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Roll cage build

finished the roof and b pillar supports
blazercage.jpg
 
i love the rear tubes man! Looks great!
 
That looks awesome!!! I have been pondering different designs for mine, but yours is about 99% of what I am looking for. Would you mind if I copied it?
 
MNorby said:
finished the roof and b pillar supports
blazercage.jpg
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Is it wrong that I want to have sex with that? :o

I am definitely using this as a guideline for mine. :bow: :bow: :bow:

Nice work.

Later,
Buddy
 
Looks like it will offer a nice spot for the spare if wanted too. :waytogo:

Fits really nicely into the lines of a 1st gen, congrats! :bow:

Most excellent.
 
Sweet cage man!

Ok two questions...

Matt: How does this attach to your frame? Or where does the tube go once it gets to the floor?

Greg: How did you go about welding the tube together on the roof-side? Hope that made sense...but where the tubes meet you can weld like 3/4 of the way around but what about the part stuck up against the roof?

Overhead_Shot_Finished.jpg
 
so far 110 feet into cage and front bumper. Prob 95 feet in cage. Currently just bolted to floor but will tie into slider supports now that I know where they go through floor now.
 
Avery4jc said:
Greg: How did you go about welding the tube together on the roof-side? Hope that made sense...but where the tubes meet you can weld like 3/4 of the way around but what about the part stuck up against the roof?

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That cage was designed to be fully removeable. The front A-pillar area was a separate assembly that attached to the main hoop with GR-8 bolts. The rear support legs also bolted to the main hoop using that same technique.

Basically, everything was mocked-up in place and spot welded. Then finish welded outside the truck.....painted, then re-installed for the final time.

The other technique is to design the cage so that it can be slid back just far enough to get access to the top of the tubes for welding. Having the topper removed helps quite a bit.

If you take another look at the rest of those photos in my gallery, the details should become clearer. That was a fun project. The sunvisors were still functional and the glovebox door worked perfectly and didn't have to be modified at all. I was really pleased with how tightly I was able to tuck all the tubes up next to the windshield also...


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had a local guy come ask me where I got it fromt too. He wants me to build on for his 72. Maybe I can see how hard to replicate and keep track of my tubes and bend measurements.
 
MNorby said:
finished the roof and b pillar supports
blazercage.jpg
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That IS a nice cage design..... a bit unconventional when compared to the run-of-the-mill K5 cages, but not a totally impractical jungle gym setup either.

Some of the specific features I like are:
  • Front header bar more closely follows windshield than most I've seen
  • Angled diagonal bars over seats preserve headroom
  • Tubes join at a true "node" in the center of the cage to distribute forces correctly
  • Support "V" behind seats still allows for "walkthrough" capability to rear area
  • Rearmost triplebend bar overhead adds some visual interest
That's a really nice job. I'd bet the hours involved are tremendous.....you sure you REALLY want to offer to build another one??
 
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