Whats up guys!
Here are some pics of the great tube work I got done on the '86. These are all my design and built by the gifted fabricators at Sixditch Enterprises. Let me know what yall think!!
Front Winch Bumper:
-This was designed to be as low-profile as possible, keeping the winch up high and as close to the body as possible for the best approach angle.
-Bumper was built to be super heavy-duty, with 1 3/4" DOM tubing; new plates welded to the front cross member to add mounting points for a total of six 1/2" bolts.
-Down-tubes are kinked to provide for maximum approach angle (underbody was trimmed to allow for this effect).
-Extra support tubes added to stinger for reinforcement.
-Side impact bar stretches the full width of the bumper underneath the grille.
-Dimple-died 1/8" plates add strength and style to the corners of the bumper.
-Tabs allocated for bullet-style fog light turn signals and rock-lights, all mounted conservatively out of harms way
-Removable dimple-died skid plate adds style and protection for radiator / condenser
Rear Rockcrawler Bumper:
-Super low profile, body-hugging design. Also built to be super heavy duty, 1 3/4" DOM tubing; eight 1/2" bolt mount locations (no need to weld the mount rails to the frame like the other guys suggest)
-Mount system includes L-bracket design that wraps the frame rail on the side and bottom (again, no need to weld to the frame)
-Hugs the body with minimum hang-down (bottom tube 1/2" below body, with no gap between body and top of bottom tube; very clean)
-Extra corner impact protection
-Top bars below tailgate add rear impact protection
-Step bar with dimple-died step plate to add strength, impact protection and style, matching front bumper
-two 3/4" D-Ring shackle mounts
-tabs allocated for auxiliary reverse lights and rock lights, all tucked out of the way of impact
Rocksliders:
-Again, built to be super heavy duty, 1 3/4" DOM tubing; 4 legs of attachment
-Hugs the body as close as possible (I elected to trim the pinch seam at the points the legs extend out to the frame; this is obviously up to whoever is mounting them)
-Outer tubes extend 4" out at an upward angle to about 1/2" below an opened door
-These provide an additional upper tube behind each door to protect the cab and bed up to near the bodyline for added protection in tight situations
-Three support legs between inner and outer tubes for superior impact protection
-Rocksliders are removable from welded mount legs via sleeved mounts that are cross-drilled (along with the rockslider legs at the mount points) to be bolted into place once slid onto sleeves (not in pictures yet; coming soon)
Bed-Mount Angled Spare Tire Carrier:
-Heavy duty design, 1 3/4" DOM tubing
-Angled 30 degrees to allow for maximum bed space
-Easily removable and re-installable; Bottom plates are bolted to bottom side of the bed and held into place, with no need to mess with anything on the underside to remove carrier. Simply Impact-out the bolts at each leg and remove; to re-install, start each bolt into the pre-mounted bottom plates, and impact into place.
-Includes lock ring and lock plate for a padlock or other anti-theft device.
-Allocates up to virtually any size tire possible; mine is set up to allocate for up to a 36" tire in its location on the bed (this is the biggest tire I would want).
And just for the heck of it, here's a demo of the rock lights
Let me know what yall think of the tube work. Thanks!!
Here are some pics of the great tube work I got done on the '86. These are all my design and built by the gifted fabricators at Sixditch Enterprises. Let me know what yall think!!
Front Winch Bumper:
-This was designed to be as low-profile as possible, keeping the winch up high and as close to the body as possible for the best approach angle.
-Bumper was built to be super heavy-duty, with 1 3/4" DOM tubing; new plates welded to the front cross member to add mounting points for a total of six 1/2" bolts.
-Down-tubes are kinked to provide for maximum approach angle (underbody was trimmed to allow for this effect).
-Extra support tubes added to stinger for reinforcement.
-Side impact bar stretches the full width of the bumper underneath the grille.
-Dimple-died 1/8" plates add strength and style to the corners of the bumper.
-Tabs allocated for bullet-style fog light turn signals and rock-lights, all mounted conservatively out of harms way
-Removable dimple-died skid plate adds style and protection for radiator / condenser
Rear Rockcrawler Bumper:
-Super low profile, body-hugging design. Also built to be super heavy duty, 1 3/4" DOM tubing; eight 1/2" bolt mount locations (no need to weld the mount rails to the frame like the other guys suggest)
-Mount system includes L-bracket design that wraps the frame rail on the side and bottom (again, no need to weld to the frame)
-Hugs the body with minimum hang-down (bottom tube 1/2" below body, with no gap between body and top of bottom tube; very clean)
-Extra corner impact protection
-Top bars below tailgate add rear impact protection
-Step bar with dimple-died step plate to add strength, impact protection and style, matching front bumper
-two 3/4" D-Ring shackle mounts
-tabs allocated for auxiliary reverse lights and rock lights, all tucked out of the way of impact
Rocksliders:
-Again, built to be super heavy duty, 1 3/4" DOM tubing; 4 legs of attachment
-Hugs the body as close as possible (I elected to trim the pinch seam at the points the legs extend out to the frame; this is obviously up to whoever is mounting them)
-Outer tubes extend 4" out at an upward angle to about 1/2" below an opened door
-These provide an additional upper tube behind each door to protect the cab and bed up to near the bodyline for added protection in tight situations
-Three support legs between inner and outer tubes for superior impact protection
-Rocksliders are removable from welded mount legs via sleeved mounts that are cross-drilled (along with the rockslider legs at the mount points) to be bolted into place once slid onto sleeves (not in pictures yet; coming soon)
Bed-Mount Angled Spare Tire Carrier:
-Heavy duty design, 1 3/4" DOM tubing
-Angled 30 degrees to allow for maximum bed space
-Easily removable and re-installable; Bottom plates are bolted to bottom side of the bed and held into place, with no need to mess with anything on the underside to remove carrier. Simply Impact-out the bolts at each leg and remove; to re-install, start each bolt into the pre-mounted bottom plates, and impact into place.
-Includes lock ring and lock plate for a padlock or other anti-theft device.
-Allocates up to virtually any size tire possible; mine is set up to allocate for up to a 36" tire in its location on the bed (this is the biggest tire I would want).
And just for the heck of it, here's a demo of the rock lights
Let me know what yall think of the tube work. Thanks!!
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haha...looking forward to the Christmas party!! 
