HHG's Built, Yet Still Building, Build Thread. (Now With Flat Bed & 37s)

My thoughts exactly

 

Not yet, although I just had an axle seal go bad. So wheel bearings will be done soon ish, and the tool will be fabbed prior.

 

hey Timbo, what tool is pictured here? with the wire wheel. I think I saw you using that with a cut off disc too? I need one



also, what happened to your cupcake sign?

 

Hey David. That’s just an angle grinder. Every self respecting man should own one

I, myself, have four

Cupcake sign is hidden behind the steel, so as not to be pilfered.

 

I have one, but it doesn't look like that

 

Now I’m curious. They all pretty much look the same.

 

No self respecting man has a gaurd on their angle grinder.

 

6" wheels?

 

Nah, they’re too big to get into spots as it is at times.

I have a plasma for the big stuff.

 

its just the ryobi battery powered one. the standard plug-in looks like every other angle grinder which is what i have

 

Hmm ok thanks!

 

Only four?? Turn in your man card.






ussy:

 

Karen has it

 

Well... I have the flu. Work on the truck has stopped for a couple of days.

This was all I could muster for today. You can see the rocker switch that used to control my ADD in the top of the first pic.

It’s just been a dead switch filling a hole since I did the FJ tube (ADD delete). So I threw a double USB deal in there.

 

Outside for the first time since Oct.






And... it still fits

 

I remade the removable mud flaps. The mounts are 1.5” square tube. I bought some 1.25” square tube to mount the flaps on.

I also cut out some upper pinch plates and lower weights.





I don’t love the look of the mud flaps TBH, but it is what it is. They don’t look as dumb in person. Jon, my friend? Has taken to calling them “Dumbo Flaps”.


Although it doesn’t look like it if viewed from the center of the truck, the flaps are centered on the tires.

 

Yeah, the flat bed was built for the trail. The flaps will get me there without attracting too much attention from the fuzz. Hopefully.

 

Nice.

You cut anything in the front yet?

 

I have not. I ordered a new IR body saw. I have a bean bag and dolly on the way from Eastwood. I just need to get some sheet metal.

Jon has graciously accepted my request to give me a hand with the tubbing. That’s the next thing on the list.