Rondog's Long Travel Build

That bedcage looks very familiar....

 

I don't know what you're talking about

..move along

 

time for 35s

 

How do you like the engage bed cage? Did it need much modifying to install?

 

he cut it out when he caged his truck. the engage bedsaver serves its purpose just know when you put it on you will not be able to take your bed off ever again unless you cut it out. check out anthony250f he has a bolt on bed saver. the engage price tag is nice but for a few more bucks you may get something more suitabale for you needs

 

The engage one is onsale right now, and it's pretty much the exact shape I'm looking for

 

thats why i wanted it too.....but i cannot tell you how happy i am that mine is bolt on! ive needed to take it off like 3 times already.

 

very nice! How is it tied to the engine cage? Why not throw in a V-bar down the middle while you're at it?

We managed to squeeze a door bar between the seats and the door without having to cut anything out of the door:


something to consider.

 

Also, are you going to put dome/maps lights back up there?

I used a cheap reel of led strips from Amazon and wired them up to my stock domelight like so:


they come on with the door, and light up real well too:

 

I had it for nearly two years and never had any issues. I added extra gussets just for peace of mind. I posted it in this thread some pages back. Chris is right though, you cannot take the bed off once it is installed. Only modifying is to cut out some holes in the bed.

No engine cage yet. The cage itself isn't quite done yet either. Brian has probably a days left of work on it still. I actually used my stock dome light. I ran the plug above the headliner and just zip tied it to the cage. I really do like the LED strips you got though. I just saw some of those at ORW

 

It's on sale now, would you recommend it?

 

yeah, for the price its good. I would add the extra support like I did here though

 

sub'd

 

Whooaaaa! Last post was months ago! This build is helping me get through deployment. Any updates? I'm startin to get the shakes man!

 

Did you ever sell your bypasses?

 

I know it has been a while huh? I really haven't done much to the truck lately. Been busy on other projects. I need to weld on my rear bump stops before desert season which is right around the corner.

edit: oh wait..I got triple bypass's in the rear. I dont think I ever posted any pictures. I use to have fox front and king rears..Now I have fox all the way around. Let me dig up a picture

I did. I ended up only getting $750 if I recall correctly. I was trying to sell them for at least a month

 

here are some of my latest pics.. these were on our way up to bishop and mammoth

 

more pics of cage work

 

Love the truck man. What travel coil overs do you run? and what is the length and rate of your springs?