Landon_Brown Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 so here we go.., this was my first car, the civic which i loved but the cops loved more. haha so i picked up a 620, something I've always dreamt about building. bought it here in beautiful san diego off a lady that was emotionally attached to it as her father was the original owner and his "weekend driver" had a nice wood front bumper.. that was first to go and then i started to wetsand some paint unevenly knowing the truck had been painted several times, then buffed it out. I picked up a volvo lip at my local ecology junk yard and modified it to fit,dropped the truck a bit and bought 17x9 pro comp rock crawler wheels just a little license plate block off plate i made then dropped plate lower, Ive had the truck for 4 weeks today and from here i just plan to get a weber carb, header and daily drive it! and small japanese accents too. 1 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 looks good!!! Welcome to Ratsun Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 GREAT LOOKING truck man. I really like how the "paint", especially the hood, turned out.!! what size tires you running.? Quote Link to comment
K_trip Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 - removed - 1 Quote Link to comment
cruznude Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 God job! You've really gotten down into fixin it up..really like the volvo front lip. really looks good. Your tires arn't rubbing? Anyways, welcome and keep the pics coming............ Quote Link to comment
southern620 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Wow now that's nice. What backspace are your wheels. Quote Link to comment
Landon_Brown Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Thank you everyone! i rolled all four fenders and the rear is on air shocks so i raise it up about an inch to drive with no rubbing, shoulda mentioned that.. the wheels are -12 offset 17x9 tire size is 205/40/17 Quote Link to comment
BenJammin Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 What's that funny looking air tool behind the wheels next to a beer bottle? I think that is a vacuum pump of some sort ? Nice updates to the truck... gotta get in the right state of mind to work on our rides sometimes ;) Quote Link to comment
Landon_Brown Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Wow now that's nice. What backspace are your wheels. the wheels said -12 offset Quote Link to comment
dime'n daily Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 very nice, looks good Quote Link to comment
Lee R Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Not a fan of wheels larger than 16 inches but that does look good! How about a total side shot? Quote Link to comment
rick9two Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 How much did you lower the truck all around? Quote Link to comment
Landon_Brown Posted November 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 How much did you lower the truck all around? around 5 inches Quote Link to comment
Landon_Brown Posted November 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Not a fan of wheels larger than 16 inches but that does look good! How about a total side shot? heres some side shots 3 Quote Link to comment
rick9two Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 I love the way your pick up sits. Quote Link to comment
BenJammin Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Sorry to be Debbie Downer..... but in case you don't know... the CHP and local po-po will give you a hard time about the windshield sticker. Quote Link to comment
GRpufnstuf Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 LOVING the paint. I had a '64 Ford F100 with a passenger door that had been primed and then sanded like this. People always wanted to take pics of my truck, but mostly that door. Your hood looks very similar Wheels are looking great too! Digging big steel. Suits the truck well Quote Link to comment
Landon_Brown Posted November 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Sorry to be Debbie Downer..... but in case you don't know... the CHP and local po-po will give you a hard time about the windshield sticker. ya I'm aware of the windshield obstruction law hahah, I've had a few with my old car the banner came out bigger than i expected… i kinda just forgot the windshield was so small on this thing Quote Link to comment
Landon_Brown Posted November 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 LOVING the paint. I had a '64 Ford F100 with a passenger door that had been primed and then sanded like this. People always wanted to take pics of my truck, but mostly that door. Your hood looks very similar Wheels are looking great too! Digging big steel. Suits the truck well thanks! i wanted to repaint the truck until i tried this and now wanna leave it. People are always staring at the truck on the streets thats probably why haha. i wanna wet sand the sides more to get more colors eventually Quote Link to comment
Cpl620 Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 awesome truck. i love this thing. are those 17s? nvm just found it. again, looks great, cant wait to see what else you do with it. Quote Link to comment
Lee R Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 around 5 inches How did you get 5 inches from the leaf springs? Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 removed a leaf? 1 Quote Link to comment
Landon_Brown Posted November 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 ya remove leaf Quote Link to comment
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