Roll Cage installed pics

[88K5Jimmy]

The bar across the top of the cab is from a factory 75 Blazer that we cut down and modified to fit as it is shown and the rear is from a mid 70's Blazer with no modifications, both 2". The rear portion connecting those two bars is also 2" and the front cage portion is 1½" It is only bolted to the floor for now, not sure if it needs to go to the frame or not at this time as my floor and body is solid. I need to put another coat of paint on it and some padding and it's good to go. Pics are under roll cage album.

Teaser:

 

[vortec]

looks good. i'd go to the frame, though. even a perfect body is pretty weak when i comes to a roll.

 

[Tabb]

Cool, I got a 77 rollbar in mine. It's mounted just behind the cab and the diagonal tubes are bolted to the fenderwells. It's gonna be the starting point for my cage when I get another rollbar for the rear. What kinda mods did you do to the front one?

 

[pauly383]

Nice I am working on doing mine too . using the same factory type bars as a starting point .

And whether it goes to the frame or not , you need a larger plate on the underside with smooth edges to sandwhich it it .

 

[88K5Jimmy]

Cool, I got a 77 rollbar in mine. It's mounted just behind the cab and the diagonal tubes are bolted to the fenderwells. It's gonna be the starting point for my cage when I get another rollbar for the rear. What kinda mods did you do to the front one?

It was too tall or too short, can't remember, because of the floor pan differences. I think too tall so I had to trim down some of the tube and then reweld it to the plate.

 

[88K5Jimmy]

Nice I am working on doing mine too . using the same factory type bars as a starting point .

And whether it goes to the frame or not , you need a larger plate on the underside with smooth edges to sandwhich it it .

Yep, already ahead of you. I just need to make ones for the front bars and the floorboard will be completely sandwiched between two plates. The underside plates also give me the option of welding some tube to them and attaching it to the frame later down the road.

 

[88Silverado]

It looks great !!

There was a discussion a while back about going to the frame or body. Mixed reviews on that one. The off-roaders say going to the frame greatly limits the flexibility. There is a lot of frame twisting going on when off-roading but the frame is the safest place to take it to.

 

[boz42]

The frames under our trucks are weak too, if the cage is not properly tied tot he frame, it can cause a whole new set of problems.

With that said I took mine to the frame, it is tied in 10 places.

 

[88K5Jimmy]

It was too tall or too short, can't remember, because of the floor pan differences. I think too tall so I had to trim down some of the tube and then reweld it to the plate.

Sorry, now that I think about it, it was too short.