BODY MODS (old skool style)

flamingX · December 8, 2011

College Student said:
alright so are you gonna lower it a little to help tuck the wheels and make it easier to unload heavy objects, or will it b just a show truck, and what are your plans for the inside

It's aready lowered 3". Once I figure out what i'm doing for a motor I'll then figure out how much lower I'm going to go.
Not an all out show truck but a nice cruiser that will be only driven on sunny days and to cruise ins.
As for interior, that will have to built from scratch, something like this

only NOT in Seafoam Green.

College Student · December 8, 2011

holly cow can i send you a truck to build

snoranger · December 8, 2011

flamingX said:
It's aready lowered 3". Once I figure out what i'm doing for a motor I'll then figure out how much lower I'm going to go.
Not an all out show truck but a nice cruiser that will be only driven on sunny days and to cruise ins.
As for interior, that will have to built from scratch, something like this

only NOT in Seafoam Green.

Why not?

FROADER · December 8, 2011

flamingX said:
I've got my '51 F1 Grille surround fabed up.

I can't wait to see how this looks. The early 50 F1 grill is one of my favorites. I've seen one started in a Ranger, but never finished.

Nice fab work so far!

MONMIX · December 21, 2011

I am gonna have to stop by more often
this looks like a ton of work but the results are gonna be awesome

briwayjones · December 21, 2011

MONMIX said:
I am gonna have to stop by more often
this looks like a ton of work but the results are gonna be awesome

Who are you?

flamingX · January 7, 2012

flamingX said:
It's aready lowered 3". Once I figure out what i'm doing for a motor I'll then figure out how much lower I'm going to go.

My Brother-in-law just made up my mind for me on that one. He just got finished restoring a '79 Mercury Bobcat Sport and gave me his parts car (same frame as a Mustang II) But it's going to be a 27hr drive to get it so that will have to wait until summer.

College Student · January 7, 2012

pick it if by putting it in the new panel truck

BigJoe1094 · January 28, 2012

any updates on this?

flamingX · January 29, 2012

BigJoe1094 said:
any updates on this?

I've finished welding up the roof (no pics 'cause it looks exactly like the last pic I posted of it, just reversed)

Now on to the rear bumper and hatch

jturkey69 · February 1, 2012

WOW..crazy awesome skills!! this is awesome! I have no clue about body work, but for the past 3 months I have trying to decide how to gain some headroom for a third seat, or making a drop in the floor where the spare tire used to be to create some type of room...threads of major builds like this give hopes to guys like me..lol

flamingX · February 20, 2012

I finaly came up with what to do with the hatch. Being that I've decided to go with a major taillight mod and think it looks 'hookie' when someone just builds a box where the OEM tails mount and leave the notch in the hatch, I decided to relocate the latch to the bottom so that I can weld the taillight filler to the hatch.

Then shaved EVERYTHING else

flamingX · February 20, 2012

Oops Double post

jturkey69 · February 20, 2012

im diggin that...awesome work!

College Student · February 20, 2012

I must ask why not go with a tailgate style thing that flips down or opens up like the excursion and opens left and right

flamingX · February 20, 2012

College Student said:
I must ask why not go with a tailgate style thing that flips down or opens up like the excursion and opens left and right

Engineering nightmare to pull that off without water leaks everywhere.
My 1st choice was acually full barn doors, but that is even worse.

College Student · February 20, 2012

I understand the water nightmare but if u used barn dors off of a delivery van you would have all the weather stripping, with your metal work you would be able to cut and mold the barn doors to fit the explorer opening

briwayjones · February 20, 2012

In my experience barn doors are more noisy, almost impossible to keep from rattling if not from the beginning then definitely when they get a little age on them. And they never seal up as well.

College Student · February 20, 2012

I've never worked with them so I'm going off of what seems attainable, but I understand and it would be more body work to get them to fit and look good where as what he has now looks cool and I cant wait to see the final product, I would love to be able to do that kind of work and it come out looking nice.

MONMIX · February 20, 2012

where ya putting the tag ?

(looks awesome by the way )

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