Thanks go to Jason and Ken for all the great work, especially on the design. It's still in the planning stage. Front hoop to come this weekend. Six connection points, all will go to the frame.
Put the word "tubolit" or "Armacell" into Google, You can get pipe insulation in almost any pipe size, if you used 3" iron pipe it should have an OD of 3.5". These materials are a foam plastic product with a self sealing joint availavle in 3/8" to 1" thickness. Check for Mechanical Insulation to...
That's what I have in mine. I would never go back to a standard. Low range first gear it crawls down stuff. You do need good brakes though, with my old drum brakes it was all I could do to hold it still when stopped on a downhill slope, course that is with a v-8, not sure what it would be like...
I found it much easier to remove the entire body, makes things much easier. Also in my experience, most of the bolts are going to break. Might as well get ready to invest in a lot of new ones, a good grinder, drill bits, and some easy outs. Good Luck, keep us posted!
Here is mine with a 1" body lift and a spring over, I trimmed the rear fenders to fit the flares when I swapped the rear springs. Tires are 38.5 x 14.5