Daily Go Fast: Holy Empire

[LERM]

Hot damn. At least you got a bad ass'n photo I suppose.

[Gil]

Crazy rodeo cowboy with a bucking horse...
Jump is just insane ! I like your style mate !
Gil

[andrewb70]

Did this little truck run over you in a past life?

Andrew

[CadillacMazerolle]

hahah Thanks for your words. As much as i love this little truck, i drive it like i HATE IT!!!!

Every year, on thanksgiving morning about 1,000 of my closest friends congregate

















Sometimes you look up to see ALL of your old friends are gone and it is time to formally introduce yourself to new ones.......

[CadillacMazerolle]

Double post

[rchaskin]

Somebody should get this kid a go-pro.......lol!!!

I can't believe you have a pic of it air-born......too much fun!!! Awesome!!!

[rohrt]

I'm really digging what your got going on there. Some really nice welding IMO too. Looks like your having a blast.

Hope your last words are not "Hold my beer, watch this" LOL

[groho]

let me guess, FastNLoud:DemolitionTheater is your favorite show. Damn good lookin welds, good job! Have fun, stay alive long enough to hopefully look back and laugh about it.

[CadillacMazerolle]

hahaha yall are funny! I appreciate the compliments.

I found this picture too... That is not sunlight under the truck!!!


SO this happened....


annnd the truck had to hide out for a little bit. hahahah


I put 60,000 miles on this truck in just one year


i was doing 60mph (with slicks) and hydroplaned. I was quick enough to spin a complete 360 with a lane change without skipping a beat but ten miles later i hydroplaned AGAIN and just couldn't turn that manual steering wheel fast enough, that many times. i'm pretty sure it is like 8 turns lock to lock. anyways, i did a 540 right into the ditch.


Lucky it is a Toyota and sustained minimal damage.

[CadillacMazerolle]

By now the carbureted small block is REAL TIRED!!!!! The cylinders are so wore out that you can taste oil from the blow by when you really hammer it. both piston skirts broke off the #6 piston. It knock with continuous load.. but only up hill. It leaks and burns oil so bad and my dipstick ended up... uhhhh... "special"... so i use the oil pressure gauge to tell when i need to add oil!

NATURALLY i moved onto suspension modifications instead of the powerplant. because it already has a V8 ya know. I started by making a fixture for new upper control arms.



Made the fixture adjustable length so i can make stock, 1.5", 3" and 4.5" over.








Powdercoat

[gofastwclass]

hahaha yall are funny! I appreciate the compliments.

I found this picture too... That is not sunlight under the truck!!!

Apparently someone is trying to redefine "drive it like you stole it."

You have excellent fabrication skills. I'm enjoying the story and the fabrication. Thank you for the laughs.

[john31s]

You seem to have been getting the most outta that truck. Keep it up and make some damn videos.

[CadillacMazerolle]

One of the last times i was able to use my truck as a truck.....





Then this happened



I wish i got this on video because we all thought it was so funny calling it a wheel barrel.



My dad tripped and went tumbling across the yard dropping the truck on Fat Erik's foot.

[CadillacMazerolle]

I stripped the nose off it.



Cut a big hole in the firewall



Started connecting the cage to the front bumper so i can REALLY smash stuff!!!





Finally released from the carbureted stranglehold!!!





I trimmed a little more of the firewall out for safe measure

[CadillacMazerolle]

I'm in the middle of opening a shop right now so this project has been put on hold for a bit while the building is being finished. BUT i got myself some motivation in the form of fiberglass fenders! These are not the wheels i plan to use. they were just sitting next to the truck when my fenders came in. i have four 18x9.5 wheels in the basement.

[LERM]

CAN'T FING WAIT for the next post.

Subscribed.

[CadillacMazerolle]

hahah i can't wait for the next update either! I am setting up my CNC equipment in the new shop so as soon as i can get back to working on this it should FLY together!!!

[Gil]

Cool! looks like a litle off road racer pick-up
Gil

[Protour_Pinto]

Cool little project, Im in the same boat as far as doing it on weekends or my toold dont end up at the job site on monday morning!

Are you still going to be doing the control arms?

Where is your shop located?

My truck frame will be abbreviated much like yours after the first of the year if all goes as planned, The rear ection will be turned into a trailer since the bed will be occupied full time.

[CadillacMazerolle]

Cool little project, Im in the same boat as far as doing it on weekends or my toold dont end up at the job site on monday morning!

Are you still going to be doing the control arms?

Where is your shop located?

My truck frame will be abbreviated much like yours after the first of the year if all goes as planned, The rear ection will be turned into a trailer since the bed will be occupied full time.

Thanks. I am in southern New Hampshire. Do you have a build thread for your truck? Those control arms i built just went into this:
https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...Now-We-re-Here