Tukin 20/22s

[Minitucking]

Ok guys i moved all my pics and post from my old thread to here.



Heres some pics of what ive been up too lately, backhalfing to narrow rear frame to fit 22x10s, narrowed rear axle, new firewall and tubs to tuck 20s trying to get her to Gator drag on friday this week.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_0024.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/HPIM0224.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/HPIM0213-1.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/HPIM0219.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/HPIM0221.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/engine006.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/HPIM0248.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/HPIM0250.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/HPIM0247.jpg

Heres some more pics.. pulled it out of the shop to load on the trailer for Gator Drag.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/oustside002.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/oustside005.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/oustside007.jpg

Decent amount of lift
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/oustside006.jpg
Ready for GD07'
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/oustside013.jpg

[Minitucking]

Does the front get enough lift to clear the 20's?
Can't really tell from the pictures.
Just barely right now.. when my contorl arms come in im hoping for a little more after putting them on.
at the rear crossmember, you notched the rear tube and butted the other one up to it. do you think that was harder or easier than the angle cuts like the notch? i'll be starting on mine soon so i'm looking for any kind of tips.
I will try to get some more pictures later on...basically what i did was cut off the old frame rails and traced a pattern on the floor then made my new rails the exact same profile as my old ones so that everything would clear my bed but i left the rails at the cab longer so that when i welded it back it would supported in two places. kinda hard to explain just have to see the pictures i guess lol
Here is a couple of pics from Pugz Gatordrag coverage.. you can kind of see where the new frame connects to the old one. the new frame extends farther back and is connected again to the old frame... i am going to put some more gussets in at various place to make sure the frame doesnt flex side to side too.
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w175/pugz036/IMGP2224.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w175/pugz036/IMGP2223.jpg

[Minitucking]

Got my control arms last week. Heres a few pics of them. Should have some more installed pics later this week.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/HPIM0256.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/HPIM0255.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/HPIM0254.jpg



Ok so it took me a little while to get some more pics up. Heres the new control arms and bag mounts. I copied Ice' design on the upper bag mounts. lol sorry man.. yours still look better.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_1830.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_1831.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_1832.jpg

[Minitucking]

ok so ive been busy doing other shit and finally got around to getting some pics. So enjoy.

Lt1 out of a 95 Buick Roadmaster not mounted yet just sitting there to see what all i gotta do to make it fit.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/HPIM0263.jpg
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http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/HPIM0267.jpg


Bed is finally on!
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/STC07001.jpg
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http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/STC07002.jpg

[Minitucking]

Ok wow its been a while since ive put any pics on this thread. i guess i need to work on it more!! LoL Here is some pics of my new valve covers that my wife got me for christmas. Also some pics of the new headers from speedway motors. They are the ram horn style polished stainless.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/Valvecoversandheader002.jpg
New covers
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/Valvecoversandheader003.jpg
Old covers
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/Valvecoversandheader005.jpg
New Headers
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/Valvecoversandheader007.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/Valvecoversandheader008.jpg

[Minitucking]

Wow i have defininately been slacking on the updates of the truck. Well thats due to us building a house these past months, Oh and a HUGE shop!! Hahaha Wife is getting her house and i am getting the shop of my dreams, a 30x40 with space for a two post lift!:nana: so needless to say the truck has not gotten any attention lately. Hopefully that will end soon and i can dive back into full force. Here are some pics of the house and shop.
Pouring concrete
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/New%20House%20and%20Shop/IMG_1988.jpg
Shop almost done.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/New%20House%20and%20Shop/IMG_2409.jpg
House and Shop
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/New%20House%20and%20Shop/IMG_2449.jpg


Well i finally got her over to the new house. Moved here a couple of weeks ago. Shes in the 2 car garage waiting the shop to finished. just thought i would share a few photos from the move over. later!
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_2908.jpg
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[$krap_IN_flesh]

nice truck and also good look piece of land you got there with a nice house

[turtlehead]

that is a badass home you've got yourself there.

[low96hb]

Man you got a kick ass setup there with the house and shop and all, But I got a couple of questions about the truck. Did you narrow the rearend by yourself or get it done at a shop? I am going to try to use 8 X 18 Titan wheels and I dont want to mod my bedside.

[scr8pnHard]

Love the truck it is bad ass. So is the damn house!! My wife gets out of college this year and she says she going to buy me a shop and her a house I don't no if thats good are bad but either way I will be in the shop more lol. Keep us posted

[Minitucking]

Man you got a kick ass setup there with the house and shop and all, But I got a couple of questions about the truck. Did you narrow the rearend by yourself or get it done at a shop? I am going to try to use 8 X 18 Titan wheels and I dont want to mod my bedside.


Yeah i narrowed a toy rear 10.5 inches total. Sent the axles to Moser and had them resplined.

[swing first]

man that thing is sick... I cant wait to get my yota done...

[V8Hardbody]

Your truck and house are badass. Props to you.

[brnc_429]

if i was lookin for a tire n rim package that will tuck wat shud i get. i'm plannin on baggin but i want to avoid the tire from camber as well. is this possible?

[98frontier]

I like the masking tape on the nikes.

[Nate]

sweet ass truck man!! cant wait to see it rollin at a show sometime

[Minitucking]

I like the masking tape on the nikes.


Lol i was trying to start a fad man!! i think that was the last day for them though. :D

[Damian]

sswweeeeeeetttt

[pugz]

cant wait to see more once u get settled into the new place

[jdoe44]

Q. Will these wheels fit on a stock hardbody?

A. Yes, if by stock you mean swapped to 5 lug with a custom frame and rear end narrowed 10 inches.

Every time I see your truck that's what pops into my mind. Good times :D

[tattoos&minitrucks]

that is what U need to do 2 put them on ......lots of work but well worth it

[Minitucking]

Hahah he was talking about somebody asked me that on the other site and that was my response. i had to be a little smartass in my response:rofl:

[Low F350]

Love this truck!! I wish it was this easy to narrow my rearend..... Im keeping the 6-lug....

[That Guy]

So, what all is involved in getting the axles shortened? What was the process (getting in touch w/ the company, etc.) and about how much $?? I need some room in the back, and I'm sure I can shorten the axle tubes, but definitely not the axles, so if it's not an arm and leg to get new axles, I may narrow my rear end a little instead of milling my wheels.

[Minitucking]

Got to cut the tubes first then i made some pucks on my lathe that fit in the outer bearing slots and the carrier bearing slots. These pucks had a 1.5 hole in the center of all four pucks. when i welded it back i used a cold rolled solid 1.5 rod slid through the middle of all the pucks to line all the bearings up. Then i welded carefully to make sure it didnt draw to much to one side or the other. that was the hard part. The axles i sent off to Moser axles where they shortened and resplined the axles for $110 for both axles. of course i had to pay shipping both ways so i think it ended up being around $150 for the axles and another $175 for the 3.5" round by 12" long chunk of alluminum to make the pucks and the cold rolled solid rod. So probably cost me $325 to do it myself. i got prices for somebody to do it with new axles for around $700 here locally.... since then i have done a ford 9" for my buddys 69 chevy burban.

[dwnshfter]

just asking, but would you be interested in helping me do my datto axles? i am about to back half the rear and i want it to tuck nicely in the rear. it will probably be late next year before i am ready, but i would pay $$$ so as not to pay out the ASS at a shop :D

[Klipstein]

how did you do in the storm? bad ass truck.

[Minitucking]

how did you do in the storm? bad ass truck.


Thanks man,, we did good man no damage or flooding.

[steadywestcoastin]

nice! lookin forward to updated pics! nice pad man and shop!

[d21cruisa]

super dope truck man...

[GutterHXCGrowl]

Love the truck, Just wondering if you could get me the width of your rear frame rails, and your axle from the end of the tube.

Thanks man!

[turtlehead]

i like those engine mounts, are they one off?

[mrs.drginazz]

sick.

[GITuk]

killer truck man...love that thing

[Minitucking]

Love the truck, Just wondering if you could get me the width of your rear frame rails, and your axle from the end of the tube.

Thanks man!

Thanks everybody for the compliments, the rear frame rail is 33 3/4" out to out and the axle is 46 3/8" mounting surface to mount surface.


i like those engine mounts, are they one off?

those are weld in mounts from speedwaymotors.com they are stainless with a urethane bushing.

Took the truck out of the garage today to snap a few pics.

I just realized i have a DONK!!!

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/Nissan22s001.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/Nissan22s005.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/Nissan22s009.jpg

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[91nissan94]

damn with those big ass rims that thing gets hella lift. looks real good.

[GutterHXCGrowl]

Thanks alot man! Sorry for the massive amount of questions! hah

Truck looks great!

[drginazzhb92]

looks amazing man

[NISLED]

beautiful car beautiful home..Much love and respect from oz...

[green97nissan]

can u turn with out the tire rubbin?

[sam]

holy crap!

[nickd]

wow thats hot......

[yeti_'87HB]

naw, you don't have a donk, you can tuck you wheels layed out and BD, that just makes it a badass HB

[d21cruisa]

fuckin sick man... def. one of the top 3 hb's ever in my book

[peterikan]

dam that sexy!!!!

[Doordragin720]

badass

[broke$tatu$>tek]

wow... sick man ...that thing is sickkkkkkkk...
can't wait to see it done...
nice house also..
looks like you got ur shit straight...
dangg ur truck is sick..

[sakustoms]

love this truck. looks badass layed out over those wheels.

[UNOMYSTZ]

damn i love this truck!!!

[pugz]

go get back to work

[Minitucking]

go get back to work


yes sir!!! Right away sir!!!

[LastChanceCustoms]

who made those control arms? I am looking for a part # on those lower ball joints!:confused:

[Minitucking]

who made those control arms? I am looking for a part # on those lower ball joints!:confused:

Those are cando arms and i have no idea what part # they are. I will look tonight and see if there is a # on them.

[cruzin365]

truck is mean as hell man! de one of the sickest hbs

[enfamy]

ya cando arms have some badass balljoints i wonder if they would sell the joints/sleeves to make your own arms? i have cando upper arms and we fabbed our own lower arms and used a toyota balljoint.

[kingcabon20s]

is the toyota an the nissan rearend the same length?

[Minitucking]

is the toyota an the nissan rearend the same length?

Man im not sure but i think the toyota axle is narrower that the hardbodys. I am sure i measured when i narrowed the toyota axle but i cant remember that far back. ;)

[LastChanceCustoms]

Those are cando arms and i have no idea what part # they are. I will look tonight and see if there is a # on them.


Just curious if there happened to be a number on the lower???:thumb:

[Minitucking]

Just curious if there happened to be a number on the lower???:thumb:


Yup dont know if will reference back to anything but here it is:

TD276*C336P Stamped on the bottom. By the way Sweet looking truck in the avatar... my first truck was a 72' short wheel base stepside. Kick myself for selling it.

[LastChanceCustoms]

Thanks and Thanks!

[loass720]

I just want to add that I love your truck but I hate you for having boyds!!!

Mine were on order but the company has gone bankrupt (I think, their phone is disconnected).

[thatboi_j]

Boyd Coddington closed their doors when Boyd Coddington died back in Feb. Platinum Equity purchased their wheel line in August I believe. You may be able to look them up to purchase boyd wheels. Or at least the the Boyd design.

[shavedmax]

Boyd Coddington closed their doors when Boyd Coddington died back in Feb. Platinum Equity purchased their wheel line in August I believe. You may be able to look them up to purchase boyd wheels. Or at least the the Boyd design.


they sold off the wheel section before he died, i remember seeing that in one of the episodes on tv. he got rid of his ex and his son with the deal(they moved to the new company)

[loass720]

I heard that too but then I heard that they got it back after he died.

Ohh well, they were nice but there are other billet guys out there.

/thread hijack.

[Minitucking]

I finally have most of the shop finished and i am FINALLY able to start work on the project again. Pulled the cab and bed off the frame tonight so i can start prepping the frame for paint. The motor is at the machine shop getting a working over. So here is some pictures of tonight. oh by the way the freaking lift is a dream!!! :p

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSCF0007.jpg

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[88hb]

that lift is awesome!!!!!!!

good to see your wrenching again!!

[nis720]

Nice lift.... I want one now.

Nice progress.... makes me want to tear appart my truck.

[04nissanfrontier]

Damn you and your lift, back half, 22 inch boyds, oh and did I mention damn you and your LIFT!!

Nah truck looks awesome as usual.

[jdoe44]

:dathumb:

Nice lift. Good to see you finished up the shop and get to work on the truck some more.

[enfamy]

dude WTF do you do for a living

[loass720]

dude WTF do you do for a living


Pimp's :thumb:

[Minitucking]

Been working on the frame, trying to get it ready for paint. Fabbed new tranny crossmember, carrier bearing crossmember, shocks front and back, air tank mounting, fuel tank mounting, notched frame for header on pass. side, cleanup and reweld backhalf, weld and grind smooth all holes in frame. Right now i am fabbing new inner fender wells in the engine compartment and getting my radiator mounted. As far as the LT1 goes, i got it back from the machine shop and got the shortblock assembled and block primed. Waiting on the heads from the machine shop to finish assembly and paint. Here is a few pics from the past few weeks.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_3820.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_3822.jpg

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http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_3847.jpg


http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_3849.jpg

[Scrappy]

Looks great!

keep the pics coming

[d21cruisa]

awesome!!! very nice

[Clifford]

bad ass dude, cant wait to have my shop one day.

[DaBrix79]

looking good.....like your sign in the background with no tresspassing..he he..

[low96hb]

Way to go ther man looks like you got life going in the right direction...LOVE the garage...:thumb:

[pugz]

Bout time u got back to work. See u on saturday

[Smoke]

Clean quality work as always man. I love all the attention to detail in this ride, and that you are doing it yourself. Just the firewall alone is inspiring.

Keep at it man.

[$krap_IN_flesh]

sweet progress

[INSSAN]

lookin good!!!! keep it goin!!!

[drginazzhb92]

dam looking good man

[entropyyy]

Maybe i'm the only one that noticed,but lets hope the reason you were rockin that blue t-shirt was because you wanted it to get dirty....that needs an update,aswell as this thread,so damn sick.

[Minitucking]

Maybe i'm the only one that noticed,but lets hope the reason you were rockin that blue t-shirt was because you wanted it to get dirty....that needs an update,aswell as this thread,so damn sick.

Yeah that shirt is the only one i wear to work in all my others are oil rags and that one is close to it. Not sure what you mean by this thread needing a update though.

[Clifford]

he just wants more pics, lol im sure we all do.

[sparkinframe]

there are never enough pics

[entropyyy]

Yeah that shirt is the only one i wear to work in all my others are oil rags and that one is close to it. Not sure what you mean by this thread needing a update though.

didn't mean for it to sound like you're slackin or anything,just a fkn sick build! i love the way the paint is,the white,i liked it on pugz old datsun,love it on this truck.

[DAZE752]

Im with:thumb: this thread is sick

[GutterHXCGrowl]

Trucks looking great man, your truck is giving me so many ideas for mine. Your setting a bar for us to follow man, props.

Keep it goin!

[pugz]

I dont think uve got that shirt dirty enough yet. Lol

[nissanyota]

as i said before this thing is beyond any compliment i can give it, im giving u a pat on the back right now... niceeeee

[sherman_221]

The ride looks awesome! What work did you have to do to the front of the chassis, any narrowing? The rear end is great, makes me want to get bags, need money first :(

[Minitucking]

The ride looks awesome! What work did you have to do to the front of the chassis, any narrowing? The rear end is great, makes me want to get bags, need money first :(


Nothing done to the front besides normal bags and control arms.
Thanks for all the compliments guys and girls!!

The rest of my motor internals are coming tommorrow so i will get some pictures of it all together and some more of my inner fender wells also.


Oh and I am thinking about naming this project "OVER BUDGET" LOL!!!

[sparkinframe]

over budget, but over cool :cool:

[ol' skool]

Amazing engineering into this truck. Occam's Razor principles, thoughtfull, purpose built. Shocking attention to detail! I'm blown away...

[Minitucking]

Ok so i just about finished the front inner fender wells, finished bolting up the fuel cell, airtank, battery holder, and backup compressor. Also got the heads on the motor. Motor components so far.... Block, crank, rods, heads, lifters are all stock i have added Keith Black forged pistons, Comp Cams 503 Cam, Comp Cams Beehive Springs, Comp Cams 10degree retainers and locks, comp cams magnum roller rockers, comp cams hardened pushrods, and ARP Head bolts. Still cleaning up the intake manifold but should be finished with that today. Heres some pics.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_3850.jpg

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[VG30E]

I'm digging the side mount gel cell.
bad ass

[bodied96]

Very Killer Project!!!!! I'm sure the pix don't do it justice though

[nis720]

Wow.... I'm loving this build.

[kreativez]

way killer job.. truck is awesome

[pugz]

You got alot of painting to do. Lol


looks good

[jimmy726]

sweet i cant wait to see your mini truck feature when your done

[sparkinframe]

where did u get ur battery hold down?

['04fronty]

dude i love your truck! it looks sooo good...very nice job...

may i ask why you put your battery in the rear?? (still new to this, picking up slowly but surely)...

[Minitucking]

where did u get ur battery hold down?

www.ballisticfabrication.com (http://www.ballisticfabrication.com)


Today 02:56 AM'04frontydude i love your truck! it looks sooo good...very nice job...

may i ask why you put your battery in the rear?? (still new to this, picking up slowly but surely)...


1st off to clean up the engine bay and 2nd i need all the weight i can get on those meats in the rear!! :rofl2:

['04fronty]

^^haha okay i got you

[manic_mechanic]

sure is a purdy V8:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::cool:

[nis720]

The more I look at your project the more I want to get started on my suspension...... I want a shortened axle with some wide tires in the rear too.

[Minitucking]

Got the motor painted.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01207.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01208.jpg


And with a few goodies!!

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/Nissan22s019.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/Nissan22s020.jpg

[red`94]

looks awesome man.

[1989D21]

Love the color! Nice build

[Minitucking]

Got the radiator mounted today. Also had to remount my steering column because it was too low. Felt like i was going backwards instead of forward. Anyways i am about to the point where i can take the cab off AGAIN and proceed with grinding and welding then to paint.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/Picture007.jpg

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[sparkinframe]

love your build. awesome looking dash

[ol' skool]

Love that dash! What's it from?

[Clifford]

truck looks sick man, just needs to be dropped.

[kmanuel]

truck looks sick man, just needs to be dropped.

Needs to be dropped?

[Clifford]

sarcasm is a crazy thing.

[Minitucking]

Love that dash! What's it from?



its out of a 50' ford shoebox. still a long way from making look good in the truck though :eek:

[GutterHXCGrowl]

Looks great man, wheres the column from?

Keep it up!

[layinframe]

Is that a 5 gal tank? If how well does it do being bagged all the way around. I'm undecided between keepin my 5 gal or buyin an 8

[pugz]

are you done yet?


looks great

[sherman_221]

Just wondering why you put rear shocks on? Did it ride like crap (bouncy) or does it pop bags, do you have the same amount of lift with them. I like the idea of heaps of lift but i can't see how this is achieved with shocks. The engine looks sweet, can't wait to see the truck running!

[Minitucking]

Just wondering why you put rear shocks on? Did it ride like crap (bouncy) or does it pop bags, do you have the same amount of lift with them. I like the idea of heaps of lift but i can't see how this is achieved with shocks. The engine looks sweet, can't wait to see the truck running!

Thanks for the compliments!! I allways run shocks with bags. Bags are just like coil springs. they bounce. shocks are needed to dampen the bouncing. I can get full lift with the shocks i am running. They are rear shocks for a 1990 chevy fullsize pickup.The fronts are some rancho shocks that were the size that i needed.

[layinframe]

Rwhat size air tank you running? Looks like a 5 gal. And what size comps? Lookin for ideas

[Minitucking]

Rwhat size air tank you running? Looks like a 5 gal. And what size comps? Lookin for ideas


Sorry i didnt get back to you on the other page. I am runnig a 5 gallon tank with a sanden508 Engine driven compressor with a viar 480 as a backup. I find the 5 gallons is plenty enough for me. If you want to hop or play a lot with your bags get a bigger tank and either two compressors or a oasis compressor.

[nemosfate]

Damn Mini you got a Sickass truck man...amazing!

[bgdhrdbdy]

very very nice truck... man i cant wait to get some wheels for my truck.....keep it up man its definitely coming along nicely.....
carlos

[enahs13]

Truck is FN AWESOME!

[t1m0ty]

Keep up the Awesome work dude this is by far my favorite build so far. If you didn't mind I got a pic of your truck on my myspace. Cause its so frikin awesome.

myspace.com/one_giant_theory

[808hardbody]

this is truly a great project!

[Minitucking]

Not much in the way of progress but it took me a while to get here. Had to finish all the welding and grinding:mad:. First two pics are right before sandblasting the last two are after etching primer. hopefully next week i will have some pics of color on the frame and suspension components.


http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_3918.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_3917.jpg


http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG00002.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG00001.jpg

[Ven]

Sweet, Nice Rottissierre too!

[chalybs]

Nice man...frame on a rotisserie and the neighbor's cutting his grass probably saying something like, "now what the f***.." lol

[1_low_fronty]

truck reminds me of my buddies bel air

[1_low_fronty]

nice rear setup btw

[V8Hardbody]

Can't wait to see more progress on this.

[Asphalt Assassin]

lookin sweet bro... bet it's killin you bien apart right now..
i know mine is....lol

[Minitucking]

Look what i brought home today!!!

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01432.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01433.jpg

Bringing rest of the parts home tomorrow.

[93nissan]

dang that looks real nice!:nana2:

[pugz]

fuckin sweet. u gonna have it at pandemonium? u better let me be the one to shoot the truck for its feature when its done

[Minitucking]

fuckin sweet. u gonna have it at pandemonium? u better let me be the one to shoot the truck for its feature when its done

Yeah im gonna have it there. Cab only with the motor in it. And of course your gonna shoot it!!

[pugz]

:D:D:D whens the truck getting painted?

[Minitucking]

:D:D:D whens the truck getting painted?

hopefully after pandemonium its going in for paint.

[pugz]

cool. cant wait to see it done

[jimmy726]

dammmmmmmm that is a sweet ass frame dude

[GutterHXCGrowl]

Wow bro, this is by far my favorite nissan ever. You just keep amazing me. Keep it up man! I can only hope mine will look half as good.

[NISLED]

lookin wicked

[Ven]

very nice, truck will look sick when its finished. Is that powdercoat or BC/CC on the frame?

[sherman_221]

Damn this build is amazing, can't wait to get started on mine also can't wait to see it completed!!

[Minitucking]

Thanks everyone for the compliments!!!!

very nice, truck will look sick when its finished. Is that powdercoat or BC/CC on the frame?

The frame is Single stage acrylic enamel. Turned out awesome! I am spraying the transmission and rear axle this week so hopefully i can assemble this coming weekend to get ready for Pandemonium.

[Minitucking]

So like i said i was assembling for Pandemonium. Here are some pics of frame assembled and with the cab on.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01513.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01516.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01517.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01518.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01499.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01500.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01504.jpg

And yes it made it to Pandemonium... Unlike some People!!! (Pugz) LOL
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01510.jpg

[98frontier]

Holy shit... Top notch work buddy!!!!!

[jimmy726]

looks great cant wait to see her finished

[pugz]

So like i said i was assembling for Pandemonium. Here are some pics of frame assembled and with the cab on.



http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01516.jpg



And yes it made it to Pandemonium... Unlike some People!!! (Pugz) LOL



that woulda been a perfect calendar shot. trucks looking good.


and ya ya ya. i gotta save money so i can have somthing to park next to you at shows. lol. let me know when i need to plan a trip there to shoot it :D

[SPANK_TANK]

are your fronts 8.5 or 10's

[david29]

Damn that truck is looking great. Kinda weird contrast of colors with the white and bronze/copper colored frame. What made you pick those colors?

On another note. That 97 engine I got from you last year that you had in this truck? So far have put 10,000 miles on it. Running great. About to buy a header for it soon.
Wish I could say that about the other 97 I got from you. I sold it to a member here, then he traded it for wheels. That guy put it in his truck without doing anything to it. I believe he left it out in the weather. Locked up when he tried to run it.

Keep up the great work.

[04nissanfrontier]

Hey where did you buy your hardline? Is is stainless, also what kind of fittings you use?


Awesome work!!

[$krap_IN_flesh]

damn bro that thing is clean

[Minitucking]

are your fronts 8.5 or 10's

8.5 and they are a tight fit with the tires i am running. need some smaller ones really.


And David yeah that is the same truck that the motor came out of. Great to here its still running strong! The Colors are a corvette sunburst and dodge cool vanilla... just thought they would look cool... plus i think it gives it a little hot rod feel.

[Minitucking]

Hey where did you buy your hardline? Is is stainless, also what kind of fittings you use?


Awesome work!!


Yeah its stainless and i got it from a place here in town called McJunkin/Redman and also a place called moody price. I think its .035 wall thickness. Your gonna need 1/2 tubing bender with a roller mandrel to bend it and then its still not gonna be easy. lol

[nissanyota]

saw it in person at pandemonium, its lookin sick

[SPANK_TANK]

mcjunkin/redman is a awesome place

[04nissanfrontier]

Yeah its stainless and i got it from a place here in town called McJunkin/Redman and also a place called moody price. I think its .035 wall thickness. Your gonna need 1/2 tubing bender with a roller mandrel to bend it and then its still not gonna be easy. lol

What about the fittings, I can't tell in the pics If they're ptc or compression. Or did you flare the ends and use flare nuts, like hard brake lines?

[pugz]

if u want ptc with hard line u gotta get the norgren fittings. theres another place thats good too. but dont use the parker ptc with hard line.

[david29]

8.5 and they are a tight fit with the tires i am running. need some smaller ones really.


And David yeah that is the same truck that the motor came out of. Great to here its still running strong! The Colors are a corvette sunburst and dodge cool vanilla... just thought they would look cool... plus i think it gives it a little hot rod feel.
Me likes the DODGE COOL VANILLA. Makes you wanna go up and lick the fender because it looks like vanilla ice cream. I saw a 2006 Dodge Charger this color at a dealer once. $3000 upgrade on the paint for that one.

[Minitucking]

What about the fittings, I can't tell in the pics If they're ptc or compression. Or did you flare the ends and use flare nuts, like hard brake lines?


I used parkers single ferrule and dual ferrule compression fittings. They are very expensive!!! You can also use swaglok compression fittings wich are even more expensive. I think a straight 1/2" npt to 1/2" tube from the store would run around $15 ea. But my brother works in the plants soooo well you can guess the rest. LOL

[pugz]

thats it... swaglok and norgren are bad ass ptc for hard line. if u prep the line right you wont have any leaks. fitting are $5+ each though but worth it.

[04nissanfrontier]

I was looking at some double ferrule fittings awhile back......then saw the price tag.....end result was me not using stainless or double ferrule fittings lol

I always ask when I see them used though, just in case

[Minitucking]

Been working on a front brake setup for the past few months. Came across some 4 piston brembo's and rotors so i picked up and started fitting them up. Had to fab a new bracket for them to bolt up and turn down the outside diameter of the hub because the rotors fit over the hub instead of bolting up to the back. Downside to this is it spaces the wheels 1/4" on both sides and if your allready tight on clearance this is bad. You would not beleive the size of these freakin rotors!! They are 14" crossdrilled and HEAVY!! I took some size comparison pics for yall. later on when i get everything done i make a write up of it so if anybody else wants to attempt it they will have a little direction. Here yall go.



http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01520.jpg

Size comparison to the stock brakes.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01523.jpg

[ScottXGTR]

14" rotors eh? stock wheels were what. . 14" :rofl2:

go big or go home. nice work

[nislo]

/\ oh man that's ridiculous and definitely cool. it was worth the work, looks great!

[nickd]

yeah i do belive those will stop that truck pretty quickly

[Minitucking]

Im tryin to make it do a indo!! LOL

[jimmy726]

shit love the look good job cant wait to see the write up

[d21cruisa]

8.5 and they are a tight fit with the tires i am running. need some smaller ones really.


And David yeah that is the same truck that the motor came out of. Great to here its still running strong! The Colors are a corvette sunburst and dodge cool vanilla... just thought they would look cool... plus i think it gives it a little hot rod feel.

hot rod feel ya say?!?! lol, this is my uncles '32 ford... pretty close to the same exact colors...

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q224/madney08/DSC01702.jpg


http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q224/madney08/DSC01703.jpg


http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q224/madney08/DSC01704.jpg


http://www.hotrodhotline.com/classifieds/images/5184623.jpg


http://www.hotrodhotline.com/classifieds/images/8992243.jpg


http://www.hotrodhotline.com/classifieds/images/5835472.jpg

[d21cruisa]

the truck is looking SIKKKKKkk bro!!!!!!!! amazing! this truck as been one ive looked up to and wanted mine to be like for a while now! i love it!

[low96hb]

hot rod feel ya say?!?! lol, this is my uncles '32 ford... pretty close to the same exact colors...

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q224/madney08/DSC01702.jpg


http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q224/madney08/DSC01703.jpg


http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q224/madney08/DSC01704.jpg


http://www.hotrodhotline.com/classifieds/images/5184623.jpg


http://www.hotrodhotline.com/classifieds/images/8992243.jpg


http://www.hotrodhotline.com/classifieds/images/5835472.jpg


Nice ride. I noticed the " for sale "sticker in the window, how much is he asking?

[pugz]

I think u need a bigger rotor. Time for the same size in the rear now. Hahaha

[hamstrung2]

Great job! The frame is great but I really love the airlines from the valves--neato!

[beaver720]

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG00001.jpg
anybody notice the windstar on mustang rims?

[hemipowered22z]

That HB is lookin sick. Keep up the good work.

[UNCIVLIZED1]

Found the build on this site too......I will post on every site I find it on that I am a huge fan of Chris' truck and everytime he makes progress on it I get hooked even more.....this truck will be one of the greats when finished!

I met Chris when I first brought my old Nisan out and not only is he a top notch truck builder he is one hell of a guy! If you ever come across him at a show be sure to stop and introduce yourself.....

[Nissanwannabe]

Man this thing is S.I.C.K.

I love the attention to detail man.

[88hb]

dam!!!! that's a lot of progress!! looking clean. one thing that I noticed is u don't have the crossmembers notched for exhaust clearance. then again all ur crossmembers look custom made. so who knows the real plan.

[BizzareCustoms]

[B]
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/oustside002.jpg

Are your front fender fillers and front bumper the ones from grantkustoms? and where did you get your grille from and was it a pain to install?
Looks great

[Minitucking]

The front corner marker fillers were from FBI ... the grill i cant remember but its about 10 years old. lol Not to bad to install you have to recess your headlights ... they give instructions on how to do it. The bumper is a stock one piece and i shaved the turn signal holes.

[1fastser]

AMAZING! How's the motor coming along?

[606nissan]

Amazing truck.

[BizzareCustoms]

The front corner marker fillers were from FBI ... the grill i cant remember but its about 10 years old. lol Not to bad to install you have to recess your headlights ... they give instructions on how to do it. The bumper is a stock one piece and i shaved the turn signal holes.

cool but since you shaved the corners and bumper what do you have for front turn signals

[Minitucking]

cool but since you shaved the corners and bumper what do you have for front turn signals

i am going to weld in some hitech led in the bumper.

[Ice]

keep up the good work!! glad your taking your time on this and not try'n to build it overnite ..lol...
really nice.... nice front bag brackets too!! hahah....
the HOT ROD... oh man.. that bitch is clean!

hopefully see ya at some shows next year!!

[minitrkingking]

No need to say that this is one of the best trucks ever!!! I am very interested in a write up on the brakes. Your big brakes actually look right and not some mismatch setup like most I see, it all seem to fit correctly.

[UNOMYSTZ]

jesus Chris... your really building a classic among the scene. great job. oh yeah, how could i forget. the brembros, you bastard. Id love to see a write up on them. what did they come off, do you know?

[Minitucking]

So i got the motor running today... heres a little vid with some crappy sound quality.

PRumrHJW0FA

[93nissan]

holy shit that is so badass keep it up!!!:nana1:

[98frontier]

Awesome!!!

[david29]

Very nice.

[nisrod]

wow!!!! great to hear it start up!!!

[mykalspaint]

Truck is cool man.......

[chalybs]

Izzz nice.

[Minitucking]

Got a little done this weekend...Reverse mount 90 degree brake setup from Kugel Komponents. Puts the booster and mc under the dash... now to run brake lines.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_0061.jpg

and with the dash in place.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_0062.jpg

[Ven]

Badass man, dosent leave much room for other stuff tho. Definitly some clean work!

[pugz]

Looks good. Come to siknik with it :)

[Minitucking]

Looks good. Come to siknik with it :)

the whole time we were talking the other day about siknic i thought it was this past weekend.. We are leaving tomorrow and wont be back till Sunday evening so i am going to be out of town for siknic...oh well i guess it wasnt meant to be :confused:

[snoopy22]

bad ass work!

[1lownismo]

how hard was it to convert the rear to disc? I am thinking about doing the same cause I am upgrading to a baer big brake up front and I think the drums will look stupid...I have a yota rear also on mine

[david29]

Got a little done this weekend...Reverse mount 90 degree brake setup from Kugel Komponents. Puts the booster and mc under the dash... now to run brake lines.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_0061.jpg

and with the dash in place.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/IMG_0062.jpg
Man, that doesnt leave much room for adding fluid to the brake reservoir.
Cool non the less.

[loass720]

The amount of miles most of these thing see, access to the master cylinder shouldn't be to much of a concern after the initial bleeding.

Love your setup man, can't wait to see this in the mags.

[94bdyhb]

cant wate to see this thing dun gona be killer nice work man

[kcautoworx.com]

long time no see truck looks good man.

[lofrontier]

I think I've seen kits for remote fills for MC's like that. Just places a small reservoir on the other side of the firewall.

Nice setup though. Makes for a super clean engine bay & plenty of room for the 20's

[nisrod]

well if your dash is bolted in shouldnt be all that big of a problem,,,,what does that 90 degree kit run???

[xgolferdude]

there pricey... i think i paid like 650 for mine on my studebaker.... but man there nice pieces......

[sparkinframe]

just use one of those flexible funnels

[jcjcsoccerkid]

that thing sounds like a fuckin beast. amazing truck dude

[Minitucking]

The dash that i am using has a speaker grille right in the center so i am going to use that access the MC the reverse mount setup ran 650 from Kugel... my ass puckered when i ordered it...but it is a well built unit.

[1lownismo]

Still waiting to hear about the rear disc setup i think my question was overlooked...

[Minitucking]

Sorry bro. I used the disk and calipers from a 2000 ford explored

[1lownismo]

did they bolt up to the yota rear or is it a explorer 8.8?

[Minitucking]

Bolted up to the Toyota rear but I had make a bracket for it. Optimal thing would be the rear outa a mustang with the disc

[1lownismo]

yeah I need to do disc in the rear the drums arent going to cut it lol why spend all the money for the front upgrade then get drums in the rear....I did see on the yota site you can buy brackets on ebay for the disc setup or you can cut them out of plate...I will have to see what I can get done as the truck is being built by someone else while im out on the rd

[NvrDoneD50]

so is there anything new chris?

[t1m0ty]

^Yea what he said^

[Minitucking]

Not really any progress lately... been busy with the holidays and with the wife being pregnant that too.. got my exhaust 95% finished and started making panels for the wheelwells. I am hoping to get it to paint by april. I still have to cut out the rockers and replace them from the younger days of dragging. Going to cut out my back wall and make the body line wraparound. Sooo still have a lot of work to do its just getting to it that the problem. lol

[xgolferdude]

Get back to work!!!! I really like this truck... The problem is a lot of your idea's are really similar to mine with a lot of the components! Oh well.. Hope u get it going again soon!!!

[Minitucking]

I been workin!!! Lol. Bed is finally at paint and I am workin on the cab so I can bring It next.

[sunsetjesse]

its looking sick bro seriously wat do u do for a living i need a job like that haha.

[chadcrissdesign]

your truck is gay cuz i dont own it... give it to me and make me happy... lol JK your truck is the shit!

[Minitucking]

Hahaha Thanks guys.

[gixxersixxerman]

I thought id bump this and see if we can get an update... thats one sick ride... the jelousy runs deep with me... seriously tho... thats like a truck id dream about.. id hate to see the bill if it was done at a shop... all the man hours and parts... again just sick bro

[chadcrissdesign]

:pics: lol i wanna see more!

[Swschz]

Man, that doesnt leave much room for adding fluid to the brake reservoir.
Cool non the less.


If its still a Nissan MC....steal the Reservior from a Nissan Van...Serenas (C23)mean anything to you guys?

They run a remote mounted reservior so all you need to do is steal that and the fittings that clip onto the MC and then use a suitable lenght of hose..

i tried finding a pic for you guys to better explain myself to no luck....

just an idea for ya's

peace

[david29]

If its still a Nissan MC....steal the Reservior from a Nissan Van...Serenas (C23)mean anything to you guys?

They run a remote mounted reservior so all you need to do is steal that and the fittings that clip onto the MC and then use a suitable lenght of hose..

i tried finding a pic for you guys to better explain myself to no luck....

just an idea for ya's

peace
Thats makes alot of sense. The way you describe that set up is just like Chevrolet does with the full size vans. Rock Crawlers love these for when they convert to full hydraulic steering. More fluid means more volume.

[sweetsouthernlowrider]

when are you going to put up new pics of the frame painted. at shows it looks sick

[Minitucking]

when are you going to put up new pics of the frame painted. at shows it looks sick


page 16 of this thread brotha.


Oh and i just got word that it will be run in blood, sweat and gears in Streetrucks in the near future!!!

Progress has slowed quite a bit but that is due to me and the wife having a little boy on April 13. Being a Dad is freaking Awesome!!!

Here is Carson Jude.....
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/4wks2days1.jpg

[Mr.Ryan]

Having a child does slow things down quite a bit huh? But your right being a dad is freaking awesome.

[jimmy726]

congrats cute kid

[nisrod]

he is adorable! (can i say that being a guy?)

[kcautoworx.com]

I better get my ass in gear I have one on the way! good thing you are where you are on the build!

[hardbodymodder]

awesome on the little boy bro! I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old (both boys) and it is a huge strain on your time! But for some reason I don't seem to mind :)

[91hrdbdy]

what yr and make is that dash i have the same one but i dont know what it went to.

[AV4LIFE]

love the ride bro! has been a favorite for quite some time. keep up the great work!

[david29]

page 16 of this thread brotha.


Oh and i just got word that it will be run in blood, sweat and gears in Streetrucks in the near future!!!

Progress has slowed quite a bit but that is due to me and the wife having a little boy on April 13. Being a Dad is freaking Awesome!!!

Here is Carson Jude.....
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/4wks2days1.jpg
Congrats on the addition to the family. The little guy shares my birthday.

[sunsetjesse]

Congrats on the new addition bro.

[Minitucking]

what yr and make is that dash i have the same one but i dont know what it went to.

1950 Ford Tudor or ford shoebox as some people call em.Hope you have a working gauge ... dakota digital is arond 700 buckaroos :eek:

[91hrdbdy]

nope i was gonna go with dakota digital :(

[sweetsouthernlowrider]

congrats on the addition. same here his name it tucker his bday is april 5 keep up the good work

[8v fury]

Congrats on the baby.

[chadcrissdesign]

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w175/pugz036/IMGP2224.jpghttp://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w175/pugz036/IMGP2223.jpg

what rearend are you using that has disk brakes?

[chadcrissdesign]

Been working on a front brake setup for the past few months. Came across some 4 piston brembo's and rotors so i picked up and started fitting them up. Had to fab a new bracket for them to bolt up and turn down the outside diameter of the hub because the rotors fit over the hub instead of bolting up to the back. Downside to this is it spaces the wheels 1/4" on both sides and if your allready tight on clearance this is bad. You would not beleive the size of these freakin rotors!! They are 14" crossdrilled and HEAVY!! I took some size comparison pics for yall. later on when i get everything done i make a write up of it so if anybody else wants to attempt it they will have a little direction. Here yall go.



http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01520.jpg

Size comparison to the stock brakes.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/Minitucking/Nissan/DSC01523.jpg
what did they come of of?