Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab

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Finally, the body goes back on the frame upergrin: :beer: :rebel: :rubeyes:

I have looked forward to this point for so long now and it's finally there! I can't explain how excited I am that we got this done today.

There are some minor kinks to work out, but regardless it's on!!!!

It's super high, but we're going to do what we can to get it lower. Right now the windshield frame is just over 7 feet tall. Keep in mind I'm 6'3" and the top of the bed rail is shoulder height.

We're up against several restrictions on what we can do - mainly the fuel cell and the AN fittings coming out of the top. There's going to be some more fab work (cutting the bed up and making a "hump") to get it lower, but we're going to do the best we can with what we have to work with. The channel at the rear of the under-body is screwing us up too - can't go any lower than a 2" body lift without cutting that channel and sacrificing body strength. I've got the 1" body mount lift and will add another 1" of body lift to that totaling 2" body lift.

The coils are 5.5" EB coils, but they are mounted on top of the Cage arms. The Cage arms are aprox. 2" higher than the stock coil bucket height, so really there is about 7.5" of lift. We may end up cutting a coil or two out of the coils to get it down some.

The rear is not set in stone at all either - there is only tube tacked to the axle and frame holding the rear up and level with the front for now. Once things are finalized, I'll measure and weigh it for the right coil-overs.

No matter what, I'm super happy about it :chili:

Here are some pics of it ... oh yea.... Trigger can still jump in the tailgate! Not a running jump... straight vertical jump cratchhe:. He's got more hops than I thought :bdent: