Jim's Little 460 AND 2000 RANGER

I just seen that you didnt have rocker bars in are you putting them in?

that explains where the 2 extra bars go thank for point it out, got to cut the lip off right beside the red line you put right inside the door jamb just hadn't did it but I was cutting it to get the cab off to paint and finish welding the bar.but it will have to be out of the way for the bar now I was looking at it last night in the shop and something just didn't look right to me it the missing rocker bars . they had what the bars was wrote on duck tape most of the writing was rubed of in shipping so it was like jigsaw puzzle trying to figure out where each on went and this my first roll cage helped with rick's but didn't know a hole lot about it.
Thank again for pointing out to me do you see anything else if you do let me now this is my first and still learning.
Thanks Jim

looking good is that a ripple in the tube or is the piv play games with my eyes.

no it is a ripple had to heat the bar and bend it back to much heat on that side I had it deleivered to work and the fork lift drive bent it with the lift if

here is 2 pics of the bed skin we are going to make some brackets to hold them on and the tailgate I started on it but it will take 2 to hold it to get it in place to get the skins line up

got alittle done this weekend just getting over the flu boy it takes longer to get over the older you get got the skin hung and the tailgate on, but got to finish some more bracing to put on. Making it so I can pull it all together if I need to do anything to the rear like swap gears or anything like that.I will post some pics later in the week when finished with the bracing.

cool deal keep us updated

Northwest sorry about coming off alittle hateful on the ripple ? should not have put it that way. I know where you was coming from and was not feeling real good and took the ? the wrong way. It not as bad as it looks in the pic maybe it will be ok I know I should have had another one bent for it but. Thanks for pointing out the rocker bar, it will be challage to put in now with the x bracing at the bottom. Would it work if I put it from tubing to tubing where the cage is connected or do I need to cut the angle to go under the x bracing at the bottom.An again sorry about coming off the way I don't know if you seen it or not but that is why I went back and deleted it.I try my best not to be like that when I do I want to make it right and don't mine admetting it out in the open like a man should.
Jim

Heres some pics I'm not finished but thats I am going to do until I get the 4 link and rearend under it I still have to do some drilling holer to bolt it to the frame. I will be addins a couple more down the sides but don't want to get any in the way when we start doing the 4 link under it.I have 18" from fender lip to the frame at the top and 14" on the sides so i should be ok if I want to go big tires more than likely going 29"x10.5x15 0r a 30".The tailgate works good the way I got it mounted I wasn't sure if it was going to work right with out some more bracing but it works find the way I got it now.Time I finsh with the back it will way around 200# with the metal in the back .030 smooth alum.

That's cool how you can still open and close the tail gate!! I love the little mud flaps!! They should look great with the big tires!!

Nice work man!!

Bill

I want to keep some of street look except for the bars coming out the back glass and when you open the doors and tailgate or hood , whale guess street look from a distance not up close don't want the chevys to think its got anything ,until I hit it you now one them looks they have

Yeah, and then they cry and ask for their mommy....

Bill

It looks like this build is going to be put on hold for a while or until work picks back up just had another cut in pay but atlest I still have a job and I am thankful for that.Got a few things already bought for it I can do to it and than it will be at a stand still.

That sucks! Sorry to hear that.

Is there much more fab work to do? That stuff is mostly labor anyway!

Bill

Yes I got some more fab work to do going to finish the steering and headers. I already have the primer and paint for the cage and frame when i finish the steering and headers.I still can do some of the sheet metal work for the insides as I can get that from work.Just wanted to get the trans built and the seats and belts bought this year and use tax money to finish the rearend and 4 link.I was wanting to have it readty next year when they open but thats ok it want kill me to wieght alittle longer wieghted this long.