my 98 stepside project

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I did them the same as everyone else.. Just chopped them off and dropped them two inches. Lol
I didn't weld a round bar between them before I did it. But that would of made it a lot easier. Most people do it that way
 

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Lol, haven't been able to get photobucket to load on my phone lately. I've stripped the bed to bare metal. Decided to shave the floor access. Put bedliner on the inside of it and a roll pan. It's still sitting on a stand right now. Got a DTM primer on it. Got some fenders stripped down for it also. Gotta weld up the antenna hole then can Prime them. Also ordered a recessed tag bracket, already put it in the tail gate.
I'll try to upload pictures this week.
Been messing with an extended cab the last few days. Thought it needed a head gasket, after getting it all back together.. The head is warped. Freaken #3 & #5 cylinder has water in them.. Lol Sucks.. Just wasted over a hundred bucks on gaskets and new head bolts.. Lol
So we got a engine hoist last night, we decided to take the motor from the Sport and throw it in the extended cab. Hopefully that goes pretty easy. I'm dying to have a vehicle with an interior and mainly a stereo. Haha
Main reason for pushing to get the extended cab on the road is so I can work on the 98 more. It's really hard trying to finish it when it's my only way of getting to work and back. Fingers crossed, if this extended cab will quit fighting me, the 98 will finally be finished soon. Got everything for it to finish it. Just sucks cause you can't really jump into doing anything on it that could chance taking more than a day. Being off work on Wednesday and Sunday makes it even harder.. Lol
Hope to fab up a negative plate of a miata handle recess, and attempt to shape some metal on it for the handles. That's going to be fun.. Not...lol I tried to freehand a small recess on some scrap using a brake caliper from a train as an anvil.. Wasn't perfect but not bad for first try. So, I have a tiny bit of confidence I might be able to pull it off. I have a crappy hammer and dolly set. But, better than nothing I guess. I was able to get a dent out the bed with it and can't even find the spot anymore. Got a few other dings on it Ima try it on too.. The bed had more bondo on it than I'd ever of figured if I hadn't stripped it. Kinda sucks, but I figured there was no way an old Sport would have such a straight body unless sOmEtHiNg was hidden under that respray.. Lol But in all, it's getting there..
I'll definitely try uploading pics this week tho.
The bed is looking good too!
 

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Subscribed. You have a lot of patience and the skills to go with it. Great looking truck (coming from an anti step side guy). Definitely will keep this thread in mind when I decide to bag.
 
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Just downloaded a new photobucket app.. Idunno why my old one don't work.

Here's after I welded up the access hole in the floor and just did bedliner.
Also wife decided I should do a roll pan instead of a bumper..

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Stripping paint sucked.. Someone did a respray but didn't prep good. So.. Good bye paint.. Lol

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And then after getting the remaining pieces of paint off, sanded the entire surface and sprayed a DTM primer.. I had to add a hint of green to it cause I just don't like gray primer.. Lol

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Yep, there's dings in it.. But, I now have a fresh surface to work with without not knowing what all is under it..
 
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