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Slappy Mc Nasty   +1y
bad ass man!!!!!!! i wanted one of those for EVER!! i love mazdas layed out. you have a bitchen truck ahead of you, keep the pics updated
AON-OFFDAHOOK   +1y
Sick wheels - check out my profile, I have the same ones! Your truck is cool, but hydros - YUCK! Have fun having leaks everywhere and charging your batteries every day. You should consider an AIM fastbag kit...nothing like the sound of pssssssst
smctoy   +1y
build looks great!
low_blazer   +1y
Looks pretty good man. The only thing I would really worry about is that chrome-moly crossmember. Welding CM is tricky in itself, welding mild steel to it very hairball. If you MIG'd it, you run a very good risk of super brittle weld areas...just keep an eye out.
tre5   +1y
I know you are only trying to help. And you came across sincere, which is rare in the internet. So here is my response. The crossmember is chromo, the tabs welded to it are chromo, the frame it is welded to is stock mild steel, the corner gussets from the frame to the tube are mild. All of that is mig'd. The links are chromo and all tig'd. I am not worried about welding chromo with a mig. There are many arguments about how to weld every different type of metal with every different type welder and wire, rod, ect. I will not start one here. All I will say is that offroad race vehicles have cromo welded with a mig, it is good enough for my mini truck. Here's a pic for you, and I know this is chromo, mig welded, and NOT heat treated.
low_blazer   +1y
Edited: 10/3/2008 12:23:57 AM by low blazer

First, I want to say thank you for seeing that it wasn't an attack..lol. You can never tell how a simple statement will turn out on the interwebz somtimes. As for CM, it's true, you talk to 10 different welders, and they'll give you at least 8 different answers on how to weld/prep/treat CM.

At any rate, keep up on the build...looking great so far.
IGotIssues   +1y
More updates... More updates!! Looks good
tre5   +1y
SUre thing Carroll. I will start a thread in the Mazda forum soon.