Turbo Rotary Mazda B2600i Minitruck Build!

[mymmeryloss]

*updates*

i have had a busy couple of days and have been doing a lot of brainstorming figuring the best way to do this damn body drop since there are a few different options. i think i have it figured out, but i really amnot in a rush since it will prolly be going to this show (West Coast Nats in Parker AZ) with no floor. just as long as the thing lays doors i dont give a **** if it has a floor in it.

the way i see it is if its laying doors with a rotary with a turbo mounted(hopefully) and rhd im pretty sure people cant b**** about there not being seats or a floor lol. kinda running out of time and i still have to get the bed and a few other things done before i could even start a floor and the likes..

but anayway, on to the fucken piktars...

alright well i was getting to the point where i was getting a lot of flex in the cab and this is something u do not want. u want to be sure everything stays square for obvious reasons, i dont think i have to explain this one...

so i welded some round bar from the inner wall to the fram on both sides in the front to start with for support...

heres an underside shot showing the cap and the 3 inch difference between the frame and the cap. the cap will eventually sit flat on the ground..

well i was informed by the president of our local chapter of Severed Ties that my truck needs to be one solid color for this show, no bondo, so i decided to flat black the whole truck. not super happy about this, but i think its gonna look pretty badass when its done and color sanded... rustoleum flat black is the only way to go when doing a spray can job...

this is why i recommend the rustoleum. both fenders were done with walmart brand bad cans of black and they turned out uber splotchy. so i sanded them down and went over them with rustoleum after this pic...

the other door, just cuz i can...

before i could cut out the rest of the floor in the back i had to brace it also. i used a 3 pt brace for this and it held up very well in keeping the shape of the truck after the floor was gone..

good penetration..

i also put a brace up frnt making sure that it will clear the tranny when the truck is on the ground..

after the rest of the floor was cut out i cut the supports off the frame and jacked the truck up and put it on jackstands the rest of the way to do some more trimming...

monster truck..

a little out of context but in the midst of this confusion the usps man brought me my throttle body i have been waiting on for quite some time now...
so i had to put it on my intake mani..

halfway there. sawzall blades r expensive, but i wouldve never gotten this far without one..

all the way cut out. now to pull the cab and trim the super thick jacking points where i have the jackstands.

the hard part about pulling a cab or bed is finding a friend dumb enough to come help u. it took me four hours of texts and calling to get someone to my house so i could spend 30 minutes cutting the rest off the bottom. now i cant seem to get anyone back over to help put it back on lol...

little pieces like this are what are killing me. this wouldve been so much easier if the truck hadnt been body dropped once before...

do it once. do it right.

well its off the jackstands, but the rear cab mounts are in the way of laying out, but the front is damn near doored...
this was exciting...

whata fucken mess...

what good friends i have. after hours of phone calls and texts i finally got a buddy to help me...
this truck looks hella long without a cab on it. kinda weird lol..

the back trimmed up. running out of daylight...

done just in time. well still have a little more trimming to do in the front but u cant tell by this picture and the fact its dark outside. goddamn i bet my neighbors love me..

this is how low she will sit now. officially 45" to the top of the roof. im a pretty short guy and thats not even to my chest lol...
whadaya think, should i take 5" out of the roof?

the last pic from work last night. first thing this morning i snapped a pic with the doors back on. this is before i trimmed the rest off the front.

i got a lot done today. lol, but i dont feel like posting the pics right now.

but, i will tell u a bit of what i got done...

i cut the rest of the cab off and got it laid flat doors. just need to finish capping it, but i have a plan for that..
i also cut the rear cab mounts off and lowered them 3 1/4". this way i can space them up to the right height to meet the existing mounts and make sure i am flat door. some of u may be saying well chris, u only needed to go 3 inches so u are technically bodydropped past the frame. to those of u that r smart enough to figure this out, congratulations, and the reason for this is because, well, i thought it woul be the best way to assure i am dragging doors lol.

i also got the rest of the cab masked off and painted flat black. hopefully i can get the cab back on tomorrow and do some more welding. i had a problem with my welder not putting out gas, but after my buddy nick came over and tinkered with it for about an hour, we got it figured out...

thanks for checking in, and maybe more pics by the end of the week.

 

[msp5]

the truck is looking bad-ass. you have now gave some motivation i needed to go work on mine.To my garage this weekend!!!!!!!!!!! lol

 

[PrinceValorum]

This is such a sweet build. Great work man, even though I know 0 about minitrucks or stuff that lays frame.

What's up with the speaker size reducer panels? Are they meant to house those pentagonal Sony Xplod subs or something? Haha that's what it made me think of.

 

[mymmeryloss]

the truck is looking bad-ass. you have now gave some motivation i needed to go work on mine.To my garage this weekend!!!!!!!!!!! lol

hell ya man, lets get on it lol.

and thank u btw...

This is such a sweet build. Great work man, even though I know 0 about minitrucks or stuff that lays frame.

What's up with the speaker size reducer panels? Are they meant to house those pentagonal Sony Xplod subs or something? Haha that's what it made me think of.

thank u. its a learning process. idk whats up with the speaker panels. i thought they were weird also...

 

[shane02pro5]

Man it's really starting to come together ...and you'll need to come visit the slammed thread very soon!

 

[daonly1around]

i love me some mini trucks!!! this is sick.

 

[mymmeryloss]

Man it's really starting to come together ...and you'll need to come visit the slammed thread very soon!

they dont like bagged vehicles in there...

i love me some mini trucks!!! this is sick.

thanks man!

 

[StealthWyvern]

they dont like bagged vehicles in there...

Thats just because they cant compete against bagged cars/trucks is all.

 

[magnumP5]

Thats just because they're whiny bitches is all.

Fixed

The truck looks good! I'm loving the amount of work you're putting into this.

 

[mymmeryloss]

thanks man. ive got the cab and bed welded up and its getting close to being ready to go on a trailer to west coast nationals minitruck show in parker arizona.

then after i get back it will be tear down time again and get the floor in, frame cut, get the engine running and drive this b****...

 

[mymmeryloss]

well its been a long time since i have updated, but i have been in a super crunch trying to get this thing ready to roll on a trailer.

but i took a few pics along the way and got it mostly back together, so ill give u guys a few piktars..

so i took the cab off as u guys know and i have to build a new frame under the floor in the cab so the floor sits at stock height thus the "stock floor body drop" i am going to have to make new front mounts for the cab but on the rear mounts i just cut them off the frame and dropped them down and welded them back on.

i also had to cut out the tranny xmember and there was another xmember behind it that did absolutely nothing, well besides rigidity lol. so both of them had to come out to start the ladder bar setup i am using on my frame then the frame will be trimmed down and filled with box tubing and welded back up..

notice my custom del sol rim tranny holder lol

so i ran 2x2 square tubing parallel with my frame rails and tacked it into place. then i ran gusseting pieces like a ladder for strength. the stock frame still needs trimmed, but that can wait lol....

heres the bed all cutout and laid on the ground...

my buddy nick getting his hands dirty with the sawzall.. some new wall art also(one drunken night, that oughtta be a selling point for the house eh?)

cab back on and test fitting fenders...

bed stil needs cut out and dropped the rest of the way..

i would like to tell u that sectioning the crossmember and lowering the mounts was a lot of fun, but it ******* wasnt lol...

lots of measuring and figuring out where to cut... so gay...

progress bitches...

explosion in the garage..

ive been saving this hood for a long time waiting to put it on lol. its not everyday u see a doored truck with a stock hood...

tilt bed anyone? haha jk..

bed cutout....

do i spy matching body lines?

i spent a lot of time on this tranny crossmember and then realized it wasnt goint to work lol... but it will do for now..

bumper trimmed and mounted...

low low low...

little enough for u guys? funny story behind this picture lol. i got it lifted and the bags full and had the switch box crudely wired up and had the old lady ready and waitin for when i pushed it out of the garage to drop it since thats my only source of brakes right now and the ground came off of the switchbox and the truck would drop so here i am trying to stop the truck lol. it was almost a disaster. luckily i had set out a engine mount just in case to throw under the tire, but thats where the truck ended up.

well its ready for a trailer. after this pic i finished painting the bed and put the dash and steering back in... should have it loaded here shortly..

ill have more pics from the show and s***...

enjoi!

 

[Saskatchewan17]

God damn that's low. Haha. Good work man. Can't wait to see it running.

 

[SCMP3]

dude thats ******* hot. ive wanted to get a b2200 and put it on airbags for a long while. u may have just inspired me....

 

[CorkSport]

I have a few of the 1 piece B2600 FRP front bumpers if you are interested in one.

-Derrick

 

[mymmeryloss]

God damn that's low. Haha. Good work man. Can't wait to see it running.

ur telling me. i cant wait to drive this ******* thing lol..

dude thats ******* hot. ive wanted to get a b2200 and put it on airbags for a long while. u may have just inspired me....

do it do it do it..

thanks for the kind words

I have a few of the 1 piece B2600 FRP front bumpers if you are interested in one.

-Derrick

do u have pics? pm me info and i just might do it..

 

[mymmeryloss]

found a few pics online from the show...

not bad for a truck that was thrown together in 2 days eh? lol


time to get this bad boy runnin..

 

[fishdonotbounce]

Phenomenal build. I've never been into the bagged scene or anything but I always have appreciated it. Excited to see the final product cause even now it looks amazing.

 

[magnumP5]

Don't let those fuckers in the slammed thread get to you. You've got more work into that truck than any of them could ever hope to accomplish in a lifetime.

Any progress on the turbo setup?

 

[PrinceValorum]

Don't let those fuckers in the slammed thread get to you. You've got more work into that truck than any of them could ever hope to accomplish in a lifetime.

x2 They're mad you beat them at their own game

It looks awesome, especially once it's all 'assembled' haha

 

[mymmeryloss]

Phenomenal build. I've never been into the bagged scene or anything but I always have appreciated it. Excited to see the final product cause even now it looks amazing.

i am not one to push my likes and dislikes on others, so i understand what u mean about not being into certain things... say i absolutely hate porsches for some odd reason, but every so often i will see one that i even look twice at. when someone builds something right, it will get recognized even if its not what someone else may be into...

but, thanks for the good words. i appreciate it!

Don't let those fuckers in the slammed thread get to you. You've got more work into that truck than any of them could ever hope to accomplish in a lifetime.

Any progress on the turbo setup?

ah, i think its funny. i will continue to post in there when i have good updates until they cant refuse to give me compliments haha.

turbo mani is still in limbo. no idea. im about to go looking for a different shop and pay double what i was just to get it done...

x2 They're mad you beat them at their own game

It looks awesome, especially once it's all 'assembled' haha

yes, tear down has begun and i think imma rebuild the engine and have it painted and polished up so i dont have to worry about any startup problems since im still waiting on a manifold.. who knows, my mind changes daily...