Blue heeps Cage Build

[jrowell]

Well... There is that...

 

[jrowell]

Finished welding everything in today.




A few little hiccups... the welding caused the bar above the windshield to suck down more than I expected. Still have about 1/4 inch of clearance. same with the main gutter bar, the welding kinda sucked it up a little. Cranked on it with some ratchet straps and it was good.

 

[jrowell]

Inside came out great.

Going to bolt this B pillar leg to a support underneath that goes to the frame. Not a lot to weld to here...

 

[Phil]

Were they running a two-for-one special on roof bars?

 

[jrowell]

Re: Re: Blue heeps Cage Build

Were they running a two-for-one special on roof bars?

Close... It was buy 2 get 2 for the same price.

 

[POSJ]

LCOG was so 2012...

 

[jrowell]

Ya, I'm guessing those 4 center bars add around 15-20 pounds. The cargo that is contained inside the b and c pillars is very important to me. I'll know when I start driving it if it feels really heavy. Worse case I cut them out.

 

[cracker]

My cage is probably 270# of steel.

 

[jrowell]

Were they running a two-for-one special on roof bars?

LCOG was so 2012...

Thanks for voicing your concerns AFTER I weld the frikin thing together! LOL :>)

 

[jrowell]

My cage is probably 270# of steel.

I wish i would have weighed my heep before the cage. I used 110 feet of 1.5" tubing. I think that weighs 1.7lbs per foot. That puts mine around 190lbs? I guess I'll just make my wife walk to offset that weight!

 

[cracker]

I wish i would have weighed my heep before the cage. I used 110 feet of 1.5" tubing. I think that weighs 1.7lbs per foot. That puts mine around 190lbs? I guess I'll just make my wife walk to offset that weight!

You wife is not 190lbs......

 

[jrowell]

Sigh... sadly no... :rattle:

She's big boned... Shut up!

 

[cracker]

lol

 

[GSequoia]

"Oh I want crash protection and rigidity" is bullshit.

I know you just did it for additional rooftop load carrying capacity.

 

[jrowell]

"Oh I want crash protection and rigidity" is bullshit.

I know you just did it for additional rooftop load carrying capacity.

Ha! Now that is a low C.O.G.!!!! That's what happens when you take your wife and 2 daughters on the trail camping. This cage is to keep my roof from collapsing under the load!

This year my wife wanted to take my 3rd daughter to swamp with us... I said where the hell we going to put her?!? Going to have to build a 2nd XJ just to carry all the crap!

 

[GSequoia]

Carry clothes inside the tires.

 

[David_Bricker]

I'm not sure I've ever thought a rig was going to flop, that didn't, as much as on that section of the trail.

David Bricker / SYR

 

[jrowell]

Got it painted. Went with black. Now to start re-assembling the interior.

 

[POSJ]

Damn, this thread got back on track...

 

[rockclimber]

what's up with the dead tubes in the back? plans to tie those in to something?