Kimberly's Extreme came to us bone stock.  The first thing we did was take off all the Extreme tags and ground effects and put on a long bed.  Next up is the Fast bag Setup and Bodydrop.  This Extreme is actually a prototype.  We are trying to keep the floor in a mini truck just as stock looking after a bodydrop as a full-size looks after one of our bodydrops.  To do this, we have installed a custom/stock hybrid frame.

Phil disassembling front suspension for airbags.	Airbags being fit and clearanced.	Phil making adjustments for airbag clearance.	Exhaust is removed for the bodydrop.	New frame rails being built.
Extreme undercarriage before customizing.	Cross members removed and frame cut.	Frame cut for installation of hybrid frame.	Putting in part of the hybrid frame.	Installing the frame rails.
Adjusting the frame rails.	Securing the frame rails.	New frame clamped into place.		New transmission cross member

	Getting ready to remove the rear frame		Phil torching off the rear frame
Phil still cutting off the frame.		Still torching.	Hurry up already Phil
Still torching.		Phil's new at this and it shows in how slow he cuts.		Frame finally cut through

				More stock parts for the trashcan
			Truck is way to long.	Working on the cab mounts.  They had to be extensively modified.
Removing the floor for modifications.	Notice how the seat location is untouched.		Seeing how much, if at all the frame flexes.	The transmission hump will be reinstalled in the near future.
Setting the rear bed bolt holes.	Phil is dead, my truck fell on him.			Not much left of the floor at this point.
Setting the bed floor down.	Getting ready to tack the floor back together.	Bed needs to be dropped down.
Bed finally setting level.		Rear suspension and air system complete.		Ready for final bed install.
Test fitting 20x10 wheels.  They tuck under the bed with no problems.		Borrowed Billet Specialties show the amount of rim Kim's truck will tuck.
	Floor ready to go back together.		Phil dropping in the stock floor piece.	The floor will sit within 1/2 inch of factory.  It will look totally stock underneath the factory carpet.
	Setting the rear fender wells to 20x10 wheels and tires.			The long bed really makes the truck look stretched out.
	Front end is starting to come together.	A few more days......
	Phil trying to make some sense of the engine compartment.			Floor almost finished.
	Building the intake tube out of various steel pieces.	Setting Cadillac lights.
	Almost ready for bodywork.			Laying up filler on the waves.
Body work coming along.		Cleaning up the bedfloor seams for Line-X		Test railing to see what needs to be reinforced.
	Building the custom speaker box.			Weird shapes.
	Fiberglass lay up complete.	Phil finishing up the fiberglass work.	Travis' renderings of the truck.
Fitting speaker to box.		Laying bondo to smooth out the fiberglass.		First trial fit into the truck.
				Painted intake manifold on the engine.
Designing/building the new console.			Smoothing out the new center console.	Tuckin' 20" Rozzi wheels.
Engine compartment together but not complete.	Speaker box in primer.		Last time rolling before disassembly for paint.
	Laid out with wheels before the paint work begins.		Seat lays against speaker box when reclined.
Pulling the glass for the chop top.		Center console in primer.
		Keith from Above All Glass removed the various pieces for the chop.
Phil cutting the various roof pieces.			Roof removed and detail cutting underway.
			Setting it all back together.
Glass is used to set the pillars.
3rd door metalworked and ready for bodyshop.		Laid out with chop top near completion.
	New fan shroud, computer cover and master cylinder cover getting final bodywork.	Engine compartment metalwork almost complete.

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