Redneck Ranger

[DRIFTGOD187]

You stole that truck for $400. I would have scooped it up in a heartbeat.

i bought the truck from my wifes brother, the funny thing is i almost sold it twice and even had it on craigslist at one point. there is something about it that i liked and decided to fix it up, not sure what that is though lol.

 

[DRIFTGOD187]

i installed the sunroof that was on the parts truck last night, and started building an extension for my snorkel.










here is the snorkel extention, but its not finished yet.

 

[DRIFTGOD187]

i also have these tow hooks from a s10 blazer that im going to make a bracket for sometime.

 

[Ilikemice]

Your truck's come a long way. Looks great!

How are you attaching your snorkel to the top of the A pillar? I'm about to install one in mine but I'm not sure how to attach it up there.

 

[Dusty_Ranger]

u should continue the black from the roof down to the hood and grill and leave the doors and fenders red

 

[DRIFTGOD187]

Your truck's come a long way. Looks great!

How are you attaching your snorkel to the top of the A pillar? I'm about to install one in mine but I'm not sure how to attach it up there.

thanks

on my truck the cab is really beat up and im not worried about how it looks, so i drilled a hole in the A piller and bolted a speed sensor bracket to it. now when i want to use the snorkel extension i just have to clamp it down to the bracket with a band strap or large hose clamp.

here is the bracket i used, i will get pics of my truck with everything painted tomorow.

u should continue the black from the roof down to the hood and grill and leave the doors and fenders red

lol isnt there enough black already ???

 

[DRIFTGOD187]

here is the speed sensor brackit i used to hold the snorkel extension:



here are pics of the snorkel extension painted:





and here are pics of the view from the drivers seat and with the hood open:

 

[WNY964x4]

trucks lookin good , we will have to take wheelin trip sometime if you know of any place good

 

[DRIFTGOD187]

thank you.

the only spot i know the land got sold and the new owners wont let me tear it up anymore lol. my brother-in-law got his full size chevy stuck over in arcade, i might try that spot sometime.

 

[DRIFTGOD187]

i got the roll bar from WNY964x4 today, its not bolted down and is sitting on top of the bedliner.






the roll bar seems really tall to me. i might shorten the posts sometime, but for now its getting bolted on as is.

 

[WNY964x4]

i think the difference is because of the bed liner , mine did not have one when i took the pic , if you put it below thw bwdliner it will look shorter , and it could be because of your body mounts also

 

[DRIFTGOD187]

i took the bedliner out and it is still taller than it should be, but i already knew that by looking at your pics so its no big deal.

it was nice meeting you and we should get together sometime to go play in the mud when i get tires like yours lol

thanks again for the roll bar, i will get it where i want it eventually

 

[WNY964x4]

just remember before you cut it down height wise to take into account that your cab is sitting a little lower

 

[DRIFTGOD187]

i cut 4 inches off the 4 posts and it looks alot beter, i took the bedliner out and set it in:











the sides touch the bed so i will just keep a inch on the bases when i weld it back together.

 

[DRIFTGOD187]

i forgot to post these pics of when i cut 4 inches off of the roll bar.







i installed the roll bar and bedliner yesterday.

first i cut the bases down to 2 inches and cut 4 pieces of 2 3/4 pipe to go inside them.



then i drilled through the bases/pipe and bolted them together, after that i bolted the bases to the bed and test fit the roll bar.







i then removed the roll bar and set the bedliner in on top of the bases. instead of trying to measure where the holes go i simply used a hammer and pounded around the 2 3/4 pipe intil i cut through the bedliner.



here is the bedliner with the roll bar on.





and here is the truck with the bedliner bolted in and the snorkel extension on.