Finally....Da new rig..

[PORTER]

Updates Sucka!:D

 

[jprcrpr94]

Updates Sucka!:D

There's been plenty of updates. Gotta follow on the book of faces. :fawkdancesmiley::haha:

 

[crash2]

There's been plenty of updates. Gotta follow on the book of faces. :fawkdancesmiley::haha:

I still prefer build thread on forums---updates coming....:awesomework: Being sick has slowed me down the last few days.

 

[crash2]

My radiator finally showed up..

 

[jprcrpr94]

I still prefer build thread on forums---updates coming....:awesomework: Being sick has slowed me down the last few days.

I agree. There tends to be more detailed info with the pics. And I hear ya on the sick part, it kicked my ass last week! :puke: Hope you feel better

 

[crash2]

I just realized---they sent me the wrong radiator...

 

[crash2]

My heater showed up but damn if I didn't realize the vents were separate.. Thats ok those are added to me next batch of parts...

 

[crash2]

I get the lower part of the cab area started when I got sick with the damn bug...

 

[crash2]

So I poked along while being sick and got the lower portion of the cab finished up. Its finally starting to show signs of being a real rig,lol.

 

[crash2]

Next part I spent a few hours and even had the wife come out and help me do some measuring and nailed down some key measurements. So now I have my roof height and door bar height figured out I can keep rolling onward.

 

[PORTER]

Good progress Mike.

 

[crash2]

Good progress Mike.

If I wasn't fighting off this cold I would have been farther...:mad:

 

[crash2]

Going to be odd running warn winch's after being a ramsey guy for so many years :redneck:

So my warn 9.0rc is ordered and my m8000 should be in town next week...

 

[crash2]

Well I finally broke my "I am a ramsey guy" streak :D This finally arrived...

 

[crash2]

Just putting along. When ya work alone ya gotta get creative. Just putting along.

 

[crash2]

This is where it started getting tricky--can't tell ya how many times all that tube fell over,lol.

But this was my first big boo boo. I got the cab area bent up and it just looked so damn tall. Well duh me had my seats in the wrong spot and angle and ended up making to too tall--so I tossed that.

 

[crash2]

So I got the rear section all setup and the b-pillars bent and tacked into place.

 

[crash2]

So this took some time but I got the right bends this time,lol. One thing I hayed about my toy and the bravo 2 chassis suffered from the same tree grabber at the b-pillar. I wanted one smooth piece of tube all the way down and I think it looks cleaner and less busy that way.

Now onto allot of small chunks of tube..

 

[crazybluerider1]

One thing I hayed about my toy and the bravo 2 chassis suffered from the same tree grabber at the b-pillar.

My last rig had the same problem, every cage I've built since uses a continuous tube from front to back now. Nothing pisses you off more than having your b pillar hang on a tree when your about to get a line.

 

[crash2]

My last rig had the same problem, every cage I've built since uses a continuous tube from front to back now. Nothing pisses you off more than having your b pillar hang on a tree when your about to get a line.

I have been stopped cold by that spot a few times--to the point the whole rig would just wad up..

 

[boxboy]

Looks great Crash! Keep it goin!

 

[crash2]

Looks great Crash! Keep it goin!

pushing onward :bbbball:

 

[Paulie]

:corn::awesomework:

 

[Paulie]

I know you did your roof already but I dig how radius did a brow bar for me when I was building this chassis. I feel yours would have a nice look with something similar.

 

[Paulie]

Darius!

 

[crash2]

I thought about that a while ago and I don't like the curved roof. I am all about symmetrical lines..

 

[Paulie]

Keep it simple I hear ya

 

[boxboy]

I know you did your roof already but I dig how radius did a brow bar for me when I was building this chassis. I feel yours would have a nice look with something similar.

Did you sheet the roof with aluminum?

 

[PORTER]

Making progress Mike. Moving along at a descent pace.:awesomework:

 

[crash2]

I got the roof done.