Drivabeater 4.0: the truck i should have built last time

Uncle David (Forum Supporter) said:

Patrick (Forum Supporter) said:

Truck rallys are perfect for this.  

x2, but black.

Truck rallys, black, with caps and rings. Or adapt/space late C4 sawblades. 4 fronts, with a truck-sized tire, might be pretty rad.

UPDATE: not "might be", but motherberkeleying IS:

Everything that Angry just shared with us is correct.  C4 sawblades and tires with a suitable sidewall sounds kind of mindblowing on that truck.

EDIT:  Then Angry went and found a picture of such a setup and yes this is correct.  Black rally's with b-rings for the low-dollar and more truck-like version, shiny sawblades also work for sure.

I prefer impala ss 17's to the c4 wheels, no adapters needed.  I ran mine on my 90 for a bit while my impala was in cracked block purgatory

In reply to Patrick (Forum Supporter) :

It's OK to be wrong. Bless your heart.

I like the 17 inch sawblades. Ill have to get them photoshopped on mine when I get there....

Boss this BeeATCH rocks!!!!   yeah, didn't know what that other fiberglass piece was , but now it's outta my grosh ......wink .  I know done to death, but cragar 5 spoke(chrome rim /matt spokes) do look good on these. 

Patrick (Forum Supporter) said:

Think just 5/16 coarse thread x short bolts

This is correct 

It's too bad that there aren't 17" Centerline Convo-Pro's but I don't believe they were ever made. 

Weather is supposed to be nice and reasonably warm here this week. Perfect for starting to clean up the interior that smells like something died 

I also learned that the passenger's seat is a dual stage slider for easier access to the back. I adjusted the linkage it so it opens the whole way now.

And thengot out the scrub brush.

After pictures when it dries.

Patrick (Forum Supporter) said:

"Let's see if i can live with it" = i'll be wetsanding and buffing next week

Patrick. 10/31.

He was wrong! I haven't started wetsanding and buffing yet. Nor is that in the plans for the winter.

However,  cleaning has kinda snowballed....

The only true way to clean an interior is to gut it. 

untchabl said:

The only true way to clean an interior is to gut it. 

You're right.  I just wish you weren't. 

Do i go ahead and pull the headliner and redo it? Or do i put it back together with clean plastic and carpet and seats?cause ill be honest,  i really don't want to do the headliner. Haven't had good luck doing them myself lately. But i also don't want to have to pull everything apart again....

Hey, I was first for once (c4 wheels)

Headliner is pretty easy to ignore unless it's really bad.  Only do it now if you pretty sure you'd do it later since you're already this far along with it.

My 2 cents.

Might as well do the head liner too. Besides then you can do your usual awesome sound/heat insulation job!

headline in an extended cab 2 door is one of my most dreaded jobs, also one i need to do twice at some point...

In reply to solfly :

I haven't had any success doing headliners in the last three I've done. This time im paying the man. Its 50-60 in materials,  or 90 to take it to him. Pay the man.

i like to do as much as i can myself but there are some wallet jobs

In reply to solfly :

Amen. Im there with headliners and alignments. 

And oil changes in the mazda5. That thing SUCKS. 

My wife had a Mazda 5 for a while. I know all about that pain. 

In reply to JeremyJ :

It beats a swift kick in the balls, but only by a slim margin. 

Dusterbd13-michael (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to JeremyJ :

It beats a swift kick in the balls, but only by a slim margin. 

The second gen fixed that problem. Four minute oil changes 

This does sound like a good time to just pay it and keep moving.

Dusterbd13-michael (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to JeremyJ :

It beats a swift kick in the balls, but only by a slim margin. 

I have the spin on filter conversion bits for a 5.