Archie's 1JZ truck. Don't hold your breath.

dope build, love the gold wheels with the grey. Aus represent

[EricT93]

so much awesomeness!

[HooWybrow]

I love everything about this thread.

Can't wait to see more.

[archie.]

I like to keep my car low for ease of transfer also. Being that im a low level paraplegic I dont need transfer boards or any of that garbage. I used to drive a Chevy s10 4x4 which was hard to get in and out of. The roads here in CA are complete garbage. Our road maintenance dept is run by our cash strapped state. they literally fix nothing Our roads were rated amongst the top ten worst roads in the US. San Diego itself ranked #8 worst roads. Its based on how many roads need repair vs how many have been fixed. Luckily the lowest part of my car is not the oil pan. However the catalytic converters are. And in this state we need them in place to pass smog test. without that you cannot register the car. I have gone through 2 cats so far. For cats that are obd2 and CA approved for smog cost upwards of $1200 for both. Anyway back to your truck. I have wanted to run a manual since day one. But it just seems very costly. Have you looked into sequentially shifted manuals ? or a dogbox ? like a clutchless 6 speed ?

I dont use slide boards, but the closer I can get my car seat to my wheelchair seat, the easier it becomes, as you'd know.
I've heard CA is super strict for pollution regulations, had no idea the economy was struggling though, in my head the entire state is just a giant baywatch set.
Cats sound like a headache, it's like every inch you go lower takes a year or so off the life of your car. I wouldnt have it any other way.
Everything I've seen for sequential manuals looks bullshit expensive. http://www.tciauto.com/ has some kits for converting manuals to paddle shift I think. Ive gotta ditch my 18th century suspension tech and sort my wiring before I get onto the mechanical side of things though.

[TheCrabMaster]

those pink splits are sick, wish we had sick 6 lug wheels here in the U.S.

[SD202]

Thanks mate, I've got a genetic muscle weakness, so I've had an electric wheelchair all my life. I can drive a standard auto, like with foot pedals, but I dont have the strength to use a normal clutch. One day I'd love something with a robotized manual, m3 style, but until then I'll probably just tweak the auto so it's a bit sharper. Half the reason my cars all have to be low is so I can transfer easily to the driver's seat from my chair. The authorities in my state don't really think this is an acceptable reason to go below the mandatory 100mm of minimum ground clearance. So at 43mm, my daily gets me in just as much trouble with the police as it does with speedbumps. Im looking at building this thing on coilovers partly so it handles well and partly so I can just "wind it up" if I need to keep my head down for a while. The aim is to have it all engineered and mod-plated too, so that should get me some brownie points if and when I get pulled over.

I just had a look at your build thread, the merc sits so perfect, love it. Your roads over in California must be so smooth compared to ours haha. I've got twice the ground clearance you do and I've already destroyed 2 oil pans

I like to keep my car low for ease of transfer also. Being that im a low level paraplegic I dont need transfer boards or any of that garbage. I used to drive a Chevy s10 4x4 which was hard to get in and out of. The roads here in CA are complete garbage. Our road maintenance dept is run by our cash strapped state. they literally fix nothing Our roads were rated amongst the top ten worst roads in the US. San Diego itself ranked #8 worst roads. Its based on how many roads need repair vs how many have been fixed. Luckily the lowest part of my car is not the oil pan. However the catalytic converters are. And in this state we need them in place to pass smog test. without that you cannot register the car. I have gone through 2 cats so far. For cats that are obd2 and CA approved for smog cost upwards of $1200 for both. Anyway back to your truck. I have wanted to run a manual since day one. But it just seems very costly. Have you looked into sequentially shifted manuals ? or a dogbox ? like a clutchless 6 speed ?

[archie.]

I can do better than that, here's the build thread. prepare to fap yourself raw.

http://onsills.com/OS2012/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1517

[milano_red]

Im loving all the truck action on here in the last couple of months!

Any pics of that ls1 drift truck?!?!

[FunfGang]

Cheers mate, as it's hard for me to get down under the car, I've gotta credit a lot of the work to some pretty amazing mates, Im really just the creative director and money-pit. I do any interior and electrical stuff that I can though.

The plan is to sell the daily as soon as the 1JZ is on the road with its new suspension. I'm planning on moving to Brisbane next year and possibly studying engineering, so it will need to be rolling before then, cos there's no way Id be able to afford 2 cars on a student budget.

Fair enough, I can understand that! Always good to have some great friends.


Ah I see, sounds like a plan. Best of luck with it, I'll definitely be watching.

[archie.]

Love it! So cool to see people in wheelchairs doing big things in the car scene(I hope that doesn't come off as offensive or rude, it's just a very rare thing)!

Looking forward to progress, sounds like the wiring issues may be handful, but definately a cool truck none the less. Is the plan to eventually merge the two trucks to one, or keep the daily a daily and this the "project" truck?

Cheers mate, as it's hard for me to get down under the car, I've gotta credit a lot of the work to some pretty amazing mates, Im really just the creative director and money-pit. I do any interior and electrical stuff that I can though.

The plan is to sell the daily as soon as the 1JZ is on the road with its new suspension. I'm planning on moving to Brisbane next year and possibly studying engineering, so it will need to be rolling before then, cos there's no way Id be able to afford 2 cars on a student budget.

[brsteinbach]

Wow, this is insane! Very nice job man I'd love to own one of these.

[FunfGang]

Love it! So cool to see people in wheelchairs doing big things in the car scene(I hope that doesn't come off as offensive or rude, it's just a very rare thing)!

Looking forward to progress, sounds like the wiring issues may be handful, but definately a cool truck none the less. Is the plan to eventually merge the two trucks to one, or keep the daily a daily and this the "project" truck?

[archie.]

Hell yeah dude mad respect! love you're truck those numbers are impressive for an auto. Do you drive with full handcontrols ? Why are you in a wheelchair. Im a T8 paraplegic myself I was injured back in 2004 when I was 16. Love seeing another person in a chair rocking a slammed/ stanced whip. Even if you are half way around the world. Im not alone ! Even more stoked that you do most of your work. I also do most all my work on my car, that is why my build is so damn slow. LOL

Thanks mate, I've got a genetic muscle weakness, so I've had an electric wheelchair all my life. I can drive a standard auto, like with foot pedals, but I dont have the strength to use a normal clutch. One day I'd love something with a robotized manual, m3 style, but until then I'll probably just tweak the auto so it's a bit sharper. Half the reason my cars all have to be low is so I can transfer easily to the driver's seat from my chair. The authorities in my state don't really think this is an acceptable reason to go below the mandatory 100mm of minimum ground clearance. So at 43mm, my daily gets me in just as much trouble with the police as it does with speedbumps. Im looking at building this thing on coilovers partly so it handles well and partly so I can just "wind it up" if I need to keep my head down for a while. The aim is to have it all engineered and mod-plated too, so that should get me some brownie points if and when I get pulled over.

I just had a look at your build thread, the merc sits so perfect, love it. Your roads over in California must be so smooth compared to ours haha. I've got twice the ground clearance you do and I've already destroyed 2 oil pans

[rsingh3g]

I love this thing so much

[TheCrabMaster]

God I love how many minitrucks this site is getting! Looks good man!