Tin Bender and I had a day to mess with my Scout, so we made a cage and put some 38's on it. The cage is set up for the family, so it's doesn't have the lateral cross support we do for most and it's not tied to the frame. However it was set up to be built off of if we ever decide too. The cage is made of 2"x.120 wall HREW and the it has some little 1"x.120 wall gussets.:)

side shot :)

That is almost as cute as your sami:flipoff2:

Looks good and I like to cage too:rasta:
perfect for a canoe.

what ya painting it with

cleer cote :question:

Originally posted by R O
Looks good and I like to cage too:rasta:
perfect for a canoe.

Looks great. And one of the *other* reasons I put a cage on mine was to carry my 16' sea kayak!!! ;)

Don't have the back half yet, but since JF has his bender, I am going to let him sponsor my truck and bend up the rear hoop and weld in a pair of stringers for me.... ;)

Looks great Fatkid. Wasn't it you selling a SII a year or so ago? Maybe it was Camo?

Anyhow, I wouldn't be surprised if you saw that design on a bunch of Scouts here shortly with all the tube we just bought. :beer:

Bout dam time you started showing your face in the Binder section again. Cage is sweet, is it tied to the frame? I'd love to see some more pics, I'm starting on mine this weekend. I'm going to try and run the front bar down behind the dash to avoid problems with clearance.

Joe

Have any more detailed shots of these areas?

damn, that's a beautiful work of art...

Yes, my Scout is cute...:flipoff2:

Not sure what color were going to put on it, It looks trick with out paint. As for the frame tie in, not yet. Were still going to put some seats in it with some door bars and dash bar not to mention make the soft top. One thing that is cool is that the factory hard top still fits on over the cage.:)

Originally posted by fatkid
Not sure what color were going to put on it, It looks trick with out paint. As for the frame tie in, not yet. Were still going to put some seats in it with some door bars and dash bar not to mention make the soft top. One thing that is cool is that the factory hard top still fits on over the cage.:)

looks great, fatkid.

Any chances you'd be selling these as a weld together kit?

Would love to see how you did the front area around the dash and door jamb.

r@m

Originally posted by fatkid
Yes, my Scout is cute...:flipoff2:

Not sure what color were going to put on it, It looks trick with out paint. As for the frame tie in, not yet. Were still going to put some seats in it with some door bars and dash bar not to mention make the soft top. One thing that is cool is that the factory hard top still fits on over the cage.:)

Why bend the middle stringers on the back half out, instead of running them straight back to the rear hoop? Asthetics? I was planning on running mine straight back. Rear hoop, then four stringers up to the main middle bar...

Asthetics, was the only reason. :)

Originally posted by Hooper


Why bend the middle stringers on the back half out, instead of running them straight back to the rear hoop? Asthetics? I was planning on running mine straight back. Rear hoop, then four stringers up to the main middle bar...

Hmm, now that you mention that - it would be a stiffer structure if the stringers ran from one corner to another diagonally.

Not sure what that does to passenger head clearance though. For a family hauler you can only do so much and still have a useful machine.

r@m

Originally posted by Root Moose


looks great, fatkid.

Any chances you'd be selling these as a weld together kit?

Would love to see how you did the front area around the dash and door jamb.

r@m

I'll take some pics today of the other areas of the cage, Not sure about the kits. We have however done another Scout since we did this one, I think knocked it off in under 4 hours.:)

Originally posted by fatkid


I'll take some pics today of the other areas of the cage, Not sure about the kits. We have however done another Scout since we did this one, I think knocked it off in under 4 hours.:)

Way cool.

By the time I got it acros the border it would probably be "stupid expenive" anyway.

r@m

Originally posted by fatkid

I think knocked it off in under 4 hours.:)

You guys suck!:flipoff2:

Originally posted by Scout Dude


You guys suck!:flipoff2:

Come get some pratice on my Scout on Sat. You can keep the design and resell it. Oh and :beer: included.

Joe

Originally posted by jdjanda


Come get some pratice on my Scout on Sat. You can keep the design and resell it. Oh and :beer: included.

Joe

I don't need practice....I've had plenty;)

And if all goes well, I'll be wheeling this Sat...if it doesn't, then I'll be a passenger with a :beer: :D

Originally posted by jdjanda


Come get some pratice on my Scout on Sat. You can keep the design and resell it. Oh and :beer: included.

Joe

Sure, I see how it is:rolleyes: You're gonna be home playin' while the rest of us are working on the trail :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Rubicrawler


Sure, I see how it is:rolleyes: You're gonna be home playin' while the rest of us are working on the trail :flipoff2:

Mark,

I forgot to mention that guy John (Camo Scout) came by the other day. He wanted to know if we were interested in wheelin/camping this weekend. I should have told him to go to the Con this weekend with you guys for a nice relaxing weekend!

Originally posted by JoshC


Mark,

I forgot to mention that guy John (Camo Scout) came by the other day. He wanted to know if we were interested in wheelin/camping this weekend. I should have told him to go to the Con this weekend with you guys for a nice relaxing weekend!

Hell yeah- I'd put him to work fo sho! We're gonna work hard all day and party that night! Now that's what I call relaxation :beer:

Originally posted by Rubicrawler


Sure, I see how it is:rolleyes: You're gonna be home playin' while the rest of us are working on the trail :flipoff2:

Hanging out with the family after business trip is OK in the wife's eye verse a day off in the woods without the family. :(

Sounds like you need to spend some time with the family Maybe I should keep the bender till after the weekend is over:flipoff2:

Originally posted by Monkeyboy
Sounds like you need to spend some time with the family Maybe I should keep the bender till after the weekend is over:flipoff2:

She's looking forward to me outside with the boys, giving her a break from the boys. :rolleyes: I think she'd much rather have me outside with the boys :D

Originally posted by jdjanda


She's looking forward to me outside with the boys, giving her a break from the boys. :rolleyes: I think she'd much rather have me outside with the boys :D

see, dont listen to them. They're all goin up to the con to avoid helpin me move. That's my story and Im stickin to it

Mike... You pack all that site up and call us when you are in Antioch. I'll take an hour to help you unload.

PM'd my number...

Originally posted by Scout Dude


I don't need practice....I've had plenty;)

And if all goes well, I'll be wheeling this Sat...if it doesn't, then I'll be a passenger with a :beer: :D


Dont worry joel.. you've been shafted :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

whoa i think this is my first time posting in this board