Roll cage install

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  1. Butters

    Butters Member

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    Roll cage install will start commencing very shortly ordered and will revive Monday getting closer and closer on it. Pic will be posted through the process.
     
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Looking forward to seeing pictures of your cage coming together :tiphat:
     
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    Same here...good luck with it. Be patient and get it like you want it before you finish weld ANYTHING ;)
     
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    Yep tacking it all up before it gets beads haha
     
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    No pictures yet ? Interested in seeing your progress
     
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    Yeah there's a few pics I'll post progress is going slower then I intended. Waiting for more metal to come in at work so I can do an x brace on the rear
     

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    And I'm hoping to have it all done this Saturday....well as far as the cage goes haha
     
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    Nice looks like good progress to me, is the square tubing through your floor sub frame connectors ? Also did you purchase this cage pre bent already I would like to look into a cage myself
     
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    Yes those are my sub frames and I bought it all pre bent it was from Rhodes race cars. Like 350 shipped
     
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Looking good :thumbs2:
     
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    thanx, and it looks good- can't wait to start working on my mavrick
     
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    Looks good...coming along nicely! Are you keeping your stock door panels? If so, be sure you have clearance on your door bar...had to put a slight bend in mine to clear the seat and arm rest.
     
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    I am but ditching the arm rests
     
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    So almost 2 months still fighting with the people that I had purchased the cage from to send me the right bars for my roll cage hopefully I hear something back this week. This is as far as I am still :/
     

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    Where did you order yours from?
     

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