Project Hardshell

[Reubencanyon]

Can't wait to see this driving. Love the wheel/tire combo

[TheCrabMaster]

Can't wait to see this driving. Love the wheel/tire combo

You and me both haha. Its been a long time coming and I cant wait to drive it

[TheCrabMaster]

I did a thing!

Truck is sitting on the ground, like physically on the ground. Like exhaust, crossmembers, just everything. But it looks cool, so scene points.

Then I got a surprise in the mail today. Maxxis sent me a shirt for buying their tires. WHICH IS SWEET! So raised the truck up so I can drive it some day!

[rice4life]

Oh wow, super cool that maxxis supports it's supporters!

You should get a sponsorship!

[TheCrabMaster]

Oh wow, super cool that maxxis supports it's supporters!

You should get a sponsorship!

Haha right! Maybe we will try when the truck actually moves.

[TheCrabMaster]

BRAZZERS!!!!

Truck left the garage under its own power today, so I gave it a quick wash.
Got a couple little things to do then it should be ready for a road test!

[storey618]

looks awesome man, wish it was lower but regardless you are killin it!!!

[TheCrabMaster]

looks awesome man, wish it was lower but regardless you are killin it!!!

Thanks man, I wish I could go lower also, but the frame permits me from doing so.

I recently moved about 45 mins away from my old house. But my brother is letting me keep the truck there so Ill have to drive back on weekends and stuff to work on the truck.

[TheCrabMaster]

Spent a little time mocking up the new rear bumper. Going to take a little tweaking to get it perfect.

Mocked up a old license plate where I was thinking about putting the license plate. Don't really like the old minitruck style with the plate molded in the middle of the tailgate so I'm going this route.


Then I needed a way to make it look better with the plate, because I didn't like the idea of just screwing it into the tailgate. So I took the old rollpan and cut the license plate part out.
Now the plate is recessed in the tailgate. Have to go back and smooth out the shape then mount it.

[Reubencanyon]

Frame notch for the rear? Glad to see it moving.

[TheCrabMaster]

Frame notch for the rear? Glad to see it moving.

Yep, went a little overkill on the notch but doesn't hurt anything.

[aeion]

Hi

[Tate]

It lives. *cough cough* lived.

[TheCrabMaster]

Hi

HAI!!

It lives. *cough cough* lived.

YOU MEAN LIVES!

Yeah I vape. #exhaust #custom #bedside #nissan #d21 #projecthardshell #thesagacontinues #minitruck #drifttruck #hotboi #custom #dream #dark #shakeandbake #streettruck #foreveralone @alphalanos @devin_lytle

A video posted by Noah Lytle (@dacrabmasta) on Aug 28, 2016 at 5:13pm PDT

Finally finished my exhaust this weekend.
Had to make bracket for the muffler, and since its going out the bedside I needed something solid. Threw this together with the usual harbor freight boogers. Mounts through where the stock bed mount was.

Then had to make the pipe for it, used a 45 degree pipe and a v band for quick release.

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT!


Now everyone is gonna assume it has a lot of power :/

[storey618]

that looks dope! i did something similar on my dakota a while back. you should make a plate for around it, the square cutout looks kinda funny.