RE-ntal

TB-F · Mar 13, 2008

kg4x4 said:
Wow!!! You cut out all those wires???Are you planning to PUSH-IT???

Those were all extra wires that literaly didnt go anywhere. It's all buttoned up now and redone to run the MAS on the pas side and get everything off the fenderwells...since there arnt any

thecableguy2 said:
I like the custom bucket seat you have

That's a GB racing seat :redneck:

TB-F · Mar 16, 2008

So like all projects this one got to a certian point and then we realized it would be easier/cleaner to take it a bit farther sooo...

After tearing it down to where I could start the boatsides we realized that we only had 4 feet of frame left and it looked like ****

So we threw the rest of the frame away

She's a floater, all levled out.

Time to start choping up a new frame.

I had just enuf 2x3x.120 tube around to make a new frame that ends just behind where the seats will go and just in front of the motor mounts.

All the pieces on the initial floor layout.

And the rails all tacked together. The front will continue in round tube as will the rear. There is also a good reason there is the kink in the front that will become evident later.

rustytrombone · Mar 16, 2008

yeah its pritty much hot lunch!

jeffs88toy · Mar 16, 2008

cool I can see the table now where's the coors:beer:

TB-F · Mar 17, 2008

jeffs88toy said:
cool I can see the table now where's the coors:beer:

You and Wes drank it all :fawkdancesmiley:

jeffs88toy · Mar 17, 2008

Did you weld up that frame ? looking good .me and wes got way to fawking drunk last night never made it to the ceg and cue .:beer:

Toyotanut · Mar 23, 2008

any new pics of this thing?

TB-F · Mar 23, 2008

Toyotanut said:
any new pics of this thing?

Yes, the front 3/4 of the frame is done and under the rig, the boatsides are half in place and I'm going out to do a little work on it right now. Pics later today.

jeffs88toy · Mar 23, 2008

:wtf:

ics:

TB-F · Mar 24, 2008

The most dificult part of this project is finding the f'n time to work on it

but I got in a whoping 2 hours today.

Finished the frame on Friday and put it under the truck, tied the middle of the boatsides in..still figuring what to do where the cage was cut off..added a bit of tube today and Jason cut a few tubes off that needed to be moved due to the frame changing. Anyway, promised pics momentarily

TB-F · Mar 24, 2008

The new frame goes up a bit higher in the front, is a bit narower and dosn't drop back down in the front like a factory frame. It's tight, but that's what I wanted.

Winch set roughly in place to see about clearance for the front tubes, a little cramped

This is about where the front axle will go, but the truck will sit 8" lower than it is right now.

Boatsides. The back tube angling to the frame went to the original frame and has been cut off.

And the doorbars with wing window mockup tube.

I hope to have all the front tube, the other side and the boatside tubes finished this week. :awesomework:

hwcurtice · Mar 24, 2008

I was going to say something about the height of the cab tube, but then I recall bouncing my head of War-Jeepers rig's tube during the work party....

Head space is important! That, or put your seats lower...

jeffs88toy · Mar 24, 2008

hwcurtice said:
I was going to say something about the height of the cab tube, but then I recall bouncing my head of War-Jeepers rig's tube during the work party....

Head space is important! That, or put your seats lower...

that part of the cage is the old exo he has alot of move. looking good need me to come over and drink our beer?

Brian H · Mar 24, 2008

TB-F said:
The new frame goes up a bit higher in the front, is a bit narower and dosn't drop back down in the front like a factory frame. It's tight, but that's what I wanted.

Winch set roughly in place to see about clearance for the front tubes, a little cramped

This is about where the front axle will go, but the truck will sit 8" lower than it is right now.

Boatsides. The back tube angling to the frame went to the original frame and has been cut off.

And the doorbars with wing window mockup tube.

I hope to have all the front tube, the other side and the boatside tubes finished this week. :awesomework:

I saw this yesterday ....its coming along good. The only thing i saw that i would change is how wide the cage is in the rear but i guess it had to be to cover the cab.

jeffs88toy · Mar 24, 2008

Brian H said:
I saw this yesterday ....its coming along good. The only thing i saw that i would change is how wide the cage is in the rear but i guess it had to be to cover the cab.

you meet lumpy ?:haha: Jason

the only thing I didn't like my racecar still waiting for tube work:booo:

TB-F · Mar 24, 2008

hwcurtice said:
I was going to say something about the height of the cab tube, but then I recall bouncing my head of War-Jeepers rig's tube during the work party....

Head space is important! That, or put your seats lower...

jeffs88toy said:
that part of the cage is the old exo he has alot of move. looking good need me to come over and drink our beer?

Yup, it's the old exo. I was seriously cramped in the cab before and now I have headroom

Brian H said:
I saw this yesterday ....its coming along good. The only thing i saw that i would change is how wide the cage is in the rear but i guess it had to be to cover the cab.

The width in the rear is the part that I hate, but this is a revamp of a existing vehicle with a very short time limit, my ideal buggy will come someday

oldbeercans · Mar 25, 2008

hey ethan let me know if you get time to shorten my rear d-line and weld up my new slip. ill drop it by then do it when its convenient. wish i would have done the springs bout a month ago.

nice progress on the build too. cant wait to see some updated pics.:awesomework: