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I got mine from ECGS! & ill need something to help pull those 37's, looked into the power steering pump and all but ill wait till I'm done with these bitty 32's, gonna look stupid way up in the air (hopefully not too high) and little 32's but no sense in wasting perfectly good tires plus I don't feel like the gear change and price of front ARB quite yet.. But that wil come when I can get the coilovers and everything all together!

 

Thanks man! & how do the wiper arms do with them mounted to that spot? I'm sure it's a little more stable than just the plastic! & I'm gonna make my way over to your build next weekend hopefully.. Flying back home Friday but gotta take a short trip a state up for a few TG things to get this build really going then I have a few sets of sliders and doors and satoshi's to make so ill be pretty busy. That doesn't include cutting & the maintenance I need to get done haha

 

The wipers work great with them mounted their. thats fine man whenever u get time. Haha! i got some sliders for it just waiting for them to get bedlined and welded on. I'm to impaicent and wanting to get them on. Haha!!!

 

*Ceramic

Basically they dont wear out as fast with heat

 

Sweet! Who's sliders did you go with? I've got a few sets to build myself once I get home & I raptor lined mine but its pointless to do the bottoms, I just rattle can that part

 

their the trail gear sliders except they don't have the kick out at the end but that's alright. i was going to get raptor liner but the spray gun did not come with it. so i got Rock It Liner. napa told me it was the same thing. i hope so!! haha1 i would like to have the time to learn how to weld more so i could make my own stuff and save $$$.

 

Yea my last order of a few sets didn't come with any guns either.. Still gotta look into that. & I'd say just go buy a decent cheap welding machine.. (Not gasless flux core) and start laying beads! I ha the luxury of learning in a Offroad shop then went to ArcLabs after that to brush up on 3 processes.. I enjoy it and can't seem to stop ever since I got my own machine! Will be doing my doors when I get home after I finish a few sets of sliders and doors then hopefully can get my rear bumper and bedrack/roof rack done!

 

we have got one of them Lincoln welders and does a decent job welding. i have done some small welding projects but nothin major. we know a guy that has done it for years building trailers an going to see if he will weld them because machine is a lot bigger. cant wait to see the roof rack an bed rack on the truck man. also the doors too.

 

Doors will likely come first then the sas and then ill get to work on the bedrack and rear bumper and stuff.. Probably make a front plate bumper as well that's interchangeable with my tube bumper..not completely decided on that though just yet.. & I'd say just get out there and start burning wire! Do it flat, horizontal, wrticle and overhead and learn how the puddle flows an how is best for you to keep it under control and whatever you do just don't jump out of the puddle.. I'm no good at welding by any means, sure I've got some certs but they mean nothing to an employer unless you can constantly do what your certified in.. I honestly prefer stick welding with tig right behind it! Stick can be done anywhere an there's some good quality machines tht will burn 1/8 7018 like no bodies business off 110! Plus wind doesn't have a factor in it.. Mig is just an easy and quicker non stop process which makes it preferred.. You could teach a dog to mig

 

stop taking pics and doett already

 

In time will it come at least I got this far this time instead of just talking about it...

 

Awww yeah!

 

bout time eh!

 

The geometry involved with that stuff blows my mind. Im too chicken shit to attempt something like that because i would never be happy with my results.

 

Looks like a bunch of junk to me

 

Ah nothing to it! Just have to jump in and go for it!

 

Your right! A bunch of badass junk! :middlefinger:

 

When you wake up Saturday mornin and I'm not there and all that stuff is gone blame blake