Daily Update: Finished the rear window lacing, C-pillar side gussets and lower door bar tubes. Waiting on seats from PRP to start setting seat mounts up. This weekend I'll work on the dash tube and tying into the existing engine cage.
So the V in the back window still needs another tube that will go down to the C pillar junction going to the frame. I just haven't put it in yet. B pillar lands directly on the side of the frame in the middle of the front leaf spring mount.
I was thinking about it and I will probably add tie ins there because I have easy access to it right now and down then road I'll probably gut the quarter panels for fiberglass and bigger tires.
A Pillar tube will get welded to the cabs a pillar directly for the B pillar I have some dimpled died 14 GA plates then along the door bar tubes i'll probably make some 14 ga plates and also at the rear off the C pillar.
Last night... fitted the B pillar tubes and a few more lacing tubes in the back then welded everything out. It is very nice welding and building the rear portion with the top being off.
On that corner gusset start by holding it in place marking your cut and this one I band saw first because its a long ass notch. Then tune it in with a flap disk. Test fit, grind, test fit, grind and repeat 20 times then done lol
Last night's progress few more roof tubes and the A-pillar corner gussets. The gussets came prebent but not notched so excuse my butchery on the notch those took a while to tune in.
Went on one last trip in the bronco for memorial day weekend out to Anza Borrego for a couple days. Did a run from Ocotillo to Plaster City and hit a small jump by the plaster plant parking lot just to finish off the last of the stock fenders. Worth it to hear my boys laughing and cheering the...
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