I finally took some pictures of my setup. One strap over the top going from the car seat anchor to the footman loop (no claims that this is sufficient but it’s a permanent temporary fix).
Found limits of departure angle, need new tailgate
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Ah, that attachment point is gonna be an issue for me due to the fold n tumble seat. I'm gonna have to rig up a mounting point, maybe I'll just put a hook right on top of the trans tunnel.
Putting this link here:
https://www.macscustomtiedowns.com/...tire-y-strap/2-in-twisted-snap-hook/p/122933/
Damage assessment:
One bent hinge pin bolt in the morryde.
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MORRyde tub reinforcement bracket is no longer square at the fold where it meets the back of the tub.
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The rest of the MORryde kit seems to be unscathed. It did a great job at transferring as much of the energy as possible to the tub.
Looks like surface for lower hinge is pulled out.
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Top of tub pushed in. What's weird to me is the bend appears to be below where it's supported by the wheel well.
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Same on the top at driver side, though less severe.
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I tried pulling out on the tub while tapping the bend with my shrinking hammer but it's not going anywhere. I'm a bodywork novice so I think I'm in over my head. Unless you yayhoos have any actionable advice that works within my skill set I guess I'll be getting some body work quotes next week.
@mrblaine obviously I'm not the first person to have this issue, if anyone has experience with this type of damage I figure it would be you. Any wisdom you can offer that will help me going in knowing whether the shop is being honest?
Blocks on the inside of the tub to spread out the load and a portapower between the roll bar and block?
Doesn't that prevent the seat from tumbling? I could probably tolerate that but it wouldn't be ideal.
Damage assessment:
One bent hinge pin bolt in the morryde.
View attachment 639809
MORRyde tub reinforcement bracket is no longer square at the fold where it meets the back of the tub.
View attachment 639811
The rest of the MORryde kit seems to be unscathed. It did a great job at transferring as much of the energy as possible to the tub.
Looks like surface for lower hinge is pulled out.
View attachment 639810
Top of tub pushed in. What's weird to me is the bend appears to be below where it's supported by the wheel well.
View attachment 639812
View attachment 639816
Same on the top at driver side, though less severe.
View attachment 639813
I tried pulling out on the tub while tapping the bend with my shrinking hammer but it's not going anywhere. I'm a bodywork novice so I think I'm in over my head. Unless you yayhoos have any actionable advice that works within my skill set I guess I'll be getting some body work quotes next week.
@mrblaine obviously I'm not the first person to have this issue, if anyone has experience with this type of damage I figure it would be you. Any wisdom you can offer that will help me going in knowing whether the shop is being honest?
Time for quarter armor
I’ve got Mastercrafts on the bases but I can flip the seat back forward to access the space behind the seats and the floor. I’m only stuffing gear back there it’s not like anyone is accessing the rear seat.
Could entertain that but I'll still need to get the flange straightened out for the tailgate to seal against.
Might work if I run a 2x4 across both roll bars and push from that with the low profile ram. Where the tub needs pushed is inboard of the roll bar tubes so I can't push directly from that.
I'm also nervous as hell that I do something stupid and screw things up even worse like tearing out the spot welds between the tub and fender well. My bodywork experience is limited to simple panel dents.
1/4 aluminum
Armor with counter sunk screws ,no one will ever know
Take it to a few collision repair places for a quote on an hr or two of metal moving without paint work?
Somewhere the guy doing the work is sober and not a child
yeah I'm gonna do that first. I can do the paint work if it needs it. If it costs close to the same as a porto power setup then it'll be a no brainer.
turns out I caught the moment on camera. If I'd had the gopros view over the edge I probably could have known how steep the drop was.
Gotta love running point, you get to sniff out the land mines for the rest of the group. I never would've guessed that mud hole would've done that.
Rory’s new video he’s prepping for Hell and Back. Built a removable rack for his spare. He’s got a different cage build on his but the concept is there. Also discusses what he’s packing for the trip.
Unlike mine, this tailgate is straighter than the average Home Depot 2x8.
Thinking what I might do is run it with tire snubbers all the time, but put studs in the mounting holes for the spare mount. On the rare occasions I need to carry the spare on the back I'll just toss it on with nuts.
Thinking what I might do is run it with tire snubbers all the time, but put studs in the mounting holes for the spare mount. On the rare occasions I need to carry the spare on the back I'll just toss it on with nuts.
Nope
He had a red one and it was half the price but was almost rusted out. Every other tailgate in the state that was listed in marketplace was the wrong color.Similar threads
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