Trunk Monkey
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I finally have my sliders finished. They were a PITA. I used George Scolaro's design and had the frame plates and outriggers all laser cut at a shop. The original bid of $200 for all of that quickly bloomed up to $300 when the guy figured out how much labor he'd put into it.
I welded them up and used 2x4 box for the main channel with a 3/16" wall. The way George has them designed they go together and fit on the truck very well. I ran into one problem in that George's design uses an outrigger that goes between the OEM dual cats. My PO had replaced those with one single, larger cat that sat right where the outrigger would go. Also, after some test fits and finish welding I decided I wanted to re-incorporate my fender bars into the scheme.
I took the sliders to a local shop and had them bend up the step rail, the horn to match up to the fender bar, and a simple tube to go around the cat and meet up with the plate that captures the bolts in the frame. Then it was off to the powder coater, who did the wheels at the same time (Extreme PC in North Salt Lake - awesome guys).
The pride factor in "I made these" diminished quickly and I was within $100 of buying off-the-shelf sliders from Metal Tech, Hanna, or Slee. However, I would have still had to adjust the outrigger for the cat and also wouldn't have been able to use the fender bars. I've yet to test them, but have jacked the truck up using them just for fun and they barely flexed.
I welded them up and used 2x4 box for the main channel with a 3/16" wall. The way George has them designed they go together and fit on the truck very well. I ran into one problem in that George's design uses an outrigger that goes between the OEM dual cats. My PO had replaced those with one single, larger cat that sat right where the outrigger would go. Also, after some test fits and finish welding I decided I wanted to re-incorporate my fender bars into the scheme.
I took the sliders to a local shop and had them bend up the step rail, the horn to match up to the fender bar, and a simple tube to go around the cat and meet up with the plate that captures the bolts in the frame. Then it was off to the powder coater, who did the wheels at the same time (Extreme PC in North Salt Lake - awesome guys).
The pride factor in "I made these" diminished quickly and I was within $100 of buying off-the-shelf sliders from Metal Tech, Hanna, or Slee. However, I would have still had to adjust the outrigger for the cat and also wouldn't have been able to use the fender bars. I've yet to test them, but have jacked the truck up using them just for fun and they barely flexed.
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