Barbwire Customs Project#1

[zacthrasher]

We started this Project about 2 years ago and we planned to be finished a year ago. So like all projects this one is lagging behind. Here are some pics of where we started and where we are.

We are going for the shop truck/hot rod theme. These are some of the first pics.

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We painted the firewall white like the old hot rods used to be painted.

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Here we are putting the cab back on the frame.








Thanks Keith. We have gotten alot of inpiration for this truck from alot of the people on this site.

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Here is a pic of when we were working on the rear spoiler.


A pic of what a 18" wheel might look look like with the finished product.


Here is a sneek peek of the grill.

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The bed frame.


The bed frame.


The relocated tailgate handle.


The some what finished rear spoiler and what the exhaust might look like.

[lolife99]

Great 1st post.
You've been here since 2008?
Looking forward to more pics.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Wow great couple of 1st posts..

[67_C-30]

Awesome work!

[oldman3]

Looking real good, I also used the No Limit dash panel in the 67 I did, nice work.....Jim

[zacthrasher]

Thanks for all the post I really wasn't sure if this would peek any interest.

I really didn't explain much of what we have done to this point but we have put a good bit of work into it so far or alot more than we thought when we purchased the truck. We purchashed the truck with the 350 motor and frame already together. All that we did was replace some springs and install some DJM control arms on the front so that we could get a lower stance. We also coated the frame with POR15, it is messy stuff but it works great! From there we changed the latches on the doors. If you look back at the pictures you'll probably notice that the striker and the latch are swapped from what they came factory so in turn we installed electric door openers and will have fake door handles.

Also Jim was right we installed the No Limit dash and what you can't see under the dash is the vintage air unit that we put in. We want to be able to get in this truck all year around and be comfortable. We also built our own console which will be different from most consoles out there because we wanted to keep the bench seats. We also installed the one piece side windows which we bought from brothers. One of the things that we are pretty excited about is the hood hinges that came from Porterbuilt. We plan to install some gas struts to go along with these hinges from Porterbuilt. One of the things I forgot to mention is the retro auto sound radio that we installed and I will get better pictures of where we installed the remote mountable USB/SD/aux. input for the system. I was really happy with the way that turned out.

Some the other modifications we made were with the bed. First we couldn't find a short bed so we cut down an old long bed we had. Then we removed the gas tank in the back that was mounted in between the frame rails and built another one that is going to sit in front of the bed by the cab on top of the diamond plate floor. We also painted the floor with the UV resistant POR15.

There is so many other modifications we have done that I am probably forgetting about but I will point them out as I we get farther along in this project. I will try to get better pictures so that you all can see what exactley I am talking about.

Thanks for the responses and I hope that this build thread will give others some ideas for their projects.

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Here are some recent pics after the interior was finished, it is a bit dusty but after some cleaning hopefully it will look show quality. Also the last two pics are of the over flow tank that was picked from an old Subaru. Once we get the bracket painted hopefully it will look like a close to factory piece.

[gearys 5600]

I like it !! need more pics.

[Maxxd07]

X2!

[VA72C10]

Looking good! Nice project

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The gas tank is finished and painted. I will try to get a better picture of it if I can remember. It is a big tank but if you will look at some of the previous pictures we had a tank mounted in the middle of the frame rails on the back of the truck. We decided to scrap that because we wanted to run the exhaust in closer together so that they would come out close to the license plate.

Anyways we have moved the tank into the front of the bed and have some ideas about how to dress it up in the future. Also the idea with this tank is that in the future air ride is a possibility and we are thinking that we can build a tank that looks similar on the outside but hide the air tanks and compressors inside in a separate compartment.

[Krooked Kustoms]

Lookin good mate, love the dash cluster and the seat! Are those old skool radios with the modern gear any good?? Looking at getting one for mine. Cheers
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[zacthrasher]

Originally Posted by RATYAS 69

Lookin good mate, love the dash cluster and the seat! Are those old skool radios with the modern gear any good?? Looking at getting one for mine. Cheers
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Hey thanks!

The radio does look good and the great thing about it is you get to keep the knobs and the older style. One thing that sold me on it was that it had a port that came with it that you can put a sd card, usb or an aux in. I carry music with me on my phone so I am planning on using the usb if we can ever get the truck to a road worthy state. I will try and get a pic of where we mounted the ports at.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Looking good! Nice fab work.

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Finally we refitted the hood and have the sweet Porter Built hinges installed. They look 100% better and they operate 200% better than the terrible factory hinges. We can't wait to get the fenders remounted so that we can see the whole front end back together.

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Also this last weekend we got to power up our key less door popper remote that we got from Watson's Street Works. Watson's is a great place and they sale good products. The main module is and will be mounted behind the seat. Temporarily we have it mounted on a stick but in the future we will put it on a speaker box. Yes from time to time we have to use back woods materials but many of times bailing wire and duct tape save the day.







Here is another pic of the inside and the dash. It feels good to be progressing. I am ready to start buttoning up the truck so maybe we can get it rolling again.

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Finally door panels and door pulls finished! More pictures to come when I have time and better light.

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It has been awhile since I last updated. I have enjoyed my truck tremendously until about 2 months ago when my turbo 400 went out. Since then I just happened to come across a motor from a 2001 Denali or vortec max truck and it is a LQ4 6.0 drive by wire motor that I bought. This motor will help complete my truck and meet my requirements of 400hp. I plan to change cams and do a little tuning. Eventually when I can afford it I will use a 4l60e or 80e transmission but for now I believe I will fix my turbo 400 and use it. Also I purchased some cab corner speaker mounts that I will use to complete the interior. Also sorry I forgot to get a picture of the motor but I will get one for you all.

[VA72C10]

Looking good!!!

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Originally Posted by VA72C10

Looking good!!!

Hey thanks. I can't wait to get it all put together so that it can be cleaned up. I am ready for some clean pictures but soon enough we will be there.