Cage construction

[David Taylor]

25" top
46" bottom

Center of bolt to center of bolt

 

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25" top
46" bottom

Center of bolt to center of bolt

Thanks

 

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Finished the basic frame work. Tomorrow I'll start tieing in and adding supports and braces.
Front bumper...

 

[corbinafly]

likkin goood

 

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As per Dave's observation, I thru the tape measure around again, and decided to widen the rear cage by 9". It also allowed me to pick up the
upper spanners more cleanly than planned.

 

[Stukboy]

Looks nice!!! Are you going to use a winch up front? Will it be infront of or behind the stinger?
On a side note: Is that garage in your home? I'm very jelious!!!!
Stukboy

 

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Looks nice!!! Are you going to use a winch up front? Will it be infront of or behind the stinger?
On a side note: Is that garage in your home? I'm very jelious!!!!
Stukboy

The winch will mount behind it. The radiator is moving to behind the drivers seat area.
And 'yes' that is my home garage.

 

[David Taylor]

Your tires are going to hit that tube. You can't have anything back there.
Look at the back of mine. The tire needs all that space. My tire will just touch
the under side of that tube.

It gets this close to the shock when flexed out.

 

[corbinafly]

Your tires are going to hit that tube. You can't have anything back there.

His thinking must be heat and alcohol induced.

 

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Upon further review.....
I'm going to narrow the back by 2" rather than widen it by 9".
That will allow for upper shock mounts as well as tire clearance.
Well.....in theory.

 

[Jeff 98XJ WI]

How does Paul get away with his setup?

How about Matt in the Cat? He's got a box back there. I was hoping to be able to lay a 40" tire flat in the back behind an aluminum across the bed pickup storage box on my MJ project (everything behind the cab is currently gone.) Hmm, maybe that isn't going to work. Jeff

 

[David Taylor]

How does Paul get away with his setup?

How about Matt in the Cat? He's got a box back there. I was hoping to be able to lay a 40" tire flat in the back behind an aluminum across the bed pickup storage box on my MJ project (everything behind the cab is currently gone.) Hmm, maybe that isn't going to work. Jeff

Paul runs 14's. that helps a little. If you look at the pic you can see he had to cut all the way through the frame. There is just the inner side of the box left.

 

[Goatman]

Upon further review.....
I'm going to narrow the back by 2" rather than widen it by 9".
That will allow for upper shock mounts as well as tire clearance.
Well.....in theory.

And build some nodes.

One of the design parameters when I built mine was that there would be no dead end tubes. I ended up with a couple, unavoidable to be able to put everything where it needed to be, but there are only a couple tube intersections in the whole buggy that don't tie 3 o more tubes together.


Nodes.........you can do it.

 

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And build some nodes.

One of the design parameters when I built mine was that there would be no dead end tubes. I ended up with a couple, unavoidable to be able to put everything where it needed to be, but there are only a couple tube intersections in the whole buggy that don't tie 3 o more tubes together.


Nodes.........you can do it.

Yep

 

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I finally got started on welding it together. But, there are still some changes in the mix. Lowering the A pillar spanner for one;

And coming up with a slider for the B pillar;

That little slider piece took me an hour to make, it needs to fit just right....

 

[JESSE A]

lookin nice rick, you better take me for a ride!

 

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Lowered the spanner bar.
The only thing I have gotten done this week (beside welding...)
Also started the rough work on the winch mount and cutting the old
grill to fit.

 

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I'm going to run a fuel cell (the build will be KOH spec stuff.)
Do I need a fuel gauge or not?
Check these out.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-293210/
The cost isn't the issue here. But, can I add a sender to the Summit
tank for less than the RCI unit?

Suggestions?

 

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Quick question;
When running a Atlas transfer case, the drive shaft never enters into the tunnel area of the Cherokee?
What I want to do is run a 2"x4" accross this area, basicly from rail to rail,then mount my links to that (it won't be welded to the unibody, but to the cage.)
The 2x4 will be run narrow side down (larger flat side up.)

 

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Never mind, got it figured out.