Cage A-pillars through the dash? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

Arya Ebrahimi · 05-21-2012, 01:14 PM

Did some searching and can't find a single solitary example of anyone who has done this on a 40. Either my searching sucks, or there's a good reason for it. Someone please enlighten me.

usmcruiser · 05-21-2012, 03:20 PM

Here you go man. Lee N did it for his nephew's cruiser.

Arya Ebrahimi · 05-21-2012, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by usmcruiser

Here you go man. Lee N did it for his nephew's cruiser.

Thanks, that's the closest I've seen to what I'm thinking of, but not really what I have in mind. I'm thinking of literally cutting a hole in the dash and letting the cage tube pass through the dash and hit the floor.

LC Hamma · 05-21-2012, 07:54 PM

Are you using the windshield & frame? If you go thru the dash you'll end up at the upward slope of the floorboard. There's plenty of room to hug the dash & terminate it just inside where the kick vent is located. Depending on how you bend it, it won't impede entry. You could french it into the dash & keep the bar visible.

jedrattle · 05-22-2012, 07:56 AM

Check out "The other woman" build page 5 for a really good idea.

Arya Ebrahimi · 05-22-2012, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jedrattle

Check out "The other woman" build page 5 for a really good idea.

This is the cleanest execution I've seen yet. I really like it! I'm still thinking of going straight through the dash, or doing some combination of narrowing/coping the dash to allow the tube to pass by.

Gunmetalcruz · 05-22-2012, 10:06 AM

We did it on the cream puff. Basically went thru the dash so you can use the window crank without hitting your knuckles

Arya Ebrahimi · 05-22-2012, 10:12 AM

Gunmetalcruz,

Can you post some pics? The ones in the build thread aren't showing up for me

usmcruiser · 05-22-2012, 06:09 PM

I found this while googling the same thing a long time ago. Looks pretty good to me.

ChevotaSS · 05-22-2012, 06:42 PM

i did it on my last one. wish i would have on my new one. ill see if i have any pics.

Kurtis · 05-22-2012, 06:49 PM

I did this on my cruiser, had to remove the hinges. Also you can't remove the cage. The guy who built my cage wanted to build it that way so he could rake the windshield back a little further than stock. Since I no longer have a stock windshield frame I just used a piece of lexan.

ChevotaSS · 05-22-2012, 06:54 PM

brooksy1 · 05-23-2012, 04:12 AM

usmcruiser post of the yellow cruiser is what I have seen done before & what I am doing with mine. To me this is the cleanest & most factory look & the strongest A pillar tube setup.

brooksy

Wilson · 05-23-2012, 10:42 AM

Just found this pic in Justin's original build thread

Scooterloo · 05-23-2012, 06:11 PM

I wanted a straight A pillar so I came up with this. Shitty pic and the dash tie in is not close to being finished, (I hate sheet metal).

Arya Ebrahimi · 05-23-2012, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Scooterloo

I wanted a straight A pillar so I came up with this. Shitty pic and the dash tie in is not close to being finished, (I hate sheet metal).

Yes! This is what I was envisioning except with a bend once in the dash so the tube goes vertical down to the floor.

Thanks for the pic!

Kurtis · 05-27-2012, 07:47 AM

Guess i was thinking through the top of the dash

http://s1063.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSCN1322.jpg

E WHEELER · 05-27-2012, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Kurtis

Guess i was thinking through the top of the dash

http://s1063.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSCN1322.jpg

Any more pics of that rig? Digging the lines of the tube work....

Flatty · 05-27-2012, 08:12 PM

Kurtis, any pics of the way you have the lexan strapped on? Also, will the stock top fir with the windshield on there?

Thanks

Kurtis · 05-28-2012, 06:42 AM

Here is a pic with the lexan, it is just bolted on with some trick tabs. It will not work with a stock soft top. I took a bikini top and put some grommets like are around the edge of a tarp then zip tie it all the way around.

http://s1063.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSCN1461.jpg

Gunmetalcruz · 05-28-2012, 06:00 PM

Sorry about the clocked picture but anyway here you go

Arya Ebrahimi · 05-29-2012, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Gunmetalcruz

Sorry about the clocked picture but anyway here you go

Can you make it smaller and grainier? It's a little too clear right now

I think that looks like exactly what I want to do, but I'm not quite positive since the picture is tiny

MT TUBEKRAFTER · 05-29-2012, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scooterloo

I wanted a straight A pillar so I came up with this. Shitty pic and the dash tie in is not close to being finished, (I hate sheet metal).

Scooter..do you have a build thread on this ??..I would like to see a sideview if ya got one

Scooterloo · 05-29-2012, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MT TUBEKRAFTER

Scooter..do you have a build thread on this ??..I would like to see a sideview if ya got one

No build thread because I build as slow as Sceep and change direction almost as often as Wilson.

Side shot before skins...

MT TUBEKRAFTER · 05-29-2012, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scooterloo

No build thread because I build as slow as Sceep and change direction almost as often as Wilson.

Side shot before skins...

Ha Ha ..Thanks and you can add me to the list of slow builds/change of direction ..

If I dont make up my mind on the direction I want to go with building my 40 it will never get done..I've had it 80 percent done and cut back apart 3X since the build began

Anyway I really like the tubework you have goin on.. it looks clean and simple and now that I've seen the sideshot I like it even more

Are you building for general trail usage or do you have plans of racing/competing with it and will it have any of the stock frame when it is done??
Thanks again for the side shot!!

05-21-2012, 01:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Arya Ebrahimi Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7876 Location: Rockville, MD Posts: 4,233	Cage A-pillars through the dash? Did some searching and can't find a single solitary example of anyone who has done this on a 40. Either my searching sucks, or there's a good reason for it. Someone please enlighten me. __________________ DD/Tow-rig: '06 GMC Sierra 2500HD Duramax Classic Rig: '88 FJ62, 100% stock In the weeds waiting for resurrection: '94 FZJ80, 33s, locked Last edited by Arya Ebrahimi; 05-21-2012 at 02:47 PM.

05-21-2012, 07:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
LC Hamma Rock God Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 137 Location: Dallas,Ga. USA Posts: 1,157	Are you using the windshield & frame? If you go thru the dash you'll end up at the upward slope of the floorboard. There's plenty of room to hug the dash & terminate it just inside where the kick vent is located. Depending on how you bend it, it won't impede entry. You could french it into the dash & keep the bar visible. __________________ '72 FJ55 http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=76835 '73 FJ40 http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q...&addtype=local '78 FJ40 '91 Ram W250 5 spd. CTD SC/SRW '93 Ram W350 5 spd. CTD SC/SRW '99 Ram 3500 4X4 5 spd. CTD SC/DRW Welding is like sex, it's all about the penetration!

05-22-2012, 07:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
jedrattle Rock God Join Date: Aug 2003 Member # 21750 Location: Riverside SoCal Posts: 1,491	Check out "The other woman" build page 5 for a really good idea. __________________ Team RattleKann ROCKBRAWLERS

05-22-2012, 10:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Gunmetalcruz Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6569 Location: Tahoe City,Ca. Posts: 4,036	We did it on the cream puff. Basically went thru the dash so you can use the window crank without hitting your knuckles __________________ Team FOH# 321 Thanks to the people making it happen Weathertight,Polyperformance,CTM Racing Products,Levrett Transmission,BFGoodrich Tires,Kickass Offroad,Reid Racing,West Coast Differentials,Wide Open Design

05-22-2012, 10:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Arya Ebrahimi Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7876 Location: Rockville, MD Posts: 4,233	Gunmetalcruz, Can you post some pics? The ones in the build thread aren't showing up for me __________________ DD/Tow-rig: '06 GMC Sierra 2500HD Duramax Classic Rig: '88 FJ62, 100% stock In the weeds waiting for resurrection: '94 FZJ80, 33s, locked

05-21-2012, 03:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
usmcruiser Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Member # 33963 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 28	Here you go man. Lee N did it for his nephew's cruiser.

05-22-2012, 06:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
usmcruiser Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Member # 33963 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 28	I found this while googling the same thing a long time ago. Looks pretty good to me.

05-22-2012, 06:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
ChevotaSS Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Member # 12567 Location: Michigarbage Posts: 876	i did it on my last one. wish i would have on my new one. ill see if i have any pics. __________________ everyone else is crying over what michigan has been dealing with for 6 years.

05-22-2012, 06:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
Kurtis Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Member # 109549 Posts: 8	I did this on my cruiser, had to remove the hinges. Also you can't remove the cage. The guy who built my cage wanted to build it that way so he could rake the windshield back a little further than stock. Since I no longer have a stock windshield frame I just used a piece of lexan.

05-22-2012, 06:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
ChevotaSS Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Member # 12567 Location: Michigarbage Posts: 876	__________________ everyone else is crying over what michigan has been dealing with for 6 years.

05-23-2012, 04:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
brooksy1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Member # 63280 Location: Queensland,Australia. Posts: 534	usmcruiser post of the yellow cruiser is what I have seen done before & what I am doing with mine. To me this is the cleanest & most factory look & the strongest A pillar tube setup. brooksy __________________ C44F-Custom 4x4 Fabrications Australia project - "STRETCH" LS1 FJ40 105"wb

05-23-2012, 10:42 AM	#14 (permalink)
Wilson Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 7233 Location: Paradise, CA Posts: 17,161	Just found this pic in Justin's original build thread __________________ [COLOR=Red][SIZE=4]ECV 7-11[/SIZE][/COLOR] Serving up a Tsunami of Swagger Last edited by Wilson; 05-23-2012 at 10:42 AM.

05-23-2012, 06:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
Scooterloo Rock God Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 26149 Location: nor cal Posts: 1,150	I wanted a straight A pillar so I came up with this. Shitty pic and the dash tie in is not close to being finished, (I hate sheet metal). Attached Images

05-27-2012, 07:47 AM	#17 (permalink)
Kurtis Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Member # 109549 Posts: 8	Guess i was thinking through the top of the dash http://s1063.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSCN1322.jpg

05-27-2012, 08:12 PM	#19 (permalink)
Flatty Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 29 Location: Belmont, CA Posts: 6,398	Kurtis, any pics of the way you have the lexan strapped on? Also, will the stock top fir with the windshield on there? Thanks __________________ 1974 FJ40 in the works 2006 F250 crew cab longbed powerstroke for towing duties

05-28-2012, 06:42 AM	#20 (permalink)
Kurtis Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Member # 109549 Posts: 8	Here is a pic with the lexan, it is just bolted on with some trick tabs. It will not work with a stock soft top. I took a bikini top and put some grommets like are around the edge of a tarp then zip tie it all the way around. http://s1063.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSCN1461.jpg

05-28-2012, 06:00 PM	#21 (permalink)
Gunmetalcruz Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6569 Location: Tahoe City,Ca. Posts: 4,036	Sorry about the clocked picture but anyway here you go Attached Images __________________ Team FOH# 321 Thanks to the people making it happen Weathertight,Polyperformance,CTM Racing Products,Levrett Transmission,BFGoodrich Tires,Kickass Offroad,Reid Racing,West Coast Differentials,Wide Open Design

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