Day 2 of the Thrash weekend is here!

It’s time for some more welding, but this time on the bed and chassis of this beast. This bad boy is getting a great weekend with friends all pitching in to finish up stuff that’s only been put together on a temporary basis. It’s going to be a big weekend and it’s going to be great, but there’s a lot of welding to do. No problem for Karl though! A special payload is already planned for the first trip, but there’s a lot of work to be done before it can get going. Check out the latest progress!

The custom air suspension and steering are already done, and Karl designed and installed dual shocks at each front corner to make the thing ride perfectly. It also got some sway bar front and rear because otherwise the thing might lean on its side on a highway onramp. The front has custom mounts for the stock GM sway bar that came with the Topkick chassis. The back has something super simple but totally custom. Now it’s time for the dual rear shocks. Check out how Karl tackles this and what he has to consider before he can just start cutting and welding.

This project has been fun to follow. It started when Brent from Halfass Kustoms and Karl from Make It Kustom came together to convert Karl’s ramp truck project into an LS-swapped and air-ride equipped cab and chassis in just a few days. Their goal for this project was to get it running and do a burnout before Brent had to return home to Manitoba. That’s a lot of work in just 4 days, but they got it done! But a lot has happened since then!

Exactly, just 4 days to assemble the cab and get the tilting function working, fabricate and install a completely new steering system, assemble and install the engine and transmission, cooling system, engine wiring, cab wiring, cut up the rear chassis and fit a step and a fully fabricated 4-link suspension system and so much more. No, it won’t be a finished vehicle at the end of the series, but it should be able to move in and out of the workshop under its own power so Karl can build the big ramp.

Check it out below and be sure to leave your thoughts on this cool project in the comments section below.

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