mhadman Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 here is something i started earlier this year and am getting back to after a 9 month modeling slump. this started life as a bigfoot truck that i snagged at a garage sale for 2 bucks.. Wheels are homemade,and i need to thin down the bead lock rings a bit and add bolt heads.. frame and rear fenders were shortened to 6 feet and fenders are about 1/2 way from getting a completed flare job.wheels and tires will tuck in to the front and rear. original kit front wheel openings were filled in with evergreen sheet in the front bottom area below the doors... firewall was modified to allow upward wheel travel..suspension both front and rear will be functional. A arms are mounted and i need to make king pins and steering linkage.. Working on the pilot cage which will be tied into the rear ,engine cage...still a long way to go.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintman1968 Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 nice build. that is gonna be a real nice one.love the jackstand. are you going to flair the front as well? how about a pic of the a-arms? i am impressed. keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhadman Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 Hey! I plan on doing a mild flare job on the front...the way i have it set up now,the front tires will tuck into the fenders as is,with a good turn angle on the wheels...i wanted to keep it close to stock truck wheel width dimensions... As for the a arms,i want to get the king pins in and get some paint on them and then i will post a pic or two...you can look at my link for the 96 chevy build and see the front arms i put on that one..they actually came out better... Here is a pic from the chevy build.. The end result for this build should be to show a beat up old racer that is now used for prerunning courses... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonoPed Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Looks good Mark!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintman1968 Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 all i can say is wow!! I went to the LHS today and bought alot of frame building supplys, tonight i'm going to attempt to build some a-arms for my silverado. thanks for the pic and wish me luck!!! keep us posted on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kod38 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Cool Kram, Glad to see you back at it. Doug R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhadman Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 I got some bench time today and got my front end(minus steering linkage)done...brake rotors and wheels are nearly complete.I will get about 18 inches of travel at the front wheels and need to trim away more fender for full turn on the wheels. pic one is ride height and pic two is near full down traved...wheels positionable... its still in the ugly stages.. the front end geometry is the hard part,and now that i have it figured out and in place,hopefully the rest will go smoothly..need to open up the upper arms for the shocks to go through,and then i will make the upper and lower mounts..the rear trailing arm assembly is done,tho not shown here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey429 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 It's kinda hard to see through the ugly right now, but I can. It looks real good so far. I'm just amazed at guys like you that con pull off a suspension like that, I'd like to be able to build a static one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Beachum Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 building a '77 Prerunner for my everyday driver,has I beam frtend but will have race suspension, Barry Beachum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhadman Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 A friend and fellow builder casted a very nice i beam set up and sent on to me,,,i hope to have it under a ford ranger at some point in the future..I used to be able to watch Trucks on tv,and they put a cool i beam set up on a ranger and got a wicked amount of wheel travel...I liked watching that show... Anyway,after this build,i hope to build a real race truck,and stick closer to real life components.Some of the parts can be a bear to work with,but i only work on it when i have the patience to... This is where my chevy was at this stage.. and here is where it finished off.. I hope these two will look cool running next to eachother...will update in the near future....My next step is to get the shocks completed and mounted so that i have a rolling chassis..To be continued.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Beachum Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 E-mail me @ www.Boatman@Boatmanonline.com, I see you have a chevy too, maybe can help you there too. Barry Beachum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Wow, Mark. You do great work. Please keep sharing pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Beachum Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Here are some Chevy pics I have some fords from ground up Barry Beachum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhadman Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 That is a Beautiful machine...I would love the chance to take that out on a course and see what i could do..I am sure i would come back battered and bruised,but it would be fun getting there..lol Thanks for the pics...i sent you an er mail and it came back,so i dont know if it was you or me..lol Anyway,this is exactly the type of project i want to do for my next race truck...i love it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Really like the direction you are going there Mark. Very nice scratchbuilding work. Keep us informed as to the progress and keep posting the neat pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Beachum Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 This my truck,the rear suspension is not race and probably will not be for a yr or 2, The frt suspension is what they used now for this yr truck,..but this truck will not be raced and is a milder form for my Boat business,so it tows boats still plays hard in the Sand and Dirt of the Outer Banks of NC, ,....The rear 1/4s the hood, frt fendersare fiberglass it will have a Roll Cage,Master Craft Prerunner Seats,but then it has alot of modern stuff thrown in electric windows ,A/C,etc..., I will check my e-mail ,sorry you got bounced I will correct that, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhadman Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 Oh man Beach,,,your ride Rocks!! Thanks for the pics and i will take anymore you want to send... dragon0287@hotmail.com I bet you cant wait to get it out after a break in and have some fun... I have my chevy in the garage and have been just cleaning and painting components...waiting till the spring to buy the engine and a few other goodies...its killing me not to drive it.. Anyway,you ever think of building a scale model of your truck? if so,let me know and i may be able to hook you up with parts.. Also,there is a site i go to specifically for off road vehicles if your interested... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhadman Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 some progress.. I shortened the front track after shooting these pics...still rough,but getting closer to rolling chassis.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Beachum Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 It's starting to look good Mark... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zebm1 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Just curious, a prerunner is....an off-road racer or is it like those trucks yu see on Speed TV racing around an off-road race track? With fiberglas fenders and tha radiator in tha bed, 4WD or 2WD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kod38 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Just curious, a prerunner is....an off-road racer or is it like those trucks yu see on Speed TV racing around an off-road race track? With fiberglas fenders and tha radiator in tha bed, 4WD or 2WD? First off--LOOKS great Mark!! Coming along good. Doug R A "pre-runner" is a term used to describe a type of vehicle used to pre-run an off road race course,such as the baja 500. etc... Some pre runners can range from the mildy modified pick up truck to a full tube chassis buggy or truck with 30 plus inches of travel. A pre runner has no specific descrition really. Marks truck could also be a Class 8 desert racer. If truly interested,just google "Pre Runner" and you will be busy for weeks. I hope this helps as a definition for you. Doug R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zebm1 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Kind of like a pre-race off-road track tester, eh Doug, thanks man, got it! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhadman Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 Rolling stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Beachum Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Well done Mark 8) 8) 8) 8) Barry Beachum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kod38 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Bro, that thing needs a driver figure and put on a dio base just like it's sitting. The camber change looks killer with the wheels turned. What are you doing for shock bases?? Can't tell what you did? Thanks. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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