Poor man's side by side

   / Poor man's side by side #142  
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   / Poor man's side by side
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#143  
Took today off to get a big chunk done. Here's four hours worth of work.

Passenger's side done






Started tracing fancy curved brackets for body mounts... then just did this


They actually had to be hammered in (pass side needed an 1/8" shim), so we'll see if they stay in place once the body starts moving on the trail



Metal work on the back is done! Turned around to get to the front


I HATE RUST!!!




Hit it with the flapper wheel to see what I was dealing with then cut out the worst spots


Then probably an hour later I had them all filled
 
   / Poor man's side by side #145  
Lotta work if your gonna get rid of it :)
 
   / Poor man's side by side #146  
Looking good! That's going to be a nice side-by-side! :)
 
   / Poor man's side by side
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#147  
Thanks guys.

Lotta work if your gonna get rid of it :)

Meh, it's good practice for me, and a nice rig for whoever buys it... and with any luck I'll play with it a little to make sure it's all good before spring. The bridge is going in on the trail as soon as the frost is out of the ground... the goal will be to see if the Tracker can make it around by itself. Should be fun! :)
 
   / Poor man's side by side #148  
Nice work!
 
   / Poor man's side by side
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#149  
Nice work!

Thank you!

Forgot to mention; in my excitement for progress I forgot to prime and paint the back and top of that 2x2. :(

I'll do what I can reach and spray some rust check to seep into the rest.
 
   / Poor man's side by side #150  
I venture to guess that 2x2 will last longer then the rest of the vehicle but I get where you're coming from.
 

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