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

Dad?

Oh boy... woodnick, there's a bunch of us who have a bone to pick with you!


j/k

 

If your after small steel pieces you can get some at Lintons.

 

Lol about what??

Need 2 36" long pieces..then some more smaller stuff

 

Just go to home depot they got that stuff sorry about your 5 hours drive to get there though.

 

Dont worry, i got just about everything i needed.

just need a stick of like 3/8s angle and maybe another 1''

And just for you Adam!

No more dragon ears


I finally got started on the basket. Just taced on but its a start! needs a bit of tweeking and i need lower supports for the front.







also picked up this guy Very nice jerry can.



think it'll go about here



not sure yet tho.

 

I think you should just make a basket there that could hold most anything, and worry about what's going there when you're planning whatever trip you're taking.

 

Very good idea Jon!

i like it

i think ill do that but make it that exact length so the jerry cans will fit nice and tight

 

Alright mostly did a ton of grinding on the welds i did last night.

but also did some fabbing other then the roof rack.


put in my last piece of 1.5'' angle in the main rack for the Jerry cans or whatever i want. Ill put some steel mesh in there too.



then i made some gussets!

taced in..



welded not bad eh?



and cleaned up



then i took some scrap pieces of metal and shoved them under the light hoop to get it level and the right height i wanted. So it'll be this high when its done






im going to use some smaller sized angle iron to come down from the light hoop to the roof rack for supports. One in between each light and maybe the ends too.

i need one more stick of 1'' for the main floor, some steel mesh for the top and the bottom rack. Then..it will be done!

and ill paint it up

 

that thing has to weigh a ton

 

eh. i could put it in myself there for a while. now its just awkward to carry so i can't anymore.

its not light tho no. wasn't going for lightweight anyways.

 

mine is around 70lbs I'm guessing yours is at least twice that.

 

yea..and twice the size i have the same size roof rack you do..plus a full bed rack.

 

all pointless till you get a RTT

 

in good time

 

of which lights? the HID hellas?

there is one shot of just two of the hellas in the first post pretty far down. not a great pic.

the LF240 are a few pages back..ill have to look.

 

here are the LF240s.

the LFs are really really great spots. The Hellas more of a flood. ill be able to see damn near anything for a mile pretty much in front of me i think.

 

well thats weird..

how about these??(same pics)

low beams


high beams


LF240s


lows


highs


LF240s





lows i think


highs


hellas(only two )



none of these pics really show how truly bright they are..

 

Fabbed up the hoop supports today. Store was out of 1" angle so I didn't get my last floor support. Or mesh. Pretty much done tho.

 

Thanks Ben!

Im very happy with how it turned out. I think if I could do it again I would make the bes rack just an inch or two lower. But that's it

 

Yea im sure ppl will like it and other wont. But I don't care I like it haha

And the roof rack would stay the same no matter what so yea might take a mpg hit haha oh well