Northern Tundra Build

Started building front bumper, skid plate for the radiator...



Going to tie into the upper portion and winch mount once I build it.

 

Main frame support fab and mock up finished




Freyja sleeping on the shop couch...lol

 

Gussets for winch, ground them down then covered em with 3/16th diamond tread steel plate.

 

Takes me forever I am so slow...

 

Made a new shift knob... don't like it need one smaller in diameter and I got off a little on the threads

 

How I got to where I was...



Fired up the furnace... melted some left over aluminum.



Pour it into a small pipe with a cut in it



Knock it out of the pipe..



Turn it down on the lathe and you have a shift knob.

Probably going to take it off there and turn it down to a smaller diameter or just start over with a smaller casting later on.

 

Beginning slider build..


DOM tubing should be in Monday and I will weld it all up.

Everything is 0.25 thick except the diamond tread which is 1/8th. Round is hard to step on so I decided to go with a hybrid square and round tubing with some diamond tread steel for steps.

 

Love to see the DIY projects. Keep em going !

 

Nice work there, turning and burning, that's what im talkn bout

 

Turned down the shift knob some more...


Going to clean it up and anodize it.

 

Nice work bro. That is some hard work and dedication!

 

Mocking up fit for slider




Pretty cool looking I think... gotta finish mounting brackets final grind paint and weld to frame.

 

Slider clamped on... playing in the snow a little. Next chance I get I will finish the mounts and paint.

 

Awesome build OP!

 

Front bumper/winch mounted need to finish it at some point.



Sliders primed, think I will stick with white on them... it's growing on me.



Took the bed liner out... no rust at all just need to power wash the dirt out in the spring.