Flatbed, rollcage phase 2 project

[Ranger Digger]

A little more progress:

Fender bars installed

Gas filler

X-brace

 

[lifeguard379]

That thing looks sweet! keep it up.

 

[bmxking5]

Awesome fab skills. Very nice job on your truck so far.

 

[JoshC]

Looks good man. I like the welds with Hobart in the back ground, looks like the one i've got too. What size tubing you using on the cage?

 

[410Fortune]

very nice, so is this going to tie into a cab cage?

 

[mynameisaric]

i second what everyone else said.

 

[shinermilller]

i agree, nice work. anyone wanna make me finish my sas? haha

 

[410Fortune]

it must come from within

 

[mynameisaric]

410Fortune = newage con###ius

 

[Ranger Digger]

The tube is 2" x .120 wall HREW. Not as strong as 2" x .120 wall DOM, but by the numbers the final product will be strong enough to support an upside down truck.


I will be doing an exo cage around the cab. My plan is to put a halo over the cab, have bars follow the A-pillars and go into the front fenders and tie into the rock sliders. There will also be bars running under the front fenders tying the A-pillar bars to the stinger on the front bumper and stiffing up the whole package.

 

[95offroadx]

you got a sweet ass idea man! cant wait to see it finshed

 

[sn0border88]

The tube is 2" x .120 wall HREW. Not as strong as 2" x .120 wall DOM, but by the numbers the final product will be strong enough to support an upside down truck.


I will be doing an exo cage around the cab. My plan is to put a halo over the cab, have bars follow the A-pillars and go into the front fenders and tie into the rock sliders. There will also be bars running under the front fenders tying the A-pillar bars to the stinger on the front bumper and stiffing up the whole package.

my plan as well, but mine is farther down the road. Awsome fab skills, can i ask what your background is?

 

[Ranger Digger]

my plan as well, but mine is farther down the road. Awsome fab skills, can i ask what your background is?

Well I've been turning wrenches and tearing stuff apart since about 6 years old. I worked for my grandfather in his shop for 3 years fixing cars. After that I went to college and became the student director for the university's dirt track racing team. While I was there I taught myself to weld and started fabbing. My buddy and I started tearing into our trucks, doing axle swaps, gear setups, tranny swaps, etc, etc. After graduating with my Mech Engineering degree I moved to Colorado and started working for this company.

 

[410Fortune]

Sweet

I have a few buddies here in town who are into this stuff as well, lots of Fords and crazy projects.

let me know if you want to get together some time and talk shop

 

[Ranger Digger]

Nearly done...

Unpainted

Final Mockup

Bedliner paint

Installed

Still need to wire and install the bed floor

 

[daddy_ja]

Bad Azz!!!!!!!!!

 

[mynameisaric]

very nice!

 

[410Fortune]

Looks really nice, I like the gas filler holder.
Do you plan to tie it into a frame a bit more? A bit more traingulation?

Please forgive me the cages I am used to seeing being built online these days are for race trucks and desert terrain, so the topic of overkill, shearing tubes, triangulation, etc are discussed alot. I know most of us 4x4 guys just need to protect the passenger compartment in case of a "flop" more then a end over end 3 times roll....so I am just curious if you plan to beef that sucker up a bit more or just focus on the passenger cabin?

Excellent execution and layout so far!

 

[99stocksport]

so awsome, that really is amazing

 

[ExplorerJimbo]

real nice work!
kinda making me want to cut the back off of my truck and start on a cage.