93 T-100 BUILD

[94MtnYote]

Looks bomber man!  Nice work, It's cool to see somethin different out there.

[armless71]

thanks man ,i wish i was doin the welding and cuttin.instead i tell him what i want and he does it,most of the time...started the exo cage today,made good progress,had to do some butt welds,we sleaved them with 1.5 dom 1/4 in wall .should be strong ..

[NorCalToy]

lookin good!

[skipnrocks]

are u going to bring te cage back to the back your tube bed

[armless71]

YES, THE tubes ARE GOING to come back and tie in above the next to the last bed upright.should be about a 60 degree angle.then some gussets in between.

[skipnrocks]

Gonna be awesome!!

[armless71]

THANKS MAN,im gettin excited about finishing it..more projects,and ridin.

[Duffil]

wow...nice job so far...keep it up!

[armless71]

finally,,,,,i've had withdrawls not being able to log on..lots happenin,need help.any opinion on the rear exo,i have 2 versions for your review. 1st one straight up and down. 2nd one triangulated.or any other versions u might have.heres a few pics of current work done.  Also i scored 6-39 inch iroc radials, brand new,traded my 37's and alittle cash for them.

[skipnrocks]

How about a straight up and down piece with a triangled piece from top front to bottom of straight bar?

[Doof]

that could work

[armless71]

YES I LIKE THAT IDEA,NOT SO BUSY LOOKIN..COOL THANKS

[skipnrocks]

YES I LIKE THAT IDEA,NOT SO BUSY LOOKIN..COOL THANKS

Thats what I was thinkin!  So when you gonna have this beast done?  LOL I love the tube bed! 

[armless71]

THANKS MAN,ITS KILLIN ME  .IM planing on takin it [on a trailer]to houston to visit a buddy the end of march.he says theres some good ridin there.also my dad is flying in and were all going to go hog huntin.[not large chicks either] :joke:so the push is on..

[skipnrocks]

Get er done!!

[armless71]

i feel ya...hahaha no pun intended or did i.

[skipnrocks]

LOL 

[armless71]

HEY  yall,greetingsfrom the south. well need opinions did some work on the tailgate and rear bumper ,not really happy.heres a few pics.thanks

[Shoyrtt]

What are the plans to keep the "tailgate" latched? If you decide to use some sort of a OEM latch, your tubing on the tailgate will need to be slightly narrower than the bedsides.

I like the bumper but you should add a recovery/tow point. 

[skipnrocks]

I like the tailgate, you should cut some sweet plates to insert in the space of the rear tailgate!  Have you figured out a system for the tailgate to latch it?  The rear bumper almost needs someing blocky to go with the square bed and flat fenders.  or maybe a square shaped bumper out of tubing to keep hte tube theme?

On secont thought maybe the tailgate would look better with two bars in the center instead of one, break the space up a bit.  

[skipnrocks]

Can you maybe use something desighned to lock and unlock car doors so it would be electronic.

[crawlerdan]

the gate and bed look very utilitarian, like an ausie ute, have you thought about using latches off an early toyota pickup?? the ones where there is a latch on each side

[Shoyrtt]

Maybe you could use a small solenoid (or two) to release whatever latch mechanism you end up using.

[skipnrocks]

Could you modify a stock latch?  I dont know its hard to know what iwll look good if its all visiable.

[ajordan1975]

THANKS MAN,ITS KILLIN ME  .IM planing on takin it [on a trailer]to houston to visit a buddy the end of march.he says theres some good ridin there.also my dad is flying in and were all going to go hog huntin.[not large chicks either] :joke:so the push is on..

let me know when you come to houston. i live in houston and would love to wheel w/ ya!

[toy4x4ota]

also my dad is flying in and were all going to go hog huntin.[not large chicks either] :joke:so the push is on..

thats funny, i dont care who you are.

i think the tail gate looks good, but not to sure what you are trying to go for

[armless71]

im tryin to go for a indestructible ,useable ,protective bed.the bumper will have shackle mounts on each end.and tubing around it.heres the tail light mounts ,ready for inspection. AJORDAN1975 ill let ya know when im headed to houston,he lives in  Leporte.as far as a latch i think im gonna use a toggle latch..i think

[jimbo74]

if it isnt too late, i would run the diamond plate facing out... that way the inside is smooth... i know the first time i would try to put something in the bed, it would get all scratched from the diamonds or get stuck....

[skipnrocks]

Whats a toggle latch?  Do you have pics?

I was wonderin what you were going to do for lights! 

[Shoyrtt]

My only concern with the tubing that supports your taillights is they might be an anchor if they come into contact with a rock or tree. How about flush mounting the lights under the tailgate.