Do you have any more pictures of that front bumper? It's sweet! Deserves a thread of its own. It reminds me a lot of the ORS Fab bumper with wings. Did you notch the front crossmember to clear the winch?

 

Thanks, It's just a piece of 2" x 6.5" 3/16 C-channel with the ends tapered up and back.

Yes, I had to notch the OEM cross member.

 

 

I am assuming your rear cage is tied into the cage inside the cab?

 

Yes sir....

 

Looks nice.

 

Great job on making the rail where the down tube in the back look factory. Do you have a build thread for this chop? How about pics of the interior with the cage and rear window?

 

For the back of the cab i repurposed the factory back hatch and a section of the roof..

 

 

Looking good so far. Are there more pics? What did you do for your rear tire carrier?

 

 

In the middle of my chop as well. The bar in the back is a YJ bar cut down and mounted to mounts welded to the wheel wells. It's not a permanent solution, only a temporary one to brace the rear end til I have the time and money to do a cage and get to a point in my build where it makes sense to actually put a cage in. I'm planning on Dana 60s and a rear stretch/comp cut and tying the cage into 2x6 rocks and my rear bumper and can't do that yet. Regardless it's stiffened things up quite a bit in the rear.

 

Thats a great idea with the roll bar. At least its safe for now!

 

That's a start but it certainly needs more of a cage than just that bar.

 

Well aware. Like I said, it's temporary to brace the rear end to compensate for the chop for now. Regardless, between how my rear bumper is tied into the frame rails, the roll bar, and the added steel from the tailgate (which ties into the roll bar some) the rear end is a lot more rigid than it was stock.