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Family Cage Ideas

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by jayhawkclint, Jun 6, 2007.

  1. Jun 6, 2007
    jayhawkclint

    jayhawkclint ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

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    Thinking about a family cage in the '70. Need some help figuring it out. I'm wondering if the tub is short enough and if I used tube thick enough that I could keep it open like this:
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    jayhawkclint, Jun 6, 2007
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    DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

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    You will want a support in the middle i cna see that being a weak point.
     
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    Warloch

    Warloch Did you say Flattie??? Staff Member

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    Your gonna want the 6 points. Look at the one I built on my page - It's about as minimal as I would go and have protection for all 4 seating locations.
     
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    bkap

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    :iagree:
     
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    jpflat2a

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    Boyink

    Boyink Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Clint - I don't remember, are you running a soft top on that rig?
     
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    jayhawkclint

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    Yep. SuperTop.
     
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    Boyink

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    Make sure to have the top up when you plan the cage...the way the Supertop slopes the rear window you'll have a hard time keeping the roll cage bar over/behind the heads of the backseat passengers and still inside the softop.

    That was a frustration on Dutch - I couldn't build a rollcage that technically satisfied the rules at the dunes and keep it within the softop.

    So I got rid of the Jeep...R) R)
     
    Boyink, Jun 7, 2007
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    Hansh

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    You need some triangulation to make your cage stronger. It is best to have short sections and triangles. The design in your photo will matchbox easily in a rollover.
     
    Hansh, Jun 7, 2007
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