Looks good, I want to build one of those for mine, how are you going through the floor and sealing it up?
CK5
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We did screw up the first bend. I put the piece in backwards and bent the wrong end.
After that we slowed way down and measured everything multiple times.
After that we slowed way down and measured everything multiple times.
I cut a 2" hole through the floor. I plan on putting some foam tape around the tube above and below the floor to seal it up.
The body is mounted on rubber mounts, it has to move relative to the roll bar.
I've been staring at the truck for about an hour now trying to figure out how to do the rear down bars. The rules say they have to weld to the "frame", but the bed has it's own frame (2x3x1/4" C-channel) and that is bolted and welded to the actual frame. I'm wondering if I would be OK welding to the bed as long as it was over one of the C-channel cross bars. It would certainly be stronger than the main hoop that's welded to 15" outriggers, but I don't know if it would pass tech.
Here's a picture for reference. The tube would come through either right around where the C channel is on the left in this picture. I could easily place it right on top of that crossmember.
I think I found a way to get it down to the frame. It will just need some short outriggers.
