Got part of the cage welded up... it's Pmurf1's old exocage.... last picture is where we ended today

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/1.jpg

After I bought it

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/2.jpg

After Chevys and Rears up front

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/3.jpg

After onstreet accident and roll

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/4.jpg

Convertible

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/5.jpg

Picture of cage on Pat's truck

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/6.jpg

Cage off truck

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/7.jpg

More cutting (plasma cutters rule)

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/8.jpg

1/2 of the Front cage narrowed and welded on



Kelly

lookin good.... keep the pics commin...

Man pats truck looked so nice a year ago now look at it:barf: :flipoff2:


Looks good keep em comin.

Umm....excuse me.....no mention of the expert help and tools.....


Just kiddin:flipoff2:


But you really should have taken the picture of my goot side

oh.. heres a picture of your good side

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/good%20side.jpg

and one of the chief fabricators truck

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/truck%20resize.jpg

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/flexed.jpg

Let me know when you take it on its first run. I'll show you some trails.

got some more stuff done and threw the 37" mtrs on.... yes i know its too tall... it's an old exocage like i said so its in the process of being narrowed and shortened

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/9.jpg

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/10.jpg

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/11.jpg

kelly

hey thats looks cool... looks like its gonna be a bombA$$ family wheeler:D


keep up the work slim:flipoff2: :beer:

has anyone gone buggy but used the stock rear seats? how did you mount the seat belts?

thanks
kelly

Originally posted by descendents
has anyone gone buggy but used the stock rear seats? how did you mount the seat belts?

thanks
kelly



all i can say.........DUCT TAPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get yer shit together so I can show both of you how to wheel!!! Going to Florence Sat nite.

little bit more done... working more on it tomorrow... does anyone have any suggestions for how i should do the back of it?

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/12.jpg

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/13.jpg

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/14.jpg


who likes the chevy shackle rock hangers?

kelly

as weston pointed out

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/limp.JPG

Originally posted by descendents


who likes the chevy shackle rock hangers?

kelly


I kinda like the front shackles better :flipoff2:

shhhh i forgot about those... they'll get trimmed and braced... dont worry

Originally posted by descendents
shhhh i forgot about those... they'll get trimmed and braced... dont worry

BRACED!!! ........ now this I gotta see ;)



Edit...... tell me it wasnt 3AM when that picture was taken :beer:

no, it wasnt, why would you think that?

and what are you laughing about the bracing?

should be just like

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/brace1.jpg

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/brace2.jpg

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/brace3.jpg

Originally posted by descendents
as weston pointed out

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/limp.JPG



It's time for a trip to Mexico for some viagra

Originally posted by descendents
no, it wasnt, why would you think that?

and what are you laughing about the bracing?

should be just like

it looked like 3AM-ish on the clock :p

bracing the front shackles like that would really reduce there ability to move ........... but I see your talking about your rear shackles :D

I wouldn't worry about cutting it down (shorter) too much. Head room is good ;) Lookin good!

Originally posted by SR5Dave
I wouldn't worry about cutting it down (shorter) too much. Head room is good ;) Lookin good!

the recent pics are of the shortend cage, it isn't going any lower. i think he was refering to his front shackles.....they kinna hang down

yea i was talking about the shackles... im gonna brace the rear ones and then the front ill prob have to bend some out of 1/4 stock or do something or therye gonna get bent real easy

kelly

little bit more done

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/15.jpg

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/16.jpg


http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/changes.JPG

red line will be taken out and moved to yellow line and then the rest is pretty self explanitory

kelly

color scheme?

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/painted.JPG

looks good!

I think you should run bracing behind the front seats, similar to what this rig has behind his cab.... would add alot of stability


helps to put a link in:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=230770

1/4" sucks for shackles. Go 1/2" or at the very least 3/8". The 3rd example of braced shackles you posted was my old rear shackles. Both bent. Here's what happened to my 1/4" front shackles. I now run 1/2" all around.

i have some pretty thick steel from the mounting brackets for my old bling double tube chrome bumper... i think it'll work good for shackles

kelly

Looks good. Keep the pics coming.

heres some moer pics.. just some bracing and stuff left on the cage

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/17.jpg

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/18.jpg

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/19.jpg

bar will be put here to create bed when sheet metal is done

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/20.jpg

the back seats are not for tall people!! (he's 6'2)

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/21.jpg

and X will be added here for bracing

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/22.jpg

plenty of head room in the front

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/23.jpg

door bar

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/24.jpg

http://members.cox.net/descendents8085/buildup/25.jpg

handel for back seat people and more bracing..

that's all i have for now but the cage is pretty close to being completed

kelly

How strong is the floor where the back seat is? ..... did you tie it in to the cage?

Hope to see it in action soon :beer:

why go through that much hassle with someones old cage:confused: it would be stronger , faster and safer to bend up a new one and it would look better:flipoff2:

cause i don't have a bender notcher etc... i picked up the cage for like $140 i think... a bender, notcher, dyes, tubing, etc would be closer to $500.... it would also be a whole lot more work and with limited time this was the way to go, once i get this up and running and get some spare time + money i probably will design my own and bend it up

as for the back seat the bottom is just bolted to floor which is attached via body mounts.... however the back of the seats will attach to the cage just liek it used to with the metal tab, so the seats will still be able to fold down

the very back of the truck i will not keep the sheet metal as the body mounts have been cut off and i need to cut into anyway for the gas tank ...
kelly

I would use a strap on handle like this: http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=5305&catalogId=10101&storeId=10101&langId=-1&TID=1544 That way yout passengers won't loose finger when you scrape the rocks.

yea i'll def look into getting some of those... school get out in about a month so i'll be able to work on it then... should be done here pretty shortly

kelly

trying the new red star

EDIT: don't have the star by my name but i can upload pics so :confused:

oh well dont need the icon anyway.. just trying to help lance out

kelly

Looks good, Kelly. Didn't you also have a Cobra in the family?

i see boogers on that cage:flipoff2:

Are you guys gonna pick up some speed on this buildup. Seems like you started a year ago.

No shit huh??

school just got out... kinda hard with school and working 30 hours a week.... also kinda hard being 17 and trying to afford a crawler... but it should be done in the next month or so

kelly

EDIT: it's only been 5 months anyway.. and comeon it took DRM a year and its not even teh same truck :flipoff2:

WTF ....... these are the BEST years of your life !!! You better not have a wife and two kids ...... bills out the ass, tring to embessile $$ for your toys.

Every penny from that 30hr job is going to YOU.........


and ya, your right about DRM :D

haha yea most of the money goes towards the crawler.. no wife and no kids.. but im paying off my 93 ex cab toy 4x4 and my insurance co rapes me... its liek $220 monthly... but yea ive saved up quite a bit... just gotta buy duals, extra case, gears, mod rear driveshaft, hydro assist, and some 2" bs wheels...

kelly

I had a friend at Desert Rat order me up some 2" BS wheels from US Wheel. $25ea plus $5 shipping.

He doesn't work there anymore but call the Tempe store and ask for Rob. Tell him Damen told you to call.

Damen

wish i woulda read that earlier.... i ordered my 5 2" bs ones from uswheel yesterday (through summit) and they were $212 shipped... i dunno if i'd be able to cancel but its not too big of a deal,
thanks for the offer
kelly

you guys gona feel safe in a roll cage if its all chunks of butt welded spliced together pipe of a cut up, used, misaligned exocage?? i know i made an effort to cut off my cage for a friend to reuse and it was so sprung when it got cut off it was impossible to piece back together/realign...im sure that cage was used good and hard by pmurph...

is it done yet?

is it done and pics?

Is it done and pics and lets wheel.

finally back on track

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=175470&stc=1
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=175471&stc=1
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=175472&stc=1
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=175473&stc=1
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=175474&stc=1

...

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=175475&stc=1
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=175476&stc=1
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=175477&stc=1
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=175478&stc=1
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=175479&stc=1

Wow...looks great!

Are you going to cover most of it with sheet?

yea thats the plan.... for the roof im planning on making a soft top that goes all the way back and snaps on... going to be made of the sunbrella type material.. considering having the soft top being able to roll down so you could completly inclose the buggy and the rear storage area

kelly

bout damned time you put those pics up. those welds in the last two pics sure look goot if i do say so myself!!!!!!

It was sooooo much easier welding up the 18 gauge sheet metal instead of the 20 gauge. the front two fenders are the thinner stuff and the welds turned out like crap. Simply too thin of metal onto thick pipe. I'm def. gunna use the thicker stuff for the rest of the body.

I should have the body done by this comming weekend, more pics will come.

That thing looks awesome. Keep up the good work.

new pics

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=176560&stc=1

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=176559&stc=1

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=176558&stc=1

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=176557&stc=1

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=176561&stc=1

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=176563&stc=1

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=176562&stc=1

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=176564&stc=1

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=176565&stc=1

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=176566&stc=1

I laugh every time i see that sign of "Ryan flopping"

God damn aren't you guys done yet?! You need to hurry up so you can make the Jambo.

If you're gonna do a top and want an easier way than snaps all around, there's an aluminum place on 19th ave/indian school that has premade track made. You take your material and roll it up in some 1/4" swamp cooler bleed line and it slides right in the track, can't come undone. Then you can snap the rest. It's good for the front one where the wind may blow the snaps loose. I used it when I still had a body many moons ago.

only like 3 weeks til the jambo... could be done.. but $70 is kinda pricey to wheel at table mesa and get a couple cheap meals

kelly

some more progress
http://www.photodump.com/direct/descendents/a.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/descendents/b.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/descendents/c.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/descendents/d.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/descendents/e.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/descendents/f.jpg

Very nice....


but...


How do you get in??? Dukes of Hazzard style? :laughing:

yep, haha we made that comment last night

damn, i think everyone is copying my paint job:

http://www.missouri.edu/~pje3k5/fc04/IMAG0015.JPG

Very nice....


but...


How do you get in??? Dukes of Hazzard style? :laughing:



see the holes above the sliders?......put your foot in there and jump in

damn, i think everyone is copying my paint job:

http://www.missouri.edu/~pje3k5/fc04/IMAG0015.JPG


WTF IS THAT LICENCE PLATE BOLTED TO?????????????

http://www.photodump.com/direct/descendents/IMG00057.jpg

http://www.photodump.com/direct/descendents/IMG00058.jpg

http://www.photodump.com/direct/descendents/here.jpg

looking really good, i just scannegd through the whole buildup.

i was a little skeptical when i first saw the old rusty cage, but it seems like you fixed it up enough, as long as it's gunna save your hide in the long run then its good enough.

that rear swing up idea is pretty trick looking.

the descendents? that's awesome, not to many people i know have ever heard of them, especially around here.

we rule.

Damn. Sweet shackles, where can i get some like that?

Damn. Sweet shackles, where can i get some like that?
Kajo4x4toy's garbage..........

i m suprised those rediculous shackles havent inverted yet!! change that mount! and that dual shackle setup u showed was backwards, the long shackle goes to the leaf spring. the small one drops down.

sick buggy, side pannels dont swing open for doors do they?

Nice angle for the a-pillar. I'd suggest putting the sheet metal on the outside so the tubes don't catch on anything.

...and foot holes in the panel to help getting in it.

sick buggy, side pannels dont swing open for doors do they?
discussed earlier holes in the sheetmetal to climb in

Getting a handfull of tittie, are ya?


http://www.photodump.com/direct/descendents/IMG00058.jpg