The build of "Wh4t3v3rs"

[Supercharged111]

Isn't that the truth!!!! I love car audio, but dealing with the public every day just sucks the energy right outta me! If I have to deal with one more customer that describes the Memphis PRX sub package as "slammin", "crushin", or "swampin".... i will drive my truck into a bridge abutment at 80 mph!!!! Hahaha

No, but really ..... hopefully things will slow down a little next month (taxes are DUE in April!) and I can make some good progress. Would love to get it on the ground rolling !!!

I'd rather drive their dumb ***** into a bridge abutment than myself. F those d bags.

 

[618 Syndicate]

Yeah, sometimes you just gotta go home and take a shower to wash the stupid off.....
But, as I tell my kids, being an adult means that we gotta spend most of our time doing what we have to do, so that we have the resources to do what we want to do.

 

[Wh4t3v3rs]

Yeah, sometimes you just gotta go home and take a shower to wash the stupid off.....
But, as I tell my kids, being an adult means that we gotta spend most of our time doing what we have to do, so that we have the resources to do what we want to do.

Well spoken my friend!!!

 

[Wh4t3v3rs]

I'd rather drive their dumb ***** into a bridge abutment than myself. F those d bags.

For them..... a good ol fashion rope and a three legged chair!!! Haha that was mean! I'm probably going to hell now!! Ha no matters.... I'll drive my race truck straight there!! Lol

 

[Wh4t3v3rs]

Well I know it doesn't look like much progress, but it's centered, the pinion angle set, clamped down, and awaiting to be welded!

Don't mind all the freakin leaves! I've swept them out 3 times in the last hour, but this Kansas wind keeps blowing the back in!!!! RIDICULOUS!! Haha

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[Wh4t3v3rs]

Well, I was absolutely spent when I got off work, and I was gonna just rest tonight and work on the truck tomorrow..... BUT my Mom reminded me it was Easter and I'd better have my ass at the dinner table or feel the wrath! Haha Sooo, I felt like I needed to accomplish something tonight. So, I opted for a little different work.

I pulled the dash and steering column in preperation for the roll cage. This is something I haven't built or dealt with before. IF ANYBODY WOUKLD LIKE TO CHIME IN ON THIS SUBJECT, PLEASE DO!

I am looking at buying a pre bent weld in 10 point from S&W.....

https://swracecars.com/product/1988-1997-chevy-pickup-10-point-roll-cage-cm-around-dash/

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[Erik the Awful]

"Windshield bars have two bends."
The counter-bend in the front downlegs ("windshield bars") is crap. If you buy from them, request straight legs.

Here's a good primer:
https://24hoursoflemons.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/How-To-Not-Fail-Lemons-Tech_v3.5_040419.pdf

Spreader plates are a must! Otherwise it's just a show cage. As it says in the .pdf above, 24 sq in of spreader plate per tube end should be your minimum, and the kit has 6x6 spreaders, although 1/8" plate is a little on the thin side. If your target mount point isn't level, build a plinth.

If you're caging a street-driven truck, be sure and put the bars far away from your head. Your head is very squishy compared to a roll cage, and you're not going to be wearing a Snell-SA rated helmet while driving on the street.

You want your cage to fit the cab as tightly as possible. The only real way to accomplish this is to cut holes in the floor board for your main hoop and downlegs. You drop the main hoop legs through the holes you cut, mark where they go through the floor, pull it out, cut the excess off, and put it back in place with the spreader plates resting (not welded!) underneath. Get your halo bar in place, snug against the roof (account for the headliner if you're keeping it), and tack it to the main hoop. Then put your downlegs in through the holes in the floorboard. Mark and cut them, slide the spreader plates under them and tack them to your halo bar. Pull all your spreader plates so you can drop the cage down and fully weld it. Raise it back up, slide your spreader plates in place and weld them.

I've built one cage, but did a lot of study before hand, and had a professional who bent my tubes and instructed me how to install them.

 

[df2x4]

IF ANYBODY WOUKLD LIKE TO CHIME IN ON THIS SUBJECT, PLEASE DO!

Screw the cage, just get kicked out of the track on the first pass.

Seriously though nice work. Seeing you make constant progress on this is a reminder that I need to do something with the LQ4 sitting in my garage.

 

[Supercharged111]

The Z in the bends of those front dash bars would be a massive weak point as Erik already pointed out. I have yet to see a prebent cage worth a ****. They always seem to be made for the guy who either is only getting the cage to pass tech, not because he cares about quality or safety, or the guy who's never had a proper cage before so he doesn't quite know what makes a cage good. I doubt any of them fit as tightly as they should too in the sense that Erik pointed out either.

 

[618 Syndicate]

Good info here. I've never built a cage, my metal connection skills aren't even good enough to be considered welding....

Glad to see you keeping it moving though. It'll be worth it in the end.