pics of a truck i worked on.
 

on the cover of this months minitruckin is a truck i worked on this summer. my buddy has a fab shop in tennesee and asked for my help to get the body work done on a truck for a show in lousiville ky, and get shot for the cover. we had two weeks to do a 4 week job. many sleepless nights. i can honestly say it was the hardest thing i ever did, physically and mentally. its a under construction issue, so the truck isnt finished. here are some pics:

this was earlier this summer, but was pretty much how the truck looked before we started working on it. bare metal.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ESSEE06002.jpg

bodywork, chassis, in sealer, and how it looked for the cover.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2028.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2009.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2040.jpg


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2033.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2062.jpg

:drool: that is absolutely breathtaking

heres a frame i worked on a too. its for a s-10. i am going back in january to finish the truck.


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2011.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2128.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2120.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2140.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2141.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2134.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2.../FRAME5555.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...hncamaro/2.jpg

that is some sharp stuff right there.

very nice. i love the bag mounts on the frame lol

very nice

Very nice work. What was the frame painted/coated with for the S-10?

that is gonna be one sick s-10

Dam, that's some cool work. How high does the body lift up when it's time to drive it?

Pretty sweet looking stuff!

- Justin

he metal finished the frame when he boxed it in, so there isnt alot of body filler in it. the first pic was what it looked like when i started on it. it was then sprayed with a rust defender i think it was called. its pretty much a spray filler/ high build primer. the paint is house of kolor kosmic silver. the kid who owns the shop does excellent work.



here's a pic of the blazer at full ride height:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2041.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nessee2043.jpg

wow thats cool, nice work!

blazer? headlights scream explorer....

its actually a toyota tacoma front end grafted on. its a 95 or 96 blazer. it also has early 60's falcon dash in it. you should just check the magazine out for the specs, i honestly dont know them all. i just helped him make the car smooth.

I was just assuming that it wasn't a factory-style nose, as the side windows are definitely Blazer....

- Justin

::edit:: I guess I was partially right. It's a factory style nose, just not GM.

not my style but very nice work. 2 thumbs up!

word.

where are the tail lights??

do you have more pics of the rear suspension on that blazer? it looks like a weird hand link system, but very compact.
details please. :)

Looks great Frank! Like Tim said any more pics?

I think a very thin-spaced billet grill will put the perfect touch on that front end.

looks good, ive seen that s-10 frame on tv i think or one just like it.

that **** is trick as hell!:cool:

nice work im not a fan of smooth rear ends as i think it looks to naked.... but u can def see thats high quality work

For sure many hours you never got paid for -- but i hope it brought in a lot of good money work -- VERY SWEET -- jz

its a triangulated 4 link. its really popular with the minitruck crowd.