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77K5. The IronMaiden...9/2 headed for Blazer Bash 20!

jack of all trades build, overland, dunes, rocks, trails
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thanks guys, I am happy with the way that turned out, it will probably be the hardest of what I have left on the cage.
And Stump, that cage is usable as is, but is a compromise of what could be better I think. If you have it already, just look at mine and realize the only bars that are in the kit that we used on mine are the b hoop and the halo. The halo is lower than it could be, but still works ok, and the b hoop actually fits good I think. The S&W A pillars looked like they were expected to go in front of the dash, which to me, cut into the legroom/footwell area too much for getting in and out. So we went through the dash on those. I think if I had to do this all over again, I would buy a better bender (although this Speedway bender I have is working good for a benchtop model) and learn how to do it myself, and make it fit better. I will end up using all the tubing I bought with their kit, but just not as intended, and I also added another 4 sticks to the equation to get what I will have in the end.
 
76zimmer said:
thanks guys, I am happy with the way that turned out, it will probably be the hardest of what I have left on the cage.
And Stump, that cage is usable as is, but is a compromise of what could be better I think. If you have it already, just look at mine and realize the only bars that are in the kit that we used on mine are the b hoop and the halo. The halo is lower than it could be, but still works ok, and the b hoop actually fits good I think. The S&W A pillars looked like they were expected to go in front of the dash, which to me, cut into the legroom/footwell area too much for getting in and out. So we went through the dash on those. I think if I had to do this all over again, I would buy a better bender (although this Speedway bender I have is working good for a benchtop model) and learn how to do it myself, and make it fit better. I will end up using all the tubing I bought with their kit, but just not as intended, and I also added another 4 sticks to the equation to get what I will have in the end.
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Nice! Don't make-it too perdy...you won't wanna wheel it. :thumb:
 
JK5 said:
Nice! Don't make-it too perdy...you won't wanna wheel it. :thumb:
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No problem there, its already showing wear and tear :eek1:


I got the other 2 upper bars bent up today and tacked in place....nice to have the bending stuff done for a while, now I get to work on some straight pieces.

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Tomorrow headed to Shady's to look at his CC Dually. :whistle:
 
Them bars look awsome man.:waytogo: Its gonna be a nice cage when ya get done. The s&w was a decent base could have been better , but a good B hoop is the foundation. At least it had that. I'm lookin forward to you showin up sunday, and I hope the CC is what your looking for. Have a good trip, its not a bad drive at all:thumb:
 
yeah I think the cage will turn out pretty good with what else I have in mind.

I've driven to Joliet many times, so another couple hours west should be easy.
See ya tomorrow Rick
 
JK5 said:
Let me guess...the humid air's rusting everything up!
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Well, we got to fabbing stuff up on build week, so a lot of metal dust was flying, and then I got caught outside in the rain with it, pushing it from the garage to the shop, so all that metal dust started to rust....

Deuling said:
THATS MICHIGAN FOR YA!!!! We just be rustin all day ery day up in dis Biatch!!! lol
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sucks at times don't it Adam?

folkenheath said:
What's up there? You want a dually? Looking for a different tow rig? What's the scoop? How many questions can I fit in one line?
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Rick has a 88 Dually K30, 454, T400, 205 he's trying to get rid of, so I went to look at it. Yeah I thought that if I need a dedicated tow rig a square body would be the sh!t to tow the IronMaiden with. SO I'm on the hunt for a decent frame/body to work with. Another future project for sure.
Any more questions...:thumb:
 
76zimmer said:
Rick has a 88 Dually K30, 454, T400, 205 he's trying to get rid of, so I went to look at it. Yeah I thought that if I need a dedicated tow rig a square body would be the sh!t to tow the IronMaiden with. SO I'm on the hunt for a decent frame/body to work with. Another future project for sure.
Any more questions...:thumb:
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Yeah, did you buy it?
 
Nope, I think Rick bought it with the intention of making a off roading CC.
The frame has some rust and repairs I didn't feel comfortable using as a tow vehicle.
Still looking...
 
I'm leaning toward finding some tires and continuing with my plans on the CC. after finding the rear frame in that condition I dont know if it will ever sell:doah:. I'll keep it on the market and see what happens.:dunno: At least you got to see the burb.:D
 
shady said:
I'm leaning toward finding some tires and continuing with my plans on the CC. after finding the rear frame in that condition I dont know if it will ever sell:doah:. I'll keep it on the market and see what happens.:dunno: At least you got to see the burb.:D
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good luck Rick, it has some great parts in it, and a lot of potential for the right purpose.
 
To tell the truth the cost of a set of 38-40's is the only reason I even thought of selling it. I need something to run with you guys at blazer bash and such though. With a rig like yours to follow around occasionally I'm gonna need something STOUT to keep up:D. I'll always advertise it but I may start a tire search anyway. I mean the frames already been cut so it should be simple right:rolleyes:.
 
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