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

Hey Monte you thinking about doing an exo cage, so you dont have to do this swap again?

 

Ah gotcha. Well that would be sweet. Get extended travel one tho. Might as well if your getting UCAs.

Also I'd go with fox or king. Icons are great but foxs and kings valving and springs would fit your type of wheeling better

Thanks Adam. It's coming along

I like the 90 degree cb thing. I'll have to stop at radio shack again.

As for the tie downs I do like that idea actually. Would be easiere to bolt down and the bed rack can be bolted down that way as well. Think I could put some 1" angle iron behind it and runs few bolts down through the top and the rest through the inside.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Ya that's what I would've done. Kept the rolled cab and patched some holes, then ditch the bed and build a cage expedition bed sorta thing. But I don't have another vehicle at the moment so that's why I had to go this route.

 

Nice work, it's really shaping up!

Are you going to be installing all new glass in the cab yourself as well?

 

Did you scrape the stuff you took off? It might look pretty good on my 84 frame

 

Thanks Austen!

And ya I ha e a new wind shield sitting in the shop .all the doors have good glass and I have side glass. Then Tim graciously gave me his old rear window out of his rolled 96 which im wait for to arrive with my new bad ass read elite bumper and skyjacker leaf packs off rims old truck too.

Haven't officially scraped anything yet. What do you want? I don't this k the cab will fit and the bed is trashed

 

Custom fab

 

Just rear the entire rack build = Awesome!!!

 

Ya man it was sweet. It'll be even better when I get it back on. Going to add 8 LEDs bars to it and some sweet tie down rails and of course..my RTT then a water tank. And then I'll redo the portion.

 

Why not throw a Lazy boy recliner on top

 

you bringing it to TN? or it not going to be ready in time?

 

Well that'll go in the annex under the RTT

yes I'm driving there and bring the truck. I'm kinda worried about leaving it parked in the city tho

 

idk about the area. look theft up and see how bad it is. on your light, don’t they make locking or keyed bolt/nuts? maybe something to look at. just for peace of mind.

 

Ya..illhave a lot of lights and the cb stuff

 

yeah. i don’t hear about that kinda stuff getting stolen around here. but not many people have that stuff. so maybe thats why i don’t hear about it.

 

aliens

 

Lights are dimming? Wow so,etching got crossed up bad. They has to be a power wire or ground screwed up somewhere. Check everything. I'm guessing it's at the amp. That stuff just moves from time to time. Hon my 4 ch amp wires have crossed before and the amp shut down.

What you have going on tho is really really odd and sounds potentially dangerous. Don't light the truck on fire please ha

 

probably the first time anyone has used that smiley successfully.

 

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Hahahahah no kidding

 

Inside of the truck is like 80% done! Got the full dash in completely, all the rear other then one panel as i'm waiting for the rear window, all the carpet. Just need to do the door panel and guts transfer over to the new doors, i gom some cool blank handles too throw the seats in and BAM!! I can drive it...well..apart from not having a rear window..and i need to do the windshield. BUT! Ill be driving it in the next day or so!! i can't wait! I miss it it so much!

Anyways here are some pics. i just noticed i didn't take any of the rear of the cab..sorry.






also pulled this gu back inside to start cleaning it up and prepping for rebuild..

 

80% done = OKAY to drive!