What'd yall use to cut the body? I was thinkin sawzall or angle grinder with a serrated diamond blade. Gonna be doin a 4' or so bob job on my runner soon as one of my friends get back to me whether I can borrow his sawzall or not...

Also, any tips in general yall got to share would be cool! Just lookin for stuff to pass the time till I do my bob job

 

depends on how steady a hand you have. Sawzall would work great it you marked and taped the line. Id you have a really steady hand, you could use an angle grinder/cutoff tool for that.

 

Pretty steady...

Thing that's really got me though, is how I remount the body panels... Weld it is the obvious answer, but the real question is to WHAT... Need some people's thoughts who've bobbed a runner, cause I imagine bobbin a p/u is a tad bit easier...

 

I had to read that title twice.

 

Lmao... Didn't even catch that. Hah, That's alright, I like to be on the recieving end of that, and don't wanna spoil the magic by findin out how it's done!

 

I think a sawzall would be easier to control and used.

To weld it back together I imagine a backing plate of some sort would be needed.

 

Yeah, me too!

 

Yeah cause I've been lookin at this one guy's pics and just couldnt really figure it out...

 

Whoa, that's incredible...

 

Yeah, I caint wait to start on mine!

YEEHAW! My 400th post!

 

x3.... i need to get my head out of the gutter.

 

Sawzall.

I pick up these blades from Home Cheapo that are used by Search and Resuce ppl. I highly recommend them.

 

Okay...how many of the folks above have actually done a bob job? Raise your hand please.

Sawzall is an accident waiting to happen on a bob job unless you are careful as sheet metal is flimsy and so is a sawzall. Exercise caution and read the included link.

If you are going to hack up your vehicle at least use and do some more research and find some answers from people who have done a bob.

Here's a bone
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=394399

 

WHy in the heck didn't he just use an extended cab truck cab?

 

Thanks wab!

And because it's so much more awesome with a runner body bob!

 

1. The top is still removable
2. He has an electric rear window

 

on my buddies bronco we dused his donor truck to practice before we cut his top.

a cutoff tool will give you cleaner cuts but will take forever and if you dont hae a good blade you will go through a million of them.

you can just weld the body on as is once you get it liined up. personaly i would get some backing material to help stengthen it. always make it stronger than stock

 

Well, might start tonight. Gonna go pull out my old boss's 1ton K5 outta the mud again, then drink some beer, then it'll probably happen whether I plan for it to or not... Lmao.

 

Good luck!

 

We got him out but it was dak and we just dranked instead. Sleep sleepy time now! Maybe manana we get after it...