finally built a cage!! what ya think so far?

[broncoitis]

Cage looks awesome! Nice work. ;D

 

[jlake4130]

The paint on some of the tubes you used to tie the A piller supports of the cage to the frame/sliders makes it look like water pipe? Say it isn't so?:-[
Still, awesome job though!

 

[TTTGOWYO]

I would hate to get in a collision with your rig, that thing is going to be SOLID. Nice design on the cage. Good work..

 

[jperry1290]

if only i had a tube bender and a notcher. looks nice

 

[Entourage]

That cage is sick! One of the best designs yet.

 

[broncomitch]

The paint on some of the tubes you used to tie the A piller supports of the cage to the frame/sliders makes it look like water pipe? Say it isn't so?:-[
Still, awesome job though!

not sure what the stuff was beside's it's 2'' steel.

my bro found it in a house along with other steel and used it way back for his sliders and took a heck of a beating.

burned up two hole saw's notching the stuff.


thanks for the compliments guy's

 

[broncomitch]

a long over due battery tray.

no more battery's falling out for me

had to trim alittle bit off my gauge cluster cus it sit's next to the front down tube.

got the cage bolted in and the front tube's. witch really stiffened up the front end...now if i could only get my hands on a bender so i can build my bumper...

im mounting my winch between my frame, i had to cut the grill up alittle bit but wanted that weight as low as i can get it and as far in as i could.

better then sitting passed the frame and on top blocking most of the grill/rad.

and i put my soft top back on, no interference from the cage.

sure hides the cage tho.

 

[TTTGOWYO]

Wish I was your neighbor.. I see Mountains in the background too.. Man, I miss those. Awesome job on the cage.. It is sad to see all the work covered up by the top, but at least it is "summeR" out there almost.. Enjoy it.

 

[broncomitch]

that day was pretty much the first hot day we had. it's been raining alot.

my neighbor's hate me lol so make your wish come true and get over here so i have someone that wont call code enforcement on me all day long. %)

 

[stlo]

im just guessing that your neighbors hate your ass....lmao...which company did you get the beadlocks from?....cage looks good

 

[broncomitch]

i got em from a guy around town, but said he copyed em from DIY.

i tryed to sell em but no luck so desided to use em till i go with H1's and 42's

 

[KyleQ]

Shouldn't you use fish plates when welding tube to the frame vs welding directly to the frame? Or does that not matter - ?

 

[broncomitch]

i dont see it making a much of a differance. unless ya have a hole for the pipe to slide into,weld the pipe to the frame then slide the plate over it and weld it all up.

without that ya still have all that area in the middle that's unwelded and putting just as much stress on the wled. but i dunno.

 

[GrillMaster]

Looks great! What kind of notcher and bender did you use?

 

[broncomitch]

notcher is a cheap harbor freight, not sure on the bender, i think it's a Pro Tools 105 with the air jack kit.

 

[jmhend]

very nice..

 

[broncomitch]

well bro didnt want to finish the bumper so he brought it down and i finished it.



I'll be adding a plate between the bottom tube's and i want to have 3 dimpled hole's in them.

and when i get my airshocks from a buddy ill tie my shock hoop's into the tube's running down the fender's. (fyi) ill be selling my wheel's&tires,axles.

I think i did ok for my first tube bumber.

 

[sprdv1]

I think you did very well too!! That's Unique..!

 

[BDAZSVT]

Looks good

 

[Hank_]

Great job on the cage. That must have taken a ton of time. Cool that you have the skills to make stuff like that.


Henry