New Tom’s “Plate Style” family cage

chuckyb

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• Aug 20, 2018

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Looks like TBP is offering a new cage option, plates along kick panels instead of the full down bars. Any experience, feedback or pics? Seems like it may be a nice option.

 

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https://www.tomsbroncoparts.com/product/1421-plate-style-6-point-family-interior-bar-cage

 

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Reminds me of what Digger556 did with his cage design in his Bronco.

Todd Z.

 

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Killer. I like it.
Room for my big feet, lol, but still strong.
Digging it.

Interested to hear what our peanut gallery here at CB has to say.

 

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According to their website, that roll cage can cause cancer, but only if you live in California.

 

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Also in California there will be a tax. Of I’m sorry a fee every time you look at it or touch it .
Need a bronco you must have lived in CA haaa

 

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Just wait till they catch you drinking your organic iced tea with a straw.

 

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needabronco said:

According to their website, that roll cage can cause cancer, but only if you live in California.

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Everything in California causes cancer. It's a miracle we all survive.

 

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Bonefizz said:

Everything in California causes cancer. It's a miracle we all survive.

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...until we don't.

It does look a lot like Digger's approach...which I was going to borrow when I built my cage. It's a good idea, and can only be made stronger IMO by tying into the forward cab body mount.

 

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I dig it.

Wonder if they'll sell just a seat forward section as an upgrade to a regular roll bar.

Kind of like this one;
https://www.tomsbroncoparts.com/product/interior-roll-bar-front-cage-kit-2-tubing-120-wall-66-77-early-ford-bronco-new

 

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Apogee said:

...until we don't.

It does look a lot like Digger's approach...which I was going to borrow when I built my cage. It's a good idea, and can only be made stronger IMO by tying into the forward cab body mount.

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I like Digger's approach as well but decided to just cut the dash to move the A pillars behind it. I also attached it to the forward cab body mounts, see pictures. If/when I get another one (you know you can't own just one) I think I will do the front like Diggers.

I like that design, good job Toms.

 

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Apogee

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The flat plate method sure saves a lot of the dash work required to go behind the dash, which is something I would like to do as well. At 6'4", I don't have a lot of extra room to spare in the driver's compartment, and getting in and out is a bit of an acrobatic event anyway, so the cleaner it is and the fewer things to bang a knee on the better.

 

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bronconut73 said:

Killer. I like it.
Room for my big feet, lol, but still strong.
Digging it.

Interested to hear what our peanut gallery here at CB has to say.

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got it installed yet;D

 

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As far as strength and forward mounting goes, I'm staying with traditional tubing.

 

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toddz69 said:

Reminds me of what Digger556 did with his cage design in his Bronco.

Todd Z.

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Didn't Bax do one like this too?

 

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Skiddy said:

got it installed yet;D

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Just saying i like it.

I have the Overhaulin' roll bar/cage.

But as was said above I would like to add it to mine.

 

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toddz69 said:

Reminds me of what Digger556 did with his cage design in his Bronco.

Todd Z.

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Probably has something to do with the guy from Tom's hitching a ride with me from Super Celebration up to the James Duff open house. He saw the cage and commented that it was the solution his bosses were pressing him for.

Maybe I'm biased, but I think mine's a little better engineered.

 

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Digger556 said:

Maybe I'm biased, but I think mine's a little better engineered.

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Just because you're biased, doesn't mean you're not right.

 

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• Aug 23, 2018

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I wouldn’t mind a conversion kit basically with the crossbar and down plates. I’d readily modify my existing cage if a kit were available. Sure would make the interior more user friendly.

 

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bronconut73 said:

Just saying i like it.

I have the Overhaulin' roll bar/cage.

But as was said above I would like to add it to mine.

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Maybe later.. always an option right