Windigo build thread

. Thank you.

 

Welded up some seams and now figuring out what thickness metal I need

 

The pinch seam metal

 

The wheel well area.

 

Gotta be metric of course.

 

Went right to the wheel well this time. 22.

 

And again pinch seam area

 

Well today cut some tiles to fit a dishwasher for the parents. No welding wire no 16 GA. No 22ga. Sheet metal and wife is gone with the car all that = ....

 

Shining a lite right there

 

Not the prettiest but right side done
first pic is of the right front neer the headlight
2nd pic is the right side wheel well area 16ga on the bottom and 2 pcs of 22 ga. on top.

 

test fit a wheel to make sure it did not rub, well it dose on the uca, oh well I'll figure it out
but lock to lock its very close but no rubbing, of course when on the trail under load who knows cause its very close.

 

Jesus. Without a body lift I’ll be cutting much more. Hurray….

 

since I'm a big supporter of body lifts.
Lets make body lifts great again. lol.
what a pain this is but hoping the end result will make me smile...

 

Repairing some cutting wheel mistakes.

 

Is this more or less welding than the JD Fab lower frame kit lol?

 

I don't know there both crazy ideas.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huMztKaHsUE

around 9:50 min. 1.25 wheel spacers looses a little over 1/2" clearance at the body mount area

 

Thursday and my truck is back on the road it looks identical except it's tub for 37s. Calculated the amount of hours it took from removing interior pieces going to get welding wire fabricating part pieces welding checking wheel fitment and who knows what else. The whole process took 40 hours total from a Friday to a Thursday. That's just for anyone contemplating doing this. first of all don't do it second of all it takes 40 hours

 

Just a note to let everyone know what you loose.

you windshield washer bottle will not bolt up any more
your floor space will be lost both sides
your carpeting will not fit right
your side kick panels will not fit right
our wiring harness behind the kick panel left and right will not fit right
your battery tray will not be supported as well as before it will shake
right side wiring harness will not be clipped in anymore
if you have a snorkle and want to keep it you have to cut out the round hole where the rubber hose goes through the fender
the intake tube from air filter to fender is affected
when you drive your left foot is up a bit and the foot rest pad left side will be non exhistant
if your truck is standard like mine check clutch engagement at the floor when cutting its a little to close but mine is ok

after I get some 37's I'll honestly let you know if it was worth it.... jury is still out on this mod...