popcancherokee

Im here for a year or two or three who knows maybe ten..for work.How did you find the thread about you ?

DBMETALWORX

Girl friend found it on Google, I think she said.

dukie564

holy crap - glad everyone is ok. What a freak thing to happen

bmikes

Dam that's.crazy!!! Sorry im kinda me on here, and i was wondering if you have a.thread.that shows how you built that.roll cage in that.first xj that flipped? like what kinda/size of tubing, where you put all the bars and how you started from the.frame stiffness, all that kind of staff. i rolled my xj last week and am now rebuilding but am putting in a cage and don't know where to tie it all in to, and stuff like that. any help would be greatly appreciated, or just a point in the right direction of a thread that has all that. thank you!

DBMETALWORX

No build thread but I can try to get some pix.. It's made of 1.75"x.095" ERW, which is too thin. Should be .120" thick. Edit: found a few pix..

DBMETALWORX

A couple more. BTW, there will be a re-build thread when I get started.. I still drive it like this, because it still works so well, and hunting season is coming.. lol.. I'll post it in the fab section, since there will be LOTS of fab work. From making new body panels, replacing the roof, remounting the radiator, getting rid of the dash & reconfiguring the front of the cage accordingly, to the swinging rear bumper & winch bumper up front.

bmikes

Thanks! That sounds like a big.project! gettin rid of the dash sounds like a really cool idea though, im interested to see.how that.turns out. I might follow your foot steps on that one. So i have a few questions on your cage, where did you tie all the pieces down to? Like where are the bottom of all the tubes welded to?

DBMETALWORX

The cage is mounted to the 2"x.120" square tube that comes from the frame stiffener to the rocker skid. And the rocker skid is welded to the body in the original rocker location. Behind the rear seat, it goes through the floor to the side of the frame stiffener.

Edit: in the pic above, you can see the cage mounted on top of the front sq. tube.

bmikes

Okay cool thank you, that helps!

DBMETALWORX

I'll get more detailed pix this weekend, and post them here.

popcancherokee

Hey dave what would you charge me to bend some pipe.two front down bars and one back bar for my yj.not that big of bends.thanks

DBMETALWORX

IDK, I'll need to see what you want to do first. And see how complex it needs to be. What size tube? Can bend 1/2" through 2" round tube. You can contact me through dbmetalworx.com.. It's in my sig, below..

bmikes

That'd help even more!

DBMETALWORX

Here are a few pics.. In the bottom pic you can see the cage mounted to the side of the frame stiffener, to the left of the shock. Seats are custom for a Polaris Ranger & mounted to the cage.

bmikes

Awesome, thanks man! im going to be doin my cage on Tuesday and wed!! Im stoked!!!