Ehhhh just another truck

[MrDanguy]

Nice!!

[aLaFleur]

There's a good two inches of room to tuck your exhaust up some more. Or we could just cut it off...

[MommysLittleMonster]

Awesome little truck!

[FlatRocker]

ya...you can easily tuck the exhaust up above the crossmember...

been done plenty of times.

[jcflowers]

Well put your door mirrors on the fenders! Hahaha.

And that shifter is intense! I got a 20mm dildo shifter and that has plenty of throw - that's gunna be crazy.

[aLaFleur]

Well put your door mirrors on the fenders! Hahaha.

I was just about to say look into old mustang door mirrors.

[metalmonkey47]

Sorry guys, we pondered moving the exhaust up, but it wouldn't work It has to come down from the header, around the torsion bar, up over the trans crossmember, down under the rear crossmember for the carrier bearing, and back.

The trucks torsion bars are all in the way. If I ditched them, i could move it right to the side of the carrier bearing and out the back, but the torsion bar mounts to the rear crossmember get in the way.. I used to have side pipes running out of the driver side, but it was too loud.

If I bag it, I can do it

On that note!! Mounted the shifter...



It's pretty neat! Handle is actually wood with the Heineken logo (aluminum) epoxied on.



_DSC0224-2 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr

It sits VERY close to the steering wheel, which I don't like. Probably gonna heat it up and bend my shifter.



_DSC0228-2 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr


It's nice having it right by my hand. There's so much weight on top that it shifts with ease. A slight tug and the it carries momentum into the next gear. :thumbup:

[Miroteknik]

shifter is cool, but looks like it would be about as comfortable as a dinner with the inlaws

[MrDanguy]

Would look better if the logo wrapped around the handle more... maybe you could hammer it to fit better?

[metalmonkey47]

The shifter isn't a bad fit. It's not too uncomfortable, I actually kind of like it.


I don't really wanna 'form' the plates any tighter around it because I'd be too worried about cracking the paint/aluminum



My alternator adjusting bracket I'm working on.


_DSC0238-2 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr

And since I never post underhood shots, here's my dirty ass engine.


_DSC0231-2 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr





Maybe putting tires on those rims tomorrow... time will tell.

[Isuzupickup]

Where's the filter for the Weber bro?!

[metalmonkey47]

Where's the filter for the Weber bro?!

Good eyes

I was cleaning it in the garage and didn't want anything getting in the carb

[milano_red]

Hurry up with the wheels! You gonna flare it?

[metalmonkey47]

Speaking of wheels.....

Yes I'm gonna flare the SHIT out of it.





Only picture you guys get for now.

[JawDropper]

Not gonna lie at first when I saw this truck I was like meh but after reading through the post and seeing the progress of it im very interested in it. Cant wait to see those wheels mounted.