project family wheeler. chop top 1 ton explorer.

[--weezl--]

just curious, how come you've got the sharp corner at the front of the fender, instead of following the normal arc?

 

[86 slo-vo]

i dont have a tube roller. that open area will be plated.

 

[Kage]

I'm green with envy over that Tube Notcher. Forget everything else, that's the one tool I really whished I had when doing my tube work (Chop saw/angle grinder notching sucks!).

I like the way this is shaping up, try not to die out there in the heat!

 

[86 slo-vo]

It's deffinantly handy, that one is narrowed at the moment. I'm planning on a baileigh tn-250 when I get some money down the road. They are the best notcher out there, but the price shows it lol

Thanks man, I spent about 2 hours yesterday just sitting in the chair trying to figure out how I wanted to do everything. Still haven't figured it all out but all you can do is play with it and see what I come up with.

 

[railman]

Hmmmmm...."just play with it".........sometime ya scare me Jon

L8r, John

 

[86 slo-vo]

gotta do what ya gotta do.

finally starting to look like something.

 

[88_Eddie]

i want, nay, i NEED a plasma cutter. looks awesome slo

 

[wahlstrom1]

Awesome lookin work man... I can't bring myself to have the patience for sheet metal work, most everything I do is in 3/16" or heavier!

 

[86 slo-vo]

Awesome lookin work man... I can't bring myself to have the patience for sheet metal work, most everything I do is in 3/16" or heavier!

trust me its driving me insane. thats why everything ive added has been 10g and 1/8th inch.

i hate having to tack weld it all, and ive still managed to warp some of it a little. i think most of it i can fix though.

thanks guys

 

[kris97ranger]

man your putting things back on! how strange....

looking really good though, with all the custom cutting out back are there plans for the front? like a dovenose....

itd help on tight trails with the size of this thing.

 

[86 slo-vo]

havent really decided yet, we'll see how plasma crazy i get.

 

[4.0B2]

I wanna see what happens to the front.. I've got a couple of jeep guys wanting an ex after seeing this. They are thinking-- they would swap axles anyways to tons... The 4.0 ford is NICE. and the extra back seat room/doors would be awesome. It's like a beefed up and better Cherokee. WITH A FRAME! lol

 

[86 slo-vo]

lol ive got a few ideas up my sleeve.

i always wanted to chop my old cherokee, but the hatch area's are so small its not really even worth doing. might have 2 feet of bed space in one done like this.

 

[RangerSVT]

It's looking good Jon
SVT

 

[disciplerocks]

i want, nay, i NEED a plasma cutter.

Yes

I'm green with envy over that Tube Notcher. Forget everything else, that's the one tool I really whished I had when doing my tube work (Chop saw/angle grinder notching sucks!).

Even more yes