86 b2000 first timer (slow but sure!)

Okay so I've been browsing this forum for the better part of a year now. I was looking for a project I've mostly just wrenched on a few late 60s and early 70s muscle cars... Anyway I stumbled across here when a co worker was selling a Mazda b2000 and this Site is one of the bigger reasons I bought it! At first I wasn't sure about the whole lowered truck thing... I live in the sticks so lowering is not huge out here.. Anyway I caught the Minitruck bug and have been stuck ever since... Sorry for the life story... Here's the truck:

The day I got her:


The sketchy ass blow thru:


New taillights and rollpan


New mirrors and "smoked"] corners...



Got started fixing the blow thru:



And most recently got new eskies! Purchased from Kovs

looking good there..

I almost forgot to add the kick panels!









One more of the passenger side. I know not many of you care but... I needed to add my ride to the sea of amazing mazdas on this Site!

nice truck man it reminds me of the lx i used to drive. i love them kick panels. oh and the tail lights haha. i wanna get some tint spray for my corner lights too but i dont know if its legal here in va

Thanks man. I like them kicks too but I need another amp to run those bose speakers I got in em... I wonder if the stock alt can handle two amps plus all the other stuff? Hmm more food for thought I suppose.

im sure it can prolly handle either one big a$$ amp or two smaller ones. im runnin a 1200 watt kenwood 12 and my lights dont dim or anything. i think my amp is a 600 watt rms though but does well. im sure it can handle a little more.

Yeah I'm running a 750 watt for the 12s... I eventually wanna run two batteries and two alts I think.

good start right there good luck with the build whats are the plans with it

The plans are always changing if you know what I mean. (almost named it project indecisive!) but for the most part its gonna be a static build I would love to bag it but my funds are kinda short as of now. And I'm gonna try to redo the interior and finish the outside not sure what direction I'm going with that. If anybodys got ideas shoot em at me. The things I have planned for the near future are: balljoint flip, monoleaf/dearched leaves,finish shaving the handles (as in welding in filler plates and maybe new solenoids), new tailgate, shaved tailgate handle flip, another at least 2channel amp, bucket seats center console, new headlights (haven't quite decided yet), and Weber pacesetter combo. I'm sure there's more and ideas flood my mind constantly. Like i said I'm new at this so if I bore u I'm sorry but everything is still so new to me... Thanks for the replys guys and if u have any ideas let me know and I'm open for constructive criticism as well

Bore us? no way. This is a mazda B site and you are talking about a mazda B. We all started somewhere with our 1st mazda.