project: cage the CJ7

[Gravy]

project: cage the CJ7 in 3 Days

I have a new project I've just started for a friend. Not a wild or outrageous cage. But pretty cool none the less. I'm not under any time constraint on this, but I really like the project so I'm doing it fast

As you know CJ's are small inside, on the driver side I had to snake the cage between the ebrake pedal and clutch, 1/2" from the ebrake release handle and the windshield fold down knob and window crank.

On the passenger side the cage is snaked between the windshield fold down knob, window crank, and glove box.

So anyways: the pictures

first fit on the notch (pre paint removal or beveling for the weld)

Pretty good notch and you can see the foot plates I welded up also.

That's all the work for one night. Ill likely finish the rear cage tomorrow.

 

[Badger]

How about some picture resizing so people can actually see the whole thing in one shot and not have to pan half their screen to see it.

 

[mierdota]

x2 Wtf man? Pinche pendejo haha

 

[Shawn]

x3 can't see anything...

 

[Gravy]

FIXED: I forgot RME doesn't auto resize pics

 

[cheepin]

Why the straight shot?Why not follow the windshield rake down to the dash then drop straight down.This gives even more room.Then if you want even more room,You put a bend just under the dash towards the front.This will get the bar out of the totally.

 

[UNSTUCK]

Why the straight shot?Why not follow the windshield rake down to the dash then drop straight down.This gives even more room.Then if you want even more room,You put a bend just under the dash towards the front.This will get the bar out of the totally.

Something like this?

 

[Gravy]

Why the straight shot?Why not follow the windshield rake down to the dash then drop straight down.This gives even more room.Then if you want even more room,You put a bend just under the dash towards the front.This will get the bar out of the totally.

More bends = weaker A pillar

I actually got the cage very close to the windshield frame. Any closer on the driverside and the ebrake and winshield release knob wouldn't be useable. Same with the windsheild knob on the passenger side.

Anyways I got the rear hoops in tonight. I'm going to have to figure out how to tie the cage into the frame in the rear. There is so much rust in the tub in that area that I had to build extra 5" long cage plates... additionally the fuel filler neck is in the way...

Any ideas there?

 

[Gravy]

rear hoops...
in the dark...
with a crappy camera...

 

[cheepin]

More bends = weaker A pillar

I actually got the cage very close to the windshield frame. Any closer on the driverside and the ebrake and winshield release knob wouldn't be useable. Same with the windsheild knob on the passenger side.

Anyways I got the rear hoops in tonight. I'm going to have to figure out how to tie the cage into the frame in the rear. There is so much rust in the tub in that area that I had to build extra 5" long cage plates... additionally the fuel filler neck is in the way...

Any ideas there?

More bends = weaker A pillar = minimal.

I actually got the cage very close to the windshield frame. Any closer on the driverside and the ebrake and winshield release knob wouldn't be useable. Same with the windsheild knob on the passenger side.

Close on top not at the intersecting point of windshield and tub.And it's been down plenty of times with plenty of clearance to pull the knobs.E-brake gets tight but not unusable.

Anyways I got the rear hoops in tonight. I'm going to have to figure out how to tie the cage into the frame in the rear. There is so much rust in the tub in that area that I had to build extra 5" long cage plates... additionally the fuel filler neck is in the way...

All I did on my last CJ was sandwich the body between the inner cage plate and another one under the body then ran a down tube to the frame.I llike to weld directly to the frame with no bushing.

 

[jdub]

My roll cage get's in the way of my window cranks, I use hot and cold knobs from bath tub.

 

[Gravy]

I'm going to have to figure out how to tie the cage into the frame in the rear. There is so much rust in the tub in that area that I had to build extra 5" long cage plates... additionally the fuel filler neck is in the way...

All I did on my last CJ was sandwich the body between the inner cage plate and another one under the body then ran a down tube to the frame.I llike to weld directly to the frame with no bushing.

Thats how I did it on my TJ, but the fuel filler neck was in the way on the CJ and my friend wants to take care of some serious rust issues on the tub first, so for now we are building some long sandwich plates and calling it good. Ideally I'd like to tie into the frame.

Last night I did the rear spreader.

front dash bar.

Added center spreaders, cleaned up all my slag, primed it and I'm done.

I drove it around the block and I cannot believe how much stiffer and firmer the chassis feels. This body has a lot of rust and it firmed up the tub a bunch. It's not the most hardcore cage, but my friend loved it and it should fill his needs (dd for his high school son). So I'm happy
On its way to be dropped off!

3 days start to finish

 

[jdub]

My Scrambler next k.

 

[Gravy]

My Scrambler next k.

YA buddy! Lets cage that Scrambler!