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I don't really post on pirate or sny thing ut i do have truck build thread
I might be selling this truck not sure and if not I am gonna do an intresting motor swap might be ka24de or 3sgte
http://www.supramania.com/forums/sh...-truck-Rolling-truck-down-hills-are-fun/page3
I might be selling this truck not sure and if not I am gonna do an intresting motor swap might be ka24de or 3sgte
http://www.supramania.com/forums/sh...-truck-Rolling-truck-down-hills-are-fun/page3
So .. TREKKER is done .. well mostly anyway 
2nd show and shine
west side daze in West Kelowna ..
First hiway trip .. it's not real far from home , so this was a good thing .. didnt have a good nights sleep , as I was thinking of all sorts of problems .. but alas .. she ran flawlessly
arrived at 9AM and started to set up
Trekker got great acceptance , but again .. most people didnt know what it was , they just thought it was a ~ truck with a canopy !!
some interior shots for you ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5GtJ-fJG2Q
My Vid camera ran out of batteries though .. so sorry no "moving vids" this time ..
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anway .. excited to get going on "supertoy" here again .. VERY excited ..
it will be in the shop befor the snow flies .. (as my shop is booking into march 2011)
question ..
OE driveshaft .. any horse power ratings ? i'm thinking of doing a "straight" shaft ..
I guess just want to see some info and some links to some drive shaft mods ..
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2nd show and shine west side daze in West Kelowna ..
First hiway trip .. it's not real far from home , so this was a good thing .. didnt have a good nights sleep , as I was thinking of all sorts of problems .. but alas .. she ran flawlessly
arrived at 9AM and started to set up
Trekker got great acceptance , but again .. most people didnt know what it was , they just thought it was a ~ truck with a canopy !!
some interior shots for you ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5GtJ-fJG2Q
My Vid camera ran out of batteries though .. so sorry no "moving vids" this time ..
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anway .. excited to get going on "supertoy" here again .. VERY excited ..
it will be in the shop befor the snow flies .. (as my shop is booking into march 2011)
question ..
OE driveshaft .. any horse power ratings ? i'm thinking of doing a "straight" shaft ..
I guess just want to see some info and some links to some drive shaft mods ..
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Glad to see your back to this! And if those are princess auto dollies do something to stiffen them up. when I first got mine, I pushed my Supra side ways to make some room in the garage and the wheels on 3 of the 4 dollies folded under.
thanks fellas ..
little bit it today .. as I leveled and got frame and suspension to "ride height"
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little bit it today .. as I leveled and got frame and suspension to "ride height"
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bags why not transverted coil over so you can keep the ifs angles better
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did ya ever think of running a mono leaf setup may safe ya some time and alot of space
corvette and many others bean using them for some time
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/suspension-and-chassis/springs/composite-mono-leaf-springs.html?p=2
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did ya ever think of running a mono leaf setup may safe ya some time and alot of space
corvette and many others bean using them for some time
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/suspension-and-chassis/springs/composite-mono-leaf-springs.html?p=2
with the air ride , I can "set" ride height and it will keep it there .. I would have 3 different settings , so I can drop it at the shows , and with the touch of a button have the exact ride height .. no guessing
also , love your engine !! VERY nice build dude .
I know I was going to do the cantalever and stay stock coilovers , but I really want the "drop" for the shows ..
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also , love your engine !! VERY nice build dude .
I know I was going to do the cantalever and stay stock coilovers , but I really want the "drop" for the shows ..
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so I was able to "dig" all my stuff out of storage and get it up on the shelves ..
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also .. got to work on the wheels and stance today ..
New fenders with my big fat rollers
they fit awesome , but I wont be able to stuff them up in there .. just to close .. so I tried out some 5" back spacing wheels .. closer , but still not what I want
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also .. got to work on the wheels and stance today ..
New fenders with my big fat rollers
they fit awesome , but I wont be able to stuff them up in there .. just to close .. so I tried out some 5" back spacing wheels .. closer , but still not what I want
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Thanks man so you going to run air shock or full blown bags
http://www.arnottairsuspension.com/...ories&idField=catId&namePrefix=img&idValue=16
i find a shock may be better idea on space and since it is a truck there not much sprung weight back there
and drop it in the weeds
just an idea
http://www.arnottairsuspension.com/...ories&idField=catId&namePrefix=img&idValue=16
i find a shock may be better idea on space and since it is a truck there not much sprung weight back there
and drop it in the weeds
just an idea
I was workin' on airride http://www.ridetech.com/ .. but now again .. I'm not sure ? not going to do air shocks , but maybe back to the coilover w/cantalever ..
at this point .. it's back to "square 1" ..
this weekend I tore out the steering set up I did .. also the cowl area has rusted from sitting outside for the last 4 years ..
I`m still trying to get this in my head , so your going to have to bear with me for e a little bit
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at this point .. it's back to "square 1" ..
this weekend I tore out the steering set up I did .. also the cowl area has rusted from sitting outside for the last 4 years ..
I`m still trying to get this in my head , so your going to have to bear with me for e a little bit
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so a little bit more cutting
also .. interior is now completely gutted ..
I'm now going to stay with the adjustable coilovers , and just do a body drop .. I believe I will get better handling from the coilovers
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also .. interior is now completely gutted ..
I'm now going to stay with the adjustable coilovers , and just do a body drop .. I believe I will get better handling from the coilovers
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I would say so just because you can adjust the valving you could alls o run mini coil overs as well like they use on low riders and buggies
in stead of increasing unsprung weight from all the parts to make cantilever setup
just might be an idea if if you are looking for handling
in stead of increasing unsprung weight from all the parts to make cantilever setup
just might be an idea if if you are looking for handling
yeah thanks bud .. I'll still have to "draw" it all up .. and figure things out .. but check it out !!
my first bend with my new bender
2" OD Sced 40 120 wall
It's actually going to be my bend tool .. so I'm going to try out my powder coating as well with powdercoating it and saving it
I have to still "draw" up my tube work in my solidworks software so stay tuned .. STOKED !!
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my first bend with my new bender
2" OD Sced 40 120 wall
It's actually going to be my bend tool .. so I'm going to try out my powder coating as well with powdercoating it and saving it
I have to still "draw" up my tube work in my solidworks software so stay tuned .. STOKED !!
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did ya get a k2 bender from a km tools and if so manuel or hydro?
they had sale not to long ago i wish i got that bender but for now I just borrow ):
just remember the shocks hold no weight what so ever just the spring load in less bottomed out so no need to go crazy in less doing a mini cage
or get crazy and run a front stub frame so you can removed the front half in case ya ever have to work on the motor and wanted to put the old fire wall back in ect
or just keep it as a perimeter frame joby
but looking good dude
they had sale not to long ago i wish i got that bender but for now I just borrow ):
just remember the shocks hold no weight what so ever just the spring load in less bottomed out so no need to go crazy in less doing a mini cage
or get crazy and run a front stub frame so you can removed the front half in case ya ever have to work on the motor and wanted to put the old fire wall back in ect
or just keep it as a perimeter frame joby
but looking good dude
yep .. from KMS .. it's a manual for now .. we'll see on the hydrolics, probabaly going to do that sooner then later !!!
I do want a cage , so I'm going to do a full front, remember .. complete flip front is also what i'm going to build so I need area for mounting shit on the inners . Rears , well I want a "dump" box of sorts .. so no extended caging for the rear but I am going to do some "bending" to make it look good ..
I think the struts are the way to go and I'm happy with the choice .. they are adjustable already , and i'm even thinkin' of "hookin" up the TEMS , just for shits and giggles ..
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I do want a cage , so I'm going to do a full front, remember .. complete flip front is also what i'm going to build so I need area for mounting shit on the inners . Rears , well I want a "dump" box of sorts .. so no extended caging for the rear but I am going to do some "bending" to make it look good ..
I think the struts are the way to go and I'm happy with the choice .. they are adjustable already , and i'm even thinkin' of "hookin" up the TEMS , just for shits and giggles ..
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