Adding 10" of pleasure or pain

[Symon623]

Little more room on the drivers side;

 

[Symon623]

Next came the front bumper/core support mod. I wanted to do a small "stinger" type of desert truck kind of look. Also wanted to add a bit radiator/coolong fan clearence at the at the water pump. I tied it into the shock towers and will later add a removable cross piece over the engine;

 

[Symon623]

Sunday I tried to start putting the dash back together;

Passenger side;

Driver side;

Drivers side not done yet cos I still have some wiring to do under there yet.

 

[Symon623]

After the dash work, I built some mounts for the computer and the trans cooler (since I butchered the core support I had to build new mounts). I wanted to get the trans cooler in so I could hack up the grille and try to get it in there;

TaDa;

 

[Symon623]

fairly successful weekend of re-assembly, cuttin and weldin stuff up.

3 more weekends left to get it runnin. I'm ahead of schedule so far I think but still have lots to do yet.

 

[dove'd85]

i like how you ran that tube from the internal cage to the fender bar but it looks to me like your tire may hit that? also what did you tie the new hoop in the front into? and what size tires are you running :cool: :beer:

 

[Nuzzy]

sexy.

 

[Symon623]

i like how you ran that tube from the internal cage to the fender bar but it looks to me like your tire may hit that? also what did you tie the new hoop in the front into? and what size tires are you running :cool: :beer:

Tire moves forward as it compresses, might rub slightly if turned? Tires barely rub the fender tubes before.

The front hoop is tied to the front of teh shock towers which are actually hoops. here's the front half of shock hoop on the drivers side;

37 inch tires

 

[rooinater]

looking good :awesomework:

 

[MUDDR31]

Lookin good i like how you made your bumper :awesomework:

 

[dove'd85]

Tire moves forward as it compresses, might rub slightly if turned? Tires barely rub the fender tubes before.

The front hoop is tied to the front of teh shock towers which are actually hoops. here's the front half of shock hoop on the drivers side;

37 inch tires

disregard that last post lol i was thinkin in my head lol (about how my leaf sprung axle would rub that so bad with 37's) :D

this is one bad ass rig man, when i pull my little 4cyl i may be hittin you up for some input on your 4.3 swap:beer: :cool:

i just noticed your steering box on the inside of the frame rail what kind of pump is that?:corn:

 

[zig80toy]

Ok, thats cool!!!
sweet build Sy:awesomework: :beer:

 

[Symon623]

i just noticed your steering box on the inside of the frame rail what kind of pump is that?:corn:

YJ saginaw box and a stock pump that came on teh 4.3

 

[Symon623]

Ok, thats cool!!!
sweet build Sy:awesomework: :beer:

Thanks Zig

 

[TheMasterbater]

Love what you did with the bumper. Truck looks damn good! :awesomework: :masturbanana[1]:

 

[Symon623]

Thanks Cody

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

F'n A man... great build :awesomework:

 

[zukkev]

Looks really great Sy!!! :awesomework: (probably the only truck here that'll get ROTM twice...)

 

[Symon623]

F'n A man... great build :awesomework:

Looks really great Sy!!! :awesomework: (probably the only truck here that'll get ROTM twice...)

Thanks guys, I only hope the tube work in the bed turns out as good?

 

[Motodestroyer69]

:masturbanana[1]: nice.....

 

[Symon623]

got alot done this w/e. doesn't look like much but it's time consuming tedious crap.

Built a sissy bar, WTF?;

 

[Symon623]

oh wait it goes here;

 

[Symon623]

More progress, again doesn't look like much but it's PITA type work to make life easier on the trail. The main reason for teh change here was that I couldn't reach teh t-case shifters with teh 5 points tightened up so I wanted all the shifters closer to me for that reason;

 

[Symon623]

got the interior all assembled accept a few things left;

 

[Symon623]

those few things would be;

-beverage holders up by the butchered vents
-teh left foot pad
-teh shoulder harness' installed.

I have to build some stuff in the Xtra cab area too;

 

[Symon623]

did some work underneath too, hooked up the trans temp gage, and heatshields for the exhaust, sorry no pics. Just re-assembly stuff.

 

[dirtygoat]

Damn, that console turned out nice...:awesomework:

 

[Symon623]

Damn, that console turned out nice...:awesomework:

Only one comment on my sissy bar? Hmmmmm

I like how it turned out considering my lack of skill and equipment. Thanks

 

[kaptain kraker]

that sissybar is bad ass.. u gave me a couple ideas .. it looks good and funtion looks to be working for u .. i wish i would of took my time and did mine slow.. the trucks look 100% better when u do!!!
keep it up , hopefully i meet u in a trail and we can talk . kraker out

 

[nick c]

Are the marker lights in the foot-kick panels just for visibility in the cab at night? Or do they serve some other purpose?


The sissy bar console looks great man. Good looking re-build :awesomework: