My builds

[dgray69]

new pre runner im building, tube bumpers is scraped
work
in progress, needs to be cleaned up, and painted, and a few more bars added, and I know the welds are ugly, thats what grinders are for

 

[walnuts4x4]

i like it... i'm just non-welding inclind" so I cheated and bought mine...lol

 

[dgray69]

yeah im not that hot of a welder, so I have alot of cleaning up to do, and the little gasless mig just isnt the best for the job, but makeing due not sure weither to go with black on this or paint it gray to match truck, next is the spare tire rack where the 3rd row seat use to be, before it became a seat in my work shop

 

[dgray69]

pre runner,, still need to paint it and clean it up but its tacked to front bumper, need pull it back off and move it over about a half inch, grrrrr, but this is the idea,

 

[00XLT]

Coming along pretty good. Can't wait to see the finish product.

 

[Lane24]

Looking great!!! You do nice work. Didn't you just paint that area that you just welded? O well, there's always more paint right...

 

[dgray69]

yeah the paint was done before i decided to do the high top prerunner,and im still thinking of adding to it, looked a few different styles, want to beef it up a little. but thats o,k, i have alot of paint, and the guns and compresor, ill pull the bumper of and reapint the entire thing again, only had 2 coats on it so no big deal, and the bolts will come off easy,i just had them off for the lift kit, besides i realized this morning there is a small spot on driver side that water must have gotten in to the can, very little bubble in paint, grrrr, way its going entire truck may get repainted this year, if i can get it in to barn to paint, its about 3 inches to tall for the door down back, and i cant paint in the attached garage due to fumes, ill figure something out, maybe its time to buy a portable canvas shop with a 12 or 14 door, ill just lay a tarp then put it up, my fans should be able to still vent if i run them under the canvas,

 

[dgray69]

got two of these to build now, only bolt on not welded to the frame, should be fun, and a little pocket money woo hoo

 

[Expedition]

looking good so far, planning on adding any lights to it?

 

[walnuts4x4]

to get it lowered into the barn find a set of stock tires and rims and let some air out... just an idea...

 

[dgray69]

i have an old set of 15s, im going to knock all the air out and run them flat in, and still have to fold down top lights, and yes after the bar is painted i will throw a set of lights on it, just a cheep set of spots as i have 2 spots, and 2 floods up top, enough to blind the next a$$ that pulls out in front of me or decides there to blind to dim there dam lights. I know the bend bar seems kinda high, but i wanted to be same hight as grill, becouse i was thinking about putting a led bar on it, with the strobes on each end, And might have to remove my front plate and relocate it, think i have a 12,000 pound winch comeing soon, so that will be behind the plate

 

[walnuts4x4]

best lights IMO are Hella 700FF especially up here the backs are plastic and front glass so no rust in our wonderful weather up here.... they weren''t that bad price either and the 7" diameter looks good too

 

[chrmar]

Are you sure 15" rims will fit? After looking underneath mine it looks like only 16" or bigger will clear the brakes...

 

[dgray69]

yeah just bearly but they will fit for getting it in barn

 

[Blackwater]

Looking good! Try holding your weld still the first few seconds to get a better pool formed then slowly drag it while going in little circles. The slower you can go the better "without punching a hole".

 

[dgray69]

not bad for a rookie i dont think

 

[walnuts4x4]

I like the bar..... but the lights "come ON!!!!" you gotta get some round ones lol

 

[dgray69]

yeah yeah, I will in time. those ones were sitting on my bench

 

[tonydiv]

I have the welder and the skills, but sadly not the desire to do it myself.

I'm gonna cheat too and have the N-Fab guys make mine. Not sure that I'll have it done in white though.

https://secure.n-fab.com/products/sfID1/73/sfID2/86/sfID3/89/productID/245

 

[dgray69]

im thinking about adding two more bars, and doing a wrap around under it more like the ones used on the race trucks, so i may cut this off and redo it, when weather gets better, no heat in barn.