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    Beth.

    I came across Beth some time ago. From the start I really liked her looks, her package, and her bolt-ons.. she had alot of things I was interested in and I knew we could make something work. We started to see eachother every day, I took her to work and back and out with my friends. We got more serious and began to go places for the weekends, holidays, etc. We went to glamis on New Years and Ocotillo a few times as well. Some great times were had and I began to see what Beth was about.

    After some memorable moments and great times with eachother I came to realize something.... Beth had some serious, deep-rooted issues that were unfortunately not repairable. The only way to make things work involved starting over from the begining. I accepted this as a good thing. It gives me the chance to start over and build things from the ground up.

    I am doing all the work on this myself. This will be one of my daily drivers and will NOT replace my explorer project if any of you know of that..

    lets do the spec thing:

    basics


    -03 supercrew/ "no fear" addition w/all options

    -every exterior engine mod available

    -front clip

    -projectors w/HID's

    -full system

    -momo wheel

    -6 real beadlock gordons

    ..and whatever else I cant remember while typing this.

    suspension

    previously>


    -equal length beams w/ crossover steering

    rebuild>


    1" kingpin beams w/ =length steering

    -ram assist w/pump, box, and reservoir

    -3" coilovers w/2.5 bumps up front / 3" bypass rear

    -64" kit

    2"x.120" 4130 chromoly

    cold roll plate

    99% TIG welded


    heres some pics before the rebuild..
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    pictures taking forever to upload... attachments are similar. Am i doing something wrong??

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    Re: Beth.

    camp.
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    Re: Beth.

    The truck is going to get rebuilt front and rear. The first thing I knew I needed to do was make it mobile. It will need to be able to roll outside, and if there is no suspension attached it needs some sort of cart. a cart that can support 6k lbs. or similar
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    Re: Beth.

    tons of sketchy stuff up front.

    -Disassembled the front suspension

    -cut most of the bulk off via plasma

    -grinded my life away

    -sanded

    -filled up misc patchy areas and holes, then finished them again.
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    Re: Beth.

    the factory crossmember was previously "cut out" and the replacement was a single tube going across. (which looked like a banana when I cut it out.

    The truck will still have a beam setup, so a crossmember is a absolute must. I wanted to design something that would have alot of weld area and pick-up points to the frame rails. Above all else, It cannot twist or bend etc.
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    Re: Beth.

    I am rebuilding the chassis/structure of the truck first. Obviously all the tubework needed to be demo'd and the frame cleaned and prepped..

    This section gives me a good basis to execute the rest of the design from
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    Re: Beth.

    just cleaning up wreckage from the past
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    Re: Beth.

    redone lower shock mounts
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    Re: Beth.

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    Re: Beth.

    Good work man. You always had an eye for art and design. Keep it up. Are you doing this at the old Hortig shop? What's going on with the Explorer?
    Mini's are for girls

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