Traded 2 Flashlights For A Truck

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dilbeckskate

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Time to build another mini truck :) ok soo outstanding customer of mine got this pickup at auction, used it to get parts and the water pump started leaking . Customer tore down the front end and put it in the bed (idk why took the front end off to change a water pump) and lost interest in it ... I traded 2 rechargeable snap-on flashlights for it :D time to build another cheap mini to beat around on and do my nasty hoodrat shit to :D :D :D 1995 Nissan D21 Hardbody 5-Speed
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Why not get it running for the least amount possible and sell it for $1,500? Put that money towards your honda instead of collecting more junk that requires insurance, gas, maintenance, etc.
 
Why not get it running for the least amount possible and sell it for $1,500? Put that money towards your honda instead of collecting more junk that requires insurance, gas, maintenance, etc.
why you gotta come in here and throw facts at me ? lol the civic isnt slow progress from lack of $$$ tbh, and I want a beater im racking upppp miles on the vette (almost doubled the mileage in a year) , bronco guzzles gas like a red neck does bud light on race day , tag/insurance is cheap, parts are dirt cheap
 
I forgot to post this one, like 98% of missing parts are in the bed other than the new water pump it needs
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also the lowing/wheels part is easy and CHEAP as FUCK ... 4x4 rear leafs at a junk yard (86-99) , 6 inches of blocks in the back, drop spindles up front ($100) and index the torsions , take front and rear bump stops out ... BOOM you literally have a laid TF out pickup for 110% under $200 investment, ok cool put a $40 water pump on it and misc tune up etc, still cheap into it , go to any of the like 4 4x4 truck shops in my route and score a set of 90s 6 lug z71 wheels ... boom minitruck with $500ish invested a easy $1500-1700 truck in import scene and would also be tenfold easier of a sale than realistically a $700-900 truck private party here in ga as is just put together and running, it give me something cheap and productive to do that I can literally do in my garage unlike fabrication of box mounts etc in my garage like the civic is getting dropped off for or body work that I dont want my learning experience to be on a 1 of 500 Jackon Racing Kit.. ive owned quite a few of these trucks already and my very first vehicle was a 91 4x4 hardbody , fuck it we will see what happens
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lol posted on my fb "who has 90s 6 lug z71 wheels" 2 mins later get a comment from local customer $100 and can come with any 4 pulloff tires he has mounted and balanced .... boom truck needed tires anyways the front are showing chord
 
I had one of these in maroon, can't remember the year. 2wd, stupid low miles.
Blew a torsion bar, got it cheap. Drove it for a year or 2, factory AC worked awesome. Frame got shifty so I flipped it.
Great beat around truck.
 
pumped the flat dry rotted bald tires
indexed the steering box
dug for a hour and a half in shops misc hardware boxes till could come up with 4 matching nuts/bolts to mount the steering box and a locking nut / key to secure the steering arm
coasted it downhill a good 1/4 mile and then towed to my buddys shop on the same road with his shop beater infinity q45
turned bottom end over with 1/2 inch drive ratchet to tdc
dropped distributor back in at tdc
2 good KSHHHHHCCCHHHH of starting fluid in the throttle body and hooked the jump box up
VROOM truck without hesitation started up effortless after first rotation of the engine
Closed hood and went home , dragging it home this weekend when I drop the 79 off for fabrication
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Washed the beater and drug it home :) abt to prep the civic and drop it off at the fab shop and put the truck in its place in the garage
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I bought a new front end and lowering blocks and lots of misc interior stuff... im taking the week of thanksgiving off and thats going to be my build my beater mini truck week
 
impressive after a wash!
I cant wait to take vacation and put the truck together , ive got to make it nice pretty quick my girlfriend has it in her head it wont ever be remotely anything more than a moldy stinky turdbox thats been sitting under a tree for extended amount of time... im like bear with me ill bring it back to life
 
forgot to upload this one but yea I was even impressed how much shine came back just beaming it at the car wash thats no compound or nothin
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impressive after a wash!

Agreed. The body is pretty straight. If you get all the parts on it, sand it down, and primer/wrap it for $100 you'd have a decent flip. Maybe you can pair it with your old jet ski and sell them both for $4k. lol
 
Agreed. The body is pretty straight. If you get all the parts on it, sand it down, and primer/wrap it for $100 you'd have a decent flip. Maybe you can pair it with your old jet ski and sell them both for $4k. lol
lol im not selling the ski I completely went through it and it cost me $0 annually to own lol im serious im keeping this a while for a cheap beater , I doubled the vette mileage in a year , bronco guzzles gas, im not dailying the civic ever again soo need me a beater that sips gas and BOOM ... parts are cheap and ive even got a custom drift shop in my route Koruworks makes and is giving me a shit ton of s-chassis parts that interchange over , rock it for a while and MAYBE flip/trade it later idk, at the end of the day im going to be in it under 1k
 
Putting front end on and slamming it this weekend :D depo tails look nice
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put the front end on and its starting to look like a truck again, after I took the pictures I put the oem front valance on and put the new door handles and mirrors on , still waiting on the corners to come in and im probably going to slam it this weekend
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