body drop-top build...

looks good man. make sure you put some wheel tub in though, rocks in the back of the head at 70mph would suck.

Originally posted by OKBLT2DRG



looks good man. make sure you put some wheel tub in though, rocks in the back of the head at 70mph would suck.lol

I've always wanted to cut the top off one of my trucks, but never had the marbles to do it....

I did however cut the top off of an 87 Ford Taurus station wagon that someone gave me for installing a CD player in their tacoma...I'll try to find some pics .

Anyway, The truck looks good as hell man. Where did you get your driveshaft? Keep posting pics stoner!!

instead of the tapered rear back wall, y not make it like the old corvettes with a removable tonneau cover thats shaped with the head rests built kinda thing, that would look sweet like the one on this ford thunderbird ( sorry, dunno how to post a pic) http://americaniron.narod.ru/album/ford/imagepages/607011.htm

thanks for all the comments guys...

CHUBBZ- my shop is in vegas obviously- I'm up off the 215 and tropicana on the west side of town/summerlin area... we just opened up about 7-8 months ago so we're pretty friggin new...

scotty- Ive been playing around with the idea of getting a gaylords cover w/ the speedsturr humps on it that looks like the t-bird youre looking at... i just really want a super-low, sled like look to it, and i think with a tonnaeu(sp?) like that it will look goofy being that its an ex-cab...

i found a fiberglass bed cover for $150 here in town thats in great shape, and i'll probably be picking it up here shortly..

my driveshaft i got off ebay through a driveline company in kansas.. itran me like $385 shipped which i thought was a smoking deal..


as far as wheel tubs for the rear,. i'll be building a whole sheetmetal bed to cover up and smooth everything out.. the only thing i'll have visible is the notch...

my seats will be here tomorrow and i've been working on the doors and dash and whatnot...

now i've got a question for you s10 guys...
i had a set of 22s i threw on the front to test fit to see how much more of the firewall i'll need to notch and whatnot..

my problem is i don't think i'll be getting enough lift out of the front to turn the 22s.. I'm running tubular uppers, stock lowers, spindles and 2500's in front.. how much more lift would i get out of a 2600 in the front? if i go to a stock spindle or upper arms, would it still lay flat, but get enough lift to turn them fuckers?

any help would be great.. i just realized havasu havoc is about3 weeks away, and i need to get my ass working on this thing!!!

I'll post up more pics tomorrow or sunday with the seats in and any other work i get done on it...

hey tc, switch over to slam specialties bags dude, way better ride, and they get the most lift out of any bag. What kind of pressure are you running? if you want call me if you have any questions. 702-403-3442

wes i'll call u in a few minutes...

i got some of the bodywork finished up... also got the 22s on last week adn finally snapped some pics of it...i didnt think i'd get enough lift to turn, but i sure do, and kinda stoked about that.. the drivers side is like 2in from laying out cuz of the brake booster... going to work on getting a 7in booster or something off a metro...

ive heard story's of the ebay chrome boosters not stopping very well... just wondering if anyone has experience isntalling the ebay boosters or any others... what would you guys recommend for the booster issue??? i'll hopefully be finishing up the bodywork by the end of the weekend n will post more pics...

so i ordered the 7in chrome dual from ssbc... got it for pretty cheap from one of my distributors... i should be getting it today, and going to try to get it in today or tomorrow...

the drivers side not laying out bugs the hell out of me!!!!

hey man how much close should i cut it to the winshield and should i cut it all even or leave a little for error just in case