prerunner!! how to build??
mike5721947
02-28-2005, 11:13 PM
http://www.autofab.com/newhan_3.JPG
http://www.autofab.com/newhan_1.JPG
http://www.autofab.com/newhan_2.JPG
wantign to do a truck simular to this one and am wondering what is really involved in building it.
1)should i start with a 2wd or 4wd?
2)is that lifted or not?
3)what size tires are those?
4)should i go with a short bed or long bed?
5)how bad is the gas mileage on these trucks from 81-87?
http://www.autofab.com/newhan_1.JPG
http://www.autofab.com/newhan_2.JPG
wantign to do a truck simular to this one and am wondering what is really involved in building it.
1)should i start with a 2wd or 4wd?
2)is that lifted or not?
3)what size tires are those?
4)should i go with a short bed or long bed?
5)how bad is the gas mileage on these trucks from 81-87?
J-Ri
02-28-2005, 11:36 PM
1)should i start with a 2wd or 4wd?
2)is that lifted or not?
3)what size tires are those?
4)should i go with a short bed or long bed?
5)how bad is the gas mileage on these trucks from 81-87?
1.) Most of those are 2wd, aren't they? I saw one on TV and it was rear wheel. May as well go with 4x4 tho... you can take it through mud that way.
2) It looks like it's lifted 2-4 inches, based on where the wheels are in relation to everything else.
3) 38.5"-40" based on the size relative to what I assume are 15" rims
4) That's really up to you. Personally, I'd go with a long box.
5) Mine gets 10-12 with close to stock size tires. However, I didn't notice any decrease in mileage when I went a bit bigger
2)is that lifted or not?
3)what size tires are those?
4)should i go with a short bed or long bed?
5)how bad is the gas mileage on these trucks from 81-87?
1.) Most of those are 2wd, aren't they? I saw one on TV and it was rear wheel. May as well go with 4x4 tho... you can take it through mud that way.
2) It looks like it's lifted 2-4 inches, based on where the wheels are in relation to everything else.
3) 38.5"-40" based on the size relative to what I assume are 15" rims
4) That's really up to you. Personally, I'd go with a long box.
5) Mine gets 10-12 with close to stock size tires. However, I didn't notice any decrease in mileage when I went a bit bigger
acewelderman
03-01-2005, 08:13 PM
Man that is a full on truck!! building this wld be a major project.There is about 20k in suspention parts & a fiberglass body aint cheap!A nice tube chassis.not free either.I would say 30k(just a guess)Plus a couple of months to do the work.I,d like to build one to but to do it right (long travel susp)it would be to rich for my blood!! I know some of the desert racers unlimited class trucks are worth 100k.
mike5721947
03-01-2005, 09:06 PM
well im not wanting to to do a complete truck just a stock truck with the body panels (fenders) with a slight lift. not wanting to do a complete prerunner just a truck i can take offroad and have fun with.
goinbig
03-02-2005, 12:37 PM
Those shocks alone are more like $20,000 each for nice ones.
The tube work...Buy a tube bender and a whole bunch of dom and your set to go.
Can you do fiberglass? If so that psrt wouldn't be too hard. If not, I think this would be a complete waste of money in my opinion.
The tube work...Buy a tube bender and a whole bunch of dom and your set to go.
Can you do fiberglass? If so that psrt wouldn't be too hard. If not, I think this would be a complete waste of money in my opinion.
mike5721947
03-02-2005, 06:33 PM
the truck will not behaving a long travel suspention like that truck and wont be having a tube chassis just the body panels, lift, and tires.
the fiberglass panels are made by autofab and almost are bolt on parts.
the fiberglass panels are made by autofab and almost are bolt on parts.
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