Now I dont know how well this build will go with the StanceWorks community, if there is a lot of **** then Ill just have the build removed. But somehow I cant see that happening.
Alright, Where to begin....
Since I used to be in the minitrucking scene down under, I have met a hell of a lot of people in it and sort of made a name for myself.. I met this one guy (AJ, owner of this build, not on this forum YET) a few years back. He had the dream of building a truck, so he went out and bought a 1996 ford courier. Its a long story but the truck, which is pictured below, was sold off due to lack of motivation, money, etc.
Good memories with that thing, It was static, Diff on chassis, and also included a road trip to pick up the tub on it. 1180 miles in 20 hours straight. Good times.
Anyway..
He recently purchased another courier, the itch obviously didnt go away, so now with some motivation and help from myself we are going to embark on a new frontier.
The previous owner had started shaving a few things here and there..
But to be honest, its in terrible shape. I am going to have to redo absolutely everything. Nothing worse then redoing something that someone else has done, its so much easier to start from factory, start fresh... eh, people will never learn..
So it was(still is) siting at a 4x4 height:
Then some more 4x4 sheetmetal was aquired, new front guards, new tailgate and some primer..
Then AJ lowered it some more to get it sitting even along with fitting a chrome mazda grille, headlight surrounds and clear indicators..
And thats how it sits now. Prettymuch as soon as I pull my finger out and take my civic to the workshop to get started on that, this will be coming to my garage and the cutting shall begin
Plans:
- Redo all the work that has already been done to the body.
- Fabricate front and rear guards to be "wide body" like..
- Get the whole truck straight and ready for paint
- Tub the front inner guards, to accomodate the big wheels
- Toy with the Idea of fitting an IRS
- Complete 5 stud (lug) conversion
- Did I mention get it laying flat and bags?
Any whos. Rendeing:
Yeah, I know, I fucked up the wheels, You dont have to point it out..
Wheel choice will be either WORK VSKF or WORK EQUIP 05. Obviously with huge widths and offset.
The Aim of the build:
- To build a truck like none other in Australia, Going all out with the body work and fabrication with a very japanese influence.
This is more of an intro at this stage, Once the build starts the updates will be slightly more consistant, Just though I would see what my Brothers in Stance thought about it.
Can it be done? we shall soon find out
Alright, Where to begin....
Since I used to be in the minitrucking scene down under, I have met a hell of a lot of people in it and sort of made a name for myself.. I met this one guy (AJ, owner of this build, not on this forum YET) a few years back. He had the dream of building a truck, so he went out and bought a 1996 ford courier. Its a long story but the truck, which is pictured below, was sold off due to lack of motivation, money, etc.
Good memories with that thing, It was static, Diff on chassis, and also included a road trip to pick up the tub on it. 1180 miles in 20 hours straight. Good times.
Anyway..
He recently purchased another courier, the itch obviously didnt go away, so now with some motivation and help from myself we are going to embark on a new frontier.
The previous owner had started shaving a few things here and there..
But to be honest, its in terrible shape. I am going to have to redo absolutely everything. Nothing worse then redoing something that someone else has done, its so much easier to start from factory, start fresh... eh, people will never learn..
So it was(still is) siting at a 4x4 height:
Then some more 4x4 sheetmetal was aquired, new front guards, new tailgate and some primer..
Then AJ lowered it some more to get it sitting even along with fitting a chrome mazda grille, headlight surrounds and clear indicators..
And thats how it sits now. Prettymuch as soon as I pull my finger out and take my civic to the workshop to get started on that, this will be coming to my garage and the cutting shall begin
Plans:
- Redo all the work that has already been done to the body.
- Fabricate front and rear guards to be "wide body" like..
- Get the whole truck straight and ready for paint
- Tub the front inner guards, to accomodate the big wheels
- Toy with the Idea of fitting an IRS
- Complete 5 stud (lug) conversion
- Did I mention get it laying flat and bags?
Any whos. Rendeing:
Yeah, I know, I fucked up the wheels, You dont have to point it out..
Wheel choice will be either WORK VSKF or WORK EQUIP 05. Obviously with huge widths and offset.
The Aim of the build:
- To build a truck like none other in Australia, Going all out with the body work and fabrication with a very japanese influence.
This is more of an intro at this stage, Once the build starts the updates will be slightly more consistant, Just though I would see what my Brothers in Stance thought about it.
Can it be done? we shall soon find out
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