terminator

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So to y'all that've done it or been involved with it, how much do you cut off of the front legs? I asked Steve at Sonoran Steel and he couldn't remember off hand so I'm asking here. I'm going to drive two hours to do this and would like to have as much finished before I arrive as possible so any help is appreciated. Any write ups on this yet?
Thanks
Jason

OSU4Runner

Cut 2" off the back legs and you have to cut the front feet of and weld them back on at an angle to form to the wheel wells.

terminator

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Really? Steve said to leave the rear alone and trim the fronts to fit and reweld the plates on.

OSU4Runner

Waitttt...I'm sorry lol...I had to re think that. It is the front legs. Cut the feet off, then cut another 2". Then weld it back together, its a pain in the ass to get it in the truck

terminator

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Thanks!

Rock Slide

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Read this thread carefully...it should answer all your questions:

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/i...78/#post961474

terminator

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Exactly what I was looking for, thanks man!! I have the same sliders going on in a while that you have.

Rock Slide

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Awesome...I love mine.

pattycakes77

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i'm working on mine now too! i screwed up on the first one and accidentally cut the back legs, doh! found another bar cheap last week. i took the old bar and did some measuring and cutting and some more measuring, a couple test fittings (which is a pain in the butt, especially working alone), and i came out with one side cut down by 2 3/4" and the other at just shy of 2". i'm not sure of exactly which side i cut down to what right now, but after mounting the back i see that i might have taken a little too much off the driver's side, just by about an 1/8" and i haven't angled the tube for the feet yet either. although, with the rear legs mounted, there is some give to the roll bar and it seems to spring up and down some. so, when i take it to get welded, i'll get it where i want it and bend it ever so slightly down by that 1/8" or so and tack it into place. even with all that measuring and fitting i was still off, i guess i won't be doing any precision fabricating of my own anytime soon

Rock Slide, your detailed post helped a lot and was an inspiration. the only difference i'm going to make is, the local powder coater wants over $200 for the roll bar so i'm going to sand it down and paint it with some POR15, my new friend

good luck Terminator!

Nuthuts96

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I had this done in January, and it was a PITA. Luckily, with no welding skills (or access to a welder), I found a local guy that did it for $50/hr (only took 20 mins)

We couldn't fit the bar in with the front two feet on, so after we took 2" off the front feet, we wedged the bar into place, test fit the bar, and concluded that we'd better weld it while it was in the truck. Good idea, but if I had to do it again, i'd take the carpet out (burned it a little near the front feet). Maybe if I could do it all over again, I'd take all the interior pieces out, so it would just fit in without scratching anything. We wedged it in through the rear doors like Rock Slide said in the thread.

Patty: what are you going to sand with? 200? 400? My bar still needs a coat of black, so when it gets warm enough, I'll attempt it.

blarchitect

Terminator, You painting rollbar yourself??
Isn't there some kind of vinyl product on the market you could heat gun around the curves??

terminator

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I was just going to use rattle can rubberized undercoat. I used that stuff on some other parts and loved it, very durable.

pattycakes77

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it's a little rusty down by the feet and i already used the dremel on it a little, probably going to wire wheel it some more. i do automotive painting at work (and i'm no expert by far) and we usually sand with 120 to rough it up some and take off old finish and then follow up with 320 or 400, then a decent primer to hide the 400 scratches but i won't need to primer since the POR15 will adhere to the metal and rust better on it's own, and i'm not looking for a flawless top coat on this piece anyway.

yeah, i think i'll make sure that whomever does the welding has a stockpile of those welding blankets to put down before shooting sparks all over my interior

and now to
post up some pics when you're done Terminator!

waskillywabbit

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There is no need to weld it in the vehicle.

terminator

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I'll get some pics and post them, probably won't have the paint on in the first pics but y'all will get the idea.