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Gear Head's Solid Axle Turbo Tacoma Build

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by Gear Head, Jan 13, 2015.

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  1. Jul 22, 2015 at 1:51 PM
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  2. Jul 22, 2015 at 2:12 PM
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    Probably not as ideal, but so long as there isn't 'dead tube', I think you'll be fine. Allow the horizontal bar to continue through (blue line thingy) so there's no break/dead tube



    But DAMN. Good looking exo. :drool:
     
    45acp, Jul 22, 2015
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  3. Jul 22, 2015 at 2:24 PM
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    Oh yeah I was already going to do 3 pieces so that it carries all the way through but I was just a little concerned about it not hitting the center of the "x". And thanks dude! I'm pretty happy with how it's coming out considering this is my first time bending tube :cool:
     
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  4. Jul 22, 2015 at 3:39 PM
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    Well my battery charger for my drill starting popping and smoking and no longer works... Off to the store so I can continue notching
     
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  5. Jul 22, 2015 at 5:32 PM
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    Woot! Got the charger replaced fo free with no reciept over a year after purchase, props to Home Depot.

    Finished the notch I was working on

     
    Gear Head, Jul 22, 2015
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  6. Jul 22, 2015 at 5:59 PM
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    Damn those f*ckers wouldn't even replace a laser level I had bought like 3.5 months ago, making me go through Bosch..

    Comin along nicely bro. :thumbsup:
     
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  7. Jul 22, 2015 at 6:32 PM
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    Exactly how I did my x-brace on my cage. I even added a little triangle plate in the middle to tie everything together a little better.

    image.jpg image.jpg
     
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  8. Jul 22, 2015 at 6:38 PM
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    Yeah I actually looked back through your thread today because I thought you did yours that way. I'm going to have to notch my bedsides like you did as well to get them to fit nicely
     
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  9. Jul 22, 2015 at 6:42 PM
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    Good luck on the bedsides. I made my buddy do those because I suck at anything that has to do with thin metal lol, and it didn't hurt that he builds air conditioning duct work so he knows how to work with that thin crap.
     
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  10. Jul 22, 2015 at 6:44 PM
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    Haha yeah I hate sheetmetal. Plasma should make quick work of the curved cuts though
     
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  11. Jul 23, 2015 at 10:25 AM
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    Sweet cage!
     
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    THanks man! I'm ready to be done with it though lol. Still got a lot to do on the bed though when the cab section is done..
     
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  13. Jul 25, 2015 at 6:26 AM
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    Experimented with some plasma notched curved gussets

     
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  14. Jul 25, 2015 at 8:29 AM
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    Looks pretty good, I'd suggest more of a beveled edge on the joined tubes... but, probably already way late to the game. Though, this the first close-up shot so far :luvya:
     
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  15. Jul 25, 2015 at 9:13 AM
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    Lol this was just test fitment. No point in beveling if you're still making changes to the angle of the notch. I came back and did a slight bevel before tacking it in
     
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  16. Jul 25, 2015 at 9:48 AM
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    That's good. Notches look alot better in that photo than any of them on my truck haha.
     
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    Oh trust me, there are some worth overlooking lol but most of them turned out pretty good.
     
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  18. Jul 25, 2015 at 2:44 PM
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    Well somehow I managed to pull off a clean ass lower windshield bar after much debate about if I was even going to run one or not and that was the last tube to go in. I pulled it out of the garage for the first time and DAMN... :drool: It looks sick. I can't believe I built it haha. Pics to come, my phone died.
     
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    Pics as promised.







     
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    looks good bud!
    but weld it up and get some paint on that thing quick! this aint the west coast lol :p
     
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