The new truck

F3RR3T · 09-04-2009, 03:18 PM

Well here is the new truck. 1994 x-cab 1500 bagged and body-dropped.

Traded my 94 camaro z28 that had some issues. Truck has some issues (alot of the welds suck the wiring is a nightmare and the rear gas tank crossmember was a joke. most of all the LCA's scare me. all in all the truck was not ass represented at all but deals done and im dealing with it. SCARY THING IS I DROVE THIS TRUCK 400 MILES BACK HOME with the cross member like that. there was a slight chatter when accelerating but i thought it was the trans surging (what it felt like) but it was the driveshaft yoke chewing itself up when the axle rotated forward due to one of the wishbone bolts missing and the cross member being broke.

COMPLETE FRAME TO come from front bumper to rollpan a-arms and all. track width narrowed 3 inchs

F3RR3T · 09-04-2009, 03:19 PM

would like to sell the steering wheel and trade someone there complete stock interior for mine (its all tweed)

90Accord · 09-04-2009, 04:05 PM

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is that tape structural?

F3RR3T · 09-04-2009, 04:12 PM

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is that tape structural?

lol it was holding the driveshaft out of the way.

it chucked a u joint when i shifted into reverse to move it out of the driveway to change the tranny in my uncles dodge

90Accord · 09-04-2009, 04:16 PM

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lol it was holding the driveshaft out of the way.

oh no i wasnt talking about the tape from the wishbone the drive shaft i was talking about around the cross member and frame

Beyond Static© · 09-04-2009, 04:18 PM

Holy lower control arms! That's scary

F3RR3T · 09-04-2009, 04:23 PM

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oh no i wasnt talking about the tape from the wishbone the drive shaft i was talking about around the cross member and frame

nope that was my doing it was taped with ducttape till it got hot and let loose than i taped it with packing tape

F3RR3T · 09-04-2009, 04:24 PM

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Holy lower control arms! That's scary

ya there knarly the weld is about 8 inches long theres a 1.5 inch wide spot tight in the middle thats still welded. to cheap to buy spindles i quess

MrGoodtime · 09-04-2009, 04:31 PM

what compelled you to waste this much money?

Nickleahy23 · 09-04-2009, 04:49 PM

honestly i would not drive that for a month..those control arms are going to break and you will end up wrecking and hurting yourself or someone else..find some new stock arms and buy some spindles..they are only 200 for the pair..

F3RR3T · 09-04-2009, 04:53 PM

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what compelled you to waste this much money?

and what money would that be? the 1800 i had invested in my camaro and the 100 bucks in gas?

sorry but even having to rebuild the frame i feel i got my moneys worth. good drivetrain,cab,bed and the bags and compressors

F3RR3T · 09-04-2009, 04:55 PM

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honestly i would not drive that for a month..those control arms are going to break and you will end up wrecking and hurting yourself or someone else..find some new stock arms and buy some spindles..they are only 200 for the pair..

i really miss wrote that those arms will be going as soon as i can make it to the scrap yard. until then they will get reinforced with some angle iron in the transition.

i cant just not drive it this is my sole piece of transportation

DOOKEY · 09-04-2009, 05:07 PM

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i really miss wrote that those arms will be going as soon as i can make it to the scrap yard. until then they will get reinforced with some angle iron in the transition.

i cant just not drive it this is my sole piece of transportation

F3RR3T · 09-04-2009, 05:10 PM

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would love to run but i only got to drive to work once (15 miles) and to the salvage yard (8 miles)

the front arms made it 400 miles as you see in the pics (didnt know they were like that til i started tearing into the truck. so they will make it another 50 miles gusseted with angle iron till i get new arms and spindles

F3RR3T · 09-04-2009, 06:31 PM

well this truck is not getting driven anymore period i just pulled the wheels to get to the LCA's the frame under the firewall is literaly only 1 inch tall.

instead of notching the cab they made the frame shorter