did you find this thread?
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...t=tube+grommet
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did you find this thread?
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...t=tube+grommet
I found some threads similar to that with part numbers. I'm still thinking about how I want to do this, and hope I can answer some of the questions I have this weekend. If nothing else I may use the grommets on the floor, and run the tube straight up from the frame, versus a sandwhich plate
damage to rear of frame and body mounts mentioned earlier
http://tamor.us/members-rigs/albums/...0125.sized.jpg
pictures of roof for discussion on the cage idea
http://tamor.us/members-rigs/albums/...0096.sized.jpg
inside of roof and sheetmetal support
http://tamor.us/members-rigs/albums/...0109.sized.jpg
3.5x3.5 plate set on roof to judge if it would be flat enough to work
http://tamor.us/members-rigs/albums/...0119.sized.jpg
so as you can see, the sandwhich plate idea would most likely work, though it may tear the sheetmetal as the body flexes
A grommet could work as well. If I tried to do it with just a single piece of tube, it would require 3 bends minimum. One bend at the dash to follow the angle of the windshield, a bend near the top to turn the tube back to nearly vertical in order to avoid the stock sheetmetal windshield support and to keep the tube from exiting the roof so far back. Finally, there would need to be one more bend to turn the now vertical tube back to horizontal so it can follow the roof line back to the main hoop
a third option may be to run a halo style tube above the roof, then have the A pillar tube turn up and meet it. I don't really know how that would end up looking though it will eliminate the need for the extra bends, and may be the easiest method to build. An added bonus is I can run the halo a little further forward, which will help protect the windshield more
oh yeah, the front axle is going to be a little wider than in the pics above. To keep the tires out of the springs I need to run spacers, but my current wheel studs are to short to use with the spacers. So as soon as school is done I want to tear the axle down, regear it, put fresh u-joints in it, and get some longer studs
I also measured my wheelbase today, and I ended up at 110 inches, which is a little more than 7 inches longer than stock.
here is plan B in case I decide the hybrid cage is more of a pain in the ass than its worth and just go with a normal exo. Its not a complete drawing, as there would be more crossbracing added, especially to the main hoop
http://tamor.us/members-rigs/albums/...22_5.sized.jpg
BTW, before anyone suggests just doing a normal inside cage, I would like to, but there simply is not enough head room
I think the halo is a great idea. Even if you did it the other way, you still need a tube going across the roof at the front of the cage....well, unless you put it behind the windshield on the inside. The halo would even give you a place to mount some lights.
there would be a tube crossing the roof above the windshield. I was kinda leary of the halo idea simply because it might look kinda funny since it would have to be narrow to fit. The bars running forward then down just seemed to be a cleaner desing, though maybe not as strong of one. I still can't bring myself to do a full exo, since they simply ruin the lines of a vehicle, so I may yet go with the halo design.
I kinda like the looks of that exo...
I like the looks of that exo, but it might look different once its built. I also like your halo idea, with the a-pillar bars comming down through the roof to a semi-interior cage.
I don't know for myself, but I hear lots of people say that there isn't much room inside those yota cabs to begin with, and an interior cage takes up a lot of the space in there.
I was thinkin along the same lines as a "brow" above the windshield to help catch that part in a RO. I think it would look pimp.