Tacked in a dash bar to start visualizing how I'm going to make my dash and burned in the two tubes that pass through the cab to the exterior cage. Not much but it's something for tonight. 
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K10: Built HP60/241-205 Doubler/tons of tube
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andyblack
Registered Loser
Still looking better and better.
Dumb question here - how are you going to seal up/ weahter proof the cab where the cage comes inside? Expanding foam?
Dumb question here - how are you going to seal up/ weahter proof the cab where the cage comes inside? Expanding foam?
hunterguy86
1/2 ton status
Still looking better and better.
Dumb question here - how are you going to seal up/ weahter proof the cab where the cage comes inside? Expanding foam?
No need to. I never rains in the desert. Haha
Truck is looking great man!
Still looking better and better.
Dumb question here - how are you going to seal up/ weahter proof the cab where the cage comes inside? Expanding foam?
Not sure yet, I'll figure something out.
andyblack
Registered Loser
Seems like someone would have some split o-rings or something like that. I can just picture rain drops steadily running down the tubes and into your dash and electrical wiring. 
Avery you are leaving the cab corners unsupported. You need another tube out as far as you can on the corners to connect the inside of the cab to your outside B pillar.
I fear those corners will crush in a hard roll. That would be bad
I fear those corners will crush in a hard roll. That would be bad
No I'm not leaving them. I'm far from done...
Managed to get the two legs made up in no time flat saturday morning but then proceeded to run into a snag. Believe it or not I have rough ideas in my head of the direction I want to go but I don't always lay it all out in great detail until I'm actually doing it.
Well I took a look under the nice flat spot in the floor at the back of the cab and realized the underside was an absolute mess. Long story short I ended up cutting the whole dang section out on both sides from the top and making some 1/4" plates to weld back in so my cage flanges with the shear pin can suck up nice and flat against one another. Sucked up more time than I'd like to admit but it's all in and done so that's what counts.
This week after work in the evenings when I have time I'm going to work on the bottom of the 4 plates and how they'll tie back into the frame or existing tube work.
Hopefully this week my seats and harnesses will be here so we can start figuring out how to mount them to the cage (kinda scratching my head on this one, not so much for a rear mount since I can tie that into the newly placed b pillars but the front doesn't have anything to tie into).
We can put a harness bar in between the legs I put in this weekend too, what's the rule of thumb on the height of it?
A couple inches below the person's shoulder height or a couple inches below where the harnesses exit the back of the seat? Something like that...
Anywhoo here's some pics, oh and we had to take the back glass out in order to weld the tubes all the way around. I have a friend with a slider rear window so I'll put that one back in instead of this one.
Well I took a look under the nice flat spot in the floor at the back of the cab and realized the underside was an absolute mess. Long story short I ended up cutting the whole dang section out on both sides from the top and making some 1/4" plates to weld back in so my cage flanges with the shear pin can suck up nice and flat against one another. Sucked up more time than I'd like to admit but it's all in and done so that's what counts.
This week after work in the evenings when I have time I'm going to work on the bottom of the 4 plates and how they'll tie back into the frame or existing tube work.
Hopefully this week my seats and harnesses will be here so we can start figuring out how to mount them to the cage (kinda scratching my head on this one, not so much for a rear mount since I can tie that into the newly placed b pillars but the front doesn't have anything to tie into).
We can put a harness bar in between the legs I put in this weekend too, what's the rule of thumb on the height of it?
A couple inches below the person's shoulder height or a couple inches below where the harnesses exit the back of the seat? Something like that...
Anywhoo here's some pics, oh and we had to take the back glass out in order to weld the tubes all the way around. I have a friend with a slider rear window so I'll put that one back in instead of this one.
On the harness bar, you pretty much nailed it with the height under the shoulders.
I'm always impressed with your skills Avery, and the fact that you do this out of your driveway. You give me a little bit of hope that I can do not even half of what you're doing in the same manner
chevysmithz71
1/2 ton status
looking good. Keep it up
Thanks for the kind words. Just get out there and do it! I don't always know what I'm doing, I just kinda go outside and start bending and notching until I like how it looks.
Excellent work! 
y5mgisi
1 ton status
You are killin this cage man! I love that you dont rush through things. Its something i have been trying to work on with the way i do things.
The cage is looking awesome.
chevysmithz71
1/2 ton status
You do good work young man. I truely appreciate anyone who takes pride in there work, kudos
You're giving this guy way too much credit. His sister does most the work.
You do good work young man. I truely appreciate anyone who takes pride in there work, kudos
Thanks!
