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<blockquote data-quote="monstaru" data-source="post: 1515163" data-attributes="member: 17086"><p><strong>looking forward</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/user/monstaru/media/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5975_zps1666c9c5.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5975_zps1666c9c5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>I am hoping that I can keep this setup basically. I like the approach angle whilst maintaining the look of a truck.</p><p>another shot of front</p><p><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/user/monstaru/media/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5976_zpsb56dec83.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5976_zpsb56dec83.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/user/monstaru/media/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5973_zps949ee10e.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5973_zps949ee10e.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>So , amazingly enough the places I got ahold of this weekend are completely out of or a few days out on bushings of any kind to fit into 1.75" DOM .120 wall tubing. Even 4WP. The spring Shop in Tacoma also.</p><p>Damn. Common Chevy shackle bushings, YJ main eye. Not available RIGHT now. </p><p>So I am just gonna order the kits from RuffStuff to hang the Tcase crossmember .That's a couple of days.</p><p>I have some smaller bushings laying around that could probably work, but I basically built them non-re buildable. Meaning once the interior sleeve is inserted the bushings will not come out of the DOM kind of non rebuildable..LOL:fawkdancesmiley:</p><p>As you can see I reclaimed the winch mounting plate I had already mounted to that horrid bumper. Man , I really did not like that thing. LOL</p><p></p><p>Just pluggin away. She found me asleep in my seat Friday night.:flipoff:</p><p>I wandered out there to take a last gander for the night , and ended up climbing into the truck.:haha:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/user/monstaru/media/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5969_zps67e3596b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5969_zps67e3596b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>I actually did get some of the cross member made.</p><p>Made the inset mount, and got the main beam laid out to basic length anyway...</p><p>Gonna mount it to the frame via bushing mounts in a vertical fashion off the crossmember.</p><p>Then build off of that for the skidplates . I want to try an keep the skidplate separate in nature though. Bolted with button heads for the slickability.</p><p>The main beam is 3/8ths.Got some 1/4 to come off of that for some t-case blockage.</p><p>cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="monstaru, post: 1515163, member: 17086"] [b]looking forward[/b] [URL=http://s61.photobucket.com/user/monstaru/media/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5975_zps1666c9c5.jpg.html][IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5975_zps1666c9c5.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I am hoping that I can keep this setup basically. I like the approach angle whilst maintaining the look of a truck. another shot of front [URL=http://s61.photobucket.com/user/monstaru/media/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5976_zpsb56dec83.jpg.html][IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5976_zpsb56dec83.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s61.photobucket.com/user/monstaru/media/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5973_zps949ee10e.jpg.html][IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5973_zps949ee10e.jpg[/IMG][/URL] So , amazingly enough the places I got ahold of this weekend are completely out of or a few days out on bushings of any kind to fit into 1.75" DOM .120 wall tubing. Even 4WP. The spring Shop in Tacoma also. Damn. Common Chevy shackle bushings, YJ main eye. Not available RIGHT now. So I am just gonna order the kits from RuffStuff to hang the Tcase crossmember .That's a couple of days. I have some smaller bushings laying around that could probably work, but I basically built them non-re buildable. Meaning once the interior sleeve is inserted the bushings will not come out of the DOM kind of non rebuildable..LOL:fawkdancesmiley: As you can see I reclaimed the winch mounting plate I had already mounted to that horrid bumper. Man , I really did not like that thing. LOL Just pluggin away. She found me asleep in my seat Friday night.:flipoff: I wandered out there to take a last gander for the night , and ended up climbing into the truck.:haha: [URL=http://s61.photobucket.com/user/monstaru/media/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5969_zps67e3596b.jpg.html][IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/Toyota%20stuff/IMG_5969_zps67e3596b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I actually did get some of the cross member made. Made the inset mount, and got the main beam laid out to basic length anyway... Gonna mount it to the frame via bushing mounts in a vertical fashion off the crossmember. Then build off of that for the skidplates . I want to try an keep the skidplate separate in nature though. Bolted with button heads for the slickability. The main beam is 3/8ths.Got some 1/4 to come off of that for some t-case blockage. cheers [/QUOTE]
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