My 88 pickup is back in buisness

[Yota4life]

It works good but the tire wobbles because its only 1/8" wall and the middle actually sagged a little. If i was to do it again i would use like 1.5" tube so it is more sturdy. It works great though and only took me a couple hours to make, and my ice chest fits right under it.

[BLACKDOG]

It works good but the tire wobbles because its only 1/8" wall and the middle actually sagged a little. If i was to do it again i would use like 1.5" tube so it is more sturdy. It works great though and only took me a couple hours to make, and my ice chest fits right under it.

lot more thought into it than mine   build looks good.  I wish I had the time and $$ to spend on my truck

[Yota4life]

I usually dont have money because of my truck

[toybuilt]

I usually dont have money because of my truck

I'm with ya on that one , cool built. Waitin to see the new skidplate

[Yota4life]

Some more progress on this flatbelly. Its taken me a lot longer than i planned but im starting to see the light. I have been working on the crossmember the last week.
Yesterday i got my fror crossmember and poly bushings from the brown truck. I forget what its like to drive my truck and i want it ready by the 27th of jan for lilbuddys snow run.

Clearenced the center 4 inches. Used 2" x 3/8" strap. I think its plenty strong to mount my trac-bar to. What do you think?




Plated the sides with 1/4" plate. Its ready to be welded back onto the frame relocated 2.5" higher than stock.



Cutting rear gas tank mount off

2.5" cut off and welded back together. Still need to weld the brake line mount somewhere.



The frame for the center console it pretty much finished. Used 1" x 3/16" strap.]




Next update it will be finished.

[DTB]

Thats kickass. good job 

[MiniSimp]

Use 1/2" plexiglass in the open panel above the TC output flange, you can watch your DS spin and see if anything is wrong, plus it looks cool!

[Yota4life]

Haha that would be cool. But i am going to mount my ammo can ontop of it for storage and put one or 2 cup holders there also.

[Hyena]

looks good.  mine took a lot longer to do then i thought it would too.

[unclejpl4x4]

WoW   U gona fin that with dimond plate ?

[Yota4life]

WoW   U gona fin that with dimond plate ?

I was thinking just some 16g sheet. Diamond plate is a good idea hmm....

[Yota4life]

Quick update.
Crossmember is up and frame plated. I had to cut 2 holes where the bushings are so i could get it up where i wanted it. The Drain plug hangs down like 1/4" and thats it! Good enouph for me 


Passenger side done


Driverside done


Sideshot, drain plug

I took this when i just had them tacked up


Motor sits

Radiator hose is getting kinked by the intake

[Hyena]

looks sweet.  yours sits about the sames as mine.  even has the same shape frame plates    my intake kinked the radiator hose a little too.  is it going to be ready for the snow in a couple weeks?

[DTB]

thats some clean work nice job

[Yota4life]

looks sweet.  yours sits about the sames as mine.  even has the same shape frame plates    my intake kinked the radiator hose a little too.  is it going to be ready for the snow in a couple weeks?

Thank you so much brad! haha i knew you would say somethin about those, but i changed it up a bit Compair


thanks dirt toy i try

[Yota4life]

ok nevermind i honestly thought i had made mine differently as i sat in the shop drawing them out for an hour. But now that i look at yours there just a smaller version haha    Mine have more 

Oh yea it will be ready, i want to finish it this week. I really want to get it out and wheel i forget what its like

[Hyena]

ya, i got mine as tall as i could.  they are right up against the bottom of the cab.  i think mine are more bling bling since they have a hole in the center that is welded up for more strength!!!

[boggerunner]

how close is your tranny shifter in 1, 3, or 5th to the dash?

[Hyena]

he has a body lift so it shouldn't be that close.  mine just barely hits the dash in first gear mainly.  it hasen't popped out yet.

[Yota4life]

I wanted to plug weld mine in a couple different spots but i rushed and forgot about it. you beat me The shifter is good but i am going to bend it back some more. OH i forgot to weld the gussets it came with for the mounts! doh

[Yota4life]

Heres some quick teasers from today, i will post the detaled pics of the flatbelly later.

[MiniSimp]

Sweet!

[olivedrab85]

Lookin good how's that clean ass set of doors treatin you! 

[Hyena]

Lookin good how's that clean ass set of doors treatin you! 

haha, i remember that!

[rocktoy83]

Your toy flex's out frickin sweet 

[Yota4life]

haha brad was spotting!
j/k not your fault

There still clean they just have more character now

[Hyena]

haha brad was spotting!
j/k not your fault

There still clean they just have more character now

haha, i wasn't spotting, i was watching.

[Yota4life]

Sealed the tunnel with silicone and the back part of the cab i used marine foam to fill in the gap.









Done. Overall i like how stiff the drivetrain is now but now i get even worse axle wrap than before. I still need to make a skidplate for the t-cases and i might make one for the gastank. I just dont like how the stock tank skid hangs down so much

Exhaust done. Had the cat removed. I can tell the throttle response is way better and added some more power with the header. I wish that the bend up to a muffler was a couple inches higher but it still sits above the bottom of the frame so it should be fine.

[6.72:1]

Nice work. I like what you have done there Sir!

[John Doe]

Nice work. I like what you have done there Sir!

X2 Great job.