The Trooper/Blazer I call Blooper.

[Arjan]

You've made some seriously good progress !

Well done and hat off for you, Sir.

Will look nice and different once finished.

Please keep going - love the updates.

 

[pappawheely]

Working on the sliders. I wanted some kind of an end treatment on the main beams. I decided to notch the end on an angle. I left some material hanging out on the sides.



Then I cut some tubes at the same angle to fit inside.



I'll weld everything up and grind it all smooth. This will leave a rounded end at a 10 degree angle on the beam.

 

[pappawheely]

Typical, I got one end done and ran out of welding gas. It was a lot of grinding.

 

[pappawheely]

I got both sliders fabricated. Time to cut the body on the other side to match. If the passenger side rocker was not so hammered I could mount them below the rocker panel. It would have saved me hours and hours. I've watched several youtube videos on this mod. I did manage to get my welder dialed in, but everyone has trouble welding the slider to the thin sheet metal of the truck. I think I will bend a sheet metal flange that's welded to the slider, bit riveted to the body. That way I can seal up the cavity real good with silly cone and won't have to worry about water or exhaust getting in there.




I'm also starting to figure out the exoskeleton. I have some very cool plans for it. It's going to be square tube, not round. In no way is it going to be a race worthy cage, just reinforcement. I won't be going fast.

 

[pappawheely]

Hmmmm, this really cleans up the door sill area. Dare I?