You can never have too big of a d-ring...

the d-rings should be sturdy enough to be able to lift the truck off the ground, using them.

awesome looking work. waiting to see whats next.

body off the old frame

Some wrecker drivers saw I was in need of a hand and stopped to help

Body plus new frame

just looks so bad

All 4 tires are on the wagon now

I will have to remove the tubs and make new ones for the slightly altered wheelbase.

Front frame horns are done. I need to grind off the lower weld and redo it, the trigger was messing up and an caused erratic bead.

driver side frame horn.

back view of frame horn.

I needed to get some more weight in the chassis before continuing with some more items. So I started making the motor mounts.

I figured if leaf spring bushings can withstand offroading, they can tolerate a little 4BT

This is how the motor looks in place

Lots of oil pan clearance

skid plate assembly will hang about 6" below the frame rail to clear the transfercase

Now that the motor mounts are made, I was able to make the tranny mount which will be separate from the skid assembly. I had to make it swoop down in order to clear the driveshaft at full droop.

Seats came in from Corbeau. They are heated Baja RS suspension seats.

Intercooler came in as well. I got one that will be small enough to fit inside the grille.

I also got the rock sliders welded on. The whole exo-cage and front fenders will be based off of them.