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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by DMCtacoma, May 12, 2014.

  1. Aug 14, 2019 at 4:45 PM
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    Coot83

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    Oops maybe I let the cat out of the bag....err dog out of the truck?
     
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  2. Sep 18, 2019 at 3:18 PM
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    What CLR did you use?
     
  3. Jan 28, 2020 at 2:30 PM
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    DMCtacoma

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    Sorry for the late response. It was 5.5clr for the 1.75
     
  4. Jan 28, 2020 at 2:31 PM
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    87A5CF71-0BC4-49A0-8CF0-0E627AC25C34.jpg New dirty7’s for it
     
  5. Jan 28, 2020 at 2:32 PM
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    6DECDA60-8802-4825-83CF-811D348D1CE6.jpg Also changing up the rear shock mounts to get a little more uptravel
     
  6. Jan 28, 2020 at 6:35 PM
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    Is that a 1.75 X .120 roll cage?
     
  7. Jan 28, 2020 at 7:05 PM
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    snowsk8air2 how hard can it be?

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    Yes
     
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  8. Feb 11, 2020 at 11:15 PM
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    LS Swap with RSG Tranzilla, Custom hi clearance front bumper, Relentless: Slider's, bed rails, rear bumper, Prinsu with 40" BD s8. Dirt Designs 3.5 LT. Archive Garage rear towers/shackle flip/SUA. King Air bumps. King LT Coilovers in front. King 12x2.5 in rear. ARB rear air locker and twin compressor. SCS f5's with 33" Ridge Grapplers. 20" S8 mounted in bumper, squadron sport fog lights, squadron pro backup lights, LP6's bumper mounted.
    this build gives me inspiration in a bad way....lmao. Sick truck though
     
  9. Feb 19, 2020 at 9:15 PM
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    Rakso

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    I'd like to see how he welded the cage to the frame. Also how it looks from inside and whether 4 seats were able to fit or only 3. I'm caging my truck soon. Interested on how he did it being a 4 door.
     
  10. Feb 19, 2020 at 9:30 PM
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    snowsk8air2 how hard can it be?

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    Start on page one of this thread. He’s got some pretty detailed pictures to give you ideas. I based mine off of this design with a few tweaks to my liking. Both kept them 5 seaters with stock seats. Not a “race legal” design, but you got to remember, most of us aren’t building 100mph+ desert trucks.
     
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  11. Feb 19, 2020 at 9:35 PM
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    I'd like to at least fit 4 buckets seats.
     
  12. Feb 20, 2020 at 5:24 AM
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    snowsk8air2 how hard can it be?

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    Shouldn’t be too difficult to do that. Maybe a little sheet metal work to lower the rear seats a bit. Stock rear seats limit you to short passengers only with the cage. So chopping out the storage compartment under the seats or dropping them into the floor a little bit might have to happen for bucket seats
     
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  13. Feb 21, 2020 at 7:16 AM
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    It’s doable. Rear seats were dropped about 1.5” and a bitch to get in and out.28D3E6A6-4AE6-4F7F-94D5-87FFB683A2B4.jpg
     
  14. Feb 21, 2020 at 8:12 AM
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    Beautiful, any link to more pics of that cage/truck?
     
  15. Feb 26, 2020 at 6:04 PM
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    it has all the factory seats in it. The cage goes thru the floor and welds to the frame where I have it plated in.
     
  16. Feb 26, 2020 at 6:05 PM
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  17. Feb 26, 2020 at 8:38 PM
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    Beautiful. Any pics of the undersides?
     
  18. Mar 3, 2020 at 8:14 PM
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    Looks badass as usual Brian!!! Such clean work! Hope all is well man!
     
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  19. Aug 18, 2020 at 8:42 PM
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    Noticed I never put a picture up with the 37s on. 20200818_204216.jpg
     
  20. Aug 19, 2020 at 2:05 AM
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    Truck looks like a beast!!!
     

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