Pics of my new cage - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

osteology · 09-09-2003, 05:59 PM

Just finished installing my new front cage from MetalTech - love the way it fits

Here are a couple of pics:

Currently tied to the factory rear cage but will change that at sometime in the future.

Side shot:

osteology · 09-09-2003, 06:00 PM

Shot from the rear:

osteology · 09-09-2003, 06:01 PM

Interior:

osteology · 09-09-2003, 06:02 PM

Last one - from the top:

kruzr69 · 09-09-2003, 06:03 PM

i like it

chef · 09-09-2003, 08:05 PM

Sweet...mark does nice work...

72cruiser · 09-09-2003, 08:10 PM

looks real good.

how much was shipping?

thanks,
jonathan

Rascal · 09-09-2003, 08:17 PM

Mark,

That looks great!

Your really going to like it.

Bruce

osteology · 09-09-2003, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 72cruiser
looks real good.

how much was shipping?

thanks,
jonathan

Mark charges 150.00 for the front profile cage with 40.00 for shipping to the lower 48 states. The additional spreader bars and grab handles were a bit extra (but not much) I added the horizontal bar behind the seats to anchor by harness.

Here's the website for Mark/MetalTech:
http://www.metaltechcage.com

osteology · 09-09-2003, 09:46 PM

Bruce,
I like the new addition to your sig line - about time you admitted it

2car · 09-09-2003, 10:52 PM

Can you still use the winscreen retainer bolts at either end of the dash?

osteology · 09-10-2003, 07:13 AM

Yes - it's close but they still work with no trimming (originally though I'd have to make them a bit shorter). Window cranks on the hard doors also - close but work fine.

kling-on · 09-10-2003, 07:24 AM

looks good

woody · 09-10-2003, 07:32 AM

lookin sharp...and I grabbed the images and added them!

http://www.ih8mud.com/cages/

dieselcruiserhead · 09-10-2003, 09:29 AM

Nice, I say leave the factory bar, I've always loved the look of it...

Actnjacksn · 09-10-2003, 11:10 AM

I just got the same kit. It should be here friday, hopefully. Looks great, hope mine looks just as good.

Sean

td · 09-10-2003, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by osteology

Mark charges 150.00 for the front profile cage with 40.00 for shipping to the lower 48 states. [/url]

Good deal! Can you still fit the hard top on with the new cage?

Thanks.

/td

osteology · 09-10-2003, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by td

Good deal! Can you still fit the hard top on with the new cage?

Thanks.

/td

TD,
I haven't put on the hard top but the soft top (which sitts lower than the hard top) went on today - just barely. Hard top should go on without a problem. If you're worried about clearance with using the extra spreader bars, mount the rear portion of the spreaders outboard on the radius trun of the factory hoop where it meets the bar coming back from the windshield (will lower overhead clearance though) so that the bend doesn't come up as far. Look at the pics on the web site - Mark did one with longer spreaders which solved the height problem by putting the spreader all the way in the corner.

You can't beat Mark's price or quality - get it

Outback · 09-11-2003, 02:24 PM

Mark,

Did you have to notch the spreaders from how they were shipped to get them to fit at an angle like that???

Did you do it with a torch?

osteology · 09-11-2003, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Outback
Mark,

Did you have to notch the spreaders from how they were shipped to get them to fit at an angle like that???

Did you do it with a torch?

Yes, they had to be notched to fit at that angle. All of the notching was done clamped in a jig on a drill press with a large metal hole saw

09-09-2003, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
osteology Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19529 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 251	Pics of my new cage Just finished installing my new front cage from MetalTech - love the way it fits Here are a couple of pics: Currently tied to the factory rear cage but will change that at sometime in the future. Side shot: Attached Images __________________ Mark Ingraham

09-09-2003, 06:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
osteology Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19529 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 251	Shot from the rear: Attached Images __________________ Mark Ingraham

09-09-2003, 06:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
osteology Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19529 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 251	Interior: Attached Images __________________ Mark Ingraham

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osteology Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19529 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 251	Last one - from the top: Attached Images __________________ Mark Ingraham

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osteology Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19529 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 251	Bruce, I like the new addition to your sig line - about time you admitted it __________________ Mark Ingraham

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09-10-2003, 07:13 AM	#12 (permalink)
osteology Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19529 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 251	Yes - it's close but they still work with no trimming (originally though I'd have to make them a bit shorter). Window cranks on the hard doors also - close but work fine. __________________ Mark Ingraham

09-10-2003, 07:24 AM	#13 (permalink)
kling-on Kool Arrow Join Date: Sep 2002 Member # 13666 Location: pimpin parts in San Antonio, TX Posts: 2,827	looks good __________________ 82 FJ60 5.3, 4L60E, SOA, 35's, 456's, lockrights, ARB bull & side bars and warn 12k 85FJ60 SOLD 82BJ42 3B,H55, Fj60 p/s.... And a boat load of parts in the garage GIT-R-DONE!!!! low riders want SWITCHES... 4 wheelers want SHIFTERS

09-10-2003, 07:32 AM	#14 (permalink)
woody Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 260 Posts: 4,441	lookin sharp...and I grabbed the images and added them! http://www.ih8mud.com/cages/ __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen - IH8MUD Inc. '74 FJ40, '95 HZJ75, '96 FZJ80, '03 2500 DMax, '09 RZR

09-10-2003, 09:29 AM	#15 (permalink)
dieselcruiserhead Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Member # 12758 Location: Park City, UT Posts: 4,651	Nice, I say leave the factory bar, I've always loved the look of it...

09-10-2003, 11:10 AM	#16 (permalink)
Actnjacksn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 6142 Location: University of Oklahoma Posts: 364	I just got the same kit. It should be here friday, hopefully. Looks great, hope mine looks just as good. Sean __________________ 77 FJ-40 with stuff A college student slowely building his 40 "Keep your body like you'll live forever, and keep your soul like you'll die tomorrow"

09-11-2003, 02:24 PM	#19 (permalink)
Outback Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Member # 22307 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 10	Mark, Did you have to notch the spreaders from how they were shipped to get them to fit at an angle like that??? Did you do it with a torch? __________________ '01 Tacoma DCab 4x4 TRD Loaded with all the good stuff!!

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