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Exo cage on a 84 ext cab

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:16 pm

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 hey guys, i received the tubing today for X-jeeper's cage today, so i am starting a thread to show some of the work that is going into building his exo cage. the cage is starting out as a cab only right now, but add more later on, the front is going to go in the fenders right before the doors, x over the top, upper and lower windshield bars, and some extra cab protection, should look nice, not over kill, i am getting measurements now in my bendtech and will hopefully cut and bend some tubing soon,

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:07 pm

X-jeeper Trails Traveled   Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 151 cant wait to see some tube on it! _________________ i love what you do for me, toyota

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:13 pm

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 so last night got some numbers in my bendtech and i decided that it was going to take 9 bends and 5 rotations to make the hoop around the back of the cab..thats right 9 bends and 5 rotations . background info: the most bends/ rotations on one piece of tubing that i had done was 7 bends and 3 rotations so it was a step up for me to wrap my head around the bendtech and bender to get this right. after some dinner and some prayer over the tubing/ bender and excessive measureing and remeasureing, i bent it up and it came out very nice, hugs the cab nicely, has enough room for the tubing on the side of the cab to reach it, and over the top, but it tight and no large spaces between the cab, so i am pleased with the outcome, i will post pics this evening when i get home from work, this was the hardest part of the build, if i don't bend this right, the other tubing will not look uniform on the vechicle, thanks to my wife for great and steady tube holding

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:29 pm

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 the main hoop 147inches thanks to my wife, she helped hold the tubing the whole time pretty tight to the cab, i am pleased with how nice it turned out

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:12 pm

X-jeeper Trails Traveled   Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 151 looks good! _________________ i love what you do for me, toyota

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:57 pm

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 i have alot more to go, but i am really please with how well the hoop came out. that is one of the hardest bends to do. to get that hoop to line up is a pain. but now i can get to it and bend somemore .

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:16 am

sgtbriangreen Global Warmer   Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 1354 That does look pretty good. I cant wait to see it in person at Tanzania. _________________ "Pro Rock Stacker" North Carolina Army National Guard Recruiter 92 pickup "Plain Jane"

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:03 am

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 that is some pretty gutsy date to finish by. but did alot this evening, after moving the truck in the shop and moving verything around to be able to work indoors b/c of the weather. did the to a piller bars that connect to the hoop. cut into the fenders and will later tie them into the frame after i get the cage tacked together., i'll shutup now i did a little 15 degree bend rotated 45 degrees right before the A piller bars connect to the hoop to set X-jeeper up for the rear part of the cage, just so it flows better to the rear and looks like 1 smooth piece. should turn out good.

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:17 pm

X-jeeper Trails Traveled   Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 151 nice! you got alot done after i left _________________ i love what you do for me, toyota

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:27 pm

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 lol, i did! man, we went to it and didn't look back. but man it got cold, stopped notching about 9:30pm and took some pics and got out. dustin (buddy) held tubing like a champ. it came out real nice i think, now that the measurments are in the bend tech for this much, i can now go off of it for the rest of the tubes, it shouldn't be too bad getting the rest of the tubes in, just time.

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:52 pm

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 got some work done tonight. will work on it tomorrow and see where it falls when the light are turned off. should get alot done, put the numbers in bendtech and getting to burn the frame mounts in so the other bars are just connecting tubes, should go fast... i hope at least

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:03 pm

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 got alot done, burned in the frame mounts, so when i connected the windshield bars they could be square and even. had to come out on the lower but i think that it fits, close to how the upper looks, so i am happy with how it turned out.

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:59 pm

X-jeeper Trails Traveled   Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 151 looks really good man! whats left? just the X on the roof? _________________ i love what you do for me, toyota

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:02 pm

Cumminsdzl Down in It   Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 5086 I like the a pillars going into the fenders, looks real good. My only question is the tire not going to get into the frame mount side of the a pillar? Just looks close in the pictures. _________________ Kyle Jeffries

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:49 pm

X-jeeper Trails Traveled   Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 151 i was thinking the same thing kyle, but im sure Jonathan thought about that...i hope haha _________________ i love what you do for me, toyota

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:01 pm

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 if you look at the bottom left of the 6th pic on my last post you can see that its not close at all. just the angle of that shot makes it look closer than it really is. it is really coming together, got everything welded solid so far and ran out of wire on the last bead, switched out to my emergency 2 lb spool and finished it, i will get more tomorrow and finish up tues night and if something takes some time then i will be working late nights the rest of the week to finish so X-jeeper can show off the new exo...after he puts some paint on it.

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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:29 pm

Cumminsdzl Down in It   Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 5086 ORV Design and Fab wrote: if you look at the bottom left of the 6th pic on my last post you can see that its not close at all. just the angle of that shot makes it look closer than it really is. it is really coming together, got everything welded solid so far and ran out of wire on the last bead, switched out to my emergency 2 lb spool and finished it, i will get more tomorrow and finish up tues night and if something takes some time then i will be working late nights the rest of the week to finish so X-jeeper can show off the new exo...after he puts some paint on it. I figured you had it under control. Maybe the body mount on the second gen trucks is farther back than on the first gens....My tire almost touches that body mount when its flexed and turned. Looks good though. _________________ Kyle Jeffries

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:02 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 damn good lookin work there guy. so we'll see it at tanzania right? _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:15 am

X-jeeper Trails Traveled   Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 151 As far as I know I'll be there! _________________ i love what you do for me, toyota

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:53 pm

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 thanks guys, its been great to work with X-jeeper. truck is looking good and ya'll be looking for X-jeeper at tanzania for sure.

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:40 am

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 after a late night, i have fiished all the bending, beating and banging. everything is tacked that hasn't been fully welded,

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:47 am

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 we did 9 bars last night , from 6pm-10:30pm. i will burn everything in tonight after church and X-JEEPER can pick it up anytime after. i am very please how it came out. everything is super tight to the cab(how i wanted) flows with the body and is set up for when he wants to finish the bed or go to the front.

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:36 am

5keepers Chapter President   Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 1924 Very nice job. Can't wait to see it in person. _________________ DAWGTOY wrote: We need healthy gals in our sport. (hookin winch lines and makin sammiches) DAWGTOY wrote: what ever you do don't google KY wrestlin match.

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:54 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 /\ what he said x2. very nice looking work. i like how you tyed all the braces into single points. dawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:59 am

X-jeeper Trails Traveled   Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 151 Hell me neither! _________________ i love what you do for me, toyota

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