New project....Which truck?

OK, after being out of the scene for a few years "about 7 years now" I've been bitten by the mini bug again and want to build something else...All I've built in the past were Nissan Hardbodies and I still love Nissan's but I'm thinking about something else this time. Sooooo, if you guys were gonna start over and build something new which brand would you go with??? I dont want a newer model S-10 cause they have been done to death, even though I like them there's tons of them at every show & cruise you go to...I dont want a Ford Ranger, never been a Ford guy, though I do like the old square ones when bagged & body dropped, I want to stay with an Import truck, or maybe an old square body Blazer....I'm leaning towards another Hardbody kingcab, or a Mazdog kingcab, or maybe an Isuzu Space Cab. So out of those which one is gonna be the easiest to get parts for and the easiest to bag & 4link? I know the rear end setup is about the same on all of them, I'm not new to this. I probably wont body drop it, just bag it and drive the poo out of it.......Which direction should I go???????

Build a old school datsun or toyota...

those are gettin trendy now...i would say ford rangers are rad, nobody likes the amount of work you gotta do to them though but their fun to work on especially the newer ones

Originally posted by tattedfordguy



Build a old school datsun or toyota...

Dont buy a datsun till mines done......

Mitsu, D-50 or Arrow. The old body.

werd, d50s are clean as hell, i guess thats why ernie macias loves them and mighty maxes

I'd love to have an old bulletside of hilux but if you can even find them they are basket cases 99.9% of the time...I want a truck, not a box of parts to start with....
Ranger's are cool "old ones", but just way more work than I want to do on a ride right now, dont have the time for a new frame up build.
D-50's, I love them and that's an option...My buddy has a badass one, in the new StreetTrucks, Slammin & Jammin in TN, it's the red standard cab in the upper left corner on one page...Truck is clean as hell, and in damn nice shape...He's gonna get a feature shot on it sometime this year for either MiniTruckin or Street Trucks, cant remember which magazine though. I might look for an old D-50 or MightyMax

Extended cab Mazda is a great truck to build, timeless lines.

Duallys are sweet, expensive but sweet.

BUILD A MAZDA THEY ARE REALLY FADING OUT WITH EVERYONE WANTING TO BUILD TOYOTAS. ALTHOUGH IM BUILDING A NISSAN THIS TIME AROUND, I WOULD STILL LOVE TO BUILD A MAZDA, THAT WAS MY FIRST MINI. BODYDROPPED AND AIRSHOCKED IN 91.