Gramp's Old Guy Build - Agnus the GX

Thanks for the feedback guys....

 

So after seeing yours powder coated I am gonna paint for now and powder coat this fall.

 

So I got it all back together for the moment. It will come apart in a few weeks to make some "adjustments" for the huge 9000lb Come Up winch I acquired. I will have to get some much better pics in the mountains but for now here is the front end back together.

 

I realigned all of my front lights an took some shots of the various lights.

This is just my headlights with 6k HID kits in them (flame away )



This is with the headlights and the ditch lights - LED cubes from Bean LED


And this is headlights, ditch lights, and my Baja Designs 8" Round pencil beams with 5k HID conversion kits in them


Hmmm.... I think I need a 40" radius bar too. Not enough light!

 

Bumper looks good gramps. 40" is for little girls. You need to go 50" double stacked!

 

I can't see the bugs in the grass needs more bright

 

I lol'd at this one

 

Ummm... no. What kind of money do you think I have?

Yes sir.

As did I.

 

Your bumper came out amazing! I really like the design. I had a couple questions about it. Is it it a two piece design where the bumper is separate from the skid that sits under the winch housing? Also I was looking at the instructions for the 4runner version on their website and saw that they had to cut some areas of the front grill supports. Did they have to do that on the tacoma as well?

 

looks fantastic with the big 8" rounds back in!!! i agree, more light!!

 

Yeah it is 2 piece design. You have to install the sub-frame on to our truck frames first using the factory mounting points PLUS additional side supports on the frame. They had to use a grinder on the lower cross member just a tad to get it to fit correctly but the sub frame is built to add strength overall to the front end.

Then you do not cut the lower sub frame for the light and grill you can unbolt it and remove it. I am testing now to see if there is any post issue because you loose the 2 lower light screw in points. So far no problems.

 

I've seen this design before on older Toyota's and always like the look. Always wondered about the open winch box, but I guess it's not all that different than the traditional setup. Those aren't exactly weather tight either. I'm guessing it had no issues mating up with your current skids?
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts as it gets more use.
Sub'd, I've got a lot of reading to do on this rig

 

Yeah any skid set up that uses the stock front bolts will work just fine with this bumper. The open winch thing I still have to address. I will be getting a winch cover to protect the syn line from the road. The winch I am running is AL bodied so it should be fine and the control box is up behind the grill.

And welcome to what I am building.

 

Thanks for the info! This just moved very high up on the bumper list.

 

What happened to your old bumper?

 

Sold to a local member who should be picking it up some time this weekend.

 

Scott- Scotty at Addicted is a wealth of knowledge so he will have more answers then me. He is going on a quick Vaca starting Friday so he might not get right back to you.

 

Figured that was the case

 

She needs to get out and get dirty soon!