Shawn@BMS
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B2300 PreRunner Build.
Hey guys,
A couple of months ago i was going to buy a new work truck, but i got to thinking.... new truck means new payment. I gave it some more thinking and decided to spruce up the ol' Mazda. Its a 95 B2300. I was doing some research and I immediately got the itch to build a prerunner style truck. The reason i say "style" is i live in florida and its pointless to build a full blown prerunner race/street truck, plus its my work truck. Some of you could care less about my truck but id figure id post every now and then to keep your guys posted on the updates. Should be a cool little Mazda.....
So i started off by purchasing some wheels and tires. I got a new set 15" "D Shape" ProComp Rock Crawlers wrapped in 31X10.50X15 ProComp AT's (got a good deal). I ordered them and should have them in a day or so. I was just going to buy some lugs and call it a day but i had the idea to keep my old lugs and freshen up my OEM lug caps. I hope they fit on the new wheels. They were pretty ugly so i painted them Jet back and cleared them to match the black powder coating on the Rock Crawler wheels. Should give it a clean look. Here is a pic of the freshly painted caps.
I plan to get a nice bent Ibeam kit with 2" wheel spacers or nice long travel kit to give it a nice stance, but im not 100% sure which way i want to go. Don't want to go cheap and regret not saving my money and getting something nicer for suspension. So i opted for some 2" derlin Coil Spacers so i can run the 31s with a decent stance with out worrying about rubbing.
Leveled out.
While i was on a painting spree i decided to paint a few more things. So i decided to take my tail lights, 3rd brake light, conner lights and smoke them out. I do not claim to be a world class painter, but design and manufacture Carbon Fiber and i do a lot of clearing and painting things black. So there done right. I wanted to give them a nice smoke look and not completely black them out (so the PD stays off my ass). Heres what i got.
Front conners.
3rd light.
Tail Lights.
I couldn't stop there, my grill was looking really rough and oxidized. I had some flat clear laying a round and sprayed it black and used flat clear to give it a factory look. Im not a huge fan of chrome, so i lightly* smoked out the Mazda logo to give it a black chrome look...
I took my front bumper off, im a pretty decnt welder/fabricator and iv decided to build my own front bumper, rear bumper, and "Prerunner" style "Tiregate". Iv always liked the look of the tire gate but 1K is too steep for a truck that is worth as much. Im one to do it right and iv done a good amount of research, should all come out nice. Im hoping to start on the front bumper this week. I do alot in the Carbon Fiber industry, i haven't seen anyone have a carbon fiber skid plate so i think im going to make one. May make one for the Tiregate too.
IM a big do it your selfer and want to make most of the parts if i can. Other than that the "To Do" list looks like...
~Bent beam kit (cheap or nicer kit)
~Tint the windows
~Bed liner
~Make my own Carbon Fiber hood
~Make a few interior Carbon Fiber parts
~Newer Ranger Seats
~Bulged Front fenders (modified to fit the Mazda)
~May paint the truck Black
And im sure im missing a few other things....
Ill keep ya posted!
~Shawn
Hey guys,
A couple of months ago i was going to buy a new work truck, but i got to thinking.... new truck means new payment. I gave it some more thinking and decided to spruce up the ol' Mazda. Its a 95 B2300. I was doing some research and I immediately got the itch to build a prerunner style truck. The reason i say "style" is i live in florida and its pointless to build a full blown prerunner race/street truck, plus its my work truck. Some of you could care less about my truck but id figure id post every now and then to keep your guys posted on the updates. Should be a cool little Mazda.....
So i started off by purchasing some wheels and tires. I got a new set 15" "D Shape" ProComp Rock Crawlers wrapped in 31X10.50X15 ProComp AT's (got a good deal). I ordered them and should have them in a day or so. I was just going to buy some lugs and call it a day but i had the idea to keep my old lugs and freshen up my OEM lug caps. I hope they fit on the new wheels. They were pretty ugly so i painted them Jet back and cleared them to match the black powder coating on the Rock Crawler wheels. Should give it a clean look. Here is a pic of the freshly painted caps.
I plan to get a nice bent Ibeam kit with 2" wheel spacers or nice long travel kit to give it a nice stance, but im not 100% sure which way i want to go. Don't want to go cheap and regret not saving my money and getting something nicer for suspension. So i opted for some 2" derlin Coil Spacers so i can run the 31s with a decent stance with out worrying about rubbing.
Leveled out.
While i was on a painting spree i decided to paint a few more things. So i decided to take my tail lights, 3rd brake light, conner lights and smoke them out. I do not claim to be a world class painter, but design and manufacture Carbon Fiber and i do a lot of clearing and painting things black. So there done right. I wanted to give them a nice smoke look and not completely black them out (so the PD stays off my ass). Heres what i got.
Front conners.
3rd light.
Tail Lights.
I couldn't stop there, my grill was looking really rough and oxidized. I had some flat clear laying a round and sprayed it black and used flat clear to give it a factory look. Im not a huge fan of chrome, so i lightly* smoked out the Mazda logo to give it a black chrome look...
I took my front bumper off, im a pretty decnt welder/fabricator and iv decided to build my own front bumper, rear bumper, and "Prerunner" style "Tiregate". Iv always liked the look of the tire gate but 1K is too steep for a truck that is worth as much. Im one to do it right and iv done a good amount of research, should all come out nice. Im hoping to start on the front bumper this week. I do alot in the Carbon Fiber industry, i haven't seen anyone have a carbon fiber skid plate so i think im going to make one. May make one for the Tiregate too.
IM a big do it your selfer and want to make most of the parts if i can. Other than that the "To Do" list looks like...
~Bent beam kit (cheap or nicer kit)
~Tint the windows
~Bed liner
~Make my own Carbon Fiber hood
~Make a few interior Carbon Fiber parts
~Newer Ranger Seats
~Bulged Front fenders (modified to fit the Mazda)
~May paint the truck Black
And im sure im missing a few other things....
Ill keep ya posted!
~Shawn
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