Got a few more hours in on the project:
Truck is up on work stands..makes it a bit eaiserier to work on....Started bending up the roll cage....
Here you can see how the front bars exit the firewall... these are not fully fitted yet...the cab still needs to come off to weld the top of the roll cage. Then the cab goes back on..gets bolted to the frame..then the front struts can be welded in place.
Here are the rear "C" or bed bars..they are just in place to see how they look.
Front view of strut bars, motor mounts and you can see the cage inside the cab.
Not a good shot...but here is the inner cage so far (just tack welded in place...will be fitted better once I take cab off).
Another vire of the front bars.
Rear view of bars how they will look exiting the cab.
Sooo I'm at the point to remove the cab....weld up the cage ..put the cab back on..weld the front struts and the rear kicker bars. I'll be installing door bars as well...but I'll wait until I get a bit further along so I'm not crawling on and over them during the build!!