already lost two build threads due to sites being hacked and such so ill just let the pics tell most of the story

back in 03


teardown begins 07 ish


my buddys taco and the yota seeing light for the first time in a long time

cabs just floating off the ground (by design)

 

couple more most recent ones

 

Damn that's a clean build.

Love this pic.

 

Looks like I want to change the color scheme of my engine now. Clean build love the detail

 

nice setup with the tanks!

 

I love that hood scoop.

 

thanks for all the love guys (no homo)

wet pic from slamfest 2011 is one of my fav's also

the color arangement or the colors themselves?

thanks, just trying to keep it all under the bedfloor and off the ground

the hood is from harwood industries but i have never seen another one like it and they only offer domestic hoods on their site, i picked it up for a hundo from a dude round the corner and it was never even mounted!

 

The wrinkle black. Thinking of doing my intake manifold and Valve cover since I have them gloss black. My block and fan and other parts are painted gloss black. But the wrinkle seems so fitting
edit: could you tell me your exhaust setup. 2.5 all the way? And what magnaflow muffler is that.
Thanks

 

yeah the wrinkle is sweet, i also wrinkled the brake booster which has been dryng for two days now and the wrinkles are crazy, if you havent used it takes along time to dry, seems pretty durable so im gonna use it on all the tins and gastank also.

thats 2.25" pipe and the muffler is part# 11224

 

You used the paint? I just bought myself a Eastwood powder coat system. I have a oven outside that I haven't used so I'm going that route. I'm tired of wet paint. Time to go into the new era haha.
But thanks for the part number.

 

yeah i used VHT wrinkle plus in a rattle can . powdercoating would definately be the superior finish im just not setup for it and im on a really tight budget.

 

i got a guy who is going to do some powdercoating on key parts but that is a ways away when its going back together for the last time

 

Nice man. Yeah I just bought a Eastwood Powder Coat gun on eBay for 69.99. It's on sale on their eBay page. But I find it cheaper buying the powder IMO. A can of paint is 8ish bucks? A bottle of powder is almost the same. I think 10 bucks. I would much rather spend the extra money. Plus I have a extra oven in my backyard.

 

maybe when i finally get to my kitchen part of my home remodel i will be able to keep my old oven around and start powdercoating my own shizz.....

 

Yeah man. We just remodeled a couple months back and we were just gonna send it to the scrapper but I am also building my Z32 so i decided to keep it since I wanted to powder coat stuff and it worked out

 

today i knocked out the rear portion of the brakelines. im using stock holddowns for now but i would like to make some sweet aluminum ones in the future. also got a look at what the master/booster is gunna look like.
crappy cell pics

 

Looking good

 

was gonna start the rear fuel lines but toyota and their damn 14x1.5 flare fitting on the gastank. there is no room to re-flare the fitting so ill have to pick up the hose that is required, lost mine sometime in the last five years

ended up making another line and then test fit the master/booster. found a spot for the prop valve but ill probably make a bracket for it.

 

Can't wait till mine is looking this good. The wife is actually excited about getting it done too. She's begging to build a full size truck. I told her I can't afford two at once. Keep the progress coming it make me spend money to get mine where I want it!!!