91 K5 Cage Build

[mudman2882]

I am finally getting around to posting some progress pics of the cage i am doing in my Blazer. This is my first cage and use of a bender. I thinnk it is turning out pretty well. Here are some pics.

Front half

Rear Section

I am a little stuck on where to go next. Here are a few pics that have some blue tape on where I am thinking about putting in some bracing.

Any input will be appreciated. I want it to be as safe as possible as well as reduce some frame flex.

 

[Big91RustyBucket]

Kinda bender you got? It's look's good so far.

 

[mudman2882]

I have a JD2. Works really well.

 

[JeffHK5]

Looks good, what size and type tube are you using ?

 

[gmc4cw]

triangulate the 2 bars over the driver and passenger seats. when you are looking for where to brace it imagine its made out of carboard tube and taped together. it you were to push on it how would it fold up? squares are easy to fold flat.

 

[Bow-Tie-Boy]

triangulate the 2 bars over the driver and passenger seats. when you are looking for where to brace it imagine its made out of carboard tube and taped together. it you were to push on it how would it fold up? squares are easy to fold flat.

x2. You will also want to add some triangulation to the main hoop including cross bar from side to side on the main hoop. If there are going to be people in a seat out back, you will want to triangulate side to side just behind them too. It looks great though, much better than my first cage.

 

[mudman2882]

I am using 1.75x.120 HREW for it. I have already started adding triangulation to it. When I posted these I was trying to get some idea on where to go next.

 

[SchnorrCS]

If it was mine, I'd maybe think about triangulating the bars over the driver and passenger. WAY stronger.

 

[mudman2882]

I am planning on it but I have to find a way to do it without having it in the way of my head.