference... you will run into alot of warpage, cause it takes more heat to Melt the thicker metal ... also , the bodyline on them were off ... and on top of that, they make it so you put the plate on top of the door .. i dont do that, i cut the metal out and butt-weld filler panels on ... why? so i can get a hammer and dolly out and stretch out the welds and take the warpage out ! more metal , less bondo ... dont believe me... stay tuned...
the pre-fab filler on left, the filler i made on the right(yes, this filler will cover the Key hole too, so i dont have to cut out 2 holes, i do 1 big hole.. lol)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC11266.jpg
i usually tig weld all my sheetmetal together.... but went with mig on this one due to the tig machine was tied up elsewhere in my shop...
you can see the back inside of the door ... yes, thats called PENETRATION.. maybe a little too much , but i was running my welder really hot, i dont stress about warping the metal..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC11277.jpg
welded up ... notice.. the whole door is not warped and paint all off of it... i only hammered around / on my welds..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC11278.jpg

little bit of stretching , planishing and dolly work.... still not done... but can you say "bondo need not to apply?"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC11272.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC11274.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/doctor_iceman/TruckMods%20nissan/SDC11279.jpg
still got little more sanding to do to finish off the weld seams... but you get the picture...

just a friendly reminder... Metal will out last bondo any day.... and little bit of hammer and dolly work , you can get that metal straighter and use less or no bondo ... and just us putty if needed or high build primer... it took me no more time to do this then what it would take applying bondo , sanding , then re-applying and so on ... i will sand it little more... then apply some putty to it , and sand most of it off , then primer ......

[sparkinframe]

wow. looks great.
wish you were in canada

[slowrider]

Nicely done man.
one of the cleanst shaves I've seen

[AstroVannin]

wow. looks great.
wish you were in canada

+1 ... I want to get my gas door, door handles, and tailgate done

[pacific coast]

Nice work on the handle / key filler Matt. I too would rather hammer & dolly a piece then get filler dust on my shoes...:D

[TruckMods.com]

Justin brought me some pre-fab filler plates...
i dont like them at all... this is why....
they used thick metal to make them (18-16 gauge) , your sheetmetal on your door is 22 gauge... you do not weld thicker metal on bodypanels with such a big thickness difference... you will run into alot of warpage, cause it takes more heat to Melt the thicker metal.

I finally remembered where I got those Fillers ( suicide doors ). That door looks Great!

[Ice]

yeah, theres a few companies that makes them like that...
never cared for the style .... i would have worked harder to installed them , then to do my own.. lol....
i guess with mine, good news, i saved your sticker stripe !! haha

[slowrider]

+1 ... I want to get my gas door, door handles, and tailgate done
You're close to the shop I work out of. You can send it there. I'll prewarn you tho. I'm lazy and slow because I go to school full time too. :D
I'm suposed to be shaving tails on a jimmy. When its done I'll show you the pics, I like to let my work speak for itself. :ninja:

[bagndrag]

always amazed at ur skills

[Jake616]

Can't wait to see this thing on the road! :)

[97_hardbody]

i'm green with envy........but lovin the pics..:pop: