Does this look stock to you?

[CA650]

Guys,

I put a wildhorses style family roll cage into my 74 bronco. After working to fit the cage and spending a lot time on it I just couldn't get it symmetrical such that the roll cage up risers were perfectly equal distances from the bed rails.

In the end I trimmed out and welded a notch in the bed where the fuel filler pipes intrude into the bed.

Picture here:
https://74bronco.shutterfly.com/pictures/37

It's painted black again now and the cage is in with perfect symmetry.

My question is... Does everyone have trouble fitting these roll cages?
Does the bed of my 74 look stock (before I made the notch )?

My guess was that the roll cage had its feet (bottom plates) a little out of alignment but maybe the trucks vary or the bed of this one is a little different. Anyway it's in now and looks great.

Interested to hear your thoughts?

I'm sure many here have installed those cages.

 

[House]

Looks like you did a great job, but I haven't seen that need to be done yet...

 

[half cab]

Looks like you did a great job, but I haven't seen that need to be done yet...

What he said^^^

 

[CA650]

Shame I hated to do it but it looks good.
The alternative was to cut the plates off the roll cage and re-weld them a few centemsters over.. The guys at wildhorses didn't like that idea.

I sort of like the other idea better than the way I went but it's perfect now so it it's what it is.

 

[Crush]

Yes your inner quarter looks right to me. My 76 looks identical. On my 77 I had to beat in the inner quarter a little to get it to sit straight so like all bronco parts. There is always modding to do. Lol

Fantastic job by the way;D

 

[JGbronc]

You did a good job modding it. I too have never heard of that having to be done, and yes your tub looks like it was stock before.

 

[CA650]

Thanks for the replies. I think the inner quarter is stock and the truck is straight.

Next time I will try cutting the plates off and re-welding them or sending it back if it's off. I think some of the plates were mispositioned on the roll cage tubes. For example one plate had a hole so close to the weld that it was impossible to get a bolt into the hole. I do like the shape of the cage.