Bed Cage

[RaceRanger97]

Finally got around to finishing my bed cage now that i have a break from school... Here is what i got done tonight:

probably be workin on it in the morning..more to come.

 

[84projectFORD]

Race, why dont you ditch the bed and just put a set of fiberglass fenders on there? that beds gettn a bit thin lol. hell with how things are startin to drop in price you might be able to get some fenders in RDC for fairly cheap. that and id bet you could get d ecent amount of cash for scrap on the bed. Thats where my bed and Exploder are headed lol

 

[RaceRanger97]

Race, why dont you ditch the bed and just put a set of fiberglass fenders on there? that beds gettn a bit thin lol. hell with how things are startin to drop in price you might be able to get some fenders in RDC for fairly cheap. that and id bet you could get d ecent amount of cash for scrap on the bed. Thats where my bed and Exploder are headed lol

lol i know i know...im going to plasma out the bed completely any day now. yeah i have found alotta fenders for cheap..i just gotta make the drive and go get them. the bed would already be gone but since its my dd i dont feel like gettin pulled over for having no fenders in the rain. i should have some glass ones here soon.

 

[RaceRanger97]

well since I am not going to be able to work on it for a few days i decided to do paint what was there. I also painted my rims.

few more fab pics:

Few more weeks and the F-O-A's should be bolted on =)

 

[burningRANGERtires]

what paint you use on the steel???

 

[RaceRanger97]

what paint you use on the steel???

i have been using engine enamel and it works pretty good

 

[RaceRanger97]

Got some more done on the cage:

My buddy working on his yota:

 

[dusto2]

nevermind first post, at first glance looked like shocks were hooked up, looking good

 

[fx2prerunner]

looks good now all you have to do is cut and bend all the peices again and send me a set. lol. I love this build, keep up the posts and the work

 

[fx2prerunner]

are you using that red pipe bender in the pic? how are you preventing the pipe from flatening and kinking? what size and kind of pipe are you using?

 

[RaceRanger97]

are you using that red pipe bender in the pic? how are you preventing the pipe from flatening and kinking? what size and kind of pipe are you using?

only on a few light bends...doesnt kink .120 wall tubing at all..all the bigger beds were done on a hydraulic bender

 

[fx2prerunner]

diameter? DOM? Im only asking cause within the next 2 months im starting my own cage and all and any info is needed

 

[RaceRanger97]

diameter? DOM? Im only asking cause within the next 2 months im starting my own cage and all and any info is needed

1.75" .120 wall cold rolled for the bed cage

 

[koda6966]

Going too add on another tire carrier/tire on there?

Also, any plans to add on a cage in the cab attached to the bed cage?

 

[84projectFORD]

lol i know i know...im going to plasma out the bed completely any day now. yeah i have found alotta fenders for cheap..i just gotta make the drive and go get them. the bed would already be gone but since its my dd i dont feel like gettin pulled over for having no fenders in the rain. i should have some glass ones here soon.

haha got ya well if you run across any rears for a gen 1 let me know, need some for mine.

One question though, why leave a big shear point where i circled? i know the cage aint done yet but if you roll (which no one wants ) but if you dothe cage would shear right there and the rest of the cage would fall back and do no good. The more tubes you have intersecting at the joints the better to keep form shearing. Looks damn good though and im just givin a suggestion but i know your also not done yet so