Hoopdee 94.0 Bronco

[Brett_408]

How’s the price for the diy cage compared to the 3/4 cages and solo?

This cage is 4k. Solid body mounts $425.00. That's what I paid

 

[Brett_408]

Last night's progress few more roof tubes and the A-pillar corner gussets. The gussets came prebent but not notched so excuse my butchery on the notch those took a while to tune in.

 

[desert_steve]

Your "butchery" looks great, Im jealous!

Anything Ive ever notched looks like I did it with a dull hatchet... in total darkness.

 

[Brett_408]

Your "butchery" looks great, Im jealous!

Anything Ive ever notched looks like I did it with a dull hatchet... in total darkness.

hahaha thank you appreciate that

 

[UR_Mawm69]

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OK, PLEASE BREAK IT DOWN FOR A RATARD LIKE MYSELF.


HOW HOW HOW HOWWWWWWWWWW IN THE FUCK DO YOU MAKE THIS.
i know the cut a pc, bend it, cut, blah blah. but how do you get these notches in?!?!?!?!

 

[Brett_408]

OK, PLEASE BREAK IT DOWN FOR A RATARD LIKE MYSELF.


HOW HOW HOW HOWWWWWWWWWW IN THE FUCK DO YOU MAKE THIS.
i know the cut a pc, bend it, cut, blah blah. but how do you get these notches in?!?!?!?!

On that corner gusset start by holding it in place marking your cut and this one I band saw first because its a long ass notch. Then tune it in with a flap disk. Test fit, grind, test fit, grind and repeat 20 times then done lol

 

[UR_Mawm69]

On that corner gusset start by holding it in place marking your cut and this one I band saw first because its a long ass notch. Then tune it in with a flap disk. Test fit, grind, test fit, grind and repeat 20 times then done lol

so theres realy nothing to it except little by little take some off, test fit, take more off, test fit, repeat like 69k fucking times?
i always assumed people had a magic fucking notcher technique/band saw/chopsaw technique............

no? just fucking spend a day going back and forth from the corner where you want the toob to the grinder/table for about 69 fuckng hours.......... then, walah???

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[85Yota]

An Ameribrade belt grinder with smasll wheels makes those gussets way fast and less rips, more like 4.20 trips not 69k trips to get it to fit great.

 

[Giant Geoff]

Oh my goodness! That is looking great!

 

[Brett_408]

so theres realy nothing to it except little by little take some off, test fit, take more off, test fit, repeat like 69k fucking times?
i always assumed people had a magic fucking notcher technique/band saw/chopsaw technique............

no? just fucking spend a day going back and forth from the corner where you want the toob to the grinder/table for about 69 fuckng hours.......... then, walah???

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Literally that's it. I don't fab full time so its rare I nail a notch on the first shot typically its 69k fucking times back and fourth.

 

[4xFoorOffroad]

You can wrap some paper around the notch and measure and mark it on the other side to rough it in and save some time on deep notches on straight tube - wouldn’t save time on a tight radius bend like those most likely though.

 

[85Yota]

You could print a paper template wrap and get it close.

https://www.blocklayer.com/fab/round-tube/notcheng#google_vignette

 

[Brett_408]

Dropped the front of the cage and welded up everything I won't have access to once the cage is in place and the top comes off.

 

[Brett_408]

Last night... fitted the B pillar tubes and a few more lacing tubes in the back then welded everything out. It is very nice welding and building the rear portion with the top being off.

 

[Tree trunk]

Looking really good

What’s your plan for tieing the cage to the body?

 

[Brett_408]

Looking really good

What’s your plan for tieing the cage to the body?

A Pillar tube will get welded to the cabs a pillar directly for the B pillar I have some dimpled died 14 GA plates then along the door bar tubes i'll probably make some 14 ga plates and also at the rear off the C pillar.

 

[Tree trunk]

Do you think the tube that parallels the bedside between the B and C needs it?

 

[Brett_408]

Do you think the tube that parallels the bedside between the B and C needs it?

I was thinking about it and I will probably add tie ins there because I have easy access to it right now and down then road I'll probably gut the quarter panels for fiberglass and bigger tires.

 

[85Yota]

Yes the cage looks good. I would tie those angled tubes down to the frame or out rigger to frame to help spread the load, but realistically the main load will be on the C pillar wanting to get pushed diagonally down to the floor on opposite side if hit in a rollover.

 

[Brett_408]

Yes the cage looks good. I would tie those angled tubes down to the frame or out rigger to frame to help spread the load, but realistically the main load will be on the C pillar wanting to get pushed diagonally down to the floor on opposite side if hit in a rollover.

So the V in the back window still needs another tube that will go down to the C pillar junction going to the frame. I just haven't put it in yet. B pillar lands directly on the side of the frame in the middle of the front leaf spring mount.