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    I've been working on gaining a little more ground clearance on the elephant.
    So far the front end is done, just need to finish rear end, it will be more work involving some body cuts.
    I will also be modifying some rock sliders.
    I am excited about this, as I have wanted to do this work ever since I bought the truck.
    It will look a little like a baja f-150 when I get done
          

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    This is how it starts...it never ends though. Bigger, better...forever.
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    Yep I can see that.... LOL
    I'm really just hoping after the ones I've mentioned, and get my 31's on it, that will be it......HOPING

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    Now you have gone and done it! Like James stated above, once you start, it never ends! But the journey is the cool thing.

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    PhillipG65 previously posted:
    "Yep I can see that.... LOL
    I'm really just hoping after the ones I've mentioned, and get my 31's on it, that will be it......HOPING
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    Keep hoping, it is all you can do once Pabdora's box has been opened.
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    You have to start somewhere

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    I found some I beams, 4" x 2and a quarter" for real cheap. Would they work as a starting point for sliders?

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    Yup.
    That or some 2x4x..240 rectangular tube.

    Lewis is a good fabricator as well.

    Build it, wheel it, brake it, fit it, repeat!
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    dieseldoc previously posted:
    "Yup.
    That or some 2x4x..240 rectangular tube.

    Lewis is a good fabricator as well.

    Build it, wheel it, brake it, fit it, repeat!"

    Ok , I will need to meet Lewis and talk about this.
    I will purchase a few rails of the I beam I found and go from there

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    Louis and his BJ40 are often out with the club.
    78BJ40 is the man him self.
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    Nearly finished ... NO I beams in the plan anymore!!!
    I am looking for an inexpensive off road front bumper that will keep the new found ground clearance .
    Gonna fabricate some tubular rear bumper, just because I like the way it looks
    Hitch is done, tail pipe gets moved today.......WEEEEE he he he he he ehhe

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    gonna need some pictures...
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    Some pics
    Found and ordered front bumper
             

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    Looking good
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    How many miles on this truck? That tailpipe looks NEW (clean).

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    Jim previously posted:
    "How many miles on this truck? That tailpipe looks NEW (clean)."

    181,000.....
    My exhaust guys pulled the muffler and replaced with one whole pipe
    So it's new. I didn't like how the tail pipe went out the side and really pretty low,
    So now it's much more tucked up in the frame

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    Nice option to move the tail pipe up into the bumper keeping it out harm's way.
    Rear bumper would be nicely done in some rectangular tube.
    Tucked in to keep clearance as well protection for the body.
    Front will take more work.
    Contact Andrew( moose) see if he can send you pics of the one we built for him.
    It's big as it's a late 90's Dodge bumper. There rolling bill boards.

    I have material just time is going to non existent for me
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    dieseldoc previously posted:
    "Nice option to move the tail pipe up into the bumper keeping it out harm's way.
    Rear bumper would be nicely done in some rectangular tube.
    Tucked in to keep clearance as well protection for the body.
    Front will take more work.
    Contact Andrew( moose) see if he can send you pics of the one we built for him.
    It's big as it's a late 90's Dodge bumper. There rolling bill boards.

    I have material just time is going to non existent for me"

    I still have some left overs from what I took off, mainly that big o cattle guard lots of nice tubbing still on it.
    The thing I'm having trouble seeing is the bends around the hitch and or pulling that plate off then building up again from there
    However it is absolute that I am going to tube from the soft edge of body to help protect that area.

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    It's here !!!!!1
    Looks more like a jeep than I thought, but it's gonna look really great when I finish mounting it!!!!!!!
         

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    Next week, fender flares.
    Then tires, I've found,
    Dick Cepek Extreme Country 871 for 4 + 217 for spare
    Federal Couragia M/T 640 for 4 + 160 for spare
    Both LT 285/70R17 off road / mud
    Let me hear your feed back on these, like which one will last longer or your recommendations, how much of a difference is there between them
    Also hoping to still have a fairly quiet ride on pavement

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