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tomsbrokeagain

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Not many pictures of the initial build up but this truck less than a year ago was a chassis sitting in the weeds.

Here are some pics of some of the most recent additions:corn:

The new improved Toyota steering column! Sorry I don't have pics of this assembly inside but it is a bunch of stock column parts inside a 1.5 .120 tube with bronze bushings.
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Front bumper with 8274
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The side slider bar... I guess thats what you would call it... goes from front bumper to rear of bed 1 piece.
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Bar going up the cab A-pillar and tied into the exhisting internal cage.
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View from behind the cab and tied into the cage B-pillar
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View from the back tube going around the bed and piercing the cab to the cage b-pillar.
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View of how the rear ties to the frame for now.
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Cut out two of these little guys.
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And welded them here. I wanted to tie all of the tubes to eachother a little better.
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Put the fenders back on temporary.
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Cut a bunch of these little guys.
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And welded them in here, tieing the bed together.
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Rebracing the rear bed mount.
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Chad doing some cutting on the frame, cutting the shackle hangers off to move them back a smidge.
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The shackle hangers remounted and braced back up.
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Super clean cage. I wish I had the balls to that to my 85. Maybe one day when I have a shop and another DD. :awesomework:
 
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