78 Big Red (1 Viewer)

[kanudude]

This is my truck build!

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[kanudude]

Making room for the new Metal Tech Jackson Cage

 

[kanudude]

New Seats! Corbeau Baja XRS with heaters cause Colorado gets cold!

 

[kanudude]

Seat bar

 

[kanudude]

New CCOT bumper

 

[kanudude]

frame tie kit

 

[kanudude]

New viper winch.

 

[kanudude]

First look at the stinger and hoop

 

[tls3601]

Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta love '78's!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Robs76fj40]

That's nice, really like the cage!

 

[TheHardWay]

Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta love '78's!!!!!!!!!!!

Dunno, man - sure looks a lot like a '77

 

[SouthBostonFJ40]

Curious, why go all the way to the floor with the harnesses when you could have gone to the cage? Or are they just not mounted there yet?

 

[Robs76fj40]

Curious, why go all the way to the floor with the harnesses when you could have gone to the cage? Or are they just not mounted there yet?

I'm thinking this was only mock up pics. I'm assuming they will be attached to the seat bar. Looks like the mounting tabs still need to be welded to the bar.... could be completely wrong too.

 

[kanudude]

Everything is getting mounted to the bars. It just a mock up picture. Metal tech cages don't come with a seat bar or the front lower windshield bar. Plus I'm keeping the stock seat belts for daily driving.

 

[SouthBostonFJ40]

Everything is getting mounted to the bars. It just a mock up picture. Metal tech cages don't come with a seat bar or the front lower windshield bar. Plus I'm keeping the stock seat belts for daily driving.

Gotcha. That's what I need to do to my cage. Does the front windshield bar reduce the cage shimmy at all? Also, are you adding a bar to the top of the hood hoop? It looks a little low.

 

[kanudude]

I'm not adding another bar to the front hoop. The front hoop is more designed like that cause I like the look... and to help support the stinger. The front windshield bar just adds a lot more needed bracing in my mind.

 

[kanudude]

Front is all painted!

 

[ITDH]

Nice build - photos are very helpful! Are you happy with the Metal Tech products you have installed? If you can, please include pictures of the frame tie kit installed. Thanks.

 

[BaFJ4]

First look at the stinger and hoop

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Are you able to remove the stinger and hoop or are they just welded on?

 

[kanudude]

Metal tech makes amazing stuff! If I get pictures of the frame tie kit I'll post them.

Stinger and hoop is not Metal Tech and is bolted to the frame.