The cage you hardly can tell is there. This will change a little once the door bars are installed. I wait til the last minute to do these as they are easy but get in the way while building.

Leon

Pic isnt working Leon

Here is the dash bar. I notched the steering column mount. The bar is welded to the body on both ends and into the steering column mount. Try tearing this one out.

Here is the A-pilar/halo and main hoop. There is no way to ever change a headliner now. The tallest of drivers like me fit.

Here is my favorite view from the drivers seat. Full view through every window. No intrusions.

Here is the second stage of the project. Removed the factory spring hangers. Then made a front spring hanger assembly to weld into the frame. Here is a pic of the hanger with support plate bridging the frame rail.

nice work

Is is the same spring hanger PS viewed from outside of framerail. The truck has split mono's and cal tracks.

Really struggled with what I wanted to do here. Could have simply cut out and replaced with tubing. But, said anybody can do that. The spare tire mount, the way it is made really puts some regity in the frame. So I lightened it. LOL

This is a store bought peice from AFCO. It replaced the swing style hanger. Main reason for using this was to raise the leaf up 2" to match the front.

Why a truck Leon?

are you building this for any particular class? nice work

Here is a pic of the Dana 60 housing. It will be filled with Strange 35 spline axles with 5/8 studs and a spool.

Yes, this is a set of Santhuff double adjustable shocks the owner stole. They are just hanging on some bolts right now awaiting the lower mounts being cut at a lazer shop. I plan to weld the mount to the caltrac lower spring plate. Then if for some reason we upgrade the suspension or want to build another car this is the last set of rear shocks he should ever need to buy. OVERKILL absolutely. But, isn't that what racing is all about.

Looking good...Keep the pics coming...Want to build another cage....LOL

I modded my spare tire carrier too.

Here's my shock set up before I installed the Monoleafs and Caltracs.

http://www.nmbuilder.com/Shocks_5a.jpg

Very nice. One of the cleanest cage installs I've seen.

Randy

I thought the travel of the AFCO sliders were to follow the centerline of the leaf springs hole centres? That's how I installed the last set I ran, and will be doing the same with the ones I have now.

Nice looking Dakota though!

Sorry there is no pic showing both the front hanger and rear slider in the same pic.

Shouod have some new pics soon. More parts are in.

Leon

Roll cage looks similar to mine. Looks like yours fits a little closer to the a pillars. Put an old pro stock truck front end on your truck and we could have twins.

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Looking good Leon! I love the leaf spring mounting! Had contemplated something similar on my Dakota, but could never figure out the rear part. You just showed me how!

A little closer

Here is one with the new Holeshot wheels and MT 28X10.5 tires.

Leon

Passenger side

Passenger side with a little better view of front hanger, cal trac bars

Here is one of the shock mounting. Had lazer cut plates fixed up. Then welded to the Cal Trac U-bolt mounting. Made the top mount too.

Leon

Nice! Loving it, those wheels will look good on that truck.

More pics...

Especially of the shock mounting...

Top shock mount. Threaded chrome moly tube with a 3/8" .080 wall tube for support. Want to guess where the small tubing came from.LOL

here is another angle of the bottom. Cal track plate did not provide the mount we wanted. They had some with mounts but not what we needed.

Here is a pic that shows an Ultimate cover made for JEGS. Milled out the JEGS logo. The allen support bolt split so another on is on the way.

The brakes are AEROSPACE.

any updates Leon?

lol i would do the same!

anything new?