under the knife

[mr4x42u]

well it was time to put the fat lady on a diet..getting some tube work done and lost some body..

list of things getting done..

trim rear of body

dove nose front

Full cage

4link rear,,,not in order but thngs to come in next month or so..dove nose started this week,,up date pics to come this weekend of tube work and dove nose..here is what its looking like with out the body..it was cut where I can still use my half top so I'll get some pics with that on also..





and what it will look like with 4 link and with out that nasty frame hanging out there..

[mr4x42u]

the chevies still seem to be happy with out the weight in the rear and the flex is still decent..even thought there time under the runner in limited..






more pics of tube work and dove nose next week..

[WHITE_TRASH]

How are you doing the nose?  Complete removal of fenders or running a tube with the fender sections attached top and bottom?

[mr4x42u]

going to try and keep as much of the inner fender well as I can to keep the mud down..it rains alot around here

going to cut the wells as far back to the fire wall as possible and bend it in..the head light buckets will come out ans the fender will come to the grill just past where the headlight bexel was..some 55 watt off road lights will get mounted in the grill and out of harms way...a bracket will be built that connects the rad to the fenders for support..then tube will be added from there under the fender that connects from the new bumber to the cage..

[mr4x42u]

just a reminder how this all started

[WHITE_TRASH]

Gravity and inertia is a pregnant dog aint it? 


FYI if youget the beadlight buckets from a mid-late 70's datsun truck they use the small round lights.  Its an easy deal to chop them in half (there are 2 headlights per bracket) and use them for easy aiming of the lights.  KC 150 watt bulbs are really just a sealed beam headlight, they have the nubs on the backside to keep them from spinning just like a headlight.

[mr4x42u]

I'll keep that in mind..But I'm pretty sure I'll just go with my 55 watters under the grill.its so simple its sick,,not to mention its going to be street legal,,,LOL in my own world..

[WHITE_TRASH]

Using a single headlight is legal, if they see the standard issue offroad light with no focus they'll hammer ya.  Ive had that issue once before.   At least it'd be one less thing to get popped for.....

[mr4x42u]

yea,,I just figured witha low watt 55 light pointed down I should be fine..I can adjust it up off road..time will tell..

[mr4x42u]

some cage pics..not done with the cage yet,,but will stay this way till I get the 4 link on..stopped here in cahse I want to make other changes,,this saves me cutting off tube later on...


want to give a big thanks to   http://www.landcruisernw.com

and bigz custom paints..he added some flames and flames with skulls take some of the plain out of it..

[mr4x42u]

[mudmaster]

like the flame job, makes it unique

[RHG]

I like it too. I want to take my door panels off and use a piece of aluminum with a flame job on it. One of my buddys does motorcycle fenders,tanks, helmets and does some real sweet work. Ima hit him up for the door panels.

[Hyena]

That looks sweet.  Looks like it was hard to make coming through the dash and all.

[CTENG in KS]

Pretty sick paint job for a cage...design is nice, looks like your head will survive the next roll!

[mr4x42u]

That looks sweet.  Looks like it was hard to make coming through the dash and all.

oh yea,,the tubes going through the dash were a pregnant dog,,,getting the bends right and getting them to fit  through the windsheild opening was TIGHT!

[yotaboy79]

that paint looks awsome

[To The Floor]

so what size tube is that? HREW or DOM?  and what kind of bender were you using?

[mr4x42u]

the bender was a jdm2 I think...The tube is hrew 1 3/4  .120 wall so it should hold up just fine..I wanted dom,,but went with what the budget allowed..

[Yota4life]

That paint loooks pretty sick on that cage  iv never seen anyone do that before