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Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - broncosbybart - 02-08-2014
Went down to the garage today for a bit to bend some more tube. Got the rear tube bent and fit into place.
Next, I worked on the front cage legs. In my haste, the very first bend I did on the driver's side tube was wrong. I ended up cutting the tube by the notch and adding a few inches to it, just to use it for mock up. After a little head-scratching and re-thinking, I bent the passenger side tube up without issue. I began to think about running the cage through the dash, but in the end logic prevailed. Hopefully I will be able to finish the bones of the cage up sometime soon.
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - jac77 - 02-09-2014
Looks great.
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - Crawdad - 02-09-2014
Looking good Charles!
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - chuzie - 02-10-2014
Nice support! Solo cage work sucks ass. Good on ya!
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Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - BucknEB - 02-11-2014
Looks great Bart. I realy like the bends on the front passenger bar. Are you doing frame tie ins?
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - broncosbybart - 02-17-2014
Thanks! Yep, the cage will be tied into the frame.
Today I braved the melting ice and snow to get some more work done. The driver's side front leg was fitted and tacked into place. It fits great! The parking brake is not hidden or inaccessible and the uprights fit nice and snug around the dash pad.
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - broncosbybart - 02-17-2014
Next, I put the windshield wiper assembly in place to make sure I will make enough room around it. It is a unit from AM equipment. It is a nice piece but I don't know if they are still available. The windshield frame on the Bronco is a 67, but it had been drilled for the later style linkage by someone. It had the dual electric motors on it that weren't synchronized and I didn't like that, not to mention having a windshield frame with a bunch of holes in it. I will be replacing the windshield frame with a 69 and later one for electric wipers.
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - broncosbybart - 02-17-2014
After that, I cut and notched some tubes to go diagonally from the main hoop to the rear hoop. About that time, a guy came by to look at the engine/trans/t-case that I had for sale. I started it up and backed it out of the garage so he could check it all over. He ended up buying it, which is great! Now I can begin the process of pulling all that stuff out to make room for the 4BT!
While it was out, I took a few pics so you guys can get an idea of how it looks so far. I think you'll get the idea of the direction it is heading. Not too elaborate, but should be plenty strong when finished.
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - BucknEB - 02-17-2014
Dude I love the lines of that cage! Simple and looks strong. Save all your measurements so you can make me one. lol
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - snipes243 - 02-17-2014
The cage looked great yesterday, Let me know if you need help pulling the motor?