A Warfighters Prerunner

[farmersammm]

Besides...……...I get all the off roadin' any human being would want.

A nice crust of dried manure, and hay. Underneath...………...decaying manure and hay. Break thru that crust, and it's something the human nose will remember for a lifetime. Right out curl yer nose hairs



K'kins, and I, been there a few times. God I love her.

[farmersammm]

Today's tractors suck. All plastic, curvy lines like a suppository. The old iron has class.

[sausage450r]

looks like a fun project. Im thinking of building a 4 door f150 or silverado here soon. I used to be big into prerunners as a teen, and somehow ended up in aviation. been doing alot of off road race exhaust lately. making me miss it.

[jrw159]

Not these welds...……..the ones I see on other off road forums.

Yeah, I won't use any names but there is one famous for crappy welds that the guys are really proud of. They get "irate 4x4" when you tell them so.

OP, your welds look awesome by comparison.

jrw159

[Ypop]

OK for all the Naysayers I have built from scratch and rebuilt several frames in nothing but a barn. Had them all checked out by a frame shop all were within specs. The trick is to mesure from known points. Tools used Portapower Jackstands Comealong Beams in the barn Tree outside the barn an Ibeam welders and torches OH and a good Tape mesure. So yes you can do it just take your time.

[sqznby]

sqznby,
Ya I just salvaged what I could. I was on a time crunch and i just took that front mount piece and fabbed to it. You are right about the cost. especially for big money kits..I said FVCK THAT!!!! That is why I learned to fab!!!! As a matter of fact, I am in the midst of building (upgrading) a 6' over kit for my ride. I will start a thread on it. When I first did my intro, someone told he admin that we need an off road section. We do.

I hear yah, keep what you can and fab the rest.
You should throw up some of the pics of your build in here.
Lookin forward to both updates on the warfighter and your build.
Not sure they'd add another section though, this is the "projects section"
Regardless, I'm looking forward to watching your progress as I am big fan of the pre-runner world but never see it, especially in Coastal NC haha

[sapperb]

Ok thanks for the latest replies....Made some progress on the Yota..Finished up the subframe. fabbed up and welded new LOCA mounts with gussetsFound some stock spindles so now it is on its own weight. Next up is fixing and rebuilding the lift spindles that got destroyed..Stay tuned boys and girls...

[sqznby]

Nice man, good to see some progress pics and looking forward to more.
What happened to spindles? Any pics?

[sapperb]

Nice man, good to see some progress pics and looking forward to more.
What happened to spindles? Any pics?

Thanks. Ya one got snapped in half.Pics soon.

[sapperb]

The spindle broke in half. Got it cleaned it up and prepped. Made sure to bevel back enough for full penetration on both sides. Once I welded it all in place, 3/16th plate with numerous plug welds were used. Will post more pics of it soon...

[sqznby]

Yuuup, it certainly did break in half, damn.

[CAVEMANN]

I think ya oughtta strengthen it up and four link it for a good start.

[sapperb]

@Caveman, no links.... This is kind of a DD for him.. He wants to beam it..Well let him beam it, it wont be me doing the fab work. I don't do beams..I am an A arm guy..

[sapperb]

OK here are the pics of the snapped spindle I fixed. This dog will hunt!!!

[sqznby]

Yeah, its been a while. Any updates?
Did he beam it?
What are those control arms in the background going to? Did you fab them up?