Cody1771's 86 Chevy K10 - Page 2

TheOtherSide · 07-25-2010, 09:24 PM

Projects projects projects.... fun aren't they? Glad you got some goodies...

Cody1771 · 07-25-2010, 09:29 PM

yeah, sucks the truck is down for the summer but im glad to get some work done. heh. might be getting a new fancier rig this week for when thee wife wants to come along heh

Cody1771 · 07-29-2010, 10:27 AM

OK got some more work done today, managed to get the door on. looks like i need some door shims, anyone know where i can get some? i had 3 but looks like i need 3 more, next will be changing out the window and track as the one i got is pretty rusty and i don't like the tinted window it came with, and the one in my old door is pretty mint.

figured i throw in a few pictures of the roll cage, its nothing heavy duty but i figure if i get in a slow speed roll over or something it will definatly help... i like the red

you can see how it goes together, it has slip couplings that just bolt through.

Cody1771 · 07-29-2010, 10:29 AM

oh yeah

time to go pick up my and the wifes "new to us" BMW X5

TheOtherSide · 07-29-2010, 10:59 AM

^ Bling Bling...

Oh... make sure you pad those roll cage bars. On a slow or high speed roll over, the last thing you'll wish as your skull cracks is "wish I padded these things".

Roll cages are not so safe on regular roads as you're not wearing a helmet. Make sure your seatbelt keeps you deep enough in your seat if you do roll... to avoid the head smashing. As cool of an idea that roll cages are... they're also just as bad for you without a helmet.

I had a 6pt cage in my racer Jetta back in the day... and can't believe how I ran it for years on the street without padding. Thought of that long after I sold it all... and can't believe I didn't think of it at the time.

Cody1771 · 07-29-2010, 01:48 PM

yeah some padding will be going in as soon as i get it bolted in. already dinged my head once on it getting into the truck heh.

Spectyr · 07-29-2010, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cody1771

already dinged my head once on it getting into the truck heh.

That's because you have an extremely large head man...

Cody1771 · 07-29-2010, 07:46 PM

your just jelous because my BMW is way nicer than yours was :P

Cody1771 · 07-30-2010, 07:44 AM

hey... i had a vision last night let me know what you guys think.

rather than attempting to fix the bed, or build a complicated tube bed or the like. i was thinking of building a flat deck, and then building an off road tear drop type pod off of it. something no higher than the roof line so i could go wheeling/camping in the spots i like, but also small enough that if i ever wanted to i could mod the deck with axles and make it into a trailer. i think i could do it on the relative cheap side, wood sided with alluminum. i think it would be super cool

Spectyr · 07-30-2010, 04:13 PM

Could be interesting. It looks like I am getting my contract extended for a few extra weeks so my leave should be a bit longer (ie. October sometime) so we should be able to hit up some camping and wheeling. I also need to finish my mods on the jeep.

07-25-2010, 09:24 PM	#11
TheOtherSide Administrator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Surrey, BC Posts: 1,922	Projects projects projects.... fun aren't they? Glad you got some goodies... __________________ '93 Suburban K1500, 6" RCX Lift, 4.88's, 14B SF ARB'd, 35" BFG KM's

07-29-2010, 10:27 AM	#13
Cody1771 OLC Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 361	OK got some more work done today, managed to get the door on. looks like i need some door shims, anyone know where i can get some? i had 3 but looks like i need 3 more, next will be changing out the window and track as the one i got is pretty rusty and i don't like the tinted window it came with, and the one in my old door is pretty mint. figured i throw in a few pictures of the roll cage, its nothing heavy duty but i figure if i get in a slow speed roll over or something it will definatly help... i like the red you can see how it goes together, it has slip couplings that just bolt through. Last edited by Cody1771; 08-24-2010 at 01:23 PM.

07-29-2010, 10:59 AM	#15
TheOtherSide Administrator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Surrey, BC Posts: 1,922	^ Bling Bling... Oh... make sure you pad those roll cage bars. On a slow or high speed roll over, the last thing you'll wish as your skull cracks is "wish I padded these things". Roll cages are not so safe on regular roads as you're not wearing a helmet. Make sure your seatbelt keeps you deep enough in your seat if you do roll... to avoid the head smashing. As cool of an idea that roll cages are... they're also just as bad for you without a helmet. I had a 6pt cage in my racer Jetta back in the day... and can't believe how I ran it for years on the street without padding. Thought of that long after I sold it all... and can't believe I didn't think of it at the time. __________________ '93 Suburban K1500, 6" RCX Lift, 4.88's, 14B SF ARB'd, 35" BFG KM's

07-30-2010, 04:13 PM	#20
Spectyr OLC Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South Delta Posts: 73	Could be interesting. It looks like I am getting my contract extended for a few extra weeks so my leave should be a bit longer (ie. October sometime) so we should be able to hit up some camping and wheeling. I also need to finish my mods on the jeep. __________________ 96 XJ ARB OBA and rear locker, 33" BFG AT, 4" Suspension Lift Technitop RTT and Custom awning Safari Snorkel ========================================== Eagles fly high, but weasels aren't sucked into jet engines. ==========================================

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07-25-2010, 09:29 PM	#12
Cody1771 OLC Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 361	yeah, sucks the truck is down for the summer but im glad to get some work done. heh. might be getting a new fancier rig this week for when thee wife wants to come along heh

07-29-2010, 10:29 AM	#14
Cody1771 OLC Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 361	oh yeah time to go pick up my and the wifes "new to us" BMW X5

07-29-2010, 01:48 PM	#16
Cody1771 OLC Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 361	yeah some padding will be going in as soon as i get it bolted in. already dinged my head once on it getting into the truck heh.

07-29-2010, 07:46 PM	#18
Cody1771 OLC Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 361	your just jelous because my BMW is way nicer than yours was :P

07-30-2010, 07:44 AM	#19
Cody1771 OLC Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 361	hey... i had a vision last night let me know what you guys think. rather than attempting to fix the bed, or build a complicated tube bed or the like. i was thinking of building a flat deck, and then building an off road tear drop type pod off of it. something no higher than the roof line so i could go wheeling/camping in the spots i like, but also small enough that if i ever wanted to i could mod the deck with axles and make it into a trailer. i think i could do it on the relative cheap side, wood sided with alluminum. i think it would be super cool