[lurch9]

What if you make the c pillar vertical for about a foot then bend a 45 to meet up with the top bar. Kind of a hybrid of the 2 drawings, with additional coverage for the back seat.

 

[Que_Honda!]

Something like this?

I like that.

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[lurch9]

Yeah something like that. Maybe bring the c pillar a little higher and the top bar back a little farther. Just to maximize rear seat headroom. Use the top bar length from the orange cage drawing and the c pillar from the green cage drawing. That might work

 

[Mieser]

I have a Millermatic 185, set to 2 at a wire speed of 50 ipm.

What size wire?

 

[Que_Honda!]

What size wire?

.030

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[Mieser]

On the cage.

I would do something like the 2nd pic (Orange). Then either move the C-pillar back even more to create the family space or add the family space onto a standard fastback A to C hoop cage. You could taper in the family section over the rear to minimize the bulk of the cage.

I would look at how far back you need to make the B-pillar to make the driver comfortable. With the tub mods the seats are going to be pretty far back and you don't want the B-pillar too close to the drivers head. It may also be nice to be able to add a spreader behind the seats for belts and having the B-pillar a little further back could help make that more simple.

 

[Mieser]

.030

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I've had better luck with .024 wire for thin sheetmetal....especially 18-22 gauge stuff that is old.

 

[Que_Honda!]

You are correct, I should have used .024 but I was lazy and cheap.

 

[Que_Honda!]

Ok, I'm sure this is a silly question, but how do I determine which tie-rods I can use on my axle (Dana 44) to make my steering setup. I want to build a basic y-link steering setup.

I have a 78 Cherokee Chief Dana 44 front and I'm looking for the tie-rods. I don't think I need 1-ton parts since I'm only on 35s but what is everyone's thoughts?

 

[Que_Honda!]

Took a photo when I got home to get a better idea about the cage.

I think I'll make something like this.

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[Mieser]

....perhaps tilt the C-pillar forward to mirror the angle of the windshield? The vertical rear C-pillar throws it off for me.

 

[Que_Honda!]

Yeah it eats at me too. I'm going to have to be clever for all of it to fit right

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[daddyusmaximus]

Took a photo when I got home to get a better idea about the cage.

I think I'll make something like this.

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Looks perfect. Plenty of room with that design. I was never a fan of a fastback on a Jeep...

 

[tobyw]

Took me quite a while to wrap my head around how I wanted it to look versus the need for rear seat protection, and this is what I finally came up with for my cage... Sorry it's a flatty and not a CJ but the bed area dimensions are essentially the same:

Plenty of room back there for my two minions:

 

[Que_Honda!]

I saw this cage on Instagram. I like it.

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[Mieser]

I saw this cage on Instagram. I like it.

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Picture no working...

 

[Que_Honda!]

Picture no working...

Fixed. Looking it up its a poison spyder cage.

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[CJ3BL]

Took a photo when I got home to get a better idea about the cage.

I think I'll make something like this.

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Maybe add some triangulation with a diagonal running from lower C pillar to upper B pillar?

 

[Que_Honda!]

Maybe add some triangulation with a diagonal running from lower C pillar to upper B pillar?

Yes I'll do something more like what I posted above. Start with a fastback cage and add the extra support with another halo hoop for the third passenger.



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[Que_Honda!]

So I've been slowly chipping away at the front axle. I'm at the point where I just need to setup the differential. Yikes! Any good guides out there?

One small hiccup was that I had two different spindles! One had a smaller inner wheel bearing ID, got those in today.

Fuel tank is mounted.

For now the bulkhead separating it from the rest of the cab will have to wait until after my trip to EJS.


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