Teaser pics of the wannabe prerunner

[k5james]

Deavers are on and the 32's are starting to look a little small.

 

[jekquistk5]

Nice work

 

[jekbrown]

Front half of cage and torn up old seats.

yikes, not much chance of escaping out the back way if ya ever needed too. doh!

j

 

[k5james]

Yeah, I need to start doing some situps just in case.

 

[rcamacho]

Very nice welds

Top quality work. Must be a bloody fortune though $

 

[k5james]

Yeah, what can you do though, I don't have the skills and when it comes to something like that you don't want to go with the lowest bidder. Hopefully, it'll be built once and give me years and years of fun.

I can see it now, in 2020 my son will give it a hydrogen retrofit and use it for his high school ride. Heck, it'll only be 48 years old then.

 

[Greg72]

After admiring all the pics you've posted I am of the opinion that there is nothing "WANNABE" about what you're building there......


That is really sweet fabrication. There is something about seeing new raw steel and beautiful "string of pearls" welding that always inspires me.


BTW -> "How much lift will you use to clear the stereo?"

 

[k5james]

BTW -> "How much lift will you use to clear the stereo?"

I don't know, I might have to order some longer coilovers to make it work.

 

[MTMike]

I love your license plate.. "3AMMO44" Is that random CA plate or is that personalized?

 

[k5james]

I'm pretty sure it's random, it's not personalized to me anyway. I don't even own a .44. I only have my work Beretta .40, my Glock .45, and my mom's old throw away 380 from her cop days.

 

[k5james]

More pics

Front bumper

 

[k5james]

Part 2

 

[k5james]

Rear bumper

 

[k5james]

Rear cage

 

[K5MONSTERCHEV]

Nice first gen man!! Reminds me of my buddy and his taco, making slim bumpers and all?

 

[Jonny-K5]

do u know what kind of driveshafts you'll be running? that front suspension has ALOT of travel.are you adding anymore tube to that front bumper? or keeping it simple. its looking good, keep the pics coming

 

[k5james]

It's being custom made by Driveshafts in Irvine, I don't know all of the details, I'll ask Nate and get back to you. That's pretty much it on the front bumper, the aluminum skid plate still needs to be added and the fang on the front fender will be cut to make the fender even with the top tube. I'm not putting any lights on the front, eventually I'll have a light rack added on to the top of the cage.

 

[k5james]

Almost done

 

[smokkey1]

right click and save. that's sweet

 

[k5james]

another