Front cladding trim, rock bumper and slidders

[tomdietrying]

Imagine Ted Knight in Caddy Shack

...........................Well, I'm waiting!

Peace.
Tom
012009

[Triathlete]

Wait no more!
A quick recap of phase 1 (since I know my pics from then aren't working)...
Trimmed a bit of cladding...


The finished product...




Next it was a trip up the road to Oracle, Az. home of Stric9 Engineering...
Prepping the frame...


The sliders sitting on the bench...


Beefie frame mounts...


Welding...


Welded and ready to bash on...


Gussets reinforcing the back...


Priming for paint...


Painted a nice flat black...










Phase 2 complete!

We threw around a couple ideas for phase 3 (front and rear bumpers) and we think we came up with something that will be very sweet indeed! Bumpers will be tube rock bumpers with corner protection and a small stinger in front and will follow the lines of the VX nicely!
Remember all will have jigs made so if anyone else is interested they will be available!

[VX1032]

I tried my sliders out a couple times this weekend, and they came through perfectly.

[Triathlete]

Yep, mine got used this weekend also! A few hard hits and they did there job!

[Triathlete]

Oh, yeah! here is Richard's (Stric9) personal toy that he built...




Stric9 beadlocks...

:_drool::_drool::_drool::_drool:

[kodiak]

Awesome job, I need to get some rock sliders before Moab next year. God Goony bird was very kind to me this year. I had some on my 86 Bronco when some guy T boned me with his midsize Pontiac. It completely destroyed the front of the car and the only damage to the bronco was some trim that popped off and some paint scuffs on the slider bar. The officer that came to the seen thought it was a hit and run. I had to point out the scuffs on the bar.

[pbkid]

no updates billy???

btw, are you still doing front and rear bumpers or just front???