Blackhawke88's Build/Photo Thread

looks good! any pics of how its tied into the frame and bedcage?

 

thanks guys. Cage is tied to the frame via floor tubes that go along the floor by the doors, and then through the cab to the frame. It is tied to my bed cage through the top of the roof and bottom middle of the back of cab, going straight back. I will get some pics during the day, i havent put any interior lights back in yet haha

 

to the top of the bed cage:


You can see the two tubes in the pic right below the rear window extending out to the bottom/middle of the bedcage:

 

I love the stinger. I was always wondering when the cage would go in, front end looks good.

 

Have you thought about putting ensolite over the sound matting to reduce wind noise and what not, might be futile at this point though

 

hmmm interesting, there is some wind noise, but not bad, i'll look into it. havent carpeted anything yet cuz door tubes and some more frame plating need to go on, plus some other stuff...

 

more pics of engine cage please, looking to see where you mounted fuse box, ABS/brake booster, and all that stuff.

 

Yeah, It works better for high frequency sounds and what not.

 

can't see your Bush sticker anymore... start cutting some tubes out

 

dam! i didnt even know your truck was getting caged.
looks great!

 

Very very nice! Hope to see it at the glamis meet next week......

 

OMG! I'm so Jealous! Your truck looks awesome Aaron!

 

Looks great so far Aaron!

 

Took some pics of where my Brake Master cylinder is stuffed, fuse box, and some other stuff, along with current light, skid, and ride height set up:











Still got a little more work after Glamis this weekend, then im pulling off the fenders and hood and painting the cage. Right now it's gonna be WD-40 and scotch brite pad

 

Got that actuator squared away?

 

niiice! skid made out of sheet metal? love the way it turned out with the perforated triangles

 

Yup, pulled the actuator out without taking out the front diff, checked inside and it was clean as can be. did a continuity test on the motor and it was good. However, the actuator connector still showed no continuity, so i checked to make sure the motor was actually making contact with the prongs. The prongs on the motor were a little bent and were about 1/8" away from the prongs from the connector, so I soldered it. 4x4 works perfectly now:

Aluminum skids baby!

 

gonna look so clean once the cage and bedsides are painted. love that front bumper too

 

Thanks Matt! Whole truck will look different after Im done painting it

 

just curious, why you running steelies on the rear end?