My 86 Mazda b5700 Drifter

[jc50942]

So i was turned on to this forum by a couple freinds of mine, figured id post up some pics of what i've done to this thing...got alot of pics to post so yeh.


this is what it was in the begining
http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3464.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3462.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3466.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3467.jpg

getting ready to get the motor mounts set.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3530.jpg

mount fabricated.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3536.jpg

getting welded in.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3541.jpg

and a nice greasy motor to get tranny mounts made and driveshaft made.



http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3572.jpg

this is the begining of my disc brake swap. Used chevy pickup brakes.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3688.jpg

had to have the center of the rotor bored out to fit my hub

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3705.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3706.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3707.jpg

making plates for the caliper brackets

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3710.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3711.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3717.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3712.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3714.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3716.jpg

and thats the brakes! ran the smaller caliper with the front brakes and the bigger dual piston independent from the rest of the system for the hand brake.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/100_3725.jpg

gutted cluster to make a custom kinda deal.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/174_0012.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/174_0013.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/174_0014.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/174_0015.jpg

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http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/174_0018.jpg

and the finished product...nothing fancy, just the necessities.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/174_0019.jpg

the new motor to replace that old greasy thing.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/newmotor1.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/174_0022.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/174_0023.jpg

ahh...she looks right at home sitting in there.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/174_0024.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/174_0026.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/174_0027.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/396268_365224883501990_100000434439025_1199983_142 0686149_n.jpg

decided to fork up some cash and do a 5 speed swap.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0004_zpscf7b2aa3.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0011_zps4c27c4df.jpg

made my own slave bracket.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0013_zps92427107.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0015_zps61e953b0.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0021_zps2906436b.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0030_zps74ba77aa.jpg



and pretty much the final product.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0034_zps6bcc2e07.jpg
there are alot more pics, but im lazy...this is what i had for rear suspension before with the stock rear end.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0075_zps980f5010.jpg

really like it, but then i did this to the pinion, which i was kinda expecting considering it was a stock rear end.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0100_zps0da62d6d.jpg

hard to tell from the pic, but the end of the pinion is in there.

ive got a lot more to post but it says i can only post so ma pics at once so hopefully this will get me started

[soundboy]

Good work m8

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[GabAlmighty]

Can't wait to see some more pictures

[jc50942]

well, now that i can post some more...(thank you mods for letting me post my Mazda Build on a Nissan Forum :)....
This is how it rolled back into the garage.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0099_zpsc07a0c5e.jpg

started cutting and striping it down.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0102_zps70eff176.jpg

box off

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0103_zpsa3e6bfe0.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0104_zpsb94f7333.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0105_zps91be5a8c.jpg

Donor car for the new rear suspension.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0107_zpse4fef2fe.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0109_zps03efd8ed.jpg

set it underneath just to get an idea of what kinda fab work i would need to do.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0114_zps23182e01.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0113_zpsfac20049.jpg

picked up a diff

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0122_zpsd7f42493.jpg

diff mounted, and as you can see, there isnt anyplace for the stuts to come up through the contol arms...gonna have to remedy that.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0130_zps9d31521a.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0130_zps9d31521a.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0131_zps9c41f6ce.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0133_zps55b477aa.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0134_zpsa5d4b308.jpg

should be room now.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0135_zps5cca76f6.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0136_zps5ab94191.jpg

a couple more pieces to fill in and give it a little more strength


http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0137_zps2104ccf1.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0139_zps5c5ea1bc.jpg

should be room now.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0140_zps3f7d3c91.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0141_zpsaf0c6d56.jpg

and thats pretty much how it sits. Gotta put the brakes together, and some more fab work to make the strut towers, which im gonna go work on right meow.

[Reece]

SUBBED. I love drift trucks.

[Jissan]

Fools be like, :rant: "It's a Mazda TRUCK, WTF u doin' on Zilvia, blah blah flame..."

To which you say, :bigok: "S13 subframe, fool."

BOOYAH /argument

Extra points for:

serious fabrication work
pink diff
a fucn fuel cell in the bed,
unicorn on the donor S13.

[soundboy]

Extreme mods. I heard the rx7 lsd guts would of worked in the Mazda 2600 diff

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[Ratpack_Chad]

This thing is Rad

[jc50942]

Extreme mods. I heard the rx7 lsd guts would of worked in the Mazda 2600 diff

you can use the guts or the whole third member.

[jc50942]

welp...got some more done...put this in for the two rear subframe mounts.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0148_zps8e241eac.jpg

bottom view of the passenger side.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0149_zpsf884a6fe.jpg

bottom drivers side.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0150_zpsfc76b87d.jpg

put in some gussets

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0151_zpsb4ced17b.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0152_zps3cc045e0.jpg

started making the top piece for the strut towers.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0153_zps7a36273a.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0154_zps38ef662b.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0155_zpsd396be50.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0156_zps7df9a533.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0158_zps61cca88a.jpg

this is a view from the top down of the front subrame mounts...wasnt sure how to make these mounts till i stared at it for awhile.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0159_zps917f0add.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0160_zpsb13d19eb.jpg

side view

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0161_zps6f8cccbb.jpg

so this is what i cam up with.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0163_zps415d5db7.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0164_zps3eb28383.jpg

outside view

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0173_zpsb400584d.jpg

inside frame view

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0174_zps23eb19a3.jpg

chunk of metal here, chunk of metal there,,,blah blah blah.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0167_zps020074da.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0168_zps64c857d6.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0170_zpseb74a12e.jpg

and then i ran out of steel , i've got alot of "filling" to do, some cross bracing, a driveshaft and some brakes and we will be good to go!!

[bc.]

How did you measure the anti-squat when you fabbed your subframe mounting position?

[jc50942]

im not sure what that means...i did take a lot of measurements though :)

[FourtyKid]

Ah shit subscribed!

[TheRealSy90]

Pfft who cares about measuring. Just drive it hard.

[nujabe]

dear mother of god this is a cool build thread..

[h2v7]

hella work but hella cool

[StryfeS13]

This is sweet.
Really hope you finish it!

[mechanicalmoron]

Fucking cool.

[wattupbaii]

i wouldve liked to see a roatary in there or a ka/sr

[soundboy]

SR20 would be ideal. But power is power

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[Roscoe.]

I don't mean to talk shit, but I don't see how you're going to be able to adequately set up the suspension with that subframe set up. Unless you have that figured out, in which case do tell?

[xBtony]

Super awesome fab work!

[jc50942]

i would've liked to see a rotary in there or a ka/sr

i went with the gen 1 SBC because they are super reliable and easy to maintain. I personally have more experience with them so they are way easier for me to work with, no electronics, no bullshit to deal with.

[jc50942]

I don't mean to talk shit, but I don't see how you're going to be able to adequately set up the suspension with that subframe set up. Unless you have that figured out, in which case do tell?

no offense taken, but what part of setting it up do you see as a problem?..

[jc50942]

Super awesome fab work!

thank you sir

[jc50942]

so ...some more updates and pics....mostly just pics.

all the pieces cut and tacked in on the drivers side.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0178_zps419b6d47.jpg

passengers side.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0179_zps89a166f6.jpg

drivers side all welded in

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0180_zps48c7305d.jpg

passenger side.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0181_zpsdad86994.jpg

some bracing for the towers.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0184_zps52b06872.jpg

the woman decided she wanted to try welding so i let her...she did a damn fine job too.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0185_zps19ec15e3.jpg

and some more bracing for the front sub frame mounts....this piece is further to the top and im gonna come off of this pices and go to the bottom of the front sub frame mount...will be nice and stout.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0186_zps044dc45c.jpg


more pics tomorrow

[jc50942]

just a few more pics.

braces off the front subframe mounts to the center.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0187_zps3ad74f8d.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0188_zpsb7d14bea.jpg

new subframe bushings

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0189_zpscc04876a.jpg

took about two hours of hammering to get the old ones out, didn't think to bring my air hammer home from the shop....oh well

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0192_zps86cad1dd.jpg

so now i just gotta get a driveshaft made, maybe a little black spray paint and a little cutting to get the bed back on.

[89s13sd]

Looks good! You going to be ready for the next event?

[jc50942]

should be ready to go.

[jc50942]

no more pics at this point...just did a bunch of welding on the bottom side, made some washers for the new bushings. gonna get a driveshaft made this week and gonna take her for a test drive and see how she feels. I wanna get some aftermarket ruca's and gotta do an alignment and we should be good to go.

[DET240SX]

Dude, awesome build! Can't wait to see you drifting this truck

[jc50942]

ive got some video from the last couple years with different rear setups. I should throw them up for comparison , kinda like before and after.

[jc50942]

drive shaft tomorrow!!

[jc50942]

so i skipped a few pics but i got a couple vids from this weekends drift event.

heres my fave.

Mazda B2000 Burnout. - YouTube (http://youtu.be/Of1GtEAb1Hk)

[theericsmith]

i am in awe as to how the frame came together from when you got it.
am i the only one that finds this shit mind blowing that this dude makes this incredible fab work seem effortless? i'd kill to have your knowledge hahaha

[jc50942]

thank you sir, but ive gotta say, ive never done anything like this before and anyone can do it if they have the patience

[Sansone]

Pretty cool build, definitely interested in seeing more of this!

[jc50942]

i had alot of issues at his last drift event, need to get some aftermarlet ruca's so i can get my camber out more in the rear. not enough traction in the rear. and i ended up having to swich to a straight welded diff, the lsd wasnt working woth a crap, but overall, i was happy with the change.

[jc50942]

welp, winter is here so im gonna start tearing it apart again. get some paint on the rear end setup(starting to rust a little), put on all new suspension arms. Upper and lower control arms, toe arms and weld the diff a little more since when i did it originally i was in a hurry. Pics to follow(at some point).

[Riddle_Rob]

Subscribing in case you come back to this.
I'm currently doing the exact same thing to my Ranger.

[jc50942]

Subscribing in case you come back to this.
I'm currently doing the exact same thing to my Ranger.

you gotta build thread for yours yet?...would love to see it...!!

[Riddle_Rob]

Not on here but...

2.3T Drift Truck /w 4 Wheel Camber BUILD (http://www.rangerpowersports.com/forum/showthread.php/283477-2-3T-Drift-Truck-w-4-Wheel-Camber-BUILD/)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f46/Riddle_Rob/All%20wheel%20camber%20build/IMG-20131127-02172_zps228f383f.jpg

[muze]

man this is great!! good job. keep it up , gota see this going! i would of wished to see you keep it mazda and drop a 20b in that bitch hahah .,

[theericsmith]

is this thing still alive? not tryna dick ride but literally, greatest build to ever grace zilvia

[jc50942]

oh its alive and kicking... guess there could be more to this build thread if i was trying to make the body look pretty but i could give a shit less what it looks like until it performs like it should. gonna get some new arms on the way soon. to make the rear sit like it should.

[jc50942]

is this thing still alive? not tryna dick ride but literally, greatest build to ever grace zilvia

thank you kind sir

[jc50942]

for the sub frame pulled back out, cleaned it up a bit and put on all new arms.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN02251_zps93998625.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN02241_zps0a65104a.jpg

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN02261_zpsf0277670.jpg

and back together

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN02271_zpsfb29f925.jpg

[UNDECIDEDFBODY]

i am subscribed i also have a b2200 that i wanna do this to

[jc50942]

so, got it back together a few days ago, now just gotta take it down to shop and do an alignment, trying to get 0 toe, -1 degree camber in the rear, -4 degrees camber with -7 degrees caster and zero toe in the front.

[UNDECIDEDFBODY]

so, got it back together a few days ago, now just gotta take it down to shop and do an alignment, trying to get 0 toe, -1 degree camber in the rear, -4 degrees camber with -7 degrees caster and zero toe in the front.
what are you running in the front as far as suspension and stuff? aare you five lug in the front

this is what im working with
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/gubi09/A488C9E5-2A7B-4E3C-B09F-7FF91DEC7539_zpsjbzz6qbd.png (http://s633.photobucket.com/user/gubi09/media/A488C9E5-2A7B-4E3C-B09F-7FF91DEC7539_zpsjbzz6qbd.png.html)
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/gubi09/BA7BBE08-91C9-4F30-AD36-AB1B32808DF8_zpsfwyarfrs.png (http://s633.photobucket.com/user/gubi09/media/BA7BBE08-91C9-4F30-AD36-AB1B32808DF8_zpsfwyarfrs.png.html)

[jc50942]

ive just got spacer adapters in the front to make it 5x4.5,

[jc50942]

hopefullly my sway bar will be here next week, also ordered a bracket and all the calipers and what not for a dual caliper setup in the rear... I like making my own stuff, but it is kinda nice to be able to just bolt stuff on.

[jc50942]

well...sway bar hasnt showed up yet, but got my calipers and brackets for the dual caliper setup

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/IMG_0228_zps7b7692f3.jpg

install pics to follow, probably gonna get it all done this weekend.

[jc50942]

got all my brake lines and fittings today, i would have made my own brake lines but i dont have the dies for AN fittings, and i couldnt justify buying the tooling for them considering ill proballyy only use them once.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/IMG_0231_zpsc9a074e1.jpg

and test fitted some wheels to see what kinda width and offfset i can get away with...i kinda like the color too.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/IMG_0233_zpsaea76f0d.jpg

keep in mind the suspension is hanging a little at this point.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/IMG_0232_zps6c7446dc.jpg

[Reece]

Really excited to see more of this.

[ferrariowner123]

WOOHOO!! So glad this didn't die.

As said above, so glad to see more of this.

-Kyle

[jc50942]

bad part is, after i get these brakes on, all i got left to do is cosmetic shit, and i really dont care what the truck looks like.

[nickfd3s]

Look's like a fun build, can't wait to see more.

[jc50942]

so... got the brakes, done...heres a few pics.

this is the stock setup

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0277_zps63172993.jpg

caliper, hub bearing and backing plate removed.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0279_zps39b96731.jpg

plate for second caliper installed between knuckle and hub bearing.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0280_zps7e1dd6b4.jpg

second caliper and rotor back on.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0281_zps7a42a34f.jpg

and besides the plumbing, this is the finished product.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0282_zps917b47a9.jpg

and yes, i know the rotors are rusty...trucks been sitting for a bit.

[jc50942]

your subframe mounting position?http://sister.thewindowdi.com/4.jpg

what do you mean?

[mechanicalmoron]

I think he means that, though the bracket itself has adequate looking gussets, there's no trangulation where the bracket is welded to the frame - it's a single weld, and looks flimsy (I'd assumed, honestly, that it was only preliminary and you'd gusset it, I didn't notice it was still that way until he said it).

Unless there's a gusset we can't see on the back, or something.

[jc50942]

i guess if i saw that id probally think wtf as well...however,
there is a support from the back ofeach one of these mounts on the inside to a frame support. ill see if i can find a pic.

[TheRealSy90]

braces off the front subframe mounts to the center.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0188_zpsb7d14bea.jpg



I think he means that, though the bracket itself has adequate looking gussets, there's no trangulation where the bracket is welded to the frame - it's a single weld, and looks flimsy (I'd assumed, honestly, that it was only preliminary and you'd gusset it, I didn't notice it was still that way until he said it).

Unless there's a gusset we can't see on the back, or something.


Seems braced to me.

[jc50942]

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i470/jc50942/The%20Mazda/DSCN0188_zpsb7d14bea.jpg

[Hatemy7]

wow this thing is sick!!! seriously

[jc50942]

well...found out that the sway bar i ordered was out of stock, they didnt bother to send me an email of any kind to tell me, so they are giving me the next step up for the same price. so im happy about that. Gonna take the truck to the shop this weekend and do an alignment and ill be ready!

[jc50942]

well...been looking at it and thinking about what to do next...

[UNDECIDEDFBODY]

well...been looking at it and thinking about what to do next...

annything?

[jc50942]

well...my sway bar finally showed up after two months so i got that. Fuck you enjuku racing!! other than that, im gonna polish my euros a little and thats probally it . I dont know if ill ever do any cosmetic type stuff because i really dont give a flying fuck what the truck looks like.

[GL Chrillz]

how does it drive after you did all this?

[jc50942]

pretty damn good id say...a little on the stiff side, but it aint no caddy.

[GL Chrillz]

pretty damn good id say...a little on the stiff side, but it aint no caddy.

haha wouldn't expect it to ride like a caddy =p. i'm bored with my s13 now that i have nothing left to do on it. tossing around the idea of making up a tube frame "car" more like a buggy using s13 suspension. seeing your build makes me want to even more

[mechanicalmoron]

You keep saying you don't care what it looks like.

Then why did you pick a truck? Isn't the point the looks of a truck, with the suspension of a sports car? Otherwise, I'd think any s13 would provide a much better place to start from, to get the same thing. (and you wouldn't have truck steering, unless I missed you replacing that)

Just wondering...

(if by "don't care", you mean "don't care that it's shiny and looks obnoxiously, blindingly new", I couldn't agree more)

[soundboy]

Very interesting design.


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[jc50942]

You keep saying you don't care what it looks like.

Then why did you pick a truck? Isn't the point the looks of a truck, with the suspension of a sports car? Otherwise, I'd think any s13 would provide a much better place to start from, to get the same thing. (and you wouldn't have truck steering, unless I missed you replacing that)

Just wondering...

(if by "don't care", you mean "don't care that it's shiny and looks obnoxiously, blindingly new", I couldn't agree more)

yes...i mean that i dont care that it is shiny and pretty and make ppl go OOOOH and AHHH,... I started with the truck because and the time that was all that was available to me and by the time i knew any better i was too far in to turn back. If i was to do it all over again i would have started with a a better chassis like a 13 or 14. But at the same time i have really enjoyed this build.

[jc50942]

so yeh,,, it think besides fixing shit that is broke all i gotta left is paint

[jc50942]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cxX5fg0T3Q&feature=youtu.be