Blazer's 85 Suburban "Twinkie"

[ktmoutfront]

Tan doesn't show the dirt. I wash the under side more than the paint.

 

[Blazooki]

Its prison tan...as opposed the prison orange which is the new black

 

[mrk5]

I thought it was 10-200 Baby Poop Brown?

 

[kgblazerfive]

Another bit of an update. Got some more tube done. Trying to decide what to do for door bars.

 

[mrk5]

I like what you have taped out for the doors. Can't speak to it's function as part of the roll cage, but I think it looks good.

 

[kgblazerfive]

I am thinking about filling in the space from the lower tube to the square tube with sheet metal or mesh. Less chance of things falling out.

 

[Bent77]

I agree with closing the bottom in. Make a provision for water to escape

I have a love hate relationship with cages. They do everything they need to once you are in the truck. Sometimes sucks getting in and out.
Maybe a detachable steering wheel

 

[kgblazerfive]

There is enough holes in my welded floor that water wont stay. One reason I am thinking mesh would help with air flow akso.

 

[dremu]

Another vote for mesh. Easier to keep looking nice than actual sheet metal, and keeps good stuff in and ebil stuff out.

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[F.S.F.W]

I think some kind of vertical tube in this area would help tie things together.

 

[kgblazerfive]

That is a thought, been looking at some other builds and was thinking about something there.

Got two more bars put in but had to take the one drivers side of the V out the fit was wrong.
Got all the seat belt tabs welded in also.

My main issue is that the A pillar needs to be redone so I am kind of stuck attaching anything to it.

 

[F.S.F.W]

How bout something like this?

 

[kgblazerfive]

yeah been thinking about that, instead of sloping the front bar just do that.

 

[kgblazerfive]

So my top bar on the door has to be angled or something or I am not going to like getting in or out.

 

[kgblazerfive]

So this is not going to work, way to difficult to get into too

 

[noJeepshere]

I like that with the down tube in front, but slope the top bar like the rear.

 

[Bent77]

I was waiting for Eric to chime in about the whole angles and dangles load cage geometry stuff

 

[kgblazerfive]

He is snowmobiling so thats why no response yet.

 

[F.S.F.W]

I need a way to draw on the picture! lol

 

[Bent77]

I think I would x member the door