NOVI FED COUPE
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Covington
Thats what I was seeing also. I didnt know if maybe he did run a third lower link and I just couldnt see it in the picture.
reason for selling...
- Thread starter rredalty
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NOVI FED COUPE
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Covington
It does look like a third link(upper) coming down on the passenger side though...I dont know???
NOVI FED COUPE
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Covington
After looking at the first pics of the truck it does just look like 2 links and a trac bar.
shortxjdoug
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- Location
- Chattanooga tn
whoa there partner get your thoughts together.... its a rock-krawler three link by the way...
derrick94XJ
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- Location
- GA
I was wondering too. I happened to see the third link attached to the chunk.
rredalty
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- Location
- Lenoir City, TN
Talking with a bud earlier about notching tube and he pointed out that it might be something I should add to this. Not everyone has a notcher but for someone with a welder, bender and a grinder, a cage can be easily built. I'll gop through the build of my cage shortly but for now I'll just show how I do notching in 2 min.
After you get your tubing bent up and ready to go in, always leave extra to trim to legnth. Once you have measured and decided where your end point of the tubing needs to be to intersect with the other, cut it. I'll show a 90* in this but same theory applies to any degree with some basic geometry.
What I do is cut into the tubing at approx 30* angles from the side, leaving about .5" flat on the end once both cuts are made. You don't want it to be pointed, the tubing will not wrap that far around same size tubing.
This is when I will change to a coarse grit flap disk on the grinder. starting at the lowest point of the cuts I will drag from the center out and create a better fitment to the tubing.
This is what you will end up with when it's done on both sides.
Once it fits great go over it and clean it up and put a bevel on the tube and you're done...
After you get your tubing bent up and ready to go in, always leave extra to trim to legnth. Once you have measured and decided where your end point of the tubing needs to be to intersect with the other, cut it. I'll show a 90* in this but same theory applies to any degree with some basic geometry.
What I do is cut into the tubing at approx 30* angles from the side, leaving about .5" flat on the end once both cuts are made. You don't want it to be pointed, the tubing will not wrap that far around same size tubing.
This is when I will change to a coarse grit flap disk on the grinder. starting at the lowest point of the cuts I will drag from the center out and create a better fitment to the tubing.
This is what you will end up with when it's done on both sides.
Once it fits great go over it and clean it up and put a bevel on the tube and you're done...
shortxjdoug
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chattanooga tn
so this means the cage has begun.... nice, my junk is about ready to go as well
MELKORsXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chattanooga, TN
:listenmus your cage is starting to rust :scared:
rredalty
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lenoir City, TN
started on cage tonight around 5. main hoop is in, a-pillar bars are in, dash bars and dash vertical are in, still needs harness bar and rear runners if I decide to do them but I'm thinking I'm not going to run them. Anyone see a reason I need to cut holes in the back of my cab to run 2 bars to the rear frame rails?
- Location
- Camden, SC
Would have to see what you have first. But off the top of my head, it would strengthen the cage from folding back in a vertical roll off a ledge. A hard hit like that could fold the whole cab backwards. And I really do not want to pull your ass out of that mess!
You could build a hoop in the bed with down bars. Then attach it with a plate to the cab and then do the same with the cage inside. Just bolt them together then you dont have a hole in the rear you have 4 small holes. LOL! :cheers:
rredalty
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- Location
- Lenoir City, TN
cage needs some paint but it's all done and welded, ended up running through the rear cab wall.
Also spent some time on the lathe today and got the pully machined for the york 210, took it from a double v bent to a serp style.
Also spent some time on the lathe today and got the pully machined for the york 210, took it from a double v bent to a serp style.
rredalty
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- Location
- Lenoir City, TN
No bed pics, here is the interior. Harnesses go in tomorrow along with the CB and then the interior is done. Yes, that's gator on the seats.
- Location
- Camden, SC
No bed pics, here is the interior. Harnesses go in tomorrow along with the CB and then the interior is done. Yes, that's gator on the seats.
What did you steal those out of?
LiL Timmy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- chattanooga, TN
I like the cage Matt I cant wait to get mine done. Im just going to let you have the jeep for a day and you can just go with it. Nice touch with the gator covered seats, riding in true southern comfort.
rredalty
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lenoir City, TN
Thanks. Glenn, the seats are factory MJ buckets without headrests. The cage sits on top of the seat and the upper main hoop supports will have pads on them for head protection.
- Location
- Camden, SC
Looks good but I have never seen that on mj or xj seats before.
rredalty
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lenoir City, TN
Seen the alligator?
- Location
- Camden, SC
I have seen pleanty fo gators. Live in FLorida and Hilton Head for a while.
MELKORsXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chattanooga, TN
very nice matt!!! i've been waitin' to see those seats for awhile now...
mmm... just need to come up with a design for me now, lol.
mmm... just need to come up with a design for me now, lol.
