96 cruise vessel build

[kiyul4130]

you gunna be testing out this cage next week? i got the camera action all day long to get it.

[Ramrod]

ill try not too, this thing has sagged hard from the weight of the cage so it should be pretty damn stable since its at least 2" lower than last time you saw it.

[kiyul4130]

too bad your junks tight, if you like that sucks.

[Ramrod]

finished my cage up today finally and am super happy with it i wouldnt want it any different, went to take some pictures and my screen was shattered on my camera somehow so when i took all the pics i couldnt tell the lense wasnt open all the way but here they are






it was such a nice day and i had to go to school at 3 so after i got everthing welded up a little i didnt have enough time to move on to other projects so i took the truck on a little cruise to the river to kick it and make sure she was all working still, everything is perfect

[Doof]

that is tits.... super clean

[lilbuddy]

Damn son that did come out pretty clean.

too bad that camera sucks ass

[Ramrod]

ya i was so happy when my friend took the bender away today, oh ya so i totally went easy and steady on my notcher for this whole project and only used 1 holesaw for the entire thing and it is still as sharp as ever.  Keep that in mind next time your doing tubework

[lilbuddy]

ya i was so happy when my friend took the bender away today, oh ya so i totally went easy and steady on my notcher for this whole project and only used 1 holesaw for the entire thing and it is still as sharp as ever.  Keep that in mind next time your doing tubework

No dude, a chop saw, grinding wheel and cut off wheel is better...

[Doof]

brad fab at its finest

[Ramrod]

brad didnt touch my truck

[Doof]

no, were talking about what brad used on lil buddys bumper

[Ramrod]

oh, i used the chop saw for alot of the notches and the portaband for probably the most and of course the grinder on nearly all of them, then there was one that i couldnt do with the notcher and i was too lazy to put a new blade in my saw so i hit it up with a cutoff wheel which was super gay

[kiyul4130]

for christ sake all your pictures are sick but also all of them are fucked up. even the ones from last week. spread that little shutter open. pictures 1,2,4, and 7 are sick.

[THK Matt]

Lookin nice man.

[Jud]

Cage looks sweet. I like that hoop around the headlight you put on the front bumper.

[Rockcrawlintoy]

using a lathe is the easiest way to notch i think

[sloyota]

nicely done....

[ToYocRawleR]

Looks good bro!

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

  the cage looks bad 

[iNfErNaL]

Nice work,truck looks really good dude 

[Ramrod]

thanks guys, i cant wait to take it out and try all the new should  be alot different than the last time wheeling it.....still alot left to do

[kiyul4130]

looks like your hitting the box this year. im going to give it a worl i think.

[4DEES]

VERY Nice Tube Work  Looks P.I.M.P. 

[Ramrod]

got it pulled off and alot of it welded up tonight, got stalled by a new bar opening at the warf right down the street

[kiyul4130]

im going to drive my truck right into your parents house on tuesday evening

[Ramrod]

flopp you, we'll go downtown. you better get here pretty early though

[booger weldz]

i was afraid to exo my taco because the lines of the body were so curvy i didnt think it could look appropriate.  youve definitely changed my thoughts, beautiful work!

[kiyul4130]

since staring at your cage more, what about running a tube from the bottom corner of the winshield down to the rock sliders. i think that will strengthen up the cage a ton more in the event of flopping it and pushing the cage into the top of the cab(roof). i know the bender is gone. but maybe the future?

[Hyena]

I'll be there about 8 on tuesday.

[Ramrod]

i was afraid to exo my taco because the lines of the body were so curvy i didnt think it could look appropriate.  youve definitely changed my thoughts, beautiful work!

thanks it was alot of work but i think it was well worth the extra effort

since staring at your cage more, what about running a tube from the bottom corner of the winshield down to the rock sliders. i think that will strengthen up the cage a ton more in the event of flopping it and pushing the cage into the top of the cab(roof). i know the bender is gone. but maybe the future?

ya i plan on doing that i just didnt because there isnt much room and that would remove the 2 lower bolts for the fender