Bob & Dovetail!

JR94SAS · 05-06-2008, 06:51 PM

Well im finally done hiding out in my shop (Laramie has been too cold to go outside)! But anyway, I bobbed and dovetailed, built a rear bumper, front ARB, and bed cage. Im gettin it ready for the full cage this summer!

jarboarder1 · 05-06-2008, 08:21 PM

Thats sweet man I really like the bed. Do you have any pics of the bed cage?
Are you going to go with an exo or internal when you do the whole thing?

Volcom · 05-07-2008, 09:03 AM

Nice dovetail!!

Mythica · 05-07-2008, 04:56 PM

Very nice! looks like you got it to come out very clean.

How did the floor work out, did you reuse the original?

Also, did you have any problems keeping the bedsides from kinking? when i doved mine i had to make some clearance cuts on the inside to keep the body lines straight. Just wondering what you had to do?

Anyways looks great!

Maybe i will make it back up to Medicine bow this summer and we can meet up to wheel or camp. I havent been back up to snowy range/ french creek in a couple years.

fondigley · 05-07-2008, 05:19 PM

Man that looks good. Guess your hibernation paid off.

TowerRigger · 05-07-2008, 06:06 PM

Very clean from the pics. Good job.

Avsfreak1234 · 05-07-2008, 06:07 PM

looks schweet.

JR94SAS · 05-07-2008, 06:35 PM

Im building a full internal, it will suround the winshield, go behind the dash, thru the firewall, behind the front fenders (with a piece that goes over ythe engine, connecting the shock hoops) and tie into the stinger.
I did not use any of the floor due to bilsteins goin way thru the floor, bed cage, and fuel cell space, i also wanted to drop the tool box down a few inches. I didnt have any problems with kinking because i removed the entire floor and front wall of the bed. Its just bedsides on a tubing frame.
I sectioned the tailgate 20", and bobbed 10". BTW i used NO bondo, thats all metal work.

JR94SAS · 05-07-2008, 06:54 PM

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Volcom · 05-07-2008, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JR94SAS

BTW i used NO bondo, thats all metal work.

You've got way more talent at welding sheetmetal then I do (patience too

) Nice work once again!

JR94SAS · 05-10-2008, 07:58 PM

Thx! Now i just need to build some reciever hitch fenders and mud flaps for moab! I got a bunch of bs citations over spring break!

05-06-2008, 06:51 PM	#1
JR94SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, CO & Price, UT Posts: 51	Bob & Dovetail! Well im finally done hiding out in my shop (Laramie has been too cold to go outside)! But anyway, I bobbed and dovetailed, built a rear bumper, front ARB, and bed cage. Im gettin it ready for the full cage this summer! Attached Thumbnails Last edited by JR94SAS; 05-07-2008 at 06:47 PM.

05-06-2008, 08:21 PM	#2
jarboarder1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boulder Posts: 287	Thats sweet man I really like the bed. Do you have any pics of the bed cage? Are you going to go with an exo or internal when you do the whole thing? __________________ -Jared 91 pre-taco SAS Build http://www.tacomaterritory.com/forum...d.php?t=100811

05-07-2008, 04:56 PM	#4
Mythica Veteran Member My Rig: 98 BlackTaco Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 1,477	Very nice! looks like you got it to come out very clean. How did the floor work out, did you reuse the original? Also, did you have any problems keeping the bedsides from kinking? when i doved mine i had to make some clearance cuts on the inside to keep the body lines straight. Just wondering what you had to do? Anyways looks great! Maybe i will make it back up to Medicine bow this summer and we can meet up to wheel or camp. I havent been back up to snowy range/ french creek in a couple years. __________________ Jerry '98 Tacoma TRD ......I see a dark sail on the horizon, set under a black cloud that hides the sun.... ......Savage Rabid Beast.......

05-07-2008, 05:19 PM	#5
fondigley Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 609	Man that looks good. Guess your hibernation paid off. __________________ Black quad cab TRD, moded inside and out, locked up on 35's, capable of getting there and back.

05-07-2008, 06:54 PM	#9
JR94SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, CO & Price, UT Posts: 51	. Attached Thumbnails

05-07-2008, 09:03 AM	#3
Volcom Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 1,488	Nice dovetail!!

05-07-2008, 06:35 PM	#8
JR94SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, CO & Price, UT Posts: 51	Im building a full internal, it will suround the winshield, go behind the dash, thru the firewall, behind the front fenders (with a piece that goes over ythe engine, connecting the shock hoops) and tie into the stinger. I did not use any of the floor due to bilsteins goin way thru the floor, bed cage, and fuel cell space, i also wanted to drop the tool box down a few inches. I didnt have any problems with kinking because i removed the entire floor and front wall of the bed. Its just bedsides on a tubing frame. I sectioned the tailgate 20", and bobbed 10". BTW i used NO bondo, thats all metal work.

05-10-2008, 07:58 PM	#11
JR94SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, CO & Price, UT Posts: 51	Thx! Now i just need to build some reciever hitch fenders and mud flaps for moab! I got a bunch of bs citations over spring break!

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