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Help Support Hardline Crawlers :
project "weight loss"
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BrokeYota22
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aluminum works to, and a little cheaper:awesomework:
no sir. 10lbs hammer:redneck:
this is first time ive done something with this much sheetmetal work before. another runner owner wanted me to do his after he saw mine
Never tried aluminum, I have always had thin copper around (easy to bend and form) but it is definity the same principle!
got a lil more work done.
used a peice of 16 gauge sheetmetal to tie in bed peice. ran it thru the bead roller a few times to get rid of the flimsy feel, then used a break for the 90degree. then welded it in and sealed using a tube of seam sealer from our body shop
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got tired of the sheetmetal work so i put a couple peices of tube together, but much more to come.
these will go all the way insode, and tie into internal cage and also get tied into frame.
built a hoop for lights that will be coming soon..
wanna build something like this that folds up and down, but probably not using the elect$$$$ ram
much more tube to come, tail gate not going on, tire will hang out slighty and big :beer: cooler will be framed using some 1" tube
used a peice of 16 gauge sheetmetal to tie in bed peice. ran it thru the bead roller a few times to get rid of the flimsy feel, then used a break for the 90degree. then welded it in and sealed using a tube of seam sealer from our body shop
got tired of the sheetmetal work so i put a couple peices of tube together, but much more to come.
these will go all the way insode, and tie into internal cage and also get tied into frame.
built a hoop for lights that will be coming soon..
wanna build something like this that folds up and down, but probably not using the elect$$$$ ram
much more tube to come, tail gate not going on, tire will hang out slighty and big :beer: cooler will be framed using some 1" tube
it still sits ass high with cooler full of water and spare sitting there, so some weight trimming was done. but with all the bondo its gonna take to make the sheetmetal look straight from my work is gonna weigh it back down:redneck:
gas is on the right
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what it looks like now
more tube to come:redneck:
****in sick.... I will be helping my buddy finish his in the next few weeks... he rolled his.. and then cut off all the smashed part... hey can you get some more pictures of the bed cap / tube work? it would be greatly appreciated :awesomework:
got a little more work done. got my beadlock wheels on and done.
driveway poser shot
doing a trip this weekend so i needed to get at least tire mount, a place for cooler, so i built this last night
pic without hi lft or tire
i wanted hi lift as low as possiable, so came up with this
with tire on.
the bumper will go back, but im redoing it as i cut another 2" out of bottom of body
i will add a bunch more tube, but need to work on interior cause my daughter wants to go this weekend
driveway poser shot
doing a trip this weekend so i needed to get at least tire mount, a place for cooler, so i built this last night
pic without hi lft or tire
i wanted hi lift as low as possiable, so came up with this
with tire on.
the bumper will go back, but im redoing it as i cut another 2" out of bottom of body
i will add a bunch more tube, but need to work on interior cause my daughter wants to go this weekend
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Mr Funbags
Looks
What about stretching the wheelbase (rear axle back) to improve your departure angle? Seems like it might be a handicap.
What about stretching the wheelbase (rear axle back) to improve your departure angle? Seems like it might be a handicap.
Looks
What about stretching the wheelbase (rear axle back) to improve your departure angle? Seems like it might be a handicap.
im going to do exactly that this summer. probably gonna do a 3 link and keep tank in stock location or put a truck tank in and do a 4 link. i already have the tank and the mounts for rear tank. already made mounts and welded to the rear of frame.
dove'd85
Well-Known Member
this is probably one of the nicest 4 runners i've seen
ima why is your spare tires hanging out so far in the back from the looks of it the spare tire could easily fit in the bed with if you reworked the mount some:beer: nice work :corn:
ima why is your spare tires hanging out so far in the back from the looks of it the spare tire could easily fit in the bed with if you reworked the mount some:beer: nice work :corn:
dove'd85
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what is your wheel base?
tire is hanging out but will be surrounded by tube so i can "back up by brail" i needed to be able to get tools and the biggest cooler i could find, i get parched on the trail at times
the tire actually sits pretty high up, and it will never be a "hardcore" typer wheeler
the tire actually sits pretty high up, and it will never be a "hardcore" typer wheeler
not sure what wheelbase is
this is probably one of the nicest 4 runners i've seen
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thanks, that means alot
