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Tying cage to frame with a truck cab...

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Yes I've searched... And if you're one of those people who think tying into just to body is ok you can just click the back button on your browser.

Anyone have a good method for tying your main hoop into the frame in a cab truck? The way the support is designed for the body mounts I'm thinking cutting it will weaken the structure of the cab. (the "shelf" behind the seats on the cab trucks. Blazers dont have this) I would like to install plates to make the cab removeable.
 
Here are the only pics of how we tied mine in.

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Thats a blazer isn't it? I've seen your pics. The cab mounts behind the seat are different and there is a support under there I dont think is safe to cut up.
 
This is sorta what I'm talking about...

You can see where the body mount is and the metal in question it bolts through. The main hoop would come down though the cab about 8-12" outside each of these body mounts, but I'm concerned about cutting this support.
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On the front there is the main body mount, we just plated around it with 1/4" plate and tied to the frame. I will see if I can get some pics tonight.
 
Not sure if this will help or not. But what ive seen ppl do is. run the bar like I have (mine is bolted to the body with a 1/4 " 5 x5 plate underneith (sandwiching the body in between) But anyways. Ive seen them run the bar where mine is and then run an elbow under the same spot, sandwich the two plates between the body like I did, but run the elbow over to the frame. to help tie the two bars better you could drill a hole in the floor and run a smaller dia. bar inside the top and bottom bar.

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I think this idea is less obtrusive inside the cab and puts the bars further out away from the center of the truck. Roll bars/cages should be mounted as tight to the structures as possible. This allows less movement of the panels,body or roof. so in the event of mild roll over, your not caving in the truck as bad.
 
cegusman said:
On the front there is the main body mount, we just plated around it with 1/4" plate and tied to the frame. I will see if I can get some pics tonight.
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yeah im not really worried about the front I'll either go through the floor in front of or behind the cab mount. I'm just concerned about the rear hoop.

badmix said:
Not sure if this will help or not. But what ive seen ppl do is. run the bar like I have (mine is bolted to the body with a 1/4 " 5 x5 plate underneith (sandwiching the body in between) But anyways. Ive seen them run the bar where mine is and then run an elbow under the same spot, sandwich the two plates between the body like I did, but run the elbow over to the frame. to help tie the two bars better you could drill a hole in the floor and run a smaller dia. bar inside the top and bottom bar.

I think this idea is less obtrusive inside the cab and puts the bars further out away from the center of the truck. Roll bars/cages should be mounted as tight to the structures as possible. This allows less movement of the panels,body or roof. so in the event of mild roll over, your not caving in the truck as bad.
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I think you're missing my concern. I'm aware of the plates and sandwiches and all that potato salad; 'm worried about cutting supporting sheetmetal outa the rear cab support to make the sandwich.... The body mounts behind the seats are a different from blazer to cab truck. Blazer is easy. Yall have tons of room to mount seats too cause you dont have the hump.:haha:
 
Can you go through the floor with the tube then do a plate to bolt to the frame or another plate then to the frame.

If your 8-12 outside of that you should be fine
 
its very common to use a hole saw and drill through the sheet metal to allow the cage to drop down to finish weld a cage. At this time it is possible to also sleeve and weld mounts to the frame. THis way you are tied to the frame and you also manage to tuck that cage as close to the sheet metal roof as possible. Most in-cab prerunner cages are built in this manner.
 
Yeah I sarted thinking about going straight through the body with tube and then making it removable at the frame, however I'd need to put in a sleeve or slug on where it goes through the frame seeing how I need another bend on the hoop to make it to the frame rail. This is gonna be a b*tch for my first time working with tube I think..
 
cegusman,

I thought of the same thing with the DIY shackle flip, was going to do a similar kind of tie in there to my cage aswell. Brilliant minds think alike. :D
 
Slapperbar said:
Xtreme $X$ did this on a few shows.






I know I know. Still there's video of it. Maybe even a podcast or three.
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I'm not retarded, I know how to put tubing through a frame, but xtreme has never put a cage in a chevy truck cab and shown how they run it through the rear cab support.
 
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