Garrett's build thread

[boostamante]

Progress is looking good. I take it you are keeping it a 4 seater?

 

[garrett83]

Progress is looking good. I take it you are keeping it a 4 seater?

Yes, the main goal here is to make a safer vehicle to take the family out in....

There's a possibility of this thing being a 5 seater, the fifth seat being a baby seat bolted down backwards behind the second row.... But this has only been discussed late at night after many beers!!

I plan to run 4 stock bucket seats for now, then will upgrade to PRPs, or something like that, at a later date.

 

[garrett83]

agreed! i'll let you know when i roll up to pick up that truck. PS my buddy said he'll tow it back for me. i just need to find a trailer big enough now...LOL

Yeah, you need a big ass trailer!!

I am hoping my diesel will be out of the shop in the next week or so, let me know if you end up needing help.

 

[premoxj]

yea, no doubt there! thanks man! i'll let you know! either way we'll have to grab a beer or something while we're up there!

 

[Papercut]

Cage is looking good for your first attempt.

 

[garrett83]

Cage is looking good for your first attempt.

Thanks, I haven't gotten a real good view of it from the side, so it could possibly look like a big pile o dung, but I'm pretty happy with it. As long as it works when it needs to is the real hope.

 

[garrett83]

Hacked up a bit more metal and tube yesterday. I put her back on wheels just to roll her back to work on the front end. most of the tube work is complete now from the windshield back. I am a little unsure about what to do with the tubing at the roof line, I think I'm just going to throw in some short angle braces in each corner and call it a day. I'm trying to keep the tube work away from where our heads will be as much a possible.

I got the front cross member cut and welded in. 2x6 1/4" heavy SOB!! I used 3 1/2", 3/16" angle to tie it into the outside frame stiffeners.

I then got the stinger bent up and welded on, along with a horizontal tube to support the front of the winch plate. I had some 3/8" plate laying around, so we used that as the bottom winch plate. Welded all that solid to the cross member and the tube work.

 

[garrett83]

The above post was just copied over from the adv fab section for anyone that doesn't look through there.


I'm pretty happy with the progress. There is a ton left to do, but I'm motivated to get it drivable for socal fest!!

 

[mako my day]

Hell yeah. Looks awesome.

 

[garrett83]

Hell yeah. Looks awesome.

Thanks dawg!

I need to get my hands on some round lights that I can use as head lights. I've been researching but I just need to get something so I can get the front of this thing done!

 

[Vanimal]

looks great dude! already got the cage welded or is it just tacked in?

 

[garrett83]

looks great dude! already got the cage welded or is it just tacked in?

Thanks man, It's just tacked. I'm trying to perfect my welds a little more before attacking the rest of the cage. I do plan to weld it up this week though.

 

[premoxj]

hey, i recognize that winch! looking good dude! now get that fairlead

looking great though dude! i need to rent that bender from ya when you're done

 

[garrett83]

hey, i recognize that winch! looking good dude! now get that fairlead

looking great though dude! i need to rent that bender from ya when you're done

Free bender rental with the donation of that fair lead?! :us:

 

[premoxj]

i think we can make that work dude!

 

[premoxj]

dumb question, but what's the plan with the cage around the window? are you going to run anything around the dash board line and brace back up to the top? or just the one bar, or?

 

[garrett83]

dumb question, but what's the plan with the cage around the window? are you going to run anything around the dash board line and brace back up to the top? or just the one bar, or?

I plan to run one over the dash and a long as my windshield guy says he can pull the windshield, I will run the dual vertical tubes in the middle from the dash tube to the top. I think it's overkill and may not do the vertical ones, but I do like the look of them.

 

[premoxj]

in the event of a flop: overkill > underkill

i'm taking notes btw. lol

 

[boostamante]

Thanks dawg!

I need to get my hands on some round lights that I can use as head lights. I've been researching but I just need to get something so I can get the front of this thing done!

why not keep the stock driving lights?

seems like they still fit.

 

[JohnX]

why not keep the stock driving lights?

seems like they still fit.

Stock sucks, mod everything!