The Frankenstein Build! LT/Expo/Trail rig..and BS

Yes can't wait to get the Hellas back up and running. Plus I have them mounted so they fold down..

 

Folding light mount..

This is a piano hinge. 3/16ths by 2.5"(total open width) turned out perfect for sitting on 1" angle iron



Pieces of angle iron to hold it up flat(total of 4 only 2 are on in this pic till light holes are drilled)





Light holes drilled and lights just tossed on for filament check




Folded down




Works great! My 6" HID hella 500s now have a slimmer profile then any LED bar and are brighter

However it was a bit flimsy for my taste. Just to much give in the hinge as it was really thin. The actual metal on the hinge was probably 1/16". No problem! I grabbed some 1/8" thick 1" strap and clamped it on, drilled the same holes then spot welded it on. MUCH better.




And that's where I called it a night.

Tomorrow ill put the light hoop on and the flooring of the rack in hopefully if turkey day does take it all out of me ha

I do have a plan for securing the lights in the up and down position..but you'll just have to wait a see..

 

Michael J Fox do all your welding?






Just giving you grief, looks good Monte! Happy Thanksgiving.

 

fold down light bar looks sick monte! cant wait to see it in action!

 

Lol yea that thing was hard to weld on. Why I stich welded it no my best welds..but they will hold

Thanks mark!

 

You know, I was just thinking to myself... "I wish Monte would put more lights on his truck"

And alas!

Sick project, Monte.

 

Haha!

I have 4 more new ones coming too

 

Geez louise!!! Looks sick, man. Happy Thanksgiving.

 

Thanks man! Happy turkey day to you and everyone!

 

Hey Monte.... can you do me a favor....

can you get me some close ups of how your tire gate mounts to the bumper... I would very much appreciate it ive been trying to think of a way to get one on but the lip of the bumper is so small

oh and Happy Thanksgiving

 

Yea man! Might be a while as we got snow last night. But knowing WY It'll be gone tomorrow haha however..I hate at break it to you..but I know that the spindle is like mounting kinda on the inside of the bumper..so either you'll have to take it off or not do it haha

But I'll also look through my shots I have now of the inside of it.

 

Its cool whenever man im in no rush its just a planning thing... i was thinking of drilling a hole through the top go straight down through and drop the spindle in the hole and weld it to everything... I figure i would take it off to do it but I wanted to see how much trouble it would be first

 

Yea I think you'll have to drop it for sure.

And I'm gonna redo my latch..again to

 

haha oh nooo does it keep breaking

 

Not breaking..but it doesn't hold it down tight so it rattles -.- so I'm gonna redo it

 

I see I'll keep that in mind if i build one

 

Ahh another nice day..



Made my hold downs for the hinge today. Not perfect but it works pretty well

I used 1.5" angle I had left to make these



Welded on



Cut notches in the hinge





Then just a wing nut and washer. Gotta go get a lock nut too..




Works pretty well. One on each end. Yes the wing nuts are too large to go on the bolts when the lights are down. But really the only time they will be down is for hwy driving. So I'm not super worried yet. Plus hinge is pretty stiff now.

And now to rest of the rack.

Put the other beams in. Nice and flat




And now I have to get the mesh off my old one to put on hopefully. And then fab up the light hoop and it'll be ready for paint then pre wiring.



Oh..and classic wy sunset..

 

LOL I'm even closer.

Blackdawg, LOVE the LEDs in the mirrors! Reminds me of the FJs, that light idea has always been something I've wanted to try on my truck, but I always thought it wouldn't work. Now you've gone and done it!

Also, the fold down for the Hellas is pretty awesome!

 

tensleep buffalo sheridan greybull or lovell then?

or one of them teeny towns between greybull and worland?


I'm from Sweetwater/Lincoln counties fwiw.

 

He is in Lovell I believe