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Cage thoughts

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by davistroy, Mar 23, 2014.

  1. Mar 23, 2014
    davistroy

    davistroy Grasshopper

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    Working through cage ideas after a ton of interwebs reading ... Do y'all mock up stuff with wood or PVC to not waste DOM?

    What do you guys think of this:

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    cage3 by Troy Davis, on Flickr

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    cage2 by Troy Davis, on Flickr

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    cage1 by Troy Davis, on Flickr
     
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  2. Mar 23, 2014
    davistroy

    davistroy Grasshopper

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    Thinking I need some sort of Left-to-Right diagonal ... Worried about seat interference ... Need to figure out how to plot my seats and bodies/heads in there.
     
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  3. Mar 23, 2014
    cj6/442

    cj6/442 Sponsor

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    do you plan on getting people or a big cooler back there ? I made mine out of pvc first,,,,,and 1 diagonal bar would be nice ......I put the diag bar from driver bottom to passenger top to protect my wife the most , but it does take up floor space .
     
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  4. Mar 25, 2014
    Project71-5

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    I really like the looks of that. I think that you would be fine without a diagonal, I would just add a shoulder harness bar. Two questions though:

    Can the main hoop be bent out of a single stick of tube?

    Will a soft top clear?
     
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  5. Mar 26, 2014
    davistroy

    davistroy Grasshopper

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    Main hoop is 236 inches as calculated by bend tech ... So it's close.

    I took the measurements with the soft top on, so I hope it would clear, but I'm thinking about mocking it up with 1x2 or 2x2 wood to validate it. My main worry is where my head will be ... I need to sit in the seat and get my wife to measure where the top and back if my head are.

    Since I don't have a bender and can't weld good enough for a cage, how much should a fab shop charge me to build something like this?
     
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  6. Mar 26, 2014
    Boyink

    Boyink Super Moderator Staff Member

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    It's been a few years but IIRC I paid $800 for this:
    http://boyink.com/cj6/rollcage/

    I think the shop took a bit of a beating on it though so plan more.
     
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  7. Mar 26, 2014
    tarry99

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    Can the main hoop be bent out of a single stick of tube?


    There would be no reason to even consider that the main hoop should be one single piece of tubing.............the "Main Hoop" over your head , behind the seat should be a single stick of tubing although most aftermarket folks that sell a kit will split that in half for shipping reasons.............

    As mentioned the Main Hoop should be one tube while the down tubes going forward from the Hoop to the floor should also be single tubes and welded at the intersect of the Main hoop.......... all other braces , rear hoop and diagonals also come off the hoop at that point.

    The effectiveness of any cage or roll bar that is not tied directly into the chassis severely limits it's ability to offer the protection for what it is designed for.
     
    tarry99, Mar 26, 2014
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