...it's finally getting done

[Sergio T]

For those of you that know me (yes, all 3 of you), you know that I've been talking about baggin' my truck forever. Well, it's finally getting done. This afternoon a large truck stopped by my bank to pick up my truck to deliver it to Phat Phabrikations in Oklahoma City. Jake McKiddie will be building my new suspesion and hopefully will be done in time for S.O.L 6 in Joplin, MO. I really don't know if I'll be getting any pics while he's working on it, but if I do, I will post them here.

Here's a pic of it on the truck.

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[Payrion]

fill us in on what is exactly being done.....wheel size? 2,3,4 link? bag over axle, on bar, back half.....you know the good stuff.

[DroppedMitsu]

Awesome sergio glad to hear its coming together for your Mitsu. I too hope to have my truck bagged soon but we'll see

[Sergio T]

fill us in on what is exactly being done.....wheel size? 2,3,4 link? bag over axle, on bar, back half.....you know the good stuff.

I'm running on 17s now, but I hope to get some 19s after the build. I think he's doing a 4 link, not sure where he's mounting the bags. I do know he's putting bags on all four corners and it will do Front, Back, and Side to Side. C-notch but, I don't know if he's raising the bed floor or cutting a hole across the axel. I will be calling him soon to discuss all the details. I'll post more when I know more.

Stay tuned!

[camoit]

Now the big one.
Around how much will it cost to have a shop do the work? I was just wondering, If you don't feel like answering just say so.

[Sergio T]

Now the big one.
Around how much will it cost to have a shop do the work? I was just wondering, If you don't feel like answering just say so.

$3,680 for the whole job which includes pick up and delivery. I heard a lot of good things about the shop from the members of Pneumatics Truck Club, Severed Ties and Vertically Challenged. He's done a few trucks seen on Mini Truckin' magazine. Hopefully mine will be that good.

[camoit]

36,, Thats it??? Dam that ain't nothing. I was guessing at least 8 to 10.

[Sergio T]

Yeah, this guy is in it for the hobby/lifestyle not the money. He emailed me today and said he's waiting on a few parts and he will get started. It should take about 2-3 weeks and he will send me pics as he goes. As soon as I get them I will post them here.

[wrngwae]

sounds sweeeeeet Serge,,,,,,,,, lol thats your old user name,,,,,, see there is more than 3 that remember you lol.... and that is a steel of a deal too!!!

[DroppedMitsu]

I remember Sergio even before d50 days lol, i saw his truck on car domain when i first got mine and was in love with how nice and clean it was. His truck sort of got me hooked on mini trucks haha.

But yea thats a good price on the work, keep us updated we're eager to see.

[Sergio T]

sounds sweeeeeet Serge,,,,,,,,, lol thats your old user name,,,,,, see there is more than 3 that remember you lol.... and that is a steel of a deal too!!!
You're right, that was my old user name on the old, old, old site. Even then I was talking about baggin' my truck.


I remember Sergio even before d50 days lol, i saw his truck on car domain when i first got mine and was in love with how nice and clean it was. His truck sort of got me hooked on mini trucks haha.

But yea thats a good price on the work, keep us updated we're eager to see.
Wow Josh, that was almost 10 years ago. Glad I inspired you. My inspiration (Ernie Macias from MT mag) offered to buy my truck once and I almost did. Glad I didn't. True story.

[Sergio T]

***First update***
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[Fordubishi]

Ah man someone stole your wheels............

[Sergio T]

Ah man someone stole your wheels............

Ha ha ha! No, they're there...I hope. Lol

[pennyman1]

Ernie may look you up again - his was stk cover truck was nearly totalled after being on the cover of Minitruckin. Saw the truck in person at Sema last year -was hit from behind a few weeks later.

[Payrion]

ernies mitsu was sweet! the smashed bed sucked BUT still looked sweet...

[Sergio T]

Ernie may look you up again - his was stk cover truck was nearly totalled after being on the cover of Minitruckin. Saw the truck in person at Sema last year -was hit from behind a few weeks later.

I saw that on MT. I actually asked about joining No Regrets and was told I need to Body Drop my truck. I may do that if I still have any money left. Lol

[pennyman1]

To me that is a waste of a good truck to cut out the floor to drop it so low that is unusable as a truck anymore. More trucks are ruined that way and end up scrapped due to shoddy work. Had that been the trend 20 years ago when I redid Geronimo, I would have done it as the floor had to be replaced anyways, so the work would not have been so bad. I have had many people in the 'burgh tell me to leave it alone, and some to not even bag it - and this is from fellow mini truckers!!!

[Sergio T]

True, I've heard that from other guys all week that have body dropped their trucks. I think I'll stay away from that and leave it as is. If it's not low enough with bags, too bad.

[pennyman1]

One more truck saved - if the works done right, it is a great mod, but very few have the skill to do it right. If Ernie's truck wasn't done by good fabricators, he would have had much worse damage than what happened to his truck. There is so much more to body dropping than cutting sheet metal - structural integrity needs to be maintained after the mod is done.

[Payrion]

i love a body dropped truck to hell and back...You are right about the work, i have seen a good bit of hacked BDed trucks, my last s10 was trad bodydropped, i did it over a winter and it WAS a ton of work....most just cut and weld, i re did all the structural connecting the body mounts under the cab. Nothing like a truck laying rockers hard as hell!!

[pennyman1]

In the old days of custom cars, they channeled the floor to allow the frame to come up into the body - helped keep the structure of the body, although those cars had much more metal to work with than we do with these trucks.

[Sergio T]

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[DroppedMitsu]

Looking good so far. Cant wait to see more

[Sergio T]

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[Sergio T]

"Black Chrome" Mitsubishi emblems
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[MaxinOut]

Where did you find those!!!! =)

[Fordubishi]

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/shadow/ ??? Maybe

[DroppedMitsu]

Looks like he used something else, ive used the shadow paint and it has a greenish tint to it.

[crvtec90]

Maybe

[Sergio T]

It took like 5-6 coats to get it dark enough.
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[Sergio T]

A few more pics for ya!
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[LoBeauty]

you should ask him (your builder) where your instant center is gonna be? That setup looks very similar to mine and thanks to a friend pointing it out my instant center is out like 5 feet infront of the truck. However having a mostly 16ga sheet metal bed its gonna help bring it closer to the center of the engine. But it looks good and its coming along.

[mitsubilt]

Hey bro how long are your link bars? And what is the axle size? I'm looking on ordering a link kit soon. I ordered my front parts couple weeks ago hopefully they come soon! Ur truck looks good bro

[LoBeauty]

I am actually a girl unless u call girls bro lol... my bf got on my link to look at pics but I ordered my link bars 3 feet long so that they could be cut to size.. I have a lowrider depot account and that is where I ordered my bag on bar link set up.. cost me around 425.00 because I special ordered it, but I will ask him today what the axle size is =) My truck is coming close to getting done and he is staying home today to get some more work done. Unfortunately, I couldnt take off from work to help =( When I get home we are going to finally roll the truck out of the garage.. I just purchased 20's and had the inserts done in house of Kolors Hot pink... looks bad ass =)

[LoBeauty]

Shit.. I guess I should have read that you were asking him lol.. sorry about that

[DroppedMitsu]

Yea for a mini truck a good place for your instant center ti be is your front grille area. To find instant center take the imaginary lines that your link bars make if you extended them all the way out until they touched and the point where they intersect should be somewhere around the grille area.

[mitsubilt]

Sorry bout that confusion lol but I guess it's for any one that wants to answer my question about the axle size :)

[Sergio T]

Hey bro how long are your link bars? And what is the axle size? I'm looking on ordering a link kit soon. I ordered my front parts couple weeks ago hopefully they come soon! Ur truck looks good bro

To be honest, I have no clue. That's why I hired someone to do it for me. From what I can tell, all the parts are custom built. As for the axle, it's stock, so I guess it's the same as yours. Sorry I couldn't be any help.

[Sergio T]

My truck is coming close to getting done and he is staying home today to get some more work done. Unfortunately, I couldnt take off from work to help =( When I get home we are going to finally roll the truck out of the garage.. I just purchased 20's and had the inserts done in house of Kolors Hot pink... looks bad ass =)

I can't wait to see your truck! I've been following your build while waiting for mine and I'm a little excited for you. Please keep us posted.

[Sergio T]

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[Payrion]

looks great....coming along very nice! I bet your missing the ride since its summer....

[Sergio T]

Hopefully I can get it back soon. I'm missing a lot of shows. Lol

[irishkael]

looks good bro... hopefully itll be done in the next month. i wanna see it at Slamily

[Sergio T]

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[pennyman1]

There are 20 guys on here right now thinking - "if he would switch from the stock tank to a fuel cell then he could sell me his old tank", lol. Looking great can't wait to see it done. P.S. I am not one of the 20 wanting your gas tank...

[Sergio T]

Lol! Funny, I almost went with a Fuel Cell, but ran out of money. Got 'em to raise the bed floor instead. Maybe if I can save up the money, I'll get one next year and let these guys know.

[crvtec90]

Thats lookin tricked out man! Im Tuned in for the final pics

[DroppedMitsu]

Looking good, and the work looks awesome too. I'm about to relocate my gas tank to the exact same spot as you, first so I can use a f.i. tank with in tank fuel pump instead of inline, second so I'll have more weight over the rear end for better traction, and 3rd so I won't need to worry about moving it when I bag my truck like you did. I was also planning on putting my tank and compressors in the same spot, what a coincidence lol. Looking at yours and lobeauty's brackets to hold the tank I should be able to come up with something fairly simple to mount it up.

Can't wait to see it done and laying on the ground Sergio!

[Sergio T]

Thats lookin tricked out man! Im Tuned in for the final pics


Looking good, and the work looks awesome too. I'm about to relocate my gas tank to the exact same spot as you, first so I can use a f.i. tank with in tank fuel pump instead of inline, second so I'll have more weight over the rear end for better traction, and 3rd so I won't need to worry about moving it when I bag my truck like you did. I was also planning on putting my tank and compressors in the same spot, what a coincidence lol. Looking at yours and lobeauty's brackets to hold the tank I should be able to come up with something fairly simple to mount it up.

Can't wait to see it done and laying on the ground Sergio!

Thanks guys! Yeah, I can't wait to see the final product. I feel like a kid waiting on Christmas. I know what I'm getting and I can't wait to play with it.

[Sergio T]

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[Sergio T]

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[Sergio T]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohhYh2vJDBY&feature=g-upl

[Payrion]

that is pure sex my friend!!!

[DroppedMitsu]

LIKE!

[Sergio T]

Almost done...

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[Uneek98]

Looks Awesome Bro

[l.k.]

wow....glad to see you getting your truck the way you want it. looks good...

[Sergio T]

Looks Awesome Bro


wow....glad to see you getting your truck the way you want it. looks good...

Thanks guys. Hoping to get it home Sunday. I will post pics as soon as I get it.

[irishkael]

are you going to bring it to slamily next month?

[Sergio T]

are you going to bring it to slamily next month?

More than likely. I know a few of the guys in my club want to go.

[irishkael]

sweet. i live right outside ft smith so im going. hopefully i can see your truck in person.

[Sergio T]

sweet. i live right outside ft smith so im going. hopefully i can see your truck in person.

I'll hit you up before the show.

[Sergio T]

Bed floor raised

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[Fordubishi]

Looking damn good. You should have it back in a few more days :))

[Sergio T]

Looking damn good. You should have it back in a few more days :))

Yeah, I was suppose to have it today, but the heat is slowing my guy down. It's been over 100 for a couple of weeks and it'll be 109+ all week. Cross your fingers, I may get it this coming weekend.

[Sergio T]

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[Uneek98]

Needs a bath........Looks damn good tho bro

[irishkael]

looks awesome bro. congrats

[Fordubishi]

looks great, with the bags down it looks like we have about the same drop.That's just freaking awesome.

[Sergio T]

Needs a bath........Looks damn good tho bro
Yeah, as soon as it's in my hands, I'm going to give her a nice long sponge bath. Lol


looks awesome bro. congrats
Thanks!


looks great, with the bags down it looks like we have about the same drop.That's just freaking awesome.
Thanks! Only my set up isn't as cool as yours. ;-)

[Sergio T]

I got my truck back today!

I'll post pics as soon as I get her all cleaned up.

[Payrion]

hell ya, get the pics up..ALSo what did they do with your muffler? please take a pic or just let me know where they moved it to.

[LethalEthan]

woo! can't wait for the pics

[Uneek98]

I dont think it takes this long to clean,,,,,,,,,,,,come on pics already lol

[Sergio T]

hell ya, get the pics up..ALSo what did they do with your muffler? please take a pic or just let me know where they moved it to.

Sorry for the delay. If you haven't already heard, Oklahoma is burning. Lol I've been glued to the TV making sure the wild fires don't get anywhere near us. Anyway, the muffler was removed and not replaced. I'll have to find out what we're going to do about that. In the meantime, here are a couple of pics, I'll try and take more soon.
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[Fordubishi]

that looks fantastic. Now hop in it at 2am and wake the Nabourhood up !!

[Sergio T]

that looks fantastic. Now hop in it at 2am and wake the Nabourhood up !!

I could, straight pipe is loud as Faq! I did, however, drive it to the gas station this morning. I live in a very nice neighborhood (most my neighbors drive, BMW, Jaguar, Infinity, Porche...you get the picture), and when I parked it at QuikTrip, I dropped it and got the funniest looks. Ha ha ha! It was great.

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[crvtec90]

So how about some details? What height do you ride at? When you let the air out does it rest on the crossmembers?

[DroppedMitsu]

Looks great congrats Sergio. I was wondering that too, are you laying full frame or crossmembers? If crossmember would it lay frame with them reworked? Lookin awesome either way.

[Sergio T]

So how about some details? What height do you ride at? When you let the air out does it rest on the crossmembers?


Looks great congrats Sergio. I was wondering that too, are you laying full frame or crossmembers? If crossmember would it lay frame with them reworked? Lookin awesome either way.

I haven't measured the height yet, but I ride at (just guessing) about 1 inch fender over tire. When I drop it all the way, it rests on the cross members. I'm sure with some work, it could lay frame, but since I ran out of money, it'll have to wait.

[Uneek98]

Gotta Z or section the engine crossmember to lay frame!!!!

[Fordubishi]

Sure is nice seeing all these projects getting completed. lol Sergio guess you beat me on lowness with my bags deflated I have 3/4" clearance to the ground. Now you need a small sticker like I used to have on my slammed Suzuki Sidekick that said "Praise The Lowered"

[Sergio T]

Sure is nice seeing all these projects getting completed. lol Sergio guess you beat me on lowness with my bags deflated I have 3/4" clearance to the ground. Now you need a small sticker like I used to have on my slammed Suzuki Sidekick that said "Praise The Lowered"

Praise the lowered, I like that! Lol

[l.k.]

i bet all those looks you got made you feel like a million dollars! and i cant wait to lay my rockers out on some store fronts around my area...who knows i might just do a doored cab and bed just to have them around since i got so many of each now.....hahahaha.

glad to see you happy with your max and DRIVING IT!

[Sergio T]

This will be the final product. Hope to have it done in time for Slamboree 2013!

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[Uneek98]

This will be the final product. Hope to have it done in time for Slamboree 2013!

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Will look SICK

[Uneek98]

Also hope you dont mind that pic is now my screen shot on my laptop

[Sergio T]

Also hope you dont mind that pic is now my screen shot on my laptop

Not at all, it's mine too. Lol

[Sergio T]

Showing off at the Hard Rock Hotel Cruise-in
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[noahwins]

Bump for updates. Did you get the shock mount issue sorted? How is it driving?

Need new pics, too, because that truck looks badass.

[Sergio T]

Got new wheels and shaved the rear cross member. Still haven't messed with the front cross member or the shock mounts. Rides great and haven't broken a shock in over 9 months. Here's a pic of it at Darryl Starbird Rod & Custom Car show.
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[DroppedMitsu]

Looks awesome sergio! I so want to finish bagging my truck haha.

[bobbyk]

Looks great! Did you have to work your fenders to tuck them wheels? They're 18" escalades...right?

[Sergio T]

These wheels fit just right. And yes, they are.

[Sergio T]

***Updated rendering with 18" Intro Twisted Blades and graphic.***
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[DroppedMitsu]

Looks good, love the Intros. And the graphic looks badass, clean and not over done

[Sergio T]

***UPDATE***
Finally got it painted!
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[Uneek98]

Should have known that was yours on facebook

[geezer101]

Long time no update. Your truck looks smooth as glass! You really nailed the overall look of the truck too. Very understated and clean :thumbup: