the dth trp (was a 620) slowly it will get done

[dekay]

did a bit of work on it lately (havent in 6 months):confused: and it kinda reminded me i was gonna re-do the old build topic from nc.

dont expect alot of progress, this is just a "nothing to do tonight" project. with a "as low as possible" budget. its also a way for some friends to learn and practice some things like bodywork/bags etc, that have never done it before.

so from the begining.

bought this farm truck 620. he said it ran 5yrs ago but the fuel pump went. he bought a new one but never installed it. i gave him $200 of the $300 he wanted, and told him i will give him the rest when he finds the fuel pump.....................i saw it sitting in the bed along with the pile of garbage that he said "too bad, the garbage goes with the truck".....haha

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/IMG_0767.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/IMG_0768.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/IMG_0769.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/IMG_0772.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/IMG_0770.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/IMG_0778.jpg
the original bill of sale, and warranty card.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/IMG_0773.jpg
.
.
.
and the plan is to turn it into this!!!
and drive it until the cops tow it away.:rofl:
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/IMG_0776.jpg

[pugz]

Love it!!!

[dekay]

first thing was teardown
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/237.jpg

took us an entire evening just to get the bed off.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/261.jpg

then just kept cutting off random stuff we didnt need
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/265.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/308.jpg

next was making some fat whites the oldscool way.......with a grinder
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/239.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/246.jpg

and more cutting.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/266.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/304.jpg

torsions/bump stops removed.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/284.jpg

[Swschz]

Awsome...cant wait to see more.

[dekay]

then we decided to pie cut the frame rather than a notch...way cooler
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/281.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/282.jpg
yes we will fish plate it. when we get around to it.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/283.jpg

finally found a cheap set of big tires for the rear. 33s!!!!!
we had to do a second pie cut to make it lay on these.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/287.jpg

and made them into whites too.(i dont recomend doing this to a highway driven vehicle)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/2402.jpg

then grill decisions.
we are going with the 36....as soon as we find a rad..... some asshole stole it from my backyard.:mad:
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/279.jpg

[dekay]

then the b/d and floor repair.

body mounts got repaired at the same time as the b/d
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/2812.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/2822.jpg

b/d. it aint pretty.....but niether is the truck
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/313.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/314.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/315.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/332.jpg

[Karl90C1500]

lookin good man, love the liscence plate

[Brad Sims]

dude sick it looks in good shape and ur going in a kickass direction

[nisrod]

great!!!!! its back!!!! been waiting on this one!!

[Irongrave]

cool project man

[Spraybomb]

I never knew you could grind on a tire and turn it white, lol!!! Learn somethin new everyday. Thats gonna be one kool little rod, broheim! As soon as I saw your drawing, it reminded me of a sketch I saw from Nick Crouch over at Surface. Lowbuck builds can be so much fun because there's no budget or theme restraints.

Oh yeah, and that graffiti on the wall in the background is the bomb-ass-poop!!

[dekay]

we got it running (with no gas tank or rad) but it does run.


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/335.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/236-1.jpg

this was taken in the fall one night by a photographer friend(d bohun) who was learning how to weld that night. he took this straight from the camera!!no photoshop!!
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/Dethtrp1.jpg

then we decided we didnt like the gap between the cab and rear wheels, we didnt like the idea of moving the cab back. so we came up with this............
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/011.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/012.jpg
32"out of the sides. 20" out of the width
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/015.jpg
it still needs about a 12"b/d. and to be fully welded.

and the blue tape lines are the layout for the 4"chop(thats the most we can do and still fit). we are chopping around the rear glass, so it sits flush with the belt line.


finshed welding the bed (still needs to be b/d)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/020.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/021.jpg

so i guess this is the first flareside datsun too!!


and that takes us up to today. wont see to much till spring. this is how it looks today
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/003.jpg

[91POS]

This is badass. I love the huge rear tires. I can just imagine owning something like this. I would like jumping in, and blasting around town now giving a shit, haha. Def the way to do a death trap.

[Cntrymini]

Damn u dont waste no time do ya lol, looks sick !

[sparkinframe]

cool!!!!
love how the rear end kinda floats, with the frame ending there.
the whole build is awesome

[lofrontier]

I freakin LOVE this build! I've had the same idea kickin around in my head for years always wondering how it would look. Like a rat rod with a more modern pickup.

Have you thought of narrowing the rear frame rails so the bed sides sit between the frame and tires?

The DUN tailgate fits the truck perfect

[Karl90C1500]

snow sucks, glad we dont get it down here. DUN....thats great

[84nissan720]

that truck(ROD)lookz mean i love it!!!!

[wagondragger720]

cool project, that shot of it your buddy took is killer.

[dekay]

thanx guys, this will be very slow moving. its more about having some beers and fucking around (learning for some). than actually doing something "nice". i have too many "nice projects", i really enjoy not giving a fuck about warped steel and scratched paint on this one.


lookin good man, love the liscence plate
we havent ordered it yet.... but i just hope they dont ask to see the truck when i pick it up.:o


dude sick it looks in good shape and ur going in a kickass direction
good shape???? its a rollin pile of shit. there was not a solid piece of steel on it.:crazy:


I never knew you could grind on a tire and turn it white, lol!!! Learn somethin new everyday. Thats gonna be one kool little rod, broheim! As soon as I saw your drawing, it reminded me of a sketch I saw from Nick Crouch over at Surface. Lowbuck builds can be so much fun because there's no budget or theme restraints.

Oh yeah, and that graffiti on the wall in the background is the bomb-ass-poop!!
grinding whites is an old rodder trick, deffinetly not the safest mod, but it does work on any tire with white lettering.
nick crouch's rendering was more "high end mini-rod". but this is along the same lines.
and im not sure if bomb-ass-poop, is good??:confused: but ive been painting for 12+yrs. and that is deffinetly not my usual style.(im more a 3d guy)


cool!!!!
love how the rear end kinda floats, with the frame ending there.
the whole build is awesome
thanx, the whole point was to have the rear tires the farthest point on the truck.

I freakin LOVE this build! I've had the same idea kickin around in my head for years always wondering how it would look. Like a rat rod with a more modern pickup.

Have you thought of narrowing the rear frame rails so the bed sides sit between the frame and tires?

The DUN tailgate fits the truck perfect
the bed will sit in line with the cab, it just need a big body drop first. it was just set there in the pic to see if it fit between the tires. once bodydropped, it should only be about 6" deep.



cool project, that shot of it your buddy took is killer.
ya, i love that pic. nobody ever believes me there is no photoshop(i was there its true). i cant wait for him to do some when its done.

[Karl90C1500]

I was talking about this plate

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/IMG_0768.jpg

[dekay]

I was talking about this plate


oh, hahaha. ya that was the farmers, its now on the wall of the garage.

[shavedmax]

i was just wondering what ever happened to this truck. looking good, how about a pic of the caddy though

[IRingTwyce]

This thread is so full of win!

[dekay]

i was just wondering what ever happened to this truck. looking good, how about a pic of the caddy though
just one
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/caddy%20build/0103.jpg

[shavedmax]

just one
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/caddy%20build/0103.jpg

purdy. i had an 83 fleetwood, clean car for its age, but didnt have the money to keep it. wish i had though. the kid i sold it to destroyed it

[pejsa HB]

wow so bad ass i love it i never would have thought of doing the bed like that or the grille

please keep us posted

[touz]

insane!!!

low buck and scary looking is great!

keep up the good work!

[1sad521project]

f-in awesome!! whoda thunk rod-truckin a 620:crazy: lovin it


as for that amazing pic-- when ya know how to light a pic it can be awesome straight outta the camera... but it sure is a black art.. and lost art. your friend must be from the old school before digital or something:confused:

[sparkinframe]

[QUOTE=dekay;126422]then we decided to pie cut the frame rather than a notch...way cooler
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/281.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/282.jpg

would this work on a hardbody, maybe not for the whole notch, but maybe for some of it?

[L-Rolla]

nioce!! reminds me of this truck, but i think this was an S10 at some point

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a261/LarryThrash/crazysmallS10.jpg

[dekay]

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/281.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/282.jpg

would this work on a hardbody, maybe not for the whole notch, but maybe for some of it?

it would, but you would have to re-do all the body mounts and pie it back down after the axle.

nioce!! reminds me of this truck, but i think this was an S10 at some point

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a261/LarryThrash/crazysmallS10.jpg
that was kinda the inspriaation to start a open wheeled rat rod with a "minitruck". too bad the finished result of that truck was hideous. it was so much better like the pic above.

[sparkinframe]

i diddent know he finnished it. any pics? (sorry for the jack)

[VIPHB]

Who's HB is that that's awesome

[minitrucker6669]

wow man great truck i would love to just screw around and build something so simple yet badass like that lol

[shavedmax]

Who's HB is that that's awesome

that's an s-10. i think we need to take away your sheep lisence for a mixup like that

[pejsa HB]

updates????

[chadcrissdesign]

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/IMG_0776.jpg

I love this rendering!!!

[chadcrissdesign]

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/Dethtrp1.jpg









OMG! This truck is gonna rule all!

[dekay]

as usual, not alot gets done on this(we havent touched it in 6 mths) but i got a few thing started on the weekend.

and the garage is full, and g/f was at the lake for the weekend, so onto the patio she went.:woot:

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0202.jpg

got the 2-link built, crossmembers installed(not fully welded or gusseted)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0212.jpg

and the strutbags test fit. (box is just proped there)
up.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/023.jpg

down
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/024.jpg

next weekend im hoping to get the rear finished up, and the front started.
funny thing is the truck is still sitting on the patio, and the g/f never said a thing??? she must have gone shopping and didnt tell me.:(

[minitrucker6669]

hahaha. glad to see more progress

[Irongrave]

looking good man

[jcjcsoccerkid]

damn that thing looks awesome

[sr20hrdbdy]

not really diggin on the bed but other than that its really looking badass. cant wait to see the final results.

[$krap_IN_flesh]

that is the the shizznit.

[Mr.Ryan]

One of my all time favorite builds, not to mention trucks.

[kcautoworx.com]

Haha.. bad ass! I like this build.

[GrantH]

I don't mean to be negative, but your going to do something else with those bottom mounts...right?

Truck should be pretty neat when it's all done.

[screw_dup]

damn this thing is cool

[BizzareCustoms]

i know the trick of getting a white lettered tire and grinding it into a wide white wall but whats the easiest way to get a good crisp circle. Ive never tried it or actually seen someone do it

[sparkinframe]

grinding the tires is a dangerous thing to do, you loose strenght and risk a blow out.
coker tire makes witewalls
http://www.cokertire.com/

[aburley88]

bump bump? this build is sick, don't let it die

[minitrucker6669]

grinding the tires is a dangerous thing to do, you loose strenght and risk a blow out.
coker tire makes witewalls
http://www.cokertire.com/


its project death trap i dont think hes worried plus its a rattyish build doubt itll be daily driven or driven far:crazy:

[sparkinframe]

its project death trap i dont think hes worried plus its a rattyish build doubt itll be daily driven or driven far:crazy:

i was just stating so that people that see this, and are contemplating doing this, know what their getting in to.

[dekay]

made some progress on the chop yesterday!!!
we ar doing a 4" chop with a "stepped chop" in the rear to retain the factory rear glass.

first up was cutting the glass................with a zipcut on an angle grinder. it works!! we were all baffled.:eek: it didnt crack it at all, all of the cracks in the glass were there before, and didnt get any worse when we did it.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/010.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0112.jpg

quartering the front section
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0122.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0153.jpg

got the first section in place, and our first glimpse of the new profile, that meant beer break!:p

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0163.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/017.jpg

[dekay]

then came the rear "stepped chop". the rear roof section had to be cut into 3 pieces to get it to "grow" with the width of the roof.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/018.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0192.jpg

back in place, it will still need some pie cuts on the b-pillar to get them to line up perfect.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0203.jpg

we will still need to do alot of panel alignment on the roof and build some filler strips( i have an extra 620 roof to make fillers from), do the door frames(they were just quickly cut off for now) and maybe re-skin the roof.

[dekay]

so here is where we finished for the day.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0242.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/025.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/026.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/027.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0282.jpg

and then covered her up for the night. with a nissan box liner of coarse.:D

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0292.jpg

the final roof hieght is now 44" at the crest of the roof......on 33"tires:p

[Ignacioser]

This thing is freaking badass man. Sweet

[PissesExcellence]

Please excuse my erection....i fuckin love this build...its a badass combination of my two favorite types of rides...mini trucks and rat rods. keep up the good work!

[belac515]

So glad this build is still going.
I love what youre doing man, keep it up!

[mk2vw97hb]

in love!!!!!. end of story

[dekay]

got a little bit done on the drivers side alignment and filling gaps yesterday.:)

before. pillar had to be pie cut and stretched rearward about 1/2"
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0132.jpg

after.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0142.jpg

got the drivers door frame tacked in place.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0154.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0172.jpg

[pugz]

Love it

[pejsa HB]

pure fuckin awesome

[lil beaver]

i honestly didnt like it at first but....thats pretty sick, keep it up man!

[DAZE752]

!!!!!!! thats how much much ive been waiting for an update lol
It definitely looks good.

[Farmer Joe 620]

dont show this to the ratsun guys, lol

[western voice] they dont take to kindly to folk cuttin up perfectly good trucks...[/western voice]

[kaoss]

^^ oh I did, I'm really surprised it hasn't ended up over there yet. They HATE the other traditional rod styled one.

[CharlieBucket]

Well i'm a ratsun guy and i love it! I don't think this will offend to much, that truck was pretty rusty to begin with. No matter how much you cut up that truck i still feel he saved it. I'm sure you have scrap metalheads in Canada. These guys down here in the south will scrap anything, whether they own it or not! There was a 521 pickup on ratsun once, shortened rear like yours, Chopped top {roadster}. i tried searching for it, but no luck. It was pretty sweet, but i think this one will turn out better. Can't wait to see more.

[1lo620]

is this the 521 you are talking about???

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff74/1lo620/th_MISC003.jpg (http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff74/1lo620/?action=view&current=MISC003.jpg)

[1lo620]

I think it is pretty cool looking,, it was a rust bucket, might as well have some fun with it!!!! to hell with what people think...it is going to turn heads!!!

[dekay]

dont show this to the ratsun guys, lol

[western voice] they dont take to kindly to folk cuttin up perfectly good trucks...[/western voice]

^^ oh I did, I'm really surprised it hasn't ended up over there yet. They HATE the other traditional rod styled one.

Well i'm a ratsun guy and i love it! I don't think this will offend to much, that truck was pretty rusty to begin with. No matter how much you cut up that truck i still feel he saved it. I'm sure you have scrap metalheads in Canada. These guys down here in the south will scrap anything, whether they own it or not! There was a 521 pickup on ratsun once, shortened rear like yours, Chopped top {roadster}. i tried searching for it, but no luck. It was pretty sweet, but i think this one will turn out better. Can't wait to see more.

haha thanx guys, i do lurk on ratsun every now and then, but ive never signed up.
feel free to post pics of it on ratsun if you'd like, i really dont care if some people dont like it, the truck wasnt a "perfectly good truck" and was so fargone that it was 1 step from scrap as far as im concerned. im giving it a second life that never would have happened had i not dragged it out of the bush. and any of the useable parts that we arent using went to a friend that has a "nice" 620, for spare parts.;)

we are gonna try and keep it "traditional japanese ratrod" lol, if there was such a thing.:p we are gonna try avoid using anything "american" for parts on it. even the roof skin we are gonna use is from a mazda. the only thing so far is the grill. because we couldnt come up with anything better. we were toying with the idea of the "shop logo" thing on the door the other day, and came up with the idea of doing some sort of faded rising sun and some jap lettering on the doors.

[MicroMachinery]

dont show this to the ratsun guys, lol

[western voice] they dont take to kindly to folk cuttin up perfectly good trucks...[/western voice]

Actually, quite the contrary. Seems like everyone over there thinks this thing's pretty cool. Nice work, keep it up!:thumb:

[toddluck]

wow thats cool

[Creepy Cruiser]

Love it!

[godzilla]

this truck rocks.keep it going man.

[onelozu]

this thing is sooo sweet!! i wouldnt mind building something like it one day!

[PissesExcellence]

This is just a thought; have you ever considered finding another bed and using the rear bed corners and tailgate to continue the body lines on the back wall of the cab and round out the cab corners?

[dekay]

This is just a thought; have you ever considered finding another bed and using the rear bed corners and tailgate to continue the body lines on the back wall of the cab and round out the cab corners?
the bed corners are a compound curve so it wouldnt work unless the cab went back another couple inches, and they also would leave out the most difficult part, the "bullet" bodyline, which would be next to impossible (for me anyway).

but we have talked about the idea of shaving the ridges out of the rear cab where it is exposed.

[PissesExcellence]

Like I said, it was just a thought...I thought it would look cool as shit...either way, I love this build!

[5LAM]

This thing is insane! Way too cool!!

[bagndrag]

I truely love this thing and the fact that that the tailgate says dun

[Fisch]

Some fun stuff happening in this build man! I dig the rear view for sure!

I messed with this idea in Photoshop on a 521 pickup a few years back. I could get it to look nice in a side view but the 3/4 view is the one that is hard to get right I think.
Something about the way the firewall/cowl doesn't taper to the grill. I wonder if you pinched what is left of your front fenders in a bit if that would help? You have me curious how it will come out!

(Course this would also look swell with a straight axle up front!)

Anyway kudos to you for trying this!

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f100/Fischart/Ratsun521Zrat.jpg

[dekay]

Some fun stuff happening in this build man! I dig the rear view for sure!

I messed with this idea in Photoshop on a 521 pickup a few years back. I could get it to look nice in a side view but the 3/4 view is the one that is hard to get right I think.
Something about the way the firewall/cowl doesn't taper to the grill. I wonder if you pinched what is left of your front fenders in a bit if that would help? You have me curious how it will come out!

(Course this would also look swell with a straight axle up front!)

Anyway kudos to you for trying this!

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f100/Fischart/Ratsun521Zrat.jpg
cool little shop.

ya, the front fender/firewall has had us guessing for awile. we specifically cut the fenders the way we did hoping to bend them in. but when we bend them they flex funny and dont flow well, so i think its gonna take some creative pie cuts etc to make it work.

[vongs]

damn should have kept my 76' instead of selling it to a mexican for 500 -__-

[CULOWDRAGGER72]

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0172.jpg[/QUOTE]

its coming long great, All you need is a 30's style front axle mounted in front of the grille, suicide style. that would be Fukken AWESOME

[CULOWDRAGGER72]

here's one

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2117030

[dekay]

as usual progress is very slow. especially now with a newborn daughter.:D

got the seats test fit. we're still not sure if we wanna make proper mounts, or just weld them to the floor.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0252.jpg

got the new shift knob painted.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0272.jpg

got most of the top welded up. all of the fillers strips are in, we just got to get the new skin welded up. (its just sitting there in the pics.)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0173.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0193.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0214.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0293.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0243.jpg

unfortunately this is prolly all the progress we will get done for awile. there will most likely be snow on the ground here within the next month.:(

[drginazzhb92]

dam this thing is amazing lost track of this project over time and my god it is looking sick. keep up the progress even if it is at a slow pace now cause of the little one. lol

[JoeCool]

At first I was like... WTF?! This fool is hacking up a classic Datsun 620... But now that it is coming along I love it! BAD ASS!!!

[tRUkBOY]

Love it!!! :thumb:

[ds650]

wow, i love thisss ... i wanna build somthing similar now

do yall think cuting a bed short and small like that on a hardbody would look good?

[pejsa HB]

this thread no die now.....i want progress =]

[sparkinframe]

me too. i love seeing this thing being built.

DO IT FOR CANADA!

[1fastser]

Great build!

...subscribed.

[dekay]

well we havent touched this thing since october. but i made some room in the garage yesterday, so we pushed it in and did some brainstorming on whats next.

weve now decided to ditch the 36 ford grill. not only is it to tall, its also the only "american" thing on the truck, and we didnt like that. so now we are gonna make a grill shell using the stock hood, and section the factory front bumper down. hopefully i will get some pics up soon.

[shavedmax]

well we havent touched this thing since october. but i made some room in the garage yesterday, so we pushed it in and did some brainstorming on whats next.

weve now decided to ditch the 36 ford grill. not only is it to tall, its also the only "american" thing on the truck, and we didnt like that. so now we are gonna make a grill shell using the stock hood, and section the factory front bumper down. hopefully i will get some pics up soon.

im followin your caddy build on LIL. its commin along nicely too!

[dekay]

im followin your caddy build on LIL. its commin along nicely too!
thanx dude. thats why i have room in the garage right now, my caddies frame is at mindliss metalfab right now. i figured i might aswell get something done to this thing till i get my frame back.:D

[ds650]

link to the caddy build?

[Vegeta_SS4]

F**king SICK ! Pretty cool ass idea you have I must admit! I like it ALOT ! Can't wait to see the end result !

[shavedmax]

link to the caddy build?

http://www.layitlow.com/forums/29-project-rides/120725-yet-another-90d-coupe.html

[dekay]

got alot done in the last few weeks now thats ive got some room for it in the garage.:nana1:

we flipped the stock bumper upside down and sectioned it narrower.

got the rad mounted, then we cut the hood up and made a "grill shell". its only tacked together for now. it conects to the firewall with some round rod for support, and will have some more mounts at the frame section so it can be easily removed to access the rad.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0133.jpg
the bonus is the "sportruck" sticker still remains.:)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0062.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0113.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0082.jpg

so for i think its coming along alot better than i imagined, weve never seen anyone make a hood into a grill shell before. and am actually pretty happy with how it flows so far.:)

up next is a valance filler between the bumper and rad, then make a grill.
weve got another original idea for that aswell.:D

[bagndrag]

Looks cool like this style a lot better then the old grill u ha mocked up before

[pejsa HB]

this oozes originality. love it keep it up

[sparkinframe]

This front end reminds me of a big rig. the way its squared off for the rad, the lights off to the side, and the bumper being.

[1989D21]

Awesome!

[1fastser]

That looks sick...I love it.

[JoeCool]

Didn't like it at first... but with the new grill, it's badass!

[jpierce]

so sick

[1fastser]

I'd like to see it a nicely built RB25 turbo motor in it...lol but that's just me.

[JoeCool]

I'd like to see it a nicely built RB25 turbo motor in it...lol but that's just me.

NAH... a RAT ROD needs a V8!

[dekay]

thanx guys.

the next little while will be spent doing the not so showy stuff. like building proper bed mounts, finish welding up the grill shell, finishing up the welds on the chop, and other little things that need to be fully completed.

and no, there will never be a motor swap on this thing, a weber carb will be the most we will do. we are trying to keep this all japanese. and in reality we could care less how fast it is.

[godzilla]

low budget badass truck.nuf said. just cut off the exhast near the branch and that little datsun will pur like a V8 hahhaha. i love this build. keep it coming man.

[dekay]

low budget badass truck.nuf said. just cut off the exhast near the branch and that little datsun will pur like a V8 hahhaha. i love this build. keep it coming man.
actually, the night we got it running in the garage, the exhaust was cut off right after the headers. we were all surprised how quiet it actually was.:confused:

[Cobalt]

Reading this thread has been bittersweet for me...
I just acquired a 1991 HB shell and had similar plans and thought I was being original. I was but just found out someone else had such a badass idea too. On a positive note, reading through your build has helped me get ideas for mine(such as how to pie notch the frame instead of C/V/U notching over the rear axle and appropriate all-weather chairs) but we have already got differences between the two plans.

I am running mine with no bed, permanent vert, 12A engine/tranny, no real interior, static dropped from hell, and 14" Dodge D50 wheels with 185's up front and 225's out back.

Definitively addicted to your build. Can't wait for it to be on the road.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

awesome

[dekay]

Reading this thread has been bittersweet for me...
I just acquired a 1991 HB shell and had similar plans and thought I was being original. I was but just found out someone else had such a badass idea too. On a positive note, reading through your build has helped me get ideas for mine(such as how to pie notch the frame instead of C/V/U notching over the rear axle and appropriate all-weather chairs) but we have already got differences between the two plans.

I am running mine with no bed, permanent vert, 12A engine/tranny, no real interior, static dropped from hell, and 14" Dodge D50 wheels with 185's up front and 225's out back.

Definitively addicted to your build. Can't wait for it to be on the road.
look forward to seeing what you come up with.:D

[dekay]

weve actually made alot of progress over the last few weeks, but its all been the "not so exciting in pictures" type progress.

bed has proper bed mounts, rad shell has more permanent mounts, driveshaft tunnel is cut, and driveshaft has been measured out and ready for shortening and to be made 1pc. the front suspension is also finished and at its permanent ride height (static).

[archermatthew1992]

Any updates on this truck?

[dekay]

Any updates on this truck?
a couple small things, hopefully i can get some pics up in the next few days.

[jpierce]

a couple small things, hopefully i can get some pics up in the next few days.

Can't wait to see some fresh pics !!!!

[baggeddenali]

Very different :thumb:

[archermatthew1992]

cool man, looking forward to seeing what you've thought of next

[Cobalt]

look forward to seeing what you come up with.:D

Thanks man, here is a link to my thread (http://infamousnissan.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21386).

Let me know what you think.

[dekay]

some of the progress pics from the last while, nothing too exciting for pics.:o

bed is now mounted on proper bedmounts.
had a custom 1pc driveshaft made, 2.5" shorter.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0234.jpg

driveshaft tunnel on cab completed.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0244.jpg

[dekay]

then one of the custom touches.

in the spirit of the japanese rod........ a bamboo grill.:D

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0205.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0215.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/dekay24/deathtrap%20build/0194.jpg

[47_MasoN_47]

You going to get us some sweet vids of you doing donuts in this thing? :P

Flipping beast!

[belly]

this is possibly the coolest thing i have ever seen.

[jcjcsoccerkid]

that grill (and the whole truck) is so fucking cool

[Cobalt]

I love the grill