Resurrection- Isaac's 97 Hardbody

I picked this truck up back in February with the intentions of fixing a few things and driving it...as most projects go, one thing led to another, and now it has a whole new back half that's narrowed 4" and will lay out for a 22. It hasn't been messed with much recently, but I'll be back to gettin stuff done on it soon. This truck was originally owned by Slammed97nissan on here. Everything that was done when the last pics were posted back in 02 were still in/on the truck and still worked! Enough bs, here's some pics...

This is profile pics from the previous owner:









Right after I bought it



New back half & 4 link set up for 22x10s, but running 20x8.5 MB Motorsports Drifters. Modified Pathfinder gas tank, 5 gallon aluminum air tank, and battery tray (which will hold my compressor; another one will be added to the passenger side for the other compressor). I still haven't figured out where my valves will go, but there's still a ton to do before I'm at that point.







I had to rework the entire front suspension as well; I used Unusual Fabrication's triangulated LCA kit on the lowers, and flipped the uppers upside down and from side to side. I'm running 2500s all the way around with stock hardbody shocks (fronts are not installed yet). I'm still considering a body drop since it's this far apart, but haven't been able to commit to it yet. Let me know what y'all think; I'm open to any suggestions and criticism.

Good to see you over here posting. Trucks really coming along, keep it up!

Thanks, and thanks again for the quick response time when I ordered the kit. It works great!

looks good...go all in and body it now since its all apart..

That's what I was thinking; especially since I still have to do bed mounts, brake and clutch master cylinders, etc...just do it all once and be done with it...I may go straighten my garage up and cut the floor today...

Yea, with that much to do and it this far apart might was well get the body drop over with. Truck looks good, think I've seen it on IN?

Thanks, and yeah, I have a build thread on there, I just don't remember my password...lol

I managed to organize my garage, turned the Nissan around, and got the bed in place. Gonna start the frame work for the bed floor along with the new mounts soon. I'm gonna go ahead and get this done and send it off to my paint and body guy to install the full skin combo, redo some of the body work that's popping out, and while that is taking place I'll get the bd on the cab done... By this spring it should be bodied, and of funds allow, I'll have the reverse swing master cylinder setup from Wilwood in and plumbed. I would love to have this ready to drive this summer, but who knows what kind of crap I'll get myself into between now and then...lol.

Oh yeah, picked this up from a buddy today...



Thanks Shawny B!

Good decision on doing the BD now! Nice wheel too!

I caught a little break from the family time this weekend and cut the rest of the bed floor out...she's gonna look great layin body...I'm not gonna start on the cab just yet; I put in a bid on a foreclosure, so I may be moving in a month or two...gotta have it movable just in case they accept my low-ball bid!