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so i replaced it w/ tubing

What do you think

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid71/p4995f10fcdf0c0a1e13d66f08e210f32/fb99bbcd.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid71/p34a178ee50b9e29274497fe076bb6d46/fb99bb5b.jpg

NICE! any pics from the side? does that bar on the side tie into the cage?

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid71/pe183354f43b03830d24d953982285d23/fb99bbd2.jpg

tied it directly to the cage but the whole "engine cage" comes off or tilts (depending on howm many bolts i take off.)

Looks good but seems like the radiator is left out in the middle of no where waiting to be smashed up by a log or somethin

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Man I can't look at these pictures, I'll want to start another project /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif I can barely afford my Jimmy right now with all my plans!

Man, I love your truck! Keep up the good work! /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

thats nice...gonna cover that radiator with some sort of grate??

Man, that sure is a goofy looking nose, it looks like some kind of bug. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

THAT IS FORKING SEXY AS HELL!!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

*RIGHT CLICK, SAVE AS*

there is my new front end /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif :drool:

Danny,

Thank you for posting the pictures, you have just made up my mind on how I am going to do mine. I love it. How about some close up pictures for better reference!!!

I hope you don't mind me stealing your look!...

Danny, It looks awesome.... Keep up the great work.

Rob

bitching man great job espically the tilting part of the engine cage
only bummer is now i gotta redesign my plans on the 1 i am working on now to make it better then yours :-) as believe it or not i was design up some thing along the same lines as 1 of the problem for me with those big a$$ fenders is WERE IS MY WHEEL ??? your design solves that problem im sure /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif

ill get some close up pics up for you soon. i still need to add a "/\" over the engine for some more strength.

Nice! Talk about weight reduction!

thats sweet. /forums/images/graemlins/pimp.gif

wow, that is awsome!!!! im gonna have to steal some ideas from you too /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

that is sweet. Best tube front clip I have seen yet! Would look even better with a piece of sheetmetal over the engine.

.... you are 'da man! /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
When I grow up, I wanna be just like you! (err, well.... at least my front clip wants to be just like yours.)

Marv

I like! Looks a lot like mine. Good idea on the tilt. Mine comes off, but does not tilt...
http://www.members.cox.net/russhuffman/frontcap/nose3.jpg
http://www.members.cox.net/russhuffman/frontcap/nose4.jpg

I only had 2 pictures to go off of so I combined a little of both (yours and bgreens) but mos of the idea came from yours--thanks /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

No problem, mine was pieced together from othes I've seen too. And since you borrowed ideas from me, maybe you won't mind if I borrow your hinge idea. /forums/images/graemlins/deal.gif Though I'll probbably never get motivated enough to actually make the change...

Here (http://www.members.cox.net/russhuffman/frontcap/frontcap.html) are some more pics of mine in progress

BTW, hard to see, but are those spring bushing mounts front and rear? Are you adding a hood?

just regular bushings. I want to chop up my hood and fenders and "try" to put them back on, bt we'll see.

The hood is not *too* hard, but good luck on the fenders...

Weld some jagged teeth on the front of that.. just under the headlights.. that would be freakin awesome..
Hell.. the truck is awesome already.

Marv---just to let you know your truck is the reason mine looks like it does. I saw your truck the first time and thought "damn thats fugly" and now look at my truck /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif

Cool

My webhots album shows my front clip or lack there of...

More of the same:
http://www.offroaddesign.com/customrigs/Rubiconfront.JPG
There's some more pics HERE (http://www.offroaddesign.com/customrigs/customrigs.htm)
and on link from that page too.
Funny how they all end up looking the same. Pretty soon they'll all look the same like little cars do now. YIKES!

I like the mattress on the top, you and Maranda can lay up there and gaze upon the stars on a brisk summer night, what a romantic Jimmy. /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif

Strange looking lights there Stephen. What did they come off of? Looks kinda familiar, but can't place it. I've got round 6" lights, some big square ones (5x6 or so?), and some small square ones (maybe 3x5, typical fogs with clear lense) and I can't decide what to use. None of them really stoke my fire... so it still sets there with no eyes... not that it needs them since it just sets there. <sigh> /forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif

I like the half windshield too! LOL!

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Strange looking lights there Stephen. What did they come off of? Looks kinda familiar, but can't place it.

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Prolly a good resson for that B/D, they lool like snow plow lights to me.

Look like plow lights to me, too.

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Strange looking lights there Stephen. What did they come off of? Looks kinda familiar, but can't place it. I've got round 6" lights, some big square ones (5x6 or so?), and some small square ones (maybe 3x5, typical fogs with clear lense) and I can't decide what to use. None of them really stoke my fire... so it still sets there with no eyes... not that it needs them since it just sets there. <sigh> /forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif

[/ QUOTE ]put the squares on there, and put the round ones under the rig for night wheelin... /forums/images/graemlins/usaflag.gif

Well, I got 3 pairs of little small (2" dia.) 55W lights for rock lights. The other 3 pairs are all 55W but various sizes/shapes. The 6" rounds are really too big for rock lights (IMO) as are the large squares I got from Juan. You can see what they (the big squares) look like in his recently posted front links and coil-overs post.

Sorry for the OT...

Yup, snowplow lights, $100 or a little less from Northern Hydraulics. Came with a bunch of wiring harness that I really didn't need but they worked out really well. DOT headlights and signals all in one kind of goofy looking package. It looked really bad without the tube guards around them, not so bad now.
The half windshield came about from a trip I was supposed to go on in the snow and I had that size piece of plex that I scrounged from the neighbors dumpster to I cut it to fit hoping it would keep some of the cold breeze off of my son. It takes the wind almost over my head but not quite. I might spring for speedglass this winter but there are other more pressing projects.
I highly recommend the severe taper, visability is great. The tubing structure is just larger than the radiater (a 19x34") and the sheet is right over the tube. With the steering box in a more conventional location, I would have dropped the rad. some more but as it is, the box is under the radiator so I couldn't do much with it.

Gaawd damn this thread makes me want to drool. http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/phpBB2/images/smiles/76.gif Cooool sh!t!

I can't wait to get my JD2! Hopefully b4 christmas! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

-Dan

Wheeling my K5 with narrowed front end made a difference as big as going from 3.08's to 4.88's with lockers! I kept the stock core support for ease of of everything and supported it struts coming from the cab. Very easy to see and wheel, not to mention less weight. -Mark
http://coloradok5.com/photos/data/500/15677wessonrocks-thumb.jpg

Hey Russ, how many feet and what size and type of tube do you have in the front of your rig? /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif