..3rd Times A Charm..

Heres the deal on my mazda.

I was 16 when I purchased this. Im 18 now


So one of my good buddys basically made me belive he knew how to do 4 links and such, and how to weld and such,WRONG. I had no knowledge on how to do it and he convinced me he could. The only thing I did to the truck was plumb the tank, compressors valves, and lines, notch the front end so the bags wouldnt rub, and the c notch

I have no current pics of the set up he did, but it was a 3 link wishbone set up, with everything running backwards and all under the axle nothing on top none, then after that broke he took everything that was reversed and ran it foward, cut my 2x2 1/4" steel tubing in half and pieced them together, then made a crossmember for the wishbone to sit on out of 1x1, none the less it was a death trap.

So he hacked my truck together, me not knowing that I could have been seriously hurt from the work he did, I was proud as shit I was laying frame,but then it started shit starting breaking and I got worried. So I posted pics online and then it started, I found out he hacked my shit up I was pissed So I did alot of research and this is were im at, re-doing all the mistakes that were made, to make this truck a more reliable and safer.

Progress will be kinda slow due to funds, but its not rolling back out of the garage untill everything is re-done right and legit.

After x-mas im buying a new triangulated 4 link.

But in the mean time i've been doing this.


takin out the lil wave in my door, sanding it down.
almost finished.
Its seen its better days, So I cut it off and kicked it in and a new one is in the works.
gas door almost done looks hell better, you can see 2 spots by the body line that aint right, so i gotta go over that again.

Good For You!
What's that old saying?

"If it's worth doing, It's worth doing RIGHT!"
"If at first you don't suceed, TRY,TRY again!"

I have almost no doubt I will find myself at the same stage as you at one time or another, maybe for breakages or maybe just for the hell of bettering something with more knowlege as I continue along this golden mini truckers path that just get's better and better by the minute!

Have good christmas and new year my Pre 85 DAWG friend and hold ya head high while you ummmmmm...

CUT THAT SHIT!

Cheers Micker!

Did you punch him in the heart? Man,if I trusted someone to do some serious fabrication like that to my truck and they messed it all up or did it horrible job, they would never hear the end of me until my fist knocked them out cold.

Good to see you're getting it all fixed up and taking your time and doing it right. You've got a wicked little truck man. I wish I had a bagged truck when I was 18...hell I'm 21 i a few weeks and still wishI had a bagged truck,lol.

Best of luck with everything....oh yeah and when you get your new suspension work done,don't let that guy anywhere near your truck. EVER.

i think thats what im going to do to. Ive been trying to get mine drivable so i could drive it and work on it to, but every time i fix something its something else needs done so i think im going to tear it down and start from scratch.

haha, man i know the feeling. my 65 fastback was like that and this 83 is turning out to be like that. i am going to start rewireing today and tomorrow.

man i bet your parents gave you a buncha shit over this whole deal didnt they?

nope my dad really didnt no much about it, but he lauged when i told him it was hacked up, " ya the body work he did was nice but i knew it was going to crack out"

then when i told him i could have been hurt bad from the work he did " i surely hope you didnt pay him "

which i didnt, its all getting re-done going to give my buddy the money tomm for new 4 link and square d.

so i've done some things not to much, been really trying to save money for parts.

but...


Got new bucket seats, the sport trac seats were to damn big. there out of a 94 s-10 and they sit low as hell.

Yep...

looks nasty but its pretty damn smooth one more slight coat of bondo, block it back down and primer its done.

New bumper, alot better shape than the one i have now. Im proabably going to shave the bolt holes and the hole in the middle, im undecided on if I should shave the turnsignals again.

New Clutch.




got tired of being cold, so I bought a heater.

I think it will get the job done.

need to sand it down with 220 then primer it and its done.

im glad my tags are almost expired, new plate is coming.

This is in the new minitruckin, its in readers rides. We did all of the air ride on it, vic is pretty stoked about it.

Front side of our new business cards, i think its pretty sick.

Back side of our business cards.

sweet man, looks like you got some plans. it is definitely time to retire the plate. haha.