My Build Thread (year+) on 71 Jimmy 4x4

[RckyMntnKng]

Redneck Engineering or Epiphany?

Stock roll bar was blocking my swapped in Silverado buckets from reclining. Well since I was doing a family cage eventually, now is my chance to cut it in half and weld in a extension to make it wider, and fix the seat problem. Had a good couple inches it could grow before contacting the bed.

After I cut it in half and stripped the padding I started to notice it was eerily similar to the shape I was planning on for my tube doors. Bolt on some slam latches and strikers and whalla.

Test fit (sorry for crap cell pics)...think I found new doors for free, and the cage can start from scratch with frame mounts later

[RckyMntnKng]

Slowly but surely...

Pulled the seats and transfer case pan, dropped the np205,
painted under the seats a little.

Next few weeks will be a doubler assembly and insertion

[Burt4x4]

Looks Awesome!

[RckyMntnKng]

Thanks!

[RckyMntnKng]

Fun with the welder.

Did the rear recovery points. Made sure they are not going to come off unless it rips the truck in half. They attach with 3/8" x4 x4 steel angle bar to the top and side of the frame on both sides through the hole in the bumber. Braced them horizontally and vertically. Clevis is rated for about 5x the weight of the truck each. Should be overkill the way I like

[RckyMntnKng]

Cut up a new steering shaft and installed it to the Borgeson joint. Re-used the pinned slip shaft for safety

The tube door are swinging on the hinges and painted.
still working on the latch, picked up some heavy duty slam latches to install and striker plates.

Doors came out better than expected and made good use of the old roll bar.

[Burt4x4]

I like the doorbars, thought about doing that someday.