Not Another CTOR Build

[danger88ranger]

So now that is all gone, what are the plans?

 

[CheapThrillB2]

roll cage, and possibly some type of fabric top. My buddies mom owns/runs a boat cover/seating shop that she runs out of their barn.

 

[compleckz]

Holy Crap!!!!

 

[Woods-Rider]

Nice. i was just thinking to myself earlier today when you were going to chop it. I love chop tops!

 

[LIMA BEAN]

Is that a rock or a giant tater on the drvr side? Other side is well you know... bent in. I dig rip snortin mountain goats and thats on its way bro. Cool

 

[samsonitesamsonite]

just a shot from the front

looks like the front of my yj

 

[CheapThrillB2]

got my pass knuckle back today, i hope to get back at it for a bit saturday bight and sunday morning. I gotta get the knuckle on a nd it sitting so i can measure for the steering arms.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

got a small amount done today, was feeling a little rough after last nite. Small hang over

pass side knuckle finished and assm and on the truck

got the tie rods sitting on the arms. Had to measure the length of the tubes to buy and thread.

width turned out almost dead on with the 8.8 and adapters.

just a shot from the front

also played with a buddies harbor frieght bender and was able to bend some 1 1/4 into 90s without any type of kinking so next weekend i'll probably start building the cage in it.

 

[danger88ranger]

Were you using pipe or tubing in that bender?

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Were you using pipe or tubing in that bender?

Its 1-1/4" Sch 40 A500 grade B, so thats 1.66" OD with a 0.140" wall, which is stronger than the usual mild steel HREW 1-5/8" 0.120" wall that most people use.

http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=1919


okay having never built a cage nor have helped with building a cage and using a harbor freight bender i have to admit building a cage SUCKS.......oh and not having an actual tube notcher doesn't help either.....

heres my progress thus far

got everything tacked all good and nice then start welding and the stupid things warps and becomes a PITA.....pretty much all my plans backfired. Go at it again tomorrow and hopefully get it close to finished up.

FLAME ON

 

[Evan]

As long as you have the cage anchored well to the frame and your welds are decent, I think that should hold. I can see how it could be a bitch to implement a cage.

Any plans to get your doubler working in this rig?

 

[CheapThrillB2]

yeah the doubler may find its way into the B2, right now all my bits and peices are off at a buddies race shop, hes looking into building one peice shafts for it and others.

 

[Bray D]

I think the cage looks great, especially using the HF bender. keep up the good work and I'm sure you'll find a way to make it turn out the way you plan.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

I think the cage looks great, especially using the HF bender. keep up the good work and I'm sure you'll find a way to make it turn out the way you plan.

i spent quite a bit of time playing with the bender useing used pipe to get to a point to where i could make the bends with no kinks and no dimples in the pipe. Once i got the hang of it i went and bought the new stuff and started the cage. I was happy with the bends, i don't have a single dimple or kink in any of the pipes.

 

[Bray D]

I used sch40 when I made my doors and didn't have problems with kinking, it just flattened out the corners. whats your secret? did you fill the pipe before bending?