I have some on my dually, i think they would work fine for yours also, I've putting on a different hubs on mine so I need a different size, they are 1" narrowed, msg or email me. 

I'll have pics up soon as I get my site up again. 

 

Also have you all been to other shows?   Yes its a few bucks more but heat wave gives you more and tries it best to entertain everyone.  Everyone said they wanted to do camping, and they went to court for it, and lost, but did the next best thing and gave you a party all night, it cost them a bunch to do it and all they wanted was to break even.   It was BYOB and as far as I saw they stopped no one with a cooler that was going into the show Sat night.   As far as the cooler thing during the day, that was all because of the expo center itself are greedy fuckers and made it part of the contract. THW didn't stop a single person with a cooler that had a towel or something over it no matter how obvious it is that it was a cooler.  There are no perfect shows out there, but complaining and not helping find a solution isn't doing any good but killing the minitrucking community that much more.  Heck I could say that when I went to tex mex, that when it started to rain everyone working the show bailed so I was stuck in traffic for over 3 hours,  which caused me to be late for work, and how the planning sucked and all that stuff, which is very true, but I'll be back to support it even though I was pissed at <ST> and everyone that was involved with the show.  Lets work on making things better instead of talking crap with no better solution.   You can call the Heat Wave office 90% of the time and talk to David himself, tell him your frustrations, or bounce some ideas to make things better. Sorry I went longer than I had planned for this… 

From what I understand its the same as the amigo front ends,  mine is clippd with a 2wd one, best way to go, but if I had to do it over again, i'd go with a toyota clip probally, but the factory stuff is no good for going low

I'll be there for sure!

Got to be another one, if mine leaves the front of my shop, i'll be hunting someone!   About to take the body off of it and smooth and do the frame hopefully in time for Texas Heat Wave

What kind of speedo are you talking about. Don't forget to believe in Jesus...

Will 720 spindles work on a 99 frontier? I wouldn't think so but i seem to remember someone saying they did, or i could be making it up in my mind. haha

Had a awsome time! pics should be up soon!

I'll be there bitches! Got a room at a cheap motel......

You have to get some amigo bumper end caps to get it to align up corectly.

bad ass project. i'd love to do one, but I already have 2 many projects. LOL

Put a T fitting in line with the cylinder, and put a small tank to it. That way it will pressurize some into the tank.

I have some pics already from building 12 regals/cutlass cars last year for a corporation. I took the pics with a 7MP camera, so I think that should be good. (I think, but am no way knolegeable about doing renderings, LOL) Thanks Phil

I need a rendering of a regal for a project i'm quoting out for a corporate customer. If you are inerested, PM me.

If you mount the bags centered over the lower bars you can still run the bags there and and do a 4 link. Do a search about 2 links.

I like the parker ones, they don't come appart and the are DOT approved. Many are not and police and inspection people could hastle you about it.

I had someone stop by yesterday wanting to drop his F150 4x4 approx 5-6. Back looks pretty normal on doing a flip, but I don't knwo about the 4x4 stuff up front. It looks like I can get a few inches with adjusting the tortion bars, does anyone know if anyone makes a drop kits for these 4x4?

I think a hydro cylinder would be better.

LOL, i like it.

You need one of these signs when buying from them.. but then again, u may still get raped.

Would the unsprung weight of a solid 1" bar be similar to a 1.5" bar with a .25" wall?

metalurgy? you mean that effects minitruckers. haha Engineered to win book has a good topics on it. (i know max allredy knows this, figured i'd point it out) Soooooo the worse part is going to be the unsprung weight from what I understand. How much would u feel on a bagged truck? I kinda wanna just build 2 set of links to see how much different there is.

as far as unsprung weight, if I was adding up unsprung weight, you would take 1/2 the weight of the bar itself, right? So a 1" solid bar would be easier to bend tubing say 1" with a 1/4" wall? BTW, i'm not planning on doing this, just curious about it. Thanks Phil

From what I've heard and can visualize, i would assume it cracks on truck with lots of frame twist, c10, older F150, etc. More rigid frames should be fine (in theory). My question is what fittings do people use? I've tried it with a few PTC and have yet to get it to be air tight..

DOM here is way 2 expensive and its now cost more than just solid bars, sooooo I was wondering what others thought of that. I know of someone doing that at their shop and I could not think of a reason not to. Would there be more unsprung weight? Thanks Phil

I am running a standard parallel 4 link with bag over axle. The largest i've towed is a 2 car enclosed trailer with 1 vehicle and a crap load of car/race parts. I do have double convoluted bags which are used on some Semi trucks, and i've seen them on some large dump trucks and some train cars. 7800LB. Works great with a load, but with no load, its to much and is a bit bouncy. I've got a cab & chassis rear that i'm going to be putting on it soon, and moving the 4 link bars to the inside of the frame. Just got to finish doing the disk brake conversion on it. I'll get some of the construction pics up tonight or tomorrow. http://www.lowdowncustom.com/gallery/v/phil98dually/

lol yea, at least they can do that. LOL

Done by a hack shop in San Antonio, tires are semi wheel retread and not really tires at all. It can drive around a parking lot, but thats about it. It is not safe, just eye candy. I have yet to see that shop do anything that could be driven on the freeway, ow well..

If your going with 400HP, why do you not want to just do a narrowed 9"?

hack the arms, there are some out there but u will be spending 800+ on them. But if you have the $$ DJM Air Ride Tech Classic Performance laterz Phil http://www.squarebody.com

Best bet would be a yota rear, but i'd stay away from making it a LSD so you dont' stress it to much. Lots depeonds on how much HP u are trying to get out of it also.

flip your ball joints and u can lay with 18" wheels. If you want to run a bigger wheel, you will want to do a 5 lug conversion and u can run a dropped toyota spindle. You can kinda see lower ball joint on this airbag howto for mazda trucks. Next time I do one i'll make a better tech article on just that. http://www.minitrucksonline.com/tutoriaux-d6.html

I've done a similar setup on many trucks, but 2 links are not good. Keep your 4 link and mount your bags in a similar spot and u should be good. I have a few pics of some i've done http://www.lowdowncustom.com/gallery

I coudn't find a good site for squarebody chevys so I created one. Just a free site thats dedicated to squarebody chevy trucks. Check it out and let me know what you think. http://www.squarebody.com

I like it. defiantly different.

I like it, just cause its different more than anything.

Wish my pipes were that big!

http://www.fbirides.com/product.asp?actiontype=flicks&idno=8140 FBI sells a whole kit, might be able to call them and just get the diff bracket. i'm assuming thats what u want..

Doesn't flow very well, but i'd pimp it, its different. Someday we will all have rides that look the same, untill then, run with it. LOL

From what i've "heard". You will need to get either 86 or 88 1-ton moog ball joints to make it work. Its smaller taper to fit the 1/2 ton spindle and has the correct bolt pattern for the 1-ton arms. (I think they are the same as the 3/4 but not 100% sure) You WILL need moog ones, i have the conversion on a 1/2 ton and it wont' lay cause of cheap ball joints. (It was done when i got the truck so thats why i'm not sure on the year)

Edited: 8/19/2007 9:14:08 PM by havok
I use .23 on most sheetmetal, and bag brackets, frames I use .35

I didn't see the show, but most of the ones i've seen done on trucks are just 2 links and they use the wishbone only to center it. I see no reason for it. A panhard bar or a watts link will work just fine and you don't have to worry about lubing or metal on metal wearing out. If you are building a trailer queen or just running it down the strip i guess it would be fine since you don't have the day 2 day abuse of potholes, bumps, etc...

I've have talked to mike for years. I remember the days before the dogsled back when he had the streached mazda. I've been a minitrucker for 14 years, and have seen ALLOT. 1. Many people don't remember the years and years that Mike helped people online, part #, suggestions etc before BYC. He helped a crap load of people and never asked for a cent for it. 2. Mike got behind, he admited it, and basically admited to fucking up. Its not a easy buisness and most shops just pack up and leave and just do something else, like bikes, or whatever. I have yet to hear anyone get $ from aim and they screwed over thousands of people. 3. I have ordered 3 sets of arms, took a while to get in, and had issues with one that he took care of with no problem. 4. Child support, I'm here wtih step kits and see maybee 100 bucks a month at the most. The fact that he does anything is good. Yes its not good to get behind, but i'm sure most of yall have been late on a few bills in the past. Not to mention its really non of anyone's buisness here. This has turned into a dayum daytime talk show with all the BS people talk. 5. Mike- Calm down, do what you can and let your actions speak, no since in stiring up the pot here on ssm. 6. Why in the world are all these people who has never done any buisness with him even on this tread? 7. Give Mike some time, no one can get caught up that quick.

Color, style, or whatever, it looks good, great to see any truck that went through that get rebuilt. My hats off 2 them.

86 3500 upper ball joint will fit into the chevy 1500 spindle. Get moog ones, if you don't then it will lay with a 20, and thats about it. the moog ones have more travel.

That made me feel good on the inside.

cool civic...

use teh 2 top ones, bottem one is not for 12 volt, its there to look pretty. haha

Looks good, hope to see it cruising around here in austin.

I'm out thousands dealing with them. Control arms suck, I dunno who designs stuff for them, but they has to have a IQ of about 20.

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Originally posted by Gangsta Boogie
am i the only one who thinks that 80% of their parts dont fit right?

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Wheels technologies here in Austin milled some from a 0 offset to a +15 for me. They plugged the wholes machined the wheel, and redrilled it. Ran on it for 2 years without problems. Best to do it before hand like ahab says though.

Pics of yer setup, But most of the time, u can make a simple bridge, attach both shocks to it and have it run down to the bars. Then get rid of the 2 link, haha

I put pressure on the ball joint so it has some friction and use a impact if you can. I have a snapon impact swivel that works great. Similar to this one, (mine is pretty old but still works great)

its a bit much, but it should be fine, unless your like me and hit switches for hours and hours and hours. I've wired them both ways but a relay on each would be better IMO because if a relay goes out, you still have 2 compressors, but if the solinoid goes out, you loose all 3. Either way should be fine though.

Viair 480 would be the best. I have used a few AZ compressors at my shop, but I won't order them anymore, 2 many problems. Just ordered 2 480 for a customer thats ready to through his AZ out the window. Their customer support is "send it back to where you got it".

You may have to do it yourself, i've found these but never have used them myself. http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/2918,,_Ball-Joint-Tapered-Reamers.html?itemNo=ball%20joint%20reamer

I say do whatever vehicles floats yer boat. I'm not a fan of them but I do remember the orange one in severed that was bad ass. Thats what makes things "custom", would suck if everyone had a bagged full size chevy with a 2 link. haha

I'll check to see if its still there. Havn't had time to much of anything lately, trying to get ready for THW. THe k5 i found is a 2wd and basically just a shell, so i'll just bag it and stock floor it sometime.

Its definatly cleaner than the one I have now. I say its worth it but look at the frame, that will determine if its worth it due to the fact it could be done well, or it could be hacked. Got pics of the 2wd frame splice in?

Someone should have explained that 2 of them are nipples.

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Originally posted by DooredFord
I have a belly button

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i have three

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I like cheese

Do lots of situps, that helped my abs. LOL LOL but seriously as far as I know the rangers don't need ebrake for the computer, sure its not just some air in the lines?

Sounds like we some competition of who has the largest wing, post some pics. LOL

Well at first reading the title i was, ow gesh, what kind of f=ed up front end conversion do we have this week, but whoever did it I think did a great job, I do dig it.

Did you have gussets on your old ones also? Laterz Phil

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Originally posted by thacru78
Is 3/4 adjustable ends strong enough for the lower bars, with bag on the bars. I know yours is a mini and mines huge, but I'm using the 1 1/8 threaded ends on my lower and i'm leary about them. Just wondering. I know my old setup the lowers were 32 inches long and it was setup 2:1 and at full lift the lower bowed a little. Lotta stress put on the bars when setup like that.

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The lower bars should be flipped around so if you adjust the rear end you don't move bag mount front and back. I have not seen the transformer logo enough, but then again i love the transformers and i'm a dork. I like the smoothed out look of all the bars.

I've had good luck with Mike in the past, sounds like he is doing what he can, if he didn't give a shit, i don't think he would have resurfaced. 16 sets sounds about right from what I could tell on the other postings.

I vote for a tool section also.

Does rack positioning (front to back) effects it?

I did some trading and got a 85 yota for our shop truck. One problem is after it sits for a while its hard to start, kinda like its having to pump gas back up the line. A little gas in the carb makes it start right up, or if I just crank on it a while it will eventually start. This is only when it sits for a 12+hours. If its only off a few hours it starts right up. Any ideas? My guess is a fuel pump.

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Originally posted by ahab
By the way.....thanks for protecting our country

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INDEED! What is your ultimate goal? Sometimes got to look at why you got a minitruck to start with. I remember looking at minitruckin mag 16 years ago and wanting one and how inspiring it was. Sometimes I have to go to back issues to remember this myself.

A certified welder doesn't mean they know anything about suspension systems. -rear axle could be 2 far forward causing binding in the rear of the tranny -panhard bar should be turned 90 at least on one side Put the truck on jack stands and lower it down and turn the rear.. (not with u under it) see when it starts to grind then go under and see if u can move it by hand to see if u find where its grinding. I've seen good shops miss some trim work cause they rush it to much, but i'd say with the front and rear issues, its more than just a "rush" job.

Well joe, it looks like good practice for ya then.

4 bills and it saves u a week worth of work and headache. I say do it, but then again, it is something to learn with if you are taking classes. I don't have the patients to do body works.

Sounds good 2 me. The sooner teh coverage the better.

max does it again.

I second that!

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Originally posted by mtech
See the powere of the internet ....something good did come of this thread .... That chick on Jesse's post with the nice cans & pooper...Id pee in her butt

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Edited: 6/18/2007 10:10:21 AM by havok
I'm tired.

I wish I could use a trash bag, i'm stuck using them finger condoms, now i've said 2 much...

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Originally posted by Russ-D
I will listen to rational and lucid arguments based in FACT and PHYSICS as to why you should be allowed to recommend a reverse set up. Nothing else. I can use trash bags for condoms, probably never have a problem and it will probably "work for me", doesnt mean I should.

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Yuppers.... thats the truth... but on another note, i do some hosting and such for shops/clubs, pm me if u need anything.

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Originally posted by ChevyGurly
welcome to the wonderful world of streetsource

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I'd like to know also

whats ju-ju? Is that the word of the day?

Taken from Wiki When a vehicle is steered, it follows a path which is part of the circumference of its turning circle, which will have a centre point somewhere along a line extending from the axis of the fixed axle. The steered wheels must be angled so that they are both at 90 degrees to a line drawn from the circle centre through the centre of the wheel. Since the wheel on the outside of the turn will trace a larger circle than the wheel on the inside, the wheels need to be set at different angles. The Ackermann steering geometry arranges this automatically by moving the steering pivot points inward so as to lie on a line drawn between the steering kingpins and the centre of the rear axle. The steering pivot points are joined by a rigid bar, the tie rod, which can also be part of the, for example, rack and pinion steering mechanism. This arrangement ensures that at any angle of steering, the centre point of all of the circles traced by all wheels will lie at a common point. Modern cars do not use pure Ackermann steering, partly because it ignores important dynamic and compliant effects, but the principle is sound for low speed manoeuvres.

I hope this helps

Thats a head scratcher, u got more pics of the setup? Are you hitting side 2 side allot?

3 link i did on a 80s c10/k5 I think any after 72 is the same but not 100% sure. More pics on http://www.lowdowncustom.com under pics and then under our shop name.

I've got to argue and turn away people all the time at my shop because they want stuff like reverse links/2 links, etc. Normally I can explain to them the bad effects and get them to change their mind, but not always. Max is great at explaining the bad effects. I think most people just get it in their head that that is the "only" or "best" way to do it. When I bagged the first taco many people said the only way to link a taco is to do a rear 4-link, (around here) I was thinking WTF that can't be true. Just 2 many people bolt in a system and think they know EVERYTHING about suspension. I've been air bagging rides for 10 years now and I still don't know everything, hell i'd say I still don't know 1/2 of what there is to know. LOL

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Originally posted by BclassBD


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Originally posted by BioMax


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Originally posted by BclassBD
why do a suspension system that has so many popular issues with it? why are so many people afraid of a little relocating??

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What?

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just sayin alot of people now adays are just in a rush to get their trucks laid out. Just step back, save a few more bucks and relocate that gas tank. The pay off is way more worth it then reverse 4 link systems.

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That is no good, prayers are here for anyone that gets hit like that. My ex-step=son got hit last year in the head and lost one of his eyes, good luck. 5 dollar paypal donation maybee should be set up.

I say no AIM. What happens if it gets messed up during shipping? Everyone knows how their support is. I woudn't care if it was 1/2 price, its not worth supporting a company that rips people off without a problem. FBI sells hoods also, so u might try them.

girls! dayum, i need to find someone to hang out with for a few days there, i'll be there for 2 weeks and the wife will drive me crazy if im with her the whole time. haha

I'm leaving for Germany on Monday and will be vacationing there for 2 weeks. Are there minitruckers there, or any custom people there? Would be cool to see what they are doing there. I'll be staying in Badenbaden and be spending most of my time in Studdgard. Thanks Phil

I have used the pete&jakes ones back like 8-10 years ago and they were great. Great brackets also.

FBI has chrome ones, for 40 bucks more i believe. www.fbirides.com

I've had good service with airlift, with exchanges. You do have to make sure your angles are good.

I know lots of the 4x4 guys brake stuff, i think its a good vid to prove that your stuff won't brake on street use. I did fall asleep watching it.

U can allign part of it out, but not all of it and u will wear tires out some, spindles are the best Here is some pics of one I did and so far its working out ok, it lays with a 18, and it "might" lay with a 20, customer had 18s so I didn't check. upper ball joint Cut and angled upper control arm With a great ball joint boot.. lol Lower ball joint Hard to tell whats going on, but hopefully get the drift

Covers that are avail at some truck stops.

I've allways set up panhard bars from one side of the frame to as far as I can to the other side of the axle, and adjust it so axle so its centered between the midle of the full arc.

www.fbirides.com sells some at a good price.

Before building the floor First pulling it out of the shop.. Another pic of the back

I built one for a customer last year, and I just picked one up for my wife that i'll be building later this year. I'll get some pics. You are right, its a bit harder to one because of the bed, thats why I charge more for SUVs.

Just become gay, its your choice.

Big question is can i fit it in and still get my dually there, and ow yea, not to mention finishing customer vehicles. Allready doing 80 hour weeks, got to do more. Time for a energy drink sponsership. haha

From the club i'm in, we got some history... Custom Miniz

I guess yer out of luck!

LOL BMW grills were awsome! I had a europeion BMW plate on mine with a BMW factory radio in my Mazda B2200... LOL

Edited: 5/13/2007 6:07:23 PM by havok
Here is one I bagged back in late 90s...

not a fan of beetles, but yers is awsome.

I know how that is, i sold that one and eventually got it back a year later. I'm hoping to have the v8 in it by texas heat wave time. Going to finish it out this time, got most all the parts exept the super charger to finish it, just need some more time at my shop. So far i've got -Tubular arms -rear disk brake conversion -AP front 6 piston callipers -AP front rotors with aluminum hats -narrowed ford 9" -86 vette motor -eldebrock nos kit Shhhh, don't tell anyone haha

While I was friends of Rob (with the lomigo) it was the rides crusing around town. Seeing the neon with big sound systems, (yes i used to have reverse 15x10" wheels and a bed that was full of old school lanzar 15" subs). I meet rob and he schooled me on bags and helped me bag my first truck back 10 years ago. Where in the hell is he these days?

I won't trade you, but for a body dropped/laid out amigo is a pain in the ass to do. i've got a 2wd frame grafted to mine to get it to lay. (so it lays without a HUGE body drop) Good luck on your hunt. Old pics....

This might help http://cgi.ebay.com/21-Delightful-Ways-to-Commit-Suicide-w-DJ-1930_W0QQitemZ6939737657QQcmdZViewItem

Wires are cool if they tuck... Looking good, so when is the ETA of it being finished?

I like it exept the wheels. Great paint work.

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Originally posted by LilJ
whats up everybody? i just recently bought a 98 four door tahoe and i plan on bagging it and makin a full blown custom show truck that just cant be touched....

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If you want to make a full blown custom, do a custom front end, put a F150 front end on it, or something. I'm sure it will be a bolt on kit one of these days. I do like how the green one is done, it flows well and doesn't just cut the body line out.

I've seen 2 many cylinder fail. Easy street is the way to go. www.gravity-werx.com is who I get easy street stuff from. Laterz Phil

I've installed a few sets with no problems. (so far at least) If the weld is flexing, wouldn't it break pretty quick? Got a pic of what you are talking about?

Jesus is doing them down in mexico, he is a bad ass mofo!

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Originally posted by bagged85
and i dont care if jesus himself put on a reverse 4link, dont mean tis correct way to do one. anywhoe, what :FESTER: said.

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I have a customer who wants us to bag his element. Anyone one around here done one before? He wants it cause he is handicap so he can get his wheelchair in and out. Thanks Phil

I like it... u going to powder coat it?

If you see the kind of crap they build there, its ALL parking lot cars. They are just as bad as aim if not worse, but they are awsome at marketing themselves.

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Originally posted by PleasuresBurban
Love the belts squeeking like a real ghetto car..I bet that PS pump loves that..The car isnt so bad becuase its unique although i hate donks, But what a shitty place to put the air tanks..Just looks half ass to me.

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i've played with the 8.5" thunderbird independent rear, they work well also and can handle some good amount of hp....

that would make it 2 easy if they listed that info! haha I like campers myself, but then again i'm getting old....

Time to start on another project. sucks that happened, if you had insurance, i know its covered stuff in the past for a friend. Lets have a moment of silence.

20 bucks! and i'll buy it cash, today! lol It looks like u have a good fair price on it at 8K. Clean truck, maybee get some suspension pics of the rear and such would help.

What do you call a pirate that sets fire to his own ship? An ARRRRRRRsonist!

but if its 2 thick, somethings won't flex with a standard frame and can cause cracking. Not common, but it can happen. Or just build a big one that can hold allot of weight...

Check ebay locally, and check online sites like craigslist and such. Normally not 2 hard to find used and u won't get raped like buying a new one.

Honestly, who is scared to post? Seems like the new people post and not able to take any sort of critisism. If I post my ride, and you think there is a better way to do something I did, i'm all ears. Should go for old and young allike. Being critical does not equal hate. Its funny, my 15 year old says i'm just hating on him just cause I make him go to bed at a certain time and such. LOL

Jesus Freaking Krist! People say they are being hated on if you don't agree with them. Its a forum, thats what its for. Not to hold your hand and say everything is great! Not to say that since u 2 linked your full size you are #1. Come on! I'm sure disney.com and other sites like that may be better for you. There are lots of dumb asses on just about any site you go to. Hate is saying stuff about stuff you can't change, skin color, or maybee i'll even go as far as the type of vehicle you may have purchased. The only main issue with the site is dumb comments, like.... Q. I want to lower my "brand x" truck, anyone know of anyone who makes suspension parts for it? A. I know belltech makes lowering stuff, but they don't make anything for your truck. There is ALLOT of this kind of stuff. Ow well, just my 2 cents. Ow yea, one more thing, minitruckers are cool, everyone else sucks. hahahahahahaha

now lay it out! LOL thats a order!

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Originally posted by yasmany454ss
phil any pics of ur shop??? im going to take some pics tomorrow of mine

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I've got some at home, i'll see what I can come up with!

shock extenders will be fine for the rear, front, if your just using spindels, then your shocks will be in teh same location, if you are useing coils also, then shocks would be good to get, but i've seen allot of them run with no problems. Mostly depends on how worn out they are allready.

Edited: 3/18/2007 8:50:33 PM by havok
I've got some kalamazoo sanders and a 14" cut off saw. They work great, my 2 large sanders are 5 or less years old where my cut off saw is OLD and they still make it! I think my base is a bit heaver duty though, its a good 400+ LB I have these 2 sanders which I use daily at the shop This is just like my latest toy, powermatic band saw from the mid 70s.. But mine has a a hydraulic table attached to it.

Get good 3 ton jacks, and good jack stands, its your life, last thing u want is a car to tip over, espeically if your under it. I like all the 18 volt dewalt stuff 110 volt dewalt 4.5" grinder, should get you going.

Ebay and craftsman. Craftsman is decent price and you get a great warentee. SnapOn, Matco, Etc are better, but for the price if yer starting out, then go at least craftsman. Ebay craftsman tools are cheap. Also make friends with the local pawn shops, I did some free work for a guy that managed one about 10 years ago, its paid for itself time and time again. I've gotten lots of hand tools, gear wrenches, etc from there and more air saws, air chissels etc than I can even remember.

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Originally posted by yasmany454ss
is it a big shop... im strating right now i have been at it for 3 months.... i have a 1000sf shop ....the only tools i have are a miller 175 and lincold stick 225 a grinder sawzal drill and a couple hand toools.and i dont know wether i should by the good tools from now or buy cheap tools then buy the good ones later one

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May the pictures show, yes thats a 2 link..

Been workng on getting all my tools for 10+ years also. I worked a 8-5 for 10 years and started buying tools about a year into it... over 100k in tooling sneaks up on ya preety quick. I get most of my stuff 2nd hand, or its old classic stuff. (I love old heavy ass tools)

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Originally posted by grip
More than my house and all my cars/trucks.

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slams and conitech both will match up.

Just got to home depot and get some some 2x4 and stack them so you have 4x4 and get a eyelet from the fence department and your good. Be sure to use treated wood so you don't have to worry about the weather, or you can paint it to match your truck.

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Originally posted by bigtone
does anyone know where I can find a 2-link for a 98 2 door 2wd tahoe I want to lay on 23" wheels

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I keep most of my magazines in a metal bookshelf. I have all the minitruckin mags from about last 6-7 years. The others I just buy when I see something cool at the local walmart mag stand. As far as other mags, the only other ones I keep are fox, just don't tell my wife. lol

i dunno, just don't seem they wear out after about a year of daily abuse. The ones i took out were in the front of S10s.

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Originally posted by bdroppeddak
i hear suicide doors newest 4 links are gonna come with free lift gate service since they will come strapped to a pallet with a shipping weight of 233 lbs.....

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And you have to have a loading dock or you get charged extra.

I like conitech over any other bag, yes, even over slams. But if your blowing that many air lifts, then might want to check to see if its rubbing or something is in a bad angle. I've hopped my old mazda with air lift bags and never had a problem, but then again, I don't use them on customer trucks. Maybee some pics of yer setup would give clues on why they blew.

I have taken them out of a few trucks.. They were destroyed with daily driving, but they sure do look pretty.

I wasn't able to make it, I know there will be another fund raiser type of thing at the san antonio heat wave in a few months.

Do any good shops install 2 links any more? I know its been like 7-8 years since i've done one... ow yea, I did one, and saw how crappy it was. Like DB i turn away work all the time on people who are convinced that 2 links are a good idea. But again, mullets used to be cool once upon a time...

crap, why not, we bag just about everything else. LOL I think it would be cool... but stay away from the body kits.LOL

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Originally posted by GroundedWaTTs
i didnt read all the way thru all the responses...but that's called Third Party Self Defense...

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Minitruckers help each other out in time of need. LOL

I meant take care of unwanted people...

Also its good to trade out stuff with friends, that way your out of it, and appears random.... but u didn't hear that from me. LOL

I've been on both sides of the coin here, I never hit a woman, but have been accused of it. Its a LONG story for me, but my point will be, if he does ANYTHING, just call up some women groups, they are NAZI bitches, but would help in this case. I doubt he will do anything, he is dumb if he does, but then again, so is hitting on a female. If you don't want him there, and think he might come back, just go ahead and call them. Just my buck fifty...

454 vortec... pretty much all stock exept for intake, that was done to clear the wheels.

There yall go..

got a pic of mine on my myspace account doing a burn out.. http://www.myspace.com/lowdowncustoms

I have 7600LB bags on my dually, works great for 2 car trailers so far. Hope to try a 3 car wedge soon.

wow, that sucks to hear, our prayers are with ya tito...

You can get longer uppers, or shorter lowers depending on what u want.

Video - How to Avoid being Arrested This shows some of the "rights" that you have. Its well put together video.

I have a model 4 bender. It works great and have no problems with it. The model 3 bender is good and a bit easier to find used dies for and works great for most people. I use a foot hydro pump. After about 4 years, no sign of wear, exept its all dirty with dust and crap. haha

2 for each corner on your standard 2 way valves. 1 on each corner for crappy 4-5 way valves.

It will help, but you will still have a little when its dropped all the way.

enough valves to give you independent control, either 2 or 4 depending on the valves. I guess thats what your asking. LOL

as apposed to screwing up a old truck? Doesn't sound like much of a welder... BYC is no longer around, so nothing is needed there. I would Z it, but find someone who has more skills in welding.

moog ones are the best i've found for stock style replacement.

I like toxic shocks. They cost more, but I think they are well worth it.

You can do aluminum and get it polished if you want.

You don't have to get it filled every few days. I've drained a nitrogen bottle in one night. I have one on my 1-ton and done a bunch on other trucks, pretty much unlimited air as long as u don't run out of gas. haha

Yea, as much as people say they arn't corporation, or big buisness. Ow well.

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Originally posted by Cruz Lo
Because your suspension sucks! Go back to the stock setup or read the posts by Bio MAX!!!!!

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Wow, thats a bit harsh...

I'm still busy with just word of mouth. Just start building 2 links, then you will get more buisness. haha

LOL, yes, i'm a no spelling bastard... What sux, is I have auto spell check on also. haha

You probally have the rear to far back, The reasoning, With chevy the front suspension pulls back when its laid out, soooooo, if you use the front to measure from and u have it laid out, then the rear suspension would be 2 far back. I would bring up the front of the wishbone up a little, doesn't need to be parralel, but just below it would be fine. Yes, my grammer sux... haha

any odd noises? u got oil in it? Drop the starter, take out the plugs and see if the flywheel turns.

Hmmm, got to find a way to machine some semi wheels with that, like a texas star.

Ow yea, why not go with a engine driven compressor instead of nitrogen?

I would be cool if it at least laid frame. haha just kidding, it looks great.

Last one i destroyed it complete and used a air chissel. Not the best way, but at 2-3am, it worked fine.

I'm doing a Full Size chevy front frame clip on a 80s F150, in all the WMS (wheel mounting surface) was a few inches shorter. Building the frame with 2x4 1/4" wall square tubing. I'll post current pics soon with it. the Carroll Smith books are great for everyone. I highly suggest them also, My old man bought the engineered to win about 15 years ago when I was starting to tinker with cars.

Congraulations.

That toyota belongs to a friend of mine here in Austin. It kinda grows on you, like a bunion, not something thats all of sudden like HIV.

I'll see if I can dig up some, I had a 350 in a old isuzu, i have it out now going into my amigo.

These are people building custom rides, your ride isn't going to be custom if you have to fab something like trimming off 1/8-1/4" from the end. LOL That is WAY 2 much work. hahahahahahhaa

Trevor, what kind of wheels u got on that dually, look strange in the pic.

I just started to use FBI sheetmetal this last year, and while its not allways perfect, its great for the price. I havn't personally used any Grant stuff, but have heard mostly good things about them. If your saving a 100 bucks, then go with FBI, if its 5 bucks, then go with the grant. I've also used stuff from Guage and that sucked so bad that it never got installed. It was about as thin as a coke can, and was missing part of the body line.

Courior/B2000 rear would probally be a little to narrow, but then u can allways run a spacer. 150 for a rear, 100-150 for drive shaft and 4-link or leaf spring perches and your done. Definatly the cheapest way that I know.

Edited: 2/4/2007 5:45:57 PM by havok
Pulling my Z after the truck was first bagged. Big bags for big towing in the future. After body dropping the tow rig.

cut the frame after the dropdown and raise up the front. Z the frame, there are allot of pics and such on this site about doing a Z.

Edited: 1/28/2007 7:12:00 PM by havok
Why can't someone steal my wife? Please... someone! haha I'll even pay someone to do it!

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Originally posted by Cass
Don't steal someone's wife.

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what latches do you have?

Well u got to decide what u want in a club. Whats important to you? People, rides, drugs, drinking, etc..

If you have tire clearence u can do it, but its allot better to do a longer bar. Worth the extra time to do it right.

I think they are teh same as the amigo, the best way i've found to do it is to do a 2wd front frame clip from a isuzu pickup. Then u can run dropped spindles, and such. New crossmembers would have to be made also.

1.25 lower, 1.0 uppers, unless u do shocks on the upper control arms, then 1.25 for uppers. .25 wall, u can go smaller, but on control arms its better to get something a bit heavier duty due to the stresses us minitruckers put it through.

awwww pookie!

Do you have any in a 30 series? haha u got a pic, that seems pretty cool, sorry to get off topic

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Originally posted by grip
I also build stainless lowprofile mufflers.

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you talking about air tanks, right? not gas tanks?

haha, ok, now I see it.. i feel dumb for not noticing it now. dayum it.

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Originally posted by PleasuresBurban
what u see is a blurry pic of the tie rod in kinda covering it..all the ball joints are fine.

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why does the lower ball joint look all sorts of messed up? just a blurry pic? I do like the pics of the arms, bad ass shit.

Pay someone to do it, or be liek the rest of us and take years to finish it. My amigo has been under the knife for 4 years and i still have all to do it. And I do have a shop. LOL Just give it some time, and don't get depressed about it and do one thing at a time. Or i'll trade you a hot tub for your truck and u won't have to worry about it no more.

Seen a exg/f use them, worked out great! seriously, what kind of rear do u have... still laughing..

weightwatchers is everywhere and deliver food to your house so u dont' have to go anywhere. This will get your rearend a bit narrower.

to do what? There are a billion out there. If yer starting, start out with some craftsman stuff. Ebay is a great place to find deals on craftsman tools.

Anything in paticular u want to know? Weber carb isn't legal, but I have yet to find a inspector that notices that its different.

aim is the wrong answer, nothing they have is worth a cent. If I remember right, its a mcpherson strut style and you can get the measurments and airlift has a good amount of different replacement styles. I havn't messed with universal air, but have heard lots of good things about them.

put a condom on it, that will help stuff from falling into your tank... haha

Frame tables are very nice thing, but its not worth if you are doing a few here and there. I personally have used them but I float everythign where I want it with jacks, mostly screw type jacks, and 0 every thing out with a digital level guage.

You can have one bent, but people with big benders like that are not around everywhere. A welded one with 2x4.25 is fine. What do you plan to accomplish, and start measuring everything off your current frame and go modify it to what you hope to accomplish.

Why not answer the question instead of just promoting your nazi site. nothing wrong with some promoting, but at least help the guy.. On other projects i've just gone and gotten a bung from muffler shops and havn't had any problems. Also unless you are planning on laying it out on 20s you don't need custom control arms, but they do look cool. here is direct link on a ok howto on the mazdas. http://www.lowdowncustom.com/tutoriaux-d6.html

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Originally posted by YourScene
hey man check out MazdaBScene.com


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That brings back some memories. They did allot with the isuzu trucks and some of us are still trying to catch up. Respect can be for others that have done it, and can be for new people. I'm setting mine up for 20s up front and 22 in rear, but I can get away with that since its a amigo, and I don't have to worry about it comming out of the bed. I'm sure people will go bigger, there is allways someone, and it may look good, may not, depending on how its done. I liked some thigns on the DIB nissan and didn't like other parts, as a whole it was executed pretty well though.

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Originally posted by ///RA StRkDiSuZu
Mitch I just dont think certain people realize who they are talking to. People that are the Isuzu gods are Radar Hendrix, Rob Rodell & Bone Collector. They were the ones that motivated and inspired me to build what you all see on the pages of Street Trucks. Those were some badass built rides in their day and could still compete with todays rides.

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just don't post any pics of girls, they will get mad! or links to girls for that matter. LOL

amigo fenders still come in above the flare, which helps for smaller wheels, but once u get past the flare, u are still the same width.

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Originally posted by cuzican
Also you'll prob. need Amigo fenders for the extra width. You my be able to do Amigo quaters in the back. So you dont have to narrow the rear end, I dont know for sure.

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I would bet on donkeys also, also midgets. Everything asside, anyone have pics of one that broke? I'd be curious to pick appart a broken one. Also this seems to be a mod that allot of honda guys, seems like someone should build a spindle.. (hinting toward max).....

Edited: 12/26/2006 12:09:39 AM by havok
Ok, you go from it about killed some guy, to now it happend to you. Whats next? The same thing happend to everyone in your family? Also it says in your profile that you do all you and your friends do all of your own work, so if it did happen to you, you have no one to blame exept yourself, cause you also said you were no expert. Ow yea, blowjax, is aim, just cause someone else sells it doesnt' mean its no longer aim. If I buy something from sears, craftsman wrench, and sell it to you, it doesn't mean its no longer a sears product. Ow yea, and BTW, i've seen MANY cylinders brake, on Hondas, and Neons.

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Originally posted by dropped00civic
its not safe, welding on cast with steel plates just wont hold, yes it will hold for a while but it will break, a shop here done the exact same thing and 2 months l8tr they broke and about killed the guy driving on the interstate, so in my opion as a welder and someone that has done many hondas its an wreck waiting to happen

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Originally posted by dropped00civic


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Originally posted by havok
Edited: 12/10/2006 10:23:55 PM by havok
And this comming from someone who has blowjax air cylinders on his honda.......

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Originally posted by dropped00civic
all im saying is i have seen them break, why do you think they are a 1 piece deal, if they were able to be welded on the factory would have welded something on them, go ahead and sell them to someone and when it breaks and kills them you would have wished you lisened to these know it alls

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ok smartass, ive had more than one honda ive built, i had a set done just like what they have done, went thru all the processes that they had done, and guess what it failed and i wrecked my fucking car,i suffered mild head trama fluid on both knees bruised ribs all from that wreck because of some stupid shit, you dont have to lisen to me i dont really care if you wreck and kill your self, all im saying is im no no it all, and safty is my first issue these days and by the way my civic is a daily driver so yeah i have blowjax on it so i can get back and forth to work and not have problems

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axle twist is not a issue with a whopping 95 HP. haha

2 links are pooooo....

I'm curious on moving of the steering rack....

This doesn't make since....... Its up to what size tires you are running on a pathfinder wheel. I've hit the firewall with 14" wheels without a body drop.

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Originally posted by truk 2low4u
pathfinders wont need tubing for a bodydrop

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I do know the B2600 and B2200 tranny is different, at least the bell housing, but i'm pretty sure its all different. I know one of the Kia motors will bolt to the B2200, or u could just get a B2600 tranny and fab up all new mounts.

depends on how far its body droped and if the body drop is done above the stock wheel well or not. I allways do it above the wheel well so u can run a 18" with a lo pro and not have a problem.

If you had the battery connected backwards it could have blown all sorts of things. is the parking light circuit the only one you are having problems with?

Don't forget

Anyone use the tips I posted about suicide?

There are the same types here. Same on just about any web site. I just start getting sarcastic and being a asshole with them. LOL

LOL max, that sux, u welded to a cast spindle! hahah j/k

thats awsome max, I'm liking it.

Allot was left out in that article.

yea, at least everyone is ok... got to be carefull!

I've bought some for customers and never had a problem, but then again, i've bought fillers and didn't have a problem either.

I'm just here to help

HOW TO KILL YOURSELF

A META-GUIDE

GOALS

This text attempts to establish unambiguous criteria by which potential suicide methods can be judged. This text does not attempt to list or evaluate all known suicide methods. A comprehensive list of suicide methods is maintained by the alt.suicide.holiday newsgroup.

CRITERIA

For a suicide method to be Church of Euthanasia approved, it must be:

QUICK

PAINLESS

CERTAIN

DISCREET

SAFE

ACCESSIBLE

TIDY

RATIONALE

QUICK: Fast methods cause less psychological anguish, and provide lessopportunity to "chicken out". Why be unnecessarily tormented by doubts and second thoughts? An ideal method would be essentially instantaneous.

PAINLESS: The Church of Euthanasia opposes suffering, even for humans. Therefore a Church-approved method must be at least painless, if not outright enjoyable.

CERTAIN: A failed suicide usually results in close surveillance, or even confinement to a mental hospital, greatly reducing the odds of a successful second attempt. In addition, many suicide methods have the potential to cause severe suffering if unsuccessful, in the form of irreversible organ damage, disfigurement, and so forth. An ideal method would be 100% certain to cause death, with no chance of mere injury.

DISCREET: Many methods would be effective under ideal conditions, but in practice have too great a risk of detection. No matter how promising the method may be from other perspectives, it is useless unless you can get away with it.

SAFE: Safe to others, not you! The Church of Euthanasia only supportsVOLUNTARY population reduction. An ideal method would have zero chance of "collateral damage" to other living things.

ACCESSIBLE: No matter how nifty a method sounds, it doesn't do you anygood if you can't obtain it, and obtain it discreetly at that.

TIDY: Don't be selfish! If you make a nasty mess, someone will have to discover it, and clean it up too. That someone could be a friend or family member. Most people aren't trained to deal with trauma, and even if they are, that doesn't mean they like it. No one is going to appreciate mopping up bits of your head.

EVALUATION OF SELECTED COMMON METHODS

Shooting: Assuming minimal knowledge of anatomy, sufficient caliber, and a steady hand, it's quick and certain alright, and probably painless too, though it's hard to be sure. Discreet? Well, once you have the weapon in hand, no one can stop you, so the question is moot. Accessibility varies widely: obviously in the USA it's more accessible than we'd like, but in the UK for example it could be nearly impossible. Safety depends heavily on the choice of location. All in all, it wouldn't be such a bad method, if it didn't make such a terrible mess.

Hanging: Not very quick or certain, with a decent chance of mere injury. High marks for accessibility, but unfortunately the risk of detection is also high, because hanging takes a while, unless you manage to break your neck, which is relatively hard to do. Most people probably wouldn't consider hanging painless, but obviously there's a minority who enjoy this type of thing (see the classic British film "The Ruling Class" for example). No one who has ever seen a choking victim would describe this method as "tidy".

Driving: A fine example of an unsafe method. What did all those totalstrangers ever do to you? Cars are accessible enough, but collisions have surprisingly low fatality rates, and usually aren't quick, painless, or tidy.

Jumping: Fairly quick, depending on the height, but not all that certain. You'd be astonished at how many people have survived outrageous jumps. San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge draws jumpers from all over the world, but the locals are hip, and many people are stopped in the act. This method has a high probability of a making a truly disgusting mess.

Slashing: Unless you're a Marine, you probably don't have what it takes to slice yourself deeply enough to do the job. There's a fine line between self-mutilation and an actual suicide attempt. In most cases this method is just a cry for help. Straight razors are accessible enough, but this method is definitely not painless, certain or quick. It might look glamorous in the movies, but don't be fooled: a bathtub full of blood is not a pretty sight.

Drowning: Not particularly discreet except very isolated areas, and even then it's advisable to do it at night. If you're a good enough swimmer to get far enough out, it's fairly certain, especially in frigid water, but it's not quick by any means. By some accounts it's moderately painless, but where your bloated corpse will wind up, and to what extent it will be chewed, is another matter.

Freezing: If you can manage to get above the timber line in winter andget naked, this method has a good chance of success, but be careful to take public transportation. People have been rescued by over-zealous park rangers who were tipped off by an extra car in the parking lot. Unless you're in the Arctic circle, it takes a while, but it's relatively painless once you get past a certain point. Accessibility varies widely, but freezing gets high marks for safety and tidiness, and is ideal for nature-lovers.

Overdosing: This is a huge topic, and beyond the scope of this text. Suffice it to say that the lethal dosage for a given substance depends enormously on the individual. In many cases the odds of organ damage are much higher than the odds of death. Many attempts fail due to the human body's annoying tendency to vomit when poisoned. Most experts recommend combining drugs with alcohol and a garbage bag over the head, secured with an elastic.

Nitrous Oxide (NO2): When properly applied (using a mask or a garbage bag), it's astoundingly quick and certain, and downright pleasurable (after all, dentists use it). The hard part is getting the stuff. It takes a lot of whippets to fill up a garbage bag, and it's difficult to get a tank without posing as a legitimate business.

Oven Gas: This method is totally unacceptable, due to the obvious danger of blowing up total strangers.

Car Exhaust: This is a fine example of a method that's reasonable in theory but rarely works out in practice, because it's so hard to do discreetly. A tube from your tailpipe to your car window is bound to attract attention. Run your engine in your garage long enough, and you'll be visited by a nosy neighbor. Sure it's painless, but failure means brain damage. The active ingredient (Carbon Monoxide) is terrific; it's only the delivery method that's a problem.

Carbon Monoxide: This gas binds to your hemoglobin better than oxygen. In practice, this means you can breathe it as easily as oxygen, except that you die. It's not as much fun as Nitrous Oxide but it's much easier to obtain. The best way is with a tank from an industrial supply house (see Jerry Hunt's video), but acceptable concentrations can be obtained with indoor use of a charcoal grill. The main problem is how to avoid killing whoever discovers you.

CONCLUSION

Suicide is hard work, and should not be undertaken lightly. It's easyto do it badly, or make rookie mistakes. As with many things, the best results are achieved by thorough research and careful preparation.

keep the 5 speed and just move it otu of the way.... relocate under the dash using a honda lude cluch master with remote resorvor or go all out and get a willwood setup, still be out the same and still have the 5 speed.

Edited: 12/10/2006 10:23:55 PM by havok
And this comming from someone who has blowjax air cylinders on his honda.......

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Originally posted by dropped00civic
all im saying is i have seen them break, why do you think they are a 1 piece deal, if they were able to be welded on the factory would have welded something on them, go ahead and sell them to someone and when it breaks and kills them you would have wished you lisened to these know it alls

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lol, dayum it, I was picturing the bottem ripped out from under it. haha, NP harry.

Edited: 12/10/2006 9:48:00 PM by havok
I have not gotten used to it. LOL I personally like stiffer suspensions, esp for little trucks, just cause I tend to drive hard, and yes its allot harder than a "factory" ride and I don't think i'll ever get used to peeing anymore. (

y would u want a auto? but like russ said, the b2600 and b2200 have different family of motors.

MAX- Got pics of the guy that hit the palm tree stump... i want to see some auto carnage... lol

i agree with downlow... if you are dragging a good amount, normally you want a stiffer setup (bag over axle), you can ride lower and tap the ground less, but if you go with a cantilever setup, (2 link or 4 linke, 3 link or whatever) it rides nicer but you have less control when riding low. thats a bad run-on sentance... I peronsally perfer to ride harder... dayum that sounds gay. haha

Harry- Don't you know everyone here is a expert! haha even heating is better, but tourch with the bracing is probally fine if you take your time. The slower you bring up the temp and drop it the better you are. I've known some 4x4 people and some hot rodders take a week to cool off a part. 325 is fine for that, if someone is only charging 100 bucks i'd bet money they arn't doing that and cheesing out somewhere.

Just buy it online and test it out for us! haha people allways trying to start shit on here. haha

you can just put in the new rubber parts most of the time. i used to restore old cars and there would allways be lots of rust in the master cylinders and I would have to use a tool to clean the cylinder walls. Bit yours isn't that old so you probally won't have to. Just feel the inside of the cylinder to make sure its all clean and free of any corrosion.

the kit is 2 peices of plastic that sucks. I have the video from back in the day. Don't do it unless you have lots of fab skills, and if you do, you would be best off just making it from scratch.

haha, u made a smillie max. LOL Wonder how they compair, i guess i missed them at sema.

I thought u were talking about the arm itself. never mind....

junk yard?

Thats about as cool as trying to get a turkey pregnant..

be carefull not to do 2 much. I have custom arms on my dually that are 1" shorter and it killed the amount of lift I get cause the upper ball joint comes about 1/4" from the bag at the point my ball joint bottems out. It could be done 2 far where it will hit. Also just make sure u reinforce it, and u should have no problem, keep everythign straight, use a band saw if you are sectioning your stock ones.

I may have to just raise this one up some. Figure a way to hold it again.

link setup, i perfer 3, with heim joints or some sort of super flex joint. Normally the front will limit you, for that you will need to get rid of them limiting ball joints and go with a off road style with custom control arms.

This is the best pic

i'll trade you for a bad ass hot tub! haha

haha, seriously, you will be out the money for the new tranny, maybee a drive shaft (don't know my dodges that well) and clutch master/slave cylinder, and the line for that. Thats normally about it, you would be best off just getting everything from the junk yard off the same style truck.

Here is a pic of a tranny

Well i'm sure it sounded like a good idea when they started it. not bad though at least its a bit more original that most things these days.

ever doink a turkey?

awsome deal! good luck with it

your mom smells like a turkey

max i want construction pics. Never done a old caddi, i'm curious how they are under all that sheetmetal.

dayum thats sweet... don't paint it, it looks good like that.

I'm bagging a burban for a customer and he has like a 40 gallon tank in it. I'm sure that most burbans had a normal size tank, anyone know if it is high enough to have a bagged ride without raising it? The one in this one hangs down a good 6" past the body. Hell its bigger than the one in my dually.

I've driven on them for years and so did many of my customers because I install them more than any other bags. I've had no problem. As far as how they compair to firestone, they seem to be a little bit stiffer, but I woudn't change them out unless u wanted 1/2" ports or have a reason to. You probally won't notice any difference.

ok, pics? common, pics! bitches, where are the dayum pics! at least the before pics... so we can see progress! ow yea pics! haha

Thats it, 2 many cheap asses, but ow well.. at my shop i eventually get them all, just cost more for repair work. Bio is a cool mofo, ow yea, not only cool, but actually knows stuff and not try and convince you silly stuff like a reverse 2 link on his grandma's sisters cousin is the best suspension ever made. haha

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Originally posted by thatsmydawg
people these days are so stupid they do stuff the cheapest way possible then soemthing breaks and wrecks everything so then they do it cheap again and they wreck everything over and ovr when they can do it right the first time. but its just hard tocoem up with the money thats why everyones complaining cause there poor and spend all there money on there truck just start savin some money guys and give max soem business sounds like good deal if he had a maz set id do it too

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I think the only people you have to worry about is the state inspections, and most people that do it are 7 buck a hour guys and they don't care nor do they understand anything about custom, as long as when they drive it the brakes work and all the lights work, its ok.

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Originally posted by bdroppeddak
i guess you mean pie cutting it like 10 times into a bend? i wouldnt wanna do that..........

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uhm, no, using sheets and cutting out your sides, and then your top and bottem parts. Kinda like a 4 part notch. Here is one I did many years back in a mitsu to give you a idea.

wow, is this going to turn into a reverse 4 link debate? haha. Ok, when you bend your frame rails it stretches the metal so you have thin spots on the outside of the bend. The metal doesn't magically hop from the inside of the bend to the outside of the bend. Does it mean much to the typical guy here, nope, but it does to the hot rod guys and people that use their vehicles more than just driving on the street. I've used both, and either works well on 90% of all rides. I would not use a mandrel bent frame towing a 3 car hauler with my dually but would not think twice with a welded frame. Your typical hot rod doesn't have that issue, so either will work, and the people that that have enough HP to cause problems with it have roll cages to help trianglate everything. Welded frames are stronger, more even througout, and can be designed to any spec. your mandrel frame rails can be bent to your specs, but take longer to have someone to do it for you, (unless u have a bender and can do it yourself). Also to mention, normally most welded frames are thicker but not allways. PS. Dusty- Sorry for jacking the thread into a discussion, either will work, but since its going under a truck if you want to stick with a mandrel, go with the thickest you can find, not only cause of not having a roll cage, but in the "real" world its allways best to have a little bit more frame for the people that like to rear end you and such. But with a sheet of 3/16 and some cardboard, you can have some flowing welded frame rails done in no time.

thought i'd give u a hard time since you got a girl in your avatar... haha

so you didn't machine your own switches?

pretty cool for a girl.

I hate buffing out bugs.... i've done that way 2 many times.

gilfs are still fun, searching for grandma's possem....

if you were aws certified, u should know this..

if you use a light switch, you can get one that lights up also! haha god dayum that would be dumb....

haha yuppers, I know... NASCAR requires it and so does Super Trucks. NHRA allows bending on the back half of a Funny Car, but only if more metal is used. AWS (American Welding Society) certification requires a welder to prove that he/she can put down a bead as strong or stronger than the metal on either side of the weld. If you can't do that you can't get certified. A bend will never be as strong. Remember the last time you sat on cheap metal lawn furniture? It gives out at the bends, just like an Allen wrench does.

Just remember, all yall young fuckers will get old to. haha dayum i feel old. haha

when u bend your rails you actually are stretching the metal, so you have a thinner area..

U should see his hot wheels!

haha, no painter here, just a suspension guy. Lester has been painting since he was a baby.

or that single bag you have in the rear...

I have used EMJ and havn't heard of them bending it, but maybee, they are good to tubing from. Why not just weld your frame, it will be stronger than having it bent.

ow ow, lester is here, lol, a actual painter. LOL

home depot..

what kind of switches do you want?

cylinders suck, get something thats decent.

make some long ones out of some solid rod and weld them on! haha I was thinking of super gluing some lee press on nails to mine. haha

haha, tits, hole, heartbeat, i'm ready! haha

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yea, and there are allots of different kinds! I perfer the light switch style. Allot easier than trying to make a switch

I've rebuilt them, probally do one for 100 or so. take them appart and look at the big black cap in there. 9 out of 10 times it will have leaked onto the board. As long as the board itself isn't messed up 2 bad, it is fixable.

nope, but then again, 10 years ago i would have said the same thing of someone wanting a turbo kit for a civic. haha

James, i feel old now, thanks allot! haha

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How dare you think they would steal someones idea! Everything they have is 100% original ideas! Just like these cool stickers they have!

I have a customer with a 02 Hyundai, Accent GS, anyone have a turbo kit or any other performance stuff for this car?

russ- well crap, i guess I took 2 long and the responce to yours didn't take. Well, maybee twice that 10ish, and yes, those people have EVERY right to complain. Its just turned into a witch hunt and everyone that has never done buisness with him has jumped in 2 be a internet hero. I'm not trying to defend him if you never got your product, hell there is no way I could. I got screwed on shipping, but ow well, I had to go drive 3 hours each way to get 3 sets of control arms, I saw at least 50 arms there needing ball joint plates or something. He lacks buisness skills, and the that effects allot, from getting ball joint plates cut from the cnc cutter people to dealing with customers. All I can defend is what I saw. I hope the best for everyone that did place a order, and hope he does eventually make everything right with everone, but who knows....

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Originally posted by JUSPCHY
I beg to differ, I can assure you there are well more than "5 ish" people that did not recieve their parts. I know of atleast five people personally. After seeing some of these arms fail I don't think I would trust them, if they can't hold up on a s-10 what would a big block dually do to them! Chad //NC MD\\ just buy Devious or Cando arms.

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Well so far mine I have on my crew cab dually are working fine so far. Time will tell, but so far so good. I also had him narrow them a inch, and from what I have seen he was the only person that would do 1 off custom arms like that.

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Originally posted by truck action
I also recieved my order in a resonable time & had no problems with reaching him. And yes he should be & is respondable for getting things right. But there have been things said that shouldn't have ! His isn't the only bussness to fall into hard times.This can happen to any of us!! Have a happy Thanksgiving all!!

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Yes it can, and while he did give some false hopes, a good amount of people did get their products. The problem is all the internet people that didn't even order anything, just talking crap to make them feel better. By looking at this post it looks like 100s of people never got their stuff and its really like 5ish. Many people have forgotten all the help he has given to minitruckers for years and years, without asking for a cent. He will be back someday, and if he does do this kind of work i'm sure he will run things differently.

I feel better, ready for a nap now!

unfortuantly wheel manuafures have to make a cheap wheel to stay in buisness. That sux, at least u got 6 years of enjoyment. now it will make a cool hose real!

I like gallery the best, it works well with many type of sites and allows batch uploading and such. I like 1.x better than 2, but either will work. Got over 10K show pics loaded on my site under gallery.

I havn't seen one for sale in years... Let me know if you find a place for them.

u move the hole firewall back? looks cool

Thats pretty bio. Doesn't everyone have 220? hell, i used my dryer outlet when I used to bag stuff out of my garage, it worked fine. It just boils down to experience, when I started I had NO experience and bought a grainger 220 volt crappy welder and just used common cents.. (not dollars) a cheap 220 isn't that much more than a 110 so if your starting just spend a few extra bucks to save yourself a headache. I've used a 110, but you have to have a bit more experience to make a good weld.

biomax just flexed on everyone there. haha

the person sitting in the Q5 is fired! haha that sucks, so much for quality, wonder if they heard of ISO 9000. haha

if yer lowering it, fist step is to strip out the 4x4 crap.

Eric has a bad ass one, he just wont' show anyone.

I know fuller would do it, he is a bad mofo!

i don't like how short the bars are...

There is a ranger that is done here http://www.lowdowncustom.com/ldc.html and it works pretty well, about as well as you can get it with I-beams. I'm doing a F150 now and putting in a front chevy 1500 front frame clip under it, its deffinatly the way to go. Just depends on what your ultimate goal of the truck. Daily driving, definatly switch out the front unless u got big balla money for tires all the time. haha

I've heard good things from the hm-engineering.com.

ow yea, and so far i've been the happiest with moog ball joints, I woudn't use anything else. (as far as stock replacement goes)

Fab work? no people like the bolt on, and if somethihng require fab work or doesn't do what they want, its the companies fault. That BYC arm was because of the over extention of the control arms, this is the owners fault for not limiting the lift but yes, its BYC issue also because it should have been built tougher for the people that don't know much about fab work. I've gotten a few sets of BYC arms and worked through what I havn't liked about them and now its working fine, its not that difficult, just spend some time looking at the way your suspension works and check everything before maxing out everything.

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Originally posted by FXDGRND
For the most parts... The majority of minitrucks are fine with stock arms. My toy sits flat with stock arms and spindles. Bobby's Older Toyota sits flat on 20's with stock arms. I've known isuzu owners that sat flat with 18's. What it comes down to is there may be fab work to get them to sit flat. On my truck its just different placement of the strut bar. Control arms are luxury items for most. I've seen many s-10 with 20's stock arms with spindles. If you aftermarket arms are hitting your frame then that is a design flaw. If you don't want to buy short rams get straps. If you are on bags and it does it, shorten your cups. Like I typed it comes down to some fab work.


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I think control arms would be easier and cheaper to build. While I would perfer a spindle, when looking at the price most minitruckers are poor fuckers. 600 is deffinatly worth it for custom spindles, I have a hard enough time to get people to get 250 buck spindles around here. haha. I think you would be able to get more people to buy upper and lower control arms just cause they look cooler. Also do all tacos use the same spindle?

I was thinking of building one, I love old datsuns, being a Z guy and a minitrucker, i figure a 510 would be my next datsun project.

I've used FBI pans/skins and they all have been right on the money. no complaints here.

Ok, betsy, time to show off.

i know it was standard for a few years then they went back to drums standard like in 92ish with a optional drum, dunno why they went back. I know many amigos had them also.

we all thought of it at the same time! 4 real!

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Originally posted by HarryBalls
sd.com fuckin minitruck walmart....man i wish everyone would quit suckin their dick.

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yuppers

1/2 up and 3/8 down works fine.

that turns me on!

haha, I hope its the first ride the guy has built.. haha

yea, I charge more at my shop if its allready hacked up. The bad thing is I see stuff like that from "shops". haha

I saw him at sema, wasn't real talkative, guess he was tired like everyone else. haha

www.lowdowncustom.com has some

I remember that truck, it was bad ass!

I like the mazda, looks like it will be a great ride. On the s10 though, it looks like the body drop is welded to where the trim is, how yall going to put the interior back in?

I had my ears punched to a 4ga and streched to a 2ga in one sitting. (yea first pearcing) and got 2 tats, one for my love of the datsun 240z and one for my love of minitrucks. (minitruck logo)

yuppers, got to look at custom stuff closly, lots of hacked up crap out there. Time to call yer friends to help u out! haha

They don't exist anymore, they were all shippeed to mexico. I'd search locally first, or most newspapers have online classifieds, or allot of places have craigslist, (a free online classifieds) that has all sorts of junk on there.

not sure why its not workign for you, but if you go to their web site and u can see it in the projects section

haha, u could bring it back to texas, but looks like some other stuff would be better to get you going, at least boxing part of the frame and shaving it off, and getting rid of the 2 link...

Dayum it, here u go! http://www.ifcustom.com/projects/projectspages/s-t/skateboard.htm

2link, 4 link? 3 link? what kind of setup? and yes, 350 is to high if yer driving it around.

Its a nice setup? and its blowing bags? and the panhard is diag? Something doesn't sound right. You should be able to be hard on it and never blow a bag, unless yer running stupid high pressure or something...

well if you are doing a IRS, you could make a full subframe that lifted and lowered also, would be allot of work and have no idea why you would want to.... so basically u would have 2 suspensions in one.

That is a extreme drop for temple, haha nothing but 4x4 there. haha If it belonged to someone in a club, i would assume it was their daily driver, and not their custom ride.

The one with the bigger hammer wins!

I've used DJM arms in the past, i like them the best if you are going to stick with I-beams...

All you got left is everything! haha take more pics!

frame notched for steering...

<---------- keeping a eye out in austin...

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Originally posted by e10pvmt
with what force it would have taken to push that truck 8 ft i would be interested if he knocked the frame out of wack at all...that would be a good chunk of change more to fix....oooooorrrrrrrr.......replace it with one that will lay it out...mom's pimpin the SFBD

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Its a side swipe, frame is going to be fine....

I think i'm going to go drink some milk now

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Thats not as bad as the one that my daily over a year go, he hit my explorer, spun around my wifes expidition, through my tree and into the neighbors house. He didn't try to run, he had broken both his ankles...

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Originally posted by dubrocker04
"she must have a floppy taint" har har hoo wee hawt dang yuk yuk yuk man i dang ol tale yew whut... fuckin podunk clowns... who the hell says "owned"? dumasses

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I guess its a computer/online thing, i guess you just won't understand.

I like the second one, I want a tomb stone like that.

I'm in austin texas also. MANY years ago I had to get a insurance claim done on a honda and took it there. Yuppers, I took it back 3 or 4 times, body lines didn't line up, things still broken under the hood and the last time it was there the inner fender fell out so I just gave up. I should have waited and get my normal people to fix it but live and learn. They are con artists and don't give a rats fuck about customers. If you need something done, give me a holla, i have people here that can help u out.

Got pics of how you did the control arms?

i'll try and find it and take a few pics...

what did you do with the last one? haha The only extra one I have now is one for a round body style ranger, its a over the bed rail one. It won't fit the isuzu since its wider at the cab than at the end.

Yea, i remember when I thought it was cheap to get 17s cause they got under the 2k mark. haha You can fit WHATEVER size rim and tire under ANY vehcile, just depends on how far past the hood/fenders you wanna go. haha

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Originally posted by FreakwitaFro
remember when 17's and 18's were big on a mini truck? those were the good ol days. lol

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Common Jerry, u can do it!

simple mount off the frame to the lower control arm.

That was built a few shops down from me, its pretty cool for a cavalier. LOL

i was almost getting turned on by them floppy titties

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Originally posted by sk8terbuck420
Has anyone heard of a Locomotive customs in tx??

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Bobby over there, yea, thats who I would pick in the houston area for sure! He has been doing it longer than anyone else I know there.

U can see pics of my work at my site. The main thing is talk to previous customers of ANY shop you want. Austin, TX

oops error sucks ass...

laying a "skirt" kit is about as cool as being gay. Not that anything wrong with being gay, but EVERYONE knows how you spend your free time.

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Originally posted by droptZX2
my side skirts are on the ground and even with out them my front crossmember is 1/4in of the ground

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LOL silly ricer....

if u want ideas, bag it, LOL lay it all the way out! I do like dem there dodges layed out! LOL

all i can say is wow....

I'd sell ya the 4 inch kit, shackles/hanger kit. hit me up if you want a price on it.

How far do you want to drop it?

With kids, you will need a something else to do so you will need your truck, kinda like thearpy. LOL Park it till yer ready. My wife has 3 kids, just takes a bit longer..

I didn't hear please, no one will help you without the magic word!

use standard gear oil if any leaks out, but probally it won't. Go to a local bolt suppoly place (not home depot, but a place locally that speciallizes in bolts) and get some that are 1/4 longer. You can measure the depth of the hole and might be able to get some 1/2" longer though.

yuppers, that about sums it up. Thanks!

make sure you get longer bolts, i've seen those type of brackets brake bolts before.

i took a few pics of it at THW on my sight also, how much did he get it for?

just spot weld the parts in slowly till complete. Its easy to go to fast and warp the hell out of it. I normally do many spots at a time, and jump around, it allways seems that it will never get done that way, but it helps keep everything from warping.

I like anydvd and clonedvd. And it asks you up front to make sure you want to copy a copyrighted material that way you don't do anything illegal on accident. LOL

I liked Billy Lane, but he will pay for killing him. One way or another, and because he is famous they will be sure to make a example of him. I know the guy that hit me while I was walking (he was 19) went up for some sort of attempted manslaughter offence. Billy has money, so he probally won't get convicted and have to do time, but it will cost him a pretty penny.

Got to keep a eye out on yer bothers, RIP....

for simple stuff, thumbs plus works well. But PS is the best out there.

Thanks russ, dunno crap about the true offroad guys. I do know lots can be learned from them fuckers though. There are some good books out there, I read "engineering to win" has lots of good stuff, and another one I liked was "doorslammers". The first one had lots of good stuff about metaluralgy, and the second has good stuff about suspension theroy and such. Neither has any info on doing reverse 4-links or 2 links, LOL, just cause its "not right".

Hope yall hadn't forgotten about me for the video. Hope to see it soon!

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The first one I did was about 10 years ago, Pete & Jakes kit, I think it was for a 34 ford or something, it came with some paperwork on how to set it up right. I'll see if I can find that old paper this week, it had some good info. Links are cheap enough and just not worth building, unless yer building allot of them or just happen to have lathes and such laying around.

people that steal cars arn't allways the smartest.

In that pic of that truck jumping, is that a broken shock in the rear fenderwell? What a POS!, LOL j/k. And yes, reverse 4-links are poooooo

I still get the problem when i'm doing searches on the forum.... waiting....

i wanna go jump!

The place here that I get my reptile stuff from (rats, etc) has one, I guess i could ask him. The guy there is a big flammer, he wouldn't have a problem checking the tempature there.

dont' see any pics either...

nope

I thought ball joint at first, but it looks like the bottem of the tire is pushed out 2 far, which would be the axle, guess it could be the lower ball joint, LOL either way, its funny. I had a lower ball joint brake going down the freeway about 80 in my crew cab dually, made lots of sparks, didn't wreck, still able to control it with no problem, to get it off the freeway.

that bag is offset allot, but it does look good.

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2500 bags make it allot easier.. Here is a tech article on doing it. http://www.lowdowncustom.com/tutoriaux-d6.html Laterz Phil

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Some of the earliest buildings that could be called apartments were seen in ancient Rome and the cities of the Roman empire; five or six-story brick structures called "insulae" (islands) housed multiple families. However, as these cities fell to ruin, the concept of the apartment house disappeared until the 1800s, when European cities were getting crowded. At that time, particularly in France, the idea recurred. The first American apartment building (as opposed to a boarding house) appeared in the United States in the 1850s. Gwendolyn Wright's Building the Dream claimed the first was in 1855 in Boston; it was called the Hotel Pelham. However, panamaus notified me of the two Pontalba Apartment Buildings in New Orleans, which were constructed 1848 to 1850 by the French baroness Micaela Pontalba. The idea of having three or more sets of tenants under a single roof, with more than just a bedroom for each set, was controversial; it was seen as a flighty single or newlywed's way of putting off real domestic life. It was also seen as slightly risque to live all on the same floor and so close to one's neighbors. They were called "French flats" for some time, as a way to evoke sophistication and also because that's where the idea had come from. And the early "apartment-hotels" were aimed at the rich; by 1869 when the Stuyvestant Flats were being built in New York, their rents were $900 to $1800 per year, when the entire five-floor building had cost only $150,000 to build. (In addition to being popular, they made efficient use of scarce city real estate.) In the latter half of the 1800s, apartment houses contained luxuries that most houses did not have yet, such as running water and central gas mains -- even electric lights run from a generator for the building, since there were no street lines before the 1890s. Most of them had, in addition to common laundry rooms, kitchens in the basement where food was made for all the occupants, to be delivered to their apartments; in fact, in 1878 a New York court ruled that the presence of central kitchen and other services was what made a building an apartment (high-class) rather than a tenement (definitely low-class). However, there were still some similarities to tenement buildings -- very few windows (or windows that opened out onto the air shafts instead of the outside), thin walls which let sound carry, dark halls, and cramped rooms. However, there were usually impressive public lounges where one could entertain. Some people felt that apartment buildings were a step forward; authors like Edward Bellamy in his Looking Backward painted a future where everyone had the advantages of technology and centralized services. However, many others felt that apartments were slightly decadent, that they encouraged women, particularly, to neglect household duties, and that the close quarters encouraged promiscuity. Architects tried to counteract these impressions by putting servants' quarters on separate floors from their employers' apartments, adding a homey look to rooms by putting in fireplaces, and increasing privacy with better sound insulation. But as in Edith Wharton's book The Age of Innocence, the closeness of public and private areas in one person's home seemed "architectural incentives to immorality such as the simple American had never dreamed of. That was how women with lovers lived in the wicked old societies, in apartments with all the rooms on one floor, and all the indecent propinquities that their novels described." By the beginning of the 1900s, apartment buildings in American cities were getting taller, and becoming more separate, with individual kitchens. By the 1920s, despite continued criticism from those who felt the crowded quarters stifled normal family relations, many cities had more apartments being built than single-family homes. They had became more middle-class by that point; a 1928 Chicago women's organization passed a resolution that "parents living in kitchenette apartments, presumably for economic reasons, but in reality because of the inconvenience of home-making in a cottage home or bungalow...be urged to become home owners for the sake of the younger generation." Ladies' Home Journal said apartments were a Bolshevik influence. However, despite the portrayal of a house as the real location of the American Dream, the apartment building was here to stay.

do you really want to know why they are called apartments?

I'll give someone a buck if they do it first... to some donk/box/bubble...

thanks!

can you get a 24" rim with a 44" tire?

not all the time...

i'll hold yer hand and get you through it.

I wanna see one in a tuff truck pull

common, i know you took a peak!

its only gay if you look at me in it....

so what u want to build one now lester?

its quick to check out, i've thrown out a few of them, LOL

shitty is on crack

try to borrow a computer, i know it does that with the b2600i ones and its allways the computer.

but be carefull there, that lester guy hits on everyone there....

now thats some bad ass camber.

What do u expect with a s10 owner.. LOL

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Originally posted by Idragit
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More pics on http://www.lowdowncustom.com

pics....

yes, kia swap is the way to do it. the 2600 had lots of plusses, but lots of minuses, and not worth the trouble of the swap, even if the motor is free. Also the computers on the b2600i like to mess up also. I have rebuilt enough of them to know that it was a bad design.

smash it down with a hammer and put it in yer headliner...

I've got a taco axle i'd sell to someone cheap. Its all stock, but it would give someone 5 lug. I'm in Austin, TX, make offer.

Nothing sticks to Teflon, so how does Teflon stick to the pan? Before we dive into that, let's dispense with a technicality: Teflon was DuPont's original brand name for what now goes by various unattractive pseudonyms, such as "non-stick coated aluminum cookware," as well as a poetic variety of brand names. I'll call these slippery coatings "non-sticks." In the early days, what the non-stick stuck to was a mechanical issue. . Manufacturers textured a pan by blasting its surface with grit, gouging little pits in the aluminum, or by spraying the cookware with a micro-lumpy ceramic coating or stainless steel, which formed mini-mountains as it hardened. These textures gave the long, slippery non-stick molecules much more to brace themselves against. And when the non-stick wore off the peaks of the mini-mountains and micro-lumps there was still enough clinging to the slopes and valleys to keep the flapjacks flipping. Sort of. Trouble was these methods didn't hold up very well under normal household use, leading to a chorus of feminine voices across America, singing out in harmony, "TOUCH THAT FORK TO THAT PAN AND YOU'RE A DEAD MAN." (To the credit of these women, of whom my grandmother is one, their 1964-vintage Teflon still appears virginal, while I have forked to death a long, sad series of pans.) The bottom line was that the non-stick didn't stick to the pan long enough. So, back to the drawing board. . The basic non-stick molecule is a polymer, or chain, of fluorine atoms and additives such as carbon and hydrogen. The longer this chain, the tougher it is; but a molecule that's too long gets viscous and hard to handle. To move beyond mere mechanics, the frying-pan engineers added a sticky molecule to the non-stick molecule. Non-stick was now applied in coats, with the bottom coat containing the sticky additive that held to both the metal pan and the non-stick molecules. A coat of non-sticky non-stick went over that, non-stick and non-stick clinging together lovingly. A final non-stick layer, spiked with teensy bits of ceramic or other tougheners, protected the softer guts. This is how lots of non-sticks are made still: Grit-blast the pan; spray on a sticky primer coat, a midcoat, and a tougher top coat; and bake. Oh, yeah: Add colors if you like -- the fluoropolymer is naturally white, but cooks prefer somber saucepans. You may also add a handful of mica, a sparkly rock, to glimmer up the finish. But the latest non-stick revolution, probably lost on cooks, is a non-mechanical means of sticking non-stick to aluminum. In this method, which DuPont calls "smooth technology," new-and-improved sticky molecules in the primer coat sink as the pan bakes and chemically lock themselves to smooth, unmolested metal. The upper layers fuse together better, and you get a tougher pan. But even tough non-stick isn't very tough. . Each of the three coats is only about one one-thousandth of an inch thick, for starters. And non-stick softens as it heats, leaving forks as lethal as ever. Plus, raw non-stick is baked on at only about 800 degrees for four or five minutes, so you can toast it if you leave it on the burner with nothing in the pan. Then a rubber spatula, even in the hands of the gentlest grandmother, will slowly disentangle the long, slippery molecules and carry them away. Which raises the question: Are there health consequences to ingesting all those non-stick molecules? Not to worry, says DuPont's Kris Mohan: We are, after all, talking non-stick. "It's completely inert, and it passes right through the body without interfering with anything."

16 guage works great. I brace all the trucks I do, just helps to keep the guessing out of it. nothing fance just some random angle iron, cross the cab, when I did my crew cab I also braced the B piller to keep the center from splitting appart.

the carb conversion is great, I love the b2200, but that octapussy of hosses sucks ass... thats the only way to go.

yuppers, overgrown soccer moms minivan.

i'll save my opinion for when the doors are closed.

You payed a shop to do this? That sux

put some 2x4 it rides pretty stiff.

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Originally posted by lilbinky
Hey on antoher note I was wondering if anybody could tell me how much trouble I am going to have using stock control arms because I e-mailed Steve at CAnDo and he said that he was ordering his from Kustom Werks and they stopped producing them. My ball joints don't look to hot and the only way to get new ones is with new control arms because they are pressed in. Any help with this would be great!!

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Are you joking? you will have to press them out and press new ones. I hope yer joking, if not, then maybee u shoudn't be bagging the truck.

Ok, i'll give you some lovin lester

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Originally posted by b12yan
fine we will accept free t-shirts...

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sounds good 2 me.. For a pay sight, u got to be quick fixing stuff... Free sights, i don't think u can complain much... just my few cents.

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Originally posted by mtmcalli
i'm gonna bitch, i didn't pay for a oops subscription.

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yea, we should get refunds, LOL

LOL, and a shop did it, LOL thats why 1/2 of my stuff I do is repair from other shops. That sux, pics will help everyone see what u are saying.

I put most of my customers valves by the tank, that way there is less chance of something messing up the line and loosing yer air pressure.

u got the ID and OD of the tube?

didn't wires go out with mullets? you can get wires only if you get a mullet.

Definatly whoever did it, got the idea or molds or something from chevy. It does fit well though, unlike bed swapping i've seen in the past. I'd pimp it.

older body style one is what your after my son.....

at least here in texas, u will get pulled over for it. At least once a month here. ended up putting on stick on reflectors cause of the hastle.

Edited: 9/18/2006 3:18:34 AM by havok
as long as yer a 2 wheel drive, yer cool, don't get spindles, its not worth it unless yer trying to run a 20. 18" wheels, stock spindels work fine, don't waste your time. Start out by flipping the front ball joints, that helps just as much and doesn't cost anything. (as long as u have some hand tools and a grinder) You can see here in a tech article on bagging the front http://www.lowdowncustom.com/tutoriaux-d6.html how the lower ball joint is flipped to the top side of the ball joint. Do the same for the top and your set. im me or email me at phil@lowdowncustom.com if you have any questions.

is it just bolt holes on the bed? or wheelbase issue?

I perfer conitech, I've used slams in the past, they look like ass after a while, but they havn't broken which is the most important thing. Air lift work ok, they are just less forgiving if your mounts arn't straight. (I never had problems but I know others have) and air lift don't care about smaller shops so i stoped selling them.

what are you asking? suggestions, products, ?

at least drop it a few inches.... lol, looks good though...

when are you going to lower it? lol j/k, looks good for a dime...

I'm sorry to do this, but shitty is a pervert Click here to find out why

Erik doesn't know what he is talking about, check the master cylinder first, then the slave. Don't forget to check the flexable lines also, i have had them fail also.

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Originally posted by 91 drggn dime
i think its ugly.. personally.. i'm from your area and i'm not into the import shit. that looks like a mix between a wannabe custom and wannabe ricer trying to be tuner. and i know the difference, i was into hondas for years

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Ahh then you would know a b20 vtec doesn't just fit right in and you would also know Civics don't come with 10" subs fiberglassed in the back seat too huh Explain to me how this is a wannabe custom? Also how am I a ricer and how is it not a tuner?

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I thought a ricer and tuner was the same thing......

Closet dodge owner....

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Originally posted by 22draggin01
acctually i have no idea how this ended up in the dodge forum

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if you dont' have one on each end, it will bind, esp cause its a 2 link.

not every shop, mine won't do them, not worth my reputation.

so what happened?

You don't know who outlaw customs is? Where have you been? They are outlaws, so they have to stay hidden. That way you know they got to be bad ass!

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whos outlaw customs?

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Another of Project X from my site. Definatly one of my favorite of all times. From Texas Heat Wave 97.

Edited: 9/3/2006 3:58:13 AM by havok

accidently stole a minitruckin mag instead of a playboy when I was 15.

notch the upper control arm, bend it, weld it back together.

Dont' forget yer panhard bar on that truck also. Or a watts link...

I want a signed picture from the dog, hook me up!

Edited: 8/14/2006 2:18:40 AM by havok
erik loves 4x4 trucks!

yea, he is the shit with nuts in it! Now only if I could be that cool...

Isn't it past yer bed time Eric?

There was a escort that was converted to a crew cab dually back a few years ago in minitruckin, it was the best one i've ever seen done. If i remember it was the one that had radars isuzu space cab on the front cover...

did yall get a vid of my weiner?