First frame for my first real build (pics)

Originally posted by sdime2372



wicked sick shit, dude, you'll definitely have a career in this..internal gussets was a badass idea.

Thanks man, I was talking with my teacher and i told him i knew i could weld it good enough, but i wanted to gusset it and make it stronger. Since i wanted the thing clean and painted whne its all said and done, i asked him if i could just use flat stock and mate it together with plugs, kinds like on a rollcage where you use a smaller size tube in the cage if you have to cut it, and there ya have it, lol

Good work bro, so you still interested in doing chassis work on the side or is painting going to be your main priority? I ask because you have all that training now, and you should use it.

Just like our high school teachers told us everything we were learning in school was going to be used "out there in the real world" LOL

don't get me wrong, i love this sh!t, i'll def keep my hands buried in this stuff for as long as i can, but yea, it'd be more of a side thing. I still got a '02 taco, and a '61 Bel air to take my time with, i got a couple buddies and my girl want me to help them as well, and i'd be willing to help outa few randoms, lol. Its just i went to school to learn to paint, the chasis thing came afterwards. The first 2 things i ever airbrushed i took to a guy at a chopper place and he loved it, and he used to paint for dale earnhart.

damn dude,looks like its gunna be a badass frame! keep it up! how bout some pics of your painting skills?!?

Edited: 10/31/2007 11:54:08 AM by humanmachinehead

sure, first thing i ever painted was a mail box we had to make. Was all flat stock when we started, and it could only be TIG welded, then after we painted that we could paint w/e, so i did my boy's helmet



these pics are pretty low quality, but you get the idea

This thing has some candy on it and alot of metallic, cant see it in the pic tho, looks nuts outside tho





Ghosting some dollar signs







first striping i ever did on a car, for my teacher

heres the car, Hemi model A, dope as hell

Tiki mirror

did this like 2 days ago on the dime, and my nickname at school was Taco to explain the signature

Damn man you have some skills...

damn, your one of those guys that is good at everything. i hate you! lol paint work is kickass too! between the frame you build and then the paint work you put on your Tacoma it should be eye catching truck.

Edited: 10/31/2007 12:27:31 PM by humanmachinehead

well the frame is for the dime, i wanted to get something under my belt before i do the taco, cause i wanna go all out for it. The dime will get some zombie themed paint, but the tacoma is most likely gonna be one color, i've grown fond of the silver, lol

yeah, i see that now that i went back and read the 1st post. oh well...you got my point! lol

haha, its all good, and thanks man