Well, most of you haven't seen Norm isn the last five years, so here's a bit of an update. Norm just came out from under the knife at AtoZ Fabrication:
http://www.atozfabrication.com/galle...ISHED.JPG.html
Norm is still his old street-able self but now a bit safer (and dare I say stylish)
-Mark
Just when you though it was safe to go back in the water...
looks sweet
edit: those pics give me a headache though.
Last edited by uglyota; 05-29-2009 at 04:35 PM.
Originally Posted by Shaggy
Awesome! You should come to Colorado next week
Thanks,
Chris Scotti
1988 Suzuki Samurai buggy
my thoughts exactly
Creighton, you have done stuff with that jeep that would make a goat go "holy ****!"
yeah mark, maybe you can trade them some jeep work for making their website not suck so much.
you go a full shot of the jeep? cage looks nice.
Nice cage and seats Mark! Glad to see Norm is still in action.
"You know, this car is so fast, that giving Corvette owners this car, is kinda like giving an AK-47 to a pysch ward."
-Ron Fellows (Corvette C6R Team Driver)
Fortunately they are more about the work and less about the web site. They have a good reputation within the "industry" although they are definitly a mom a pop shop.
-Mark
Just when you though it was safe to go back in the water...
Looking good Mark!
Mine is hiding out back of Land Rovers Unlimited no doubt with two flat tires looking very sad panda.
So I went to pick up the Jeep (about 3 hrs away).
The cage is a piece of art. However, the artisans overlooked a few things. They mounted the driver's seat about an inch too far to the right. I didn't notice it until I actually drove the Jeep. It's also too low. So I have some adjusting to do.
They also managed to screw up the paint by installing the cage before it was dry enough to handle. So now I have some touch up to do.
Lastly, they discovered cancer on old Norm. Under two of the old roll bar mounts there are a couple of spots eaten through. So now I have a bit of sheet metal work to do before before I can Line-X the tub. Booooo.
They did do some things well. My favorite piece of engineering that they did was to bolt the main hoop right through a body mount. They used a 3" bolt that runs from the cage mounting plate, through the body and through an existing body mount location. It uses the existing body mount bushing as well. Its a simple but effective way to tie the cage to the frame at the main hoop.
My wife finds the harnesses amusing. But I kept the lap belts too knowing she was not going to be a fan of the 5-point harnesses.
-Mark
Just when you though it was safe to go back in the water...
It's not tied to the frame other than through that body mount?
looks good Mark, should be nice fro those mid summer cruise through DC.
Looks good. Here is a pick of the one i am build for myself.
Its tied in at a number of points. The other tie-ins are more conventional. All have bushings though.
-Mark
Just when you though it was safe to go back in the water...
looks nice busa
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