Recent content by Pinmonkey05

It’s held up well. I did buy a 4xinnovations latch to add on like I should have done from the start.

Thank You! It’s held up nicely. No noise or vibrations. I May update the clamp/catch.

Structural for support. At least another added on the hinge side. For when it opens and hits the stop. And add one On the opposite side to balance it out.

Yep. If anything, you could add 2 on each side where I have 1. Or 2 underneath somewhere.

Thanks. The body lines matched up nicely. I understand why guys just weld to the factory crossmember. But I can have it off in a short amount of time. And if I ever Nut up and try a full replacement, I can just tie it all in! So far I’m loving it. It is Rock solid. There is no noise or...

The Grinder Blade/Sanding Wheel that I earned my stitches from!Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr

Boxed in the ends Welded everything solid Primer and paint:Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr Mounted:Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr Camping trip with the famUntitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr and finally a dirty picture of the tire and HighLift...

I forgot to add. With the vertical support, I offset the vertical pieces to the back side of the swing for added strength. I have about an inch to play with. Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr Highlift mounted finally Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr

I want an angle brace that also doubles as a HighLift mount. The HighLift was a joy to wrangle while trying to test fit. Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr Base mounting plate: Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr Test fit and reTest a million times! Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr...

Burned some welds on the main bumper cover and painted it up! Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr While I was waiting for that all to dry I decided to weld up some of the swing. I bought some 1/4" gussets off of eBay. Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr...

This project is kind of like painting a closet: Takes a ton of time that nobody really appreciates! All the little angles and stuff behind the scenes. Cutting some Gussets: Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr Untitled by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr The latch mount: Untitled by Derek dhodgee...

I have pretty killer ins. So it wasn’t much. I’ve always worked with my hands, farm work, and work a fairly dangerous job... and this is my first “real” (it’s pretty minor) “injury”.

Main plate back on to start working on the swing. I just tacked everything at this point. IMG_1376 by Derek dhodgee, on Flickr Since my swing hinge is not underneath the pass.brake light that puts the tire out away from the hinge a lot further then I like. But it'll work until it doesn't...

I'll post more later.

Goals 1)relocate full-size spare 2)Not spend 2Grand$ 3)Maintain factory receiver hitch for camper 4)Not bumper a replacement 5)Minimize amount of bumper cover cut off Goals reached so far: *Haven’t spent 2Grand *Maintained the factory receiver Hurtles so far: Stitches from losing to my...