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06-22-2020, 05:32 PM

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mrrcom

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Resurrecting the dead

Bringing life back to this thread with my xB UTE.

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That is really very cool. Ive never seen into the bed on ANY of these builds or never seen one in person. Is your finished like a truck? does the tailgate work?

06-22-2020, 05:41 PM

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Xb_ute

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That is really very cool. Ive never seen into the bed on ANY of these builds or never seen one in person. Is your finished like a truck? does the tailgate work?

The bed has panels on the sides but it is not finished as I'm working on converting it to mid engine so most will be cut back out. The tailgate has 4 pins and pulls off... again. It was never intended used as a truck.

06-22-2020, 09:35 PM

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62Fender

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those old mazda trucks were cool for sure.

Top speed was ~70 mph but it could climb a tree in 1st and 2nd. I hauled a ton of sand in it. The loader saw the leaf springs and didn't hesitate to load it.

My buddy had a Chevy C10 with coil springs. The loader told my friend he needed more truck. My friend told the loader to shut up and load. Sure enough, it pinned the rear bumper to the pavement. We had to shovel out ~800 lbs before it would move.