1993 Custom Toyota Mini Truck - Project Dragged Daily: Part III

With measurements in hand, Aaron cut and notched the tubing for the sides of the frame and the mounts.

Next, the actual mounts were built by capping the end of a 2-inch-long piece of 1 1/2-inch tubing. The crossbar is 1 3/4 inch to flow with the frame.

After the mount is welded up,

Aaron put it in the lathe and drilled a hole in the center and cleaned up the weld.

A total of five mounts were built and then the top two were TIG-welded in place.

Once both top mounts were welded in, the entire top bar and mounts were cleaned up and ground smooth.

Nope, it's not a droid straight out of Star Wars - it's a closer look at the top bar getting measured and centered before being tacked in.

Again, before the top mount is welded in place,

all measurements are carefully taken and marked, including the driveshaft angle.

After the top crossbar is tacked into place, Aaron got busy with the bottom mount. He cut another piece of tubing and measured out the bottom mounts.

Another set of mounts are built for the bottom bar.