PIG + Chebby Avalanche Trim =?

[LC_Hamma]

Tagged me in the white area, luckily not the cornea :whew: Happened Sunday & I didn't go to the doc till yesterday I felt the piece hit & figured it deflected out, no worries as it didn't bother me. Monday, got REALLY tired & left work early afternoon - struggled to keep my eyes open, & went straight to bed. Tuesday, the sunlight was killin me & it felt like I had a hair in my eye. Wed AM finally inspected it up close & saw a dot in my eye, by then a rust ring had formed & that's when the opthamologist had to scrape w/ his rotary tool. Doctor vi$it$ + a $35.00 small bottle of steriod eyedrops = spendy little chunk of grinder disk

 

[LC_Hamma]

Cage Top Brackets Installed:

Finished this area, now onto the tailgate barrel bolt latch mount. I'm about done with the rear end of the All that's left to do is make the gas tank inlet & a lotta painting. Rear suspension link attachments will be after that

 

[LC_Hamma]

Tailgate Latch & Gas Can Security Brackets:

Now it's onto the gas tank inlet. I'll get it all painted up, assembled & snap an overall rear pic later

 

[LC_Hamma]

Gas Tank Inlet:

In the middle of figuring out the finished look. I'll hafta flare out the end part to get the gas cap & it's flange mount inside. There's no way I can fit the stock gas tank expansion tank anywhere upwards & hidden. I think I'll check out a local yard & see what I can find that fits in the boxed out area behind the rear doors.

 

[LC_Hamma]

Gettin Close........

Bout done, just gotta locate the gas cap flange, add a few mounting tabs cuz this will be removeable, & also add a hinged cover. The O.D. of the Chebby S-10 gas tank tube is exactly the same as the stock so that's a time saver

 

[Farr off road]

DUUUUDAAHHH!!! That is look'n Sweeeet!!! Reeeeaaallly look'n forward to seeing the final product!

 

[LC_Hamma]

99% Done...

Couple mounting tabs & cap flange & I'm finished w/ this. I used "easy welding" 1/8" mat'l for the enclosure & have since added the door, hinge & catch. Yeah, that's cabinet hdwe. but it works! I have a bunch of little stuff & painting to do right now....

 

[LC_Hamma]

DUUUUDAAHHH!!! That is look'n Sweeeet!!! Reeeeaaallly look'n forward to seeing the final product!

Thanks man, I'm really pushing things as you can tell from my latest injury Actually, I've been fortunate enough to not have any other injuries on this or even my 40 build. I have had weld burn due to wearing a short sleeve shirt before I DO my *best to practice safe working techniques & will from now on ALWAYS wear my safety glasses

When you starting a build thread dude? I wanna see some of the creations built by your off road "shop" ;p

 

[LC_Hamma]

Last Pic:

Finally done I used the stock gas cap & flange, so it's got some Toyota within the design ;p

 

[Farr off road]

When you starting a build thread dude? I wanna see some of the creations built by your off road "shop" ;p

Dude I wish!!! I don't even have a welder now!

 

[rsrai]

that looks more like a mailbox than the shock mounds. "youve got gas" lol good work man

 

[LC_Hamma]

Teaser Pic:

Got most of the painting done - it's all drying now. Except for the sheetmetal parts (I sanded & applied 2 coats), all pieces got 3 coats - POR15, then Tie Coat Primer & finally Rustoleum paint. I hand brushed everything Next pic it'll be fully assembled

 

[LC_Hamma]

Done W/ The Rear!

Bout time! Can't wait to get back to fabbin ;p I'll work on the front fenders & doors next. I'm short on DOM right now, so I'll order more & get to the rear links later

 

[LC_Hamma]

Last Pic Of The Rear:

 

[LCHJ60]

Subscribed to this thread a while back as i wanted to see how the avalanche trim could be transformed into metal, seem´d kinda tricky when I thougt about it and I gotta say it´ll probably look killer when its finished, but chevy avalanche won´t be what I think about first when I see that rear end! anyways, Lookin' awesome man, keep up the good work!

 

[LC_Hamma]

Subscribed to this thread a while back as i wanted to see how the avalanche trim could be transformed into metal, seem´d kinda tricky when I thougt about it and I gotta say it´ll probably look killer when its finished, but chevy avalanche won´t be what I think about first when I see that rear end! anyways, Lookin' awesome man, keep up the good work!

Yeah, I knew I was deviating from my original plan, but I'd rather be a little more creative using tube than just capping the rear sheetmetal sides & taking a chance on bashing up the rear corners. Besides, the rear tailgate *seems to go better w/ the tubed out theme

I've started piecing the gas tank connection together & have also begun to gut the doors of all the extra weight. I've cut out the tops, so they're half doors, but not your average half doors Why can't I just leave stock alone........ Thanks for the thumbs up ;p

 

[LC_Hamma]

Starting The Half Doors:

Got all the initial rough cuts done. This is gonna be a time killa. I'll still use the factory hinges & armrests - I'll relocate the front armrests higher due to the raised seats. Now, the door latches & strikers, I have no what I'm gonna use yet :shrug: Next, I'll be cutting the inner pieces & capping the tops. Not to mention tackling all the inner rusted sills & knocking out bondo.

 

[LC_Hamma]

Typical Door Bottom ;(

Here's what I'm currently working on --> cut out *most of the bondo & am welding in new metal. A little filler is okay, but not gobs of it I gotta find some weldable metal to join the inner & outer panels to ;p I still have to do a bunch of patchwork too........ I thought about just making some tube doors, but that tube is gettin outta hand already I ain't givin up on this sheetmetal like I did the rear section

 

[rutbeer]

No need to find weldable metal down that low, just replace it with plate. Why not just cut the door skin at like 8 inches and just make is super stout for "impact" resistance. It's not like the weight is an issue.....

 

[LC_Hamma]

No need to find weldable metal down that low, just replace it with plate. Why not just cut the door skin at like 8 inches and just make is super stout for "impact" resistance. It's not like the weight is an issue.....

Did you not notice the outer door views? That's what I'm doing. The inside panels aren't *that bad, it was the bondo'd exterior panels that I cut out ;p Too much work to take out the whole bottom panels, so I left a few inches around the cutout. The outers will be used to take hits since they're braced to the door frames. Wait & see.......