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C-ROK · Aug 23, 2004

Got the back half of the halo done and most all of the interior pillar work.
Still left to do are the Radiator and Cowl Guards, the B pillar to Rocker and D to rear bumper external ties, some halo spreaders and a bunch of gusset tubes.
Here's the back showing the C X bracing:

And the driver side rear:

Passenger side:

Rear passenger side:

Joe · Aug 23, 2004

Looking good.

THE_OWL · Aug 23, 2004

Son, you need to fix that broken taillight.
Cage looks nice!

ashmanjeepxj · Aug 24, 2004

At first I though that was the same as my house.....

Greg, what do you have for gearing?
AW4? stock case? geared axles.

Yucca-Man · Aug 24, 2004

Ashman - the funny thing is that I PM'd him asking about that as well; half the houses in those pics looked just like the ones around my old neighborhood in Chandler. It's all the same breadbox slap-em-together housing out there anyway...Greystone Homes built mine, how 'bout y'all?

C-ROK · Aug 24, 2004

ashmanjeepxj said:
Greg, what do you have for gearing?
AW4? stock case? geared axles.

Been secretly sneaking into your garage to do the work Ash

700R4, Atlas IIX and 5.13s.

The 700 has a 3.05:1 first, 3.83 in the Atlas.

It's about 60:1 locked up not incl the torque convertor multiplier.

Jes · Aug 24, 2004

Lookin' good, Greg. I still think you left too much sheet metal though. :spin1:

JnJ · Aug 24, 2004

Can you do me a favor and make the pictures bigger? I don't get to use my scroll bar enough.

C-ROK · Aug 25, 2004

JnJ said:
Can you do me a favor and make the pictures bigger? I don't get to use my scroll bar enough.

Dude, go easy on me.
Do you know how thrilled I was that I even figured out to post pics??

Let a man crawl for while before you ask him to run......

ashmanjeepxj · Aug 25, 2004

Yucca-Man said:
Ashman - the funny thing is that I PM'd him asking about that as well; half the houses in those pics looked just like the ones around my old neighborhood in Chandler. It's all the same breadbox slap-em-together housing out there anyway...Greystone Homes built mine, how 'bout y'all?

I bought mine afew years used, but I think my builder was Pulti... There are some US Homes also in the neighbor hood, and afew other buildiers.

Oddly though I do alot of building in my drve way as projects drift out of the garage, and I havent had any real trouble with the association or nighbors. Just some fun block parties. We live close enough..

Back to the cage pics...

Greg, what did you think of my idea of running a tube crossmember below where your B-hoop brackest meet the tranny tunnel?

C-ROK · Aug 26, 2004

ashmanjeepxj said:
Back to the cage pics...

Greg, what did you think of my idea of running a tube crossmember below where your B-hoop brackest meet the tranny tunnel?

You mean a like the cross member for the frame end attachment of my wishbone?
Like this:

except above the floor boards?

AJ had a similar suggestion.

I'm going to take a look at it.

BTW, this post is serious deja vu. Like I just did this reply about 2 hours ago but now it's gone.

JnJ · Aug 26, 2004

C-ROK said:
Dude, go easy on me.
Do you know how thrilled I was that I even figured out to post pics??

Let a man crawl for while before you ask him to run......

Hehe just messing with ya. BTW, it's looking good.

ashmanjeepxj · Aug 26, 2004

C-ROK said:
You mean a like the cross member for the frame end attachment of my wishbone?
Like this:

except above the floor boards?

AJ had a similar suggestion.

I'm going to take a look at it.

BTW, this post is serious deja vu. Like I just did this reply about 2 hours ago but now it's gone.

I see the airbags and stuff so that is your under side?
yea, Just use that, Why not just do the plate on top of the tunnel like you were thinking then run some straight tube from your hoop to the bottom of the floor. you could use your cross member hoop to support the tranny tunnel and still have your V brace bolton...

myjeepsbigger · Aug 26, 2004

Like this? Tube runs right through to the "framerail" and has a length of plate directly beneath the rail, in order to sandwich the frame.

I know, I know, nice leaf debris, and rusty tubing. So sue me, it'll get painted later.

ashmanjeepxj · Aug 26, 2004

myjeepsbigger said:
Like this? Tube runs right through to the "framerail" and has a length of plate directly beneath the rail, in order to sandwich the frame.

I know, I know, nice leaf debris, and rusty tubing. So sue me, it'll get painted later.

Thats not what Im talking about, Im Talking about his V-brace for his B-hoop that centers at the sheet metal tranny tunnel, there are pics in the other cage pics thread...

This pic:

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=32543

Myjeepsbigger, On the B-hoop for a non bolt on cage, I like drilling through the sheet metal floor outside the frame, before the rocker channel, Run the B-hoop tube into some box tube and weld it to the outside of the frame and the inside of the rocker... I that on this ZJ this year, and it came out great.
We did the A-pillars through the floor also.

Then The X brace went to the B-hoop just above the sheet metal floor board..

Back to the thread, again..

ashmanjeepxj · Aug 26, 2004

Hay check it out, you can see a pic of gregs red XJ hung up on the wall of my garage... :shhh:

C-ROK · Aug 26, 2004

ashmanjeepxj said:
I see the airbags and stuff so that is your under side?
yea, Just use that, Why not just do the plate on top of the tunnel like you were thinking then run some straight tube from your hoop to the bottom of the floor. you could use your cross member hoop to support the tranny tunnel and still have your V brace bolton...

Plating the top of the floor board was my first thought.
The cross member shown in that pic might be too far forward to use - but it might be close.

Root Moose · Aug 26, 2004

C-ROK said:
Dude, go easy on me.
Do you know how thrilled I was that I even figured out to post pics??

Let a man crawl for while before you ask him to run......

Nothin' wrong with the pics - buddy needs to get a real computer!

LOL

r@m

myjeepsbigger · Aug 26, 2004

Ashman--- Thanks for the info and the link. I haven't been able to do my normal "lurking" lately, so I was kind of out of the loop.

I kind of did the same thing with my A pillar, but the rectangular tubing is in the floor board and overlaps the "framerail". I then tie it to the rail, underneath with some 3/8 plate, which is plug-welded several times.

Again folks, no comments about the lack of paint.....and the fact that I used a stick welder. I am a farm-boy, afterall. hehe.

Edit: And yes, I say screw passenger-side foot room.

Beezil · Aug 27, 2004

bark-o-whirl.

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