Thanks for the reply David , so you mean go from where the tabs are to the frame where I put the yellow line ?
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I’m gonna run a bar across the top to connect the hoops seems like like that would be enough strength and the bar you suggested under the hoops wouldn’t be doing much ?
The cross bar is the minimal required reinforcement to stabilize the hoops. The two down bars (and the panhard brace) are strongly recommended for trucks that intend to see any meaningful amount of offroad use.
None of these are redundant. Together, they form a framework system that stabilizes your suspension and front chassis.
David
Gotcha will do then I saw how you tied yours to the panhard bar mine will be straight up and down with the hoops . I didn’t use the ord panhard bar mount .
Here is how mine was done.
For sure add the cross brace in. I ripped my driver side tower partially off in maybe a year of wheeling. I had towers and not the hoops though. I would try to tie in an engine to the rest of the cage too
Agreed and he’s doing that too.
Got the cross bar and down bars tacked in thanks guys for your input truly appreciated!
I’ll post better pics this weekend.
Got the cylinder mounted today . Not sure what happened must have not been paying attention but my tube that my links mount to sneaked over on me (totally my fault ) and is way to close to my master cyl .@AgDieseler I was positive it had clearance but when I lifted my tarp I hung my head lol . The plan at this point after brain storming with @skunked on our weekly FaceTime calls lol decided to go hydro boost . Thanks to @mrk5 for giving me the measurement from firewall to the top of the master I should have enough clearance for the swap . 
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We’ve all been there. You’ve got a solid plan to recover, and keep pressing ahead - adapt and overcome!
Nice work man.
David
Glad it helped.
Look ma no jack stands lol
Lol I know I know been busy trying to finish pictures and posts seem to be in the back of my mind , until I have an issue. Ran into this problem yesterday. On the hunt for a different serpentine setup now .
if the 4.3L brackets work, those should be easy to find at the pick and pull.
Progress on my grille / core support not finished yet but almost .
Ok got the serpentine system in I believe this will work fine . Removed the idler completely to allow clearance for the intake I’m happy with it .
Plan on finishing the suspension completely bump stops and limit straps in and set to ride height. I’m going to end up using a 250 over 300 springs which will put me at a combined spring rate of 136 .
