Rebuilding a Salvage Crew Cab Dmax 4by

[vegaman04]

That truck is tits!

[jimhrabe]

Wow! coming together nicely

[GMCYukalade]

That truck looks great, you really have done a great job - and i think its awesome that your son works with you the way he does as well! - That the way i was/am with my father working on vehicles, he and I recently did my chevelle in a dark blue...

You said Flint Mich? Right? - My pastor mentioned going there before.. and we have a guy and his family in our church from there that my pastor met while he was there.. Interesting!

[94383Z71]

I haven't posted these up yet, because I don't want white stealth to get P.O.ed. Then it came to me, we just won't tell him, you guy's promise to keep quiet right? It will be our little secret, what white stealth don't know, won't hurt. Right?




This last one, is just a shot of where I relived the lower bumper cover, for the larger tires.


Seriously stealth, you know imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

[IH8FORD]

that looks so damn good man now go buff those fender flares already

[vegaman04]

Those front lights are screaming to be cleared

[DroppedAsAChild]

Looks Badass man cant wait till its all final and complete. Now buff those flares.

[fortplainman]

I bet the bumper that is flush with the tailgate would look really nice on that since you shaved the tailgate handle. Just my .02 but that truck looks amazing and even better since you have done all that work to revive another great DMAX!

[AndyJ_o]

great job so far on bring that Dmax back to life. any plans for performance after the body work is done?

[slewis]

Wow, that looks awesome. Now just smoke all the lights and it will be perfect.

[MC]

Pure tits.

[White_Stealth]

Originally Posted by 94383Z71

I haven't posted these up yet, because I don't want white stealth to get P.O.ed. Then it came to me, we just won't tell him, you guy's promise to keep quiet right? It will be our little secret, what white stealth don't know, won't hurt. Right?...

Seriously stealth, you know imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

All I got to say is DAMN I love the front end on that thing


You did an awesome job bringing it back to life.

It's my trucks evil twin, I like it.

[94383Z71]

"that looks so damn good man now go buff those fender flares already"
Thank you very much. I knew I would need to wetsand and wheel some of the front end stuff, so I waited. Home garage painting, will always have dirt specs and bug legs in it.

"Those front lights are screaming to be cleared"
I have new projection halos coming, headlights, turn signals and fogs.

"Looks Badass man cant wait till its all final and complete. Now buff those flares."
Thanks and see above.

"I bet the bumper that is flush with the tailgate would look really nice on that since you shaved the tailgate handle. Just my .02 but that truck looks amazing and even better since you have done all that work to revive another great DMAX!"
Thanks.

"great job so far on bring that Dmax back to life. any plans for performance after the body work is done?"
Thanks, I have a Diablo sport programer, and plan on a 4" exhaust.

"Wow, that looks awesome. Now just smoke all the lights and it will be perfect."
Thanks, plan is to smoke and tint after state inspection, for new title.

"Pure tits."
Thanks

"It's my trucks evil twin, I like it."

I never looked at it that way, and I must say its an honor for you to say that. Maybe someday they will be parked next to each other at some get together. Thanks Stealth.

[02Desperado]

Man I just read this whole thread and I have to say you did a fantastic job!

Keep posting pics!

[badger79]

what an awesome job man i am impressed and u just gave me so much insperation to work on my project truck was not really sure if i wanted to do my self but i think im going to try. it just shows what can be accomplished with some time and hard work. u dont really need to be an expert u need to just do things right. and again awesome job.

[F4MOU$]

Originally Posted by 94383Z71

I haven't posted these up yet, because I don't want white stealth to get P.O.ed. Then it came to me, we just won't tell him, you guy's promise to keep quiet right? It will be our little secret, what white stealth don't know, won't hurt. Right?




This last one, is just a shot of where I relived the lower bumper cover, for the larger tires.


Seriously stealth, you know imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

That is fvcking sick man. I want it sooooooo bad. Wanna trade?

[ajpal87]

Great job on the truck, it looks awesome. I always wanted to fix up a salvaged vehicle, but I always thought that it would have been way to much work, but now you got me second guessing myself. Anyway you got a great looking truck there

[94383Z71]

Thanks for all the compliments guys. Sorry no trades, thanks though.

Anyone considering a project like this, just be aware it's alot of work. I look at some of the other truckss in this thread, where guys are doing body drops, and back halving thier truck, I just can't imagine that amount of work.

Custom fab work is soooo much more labor intensive, than rebuilding one mostly stock.

If you have the garage, time and tools, go for it. You'll find guy's that will chime in and help with questions. I got alot of help from this thread on body work, and spraying technique.

Thanks again, everyone.

[94383Z71]

Originally Posted by badger79

what an awesome job man i am impressed and u just gave me so much insperation to work on my project truck was not really sure if i wanted to do my self but i think im going to try. it just shows what can be accomplished with some time and hard work. u dont really need to be an expert u need to just do things right. and again awesome job.

This about sums it up. Dive in, whats the worst that can happen?

I've had to redo several things, left rocker and right cab corner were repainted last nite, due to my mistakes. I painted the hood twice, and the left box side twice. And the truck is NOT perfect, if sweetea, white stealth or any of the guys on here that do autobody repair for a living, were to walk around it, they would find flaws. But they find flaws in factory job's too!

It can get discouraging, but in the end, my son and I will know we built it at home.