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Garagedude · 05-24-2009, 05:26 PM

Finally making some progress again, got the back tires on it now, Put a 29x18.5 Mickey Thompson sportsman tire on. Working on installing the roll cage, ordered the main hoop from SW Race cars, the hope fits awesome in the cab, the rest of the cage we are cutting and notching all the tubing, and it is coming out really well, I have been taking my time doing all the notches and welding everything up. All I have left to do to finish the cage is install the Xbar in between the two back bars, and do the door bars. I have lexan to go in for the new back window and I am thinking I might do the side windows too. As soon as I finish welding everything up I have a buddy that's going to paint the cage a candy apple red, and he is going to paint the back part of the frame.

jgh64pkup · 05-26-2009, 09:35 AM

cool
my junior year in high school my ag teacher said for a project he would let me put a cage in my truck if i brought the materials

Marv D · 05-26-2009, 10:38 AM

Wow, lots of nice work going on there. It only comes out 'perfect' like that when you take your time,,, looks like your doing things the right way!

Garagedude · 05-26-2009, 07:31 PM

Thanks guys, I put the X bar in today, no joke it must have taken 6 hours to make all the cuts and notches it looks sick though, I will post a pic tomorrow. So far the whole cage is pretty much tack welded together I am going to clean everything tomorrow and finish weld it.

jgh64pkup · 05-26-2009, 10:46 PM

are you MIGing or TIGing it

**Captainfab** · 05-26-2009, 10:48 PM

Looks good.
Post some pics of inside the cab if you don't mind.

Garagedude · 05-27-2009, 07:52 AM

I go to school for welding and I can mig, tig, or weld stick, but I ended up just mig welding it, I am on a tight deadline to get the cage and stuff done, and tig welding it takes forever its a slow precise process.

Garagedude · 05-27-2009, 10:07 PM

Just about finished with the Xbar

jgh64pkup · 05-27-2009, 10:14 PM

looks good wanna come over and put mine in

Garagedude · 05-27-2009, 10:28 PM

Sure, I tried to take a picture of the welds but you couldn't really see them, I am extremly happy with the way the welding and notching has been going.

**Captainfab** · 05-27-2009, 11:03 PM

How have you been notching your tubes?

Garagedude · 05-28-2009, 08:15 AM

I have been cutting the angle on a nice Milwaukee cut off saw, then I have been using a grinder with these really good 36 gritt flap wheels to notch the tubing. I take my time and mark were it needs to be ground down and take a little off at a time so that the notches are tight. Most of these angles a tubing notcher willn't work.

scatesracing · 05-28-2009, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgh64pkup

looks good wanna come over and put mine in

x2

project69c10 · 06-01-2009, 03:21 AM

looks pretty dame good from turlock.did the same to my 69.sticks very well and safe.did you do the nose of the truck? and full cage the inside.its better to be safe than dead.more pics. looks *****en man.project69c10

Garagedude · 06-01-2009, 12:09 PM

Its only an 8pt cage I didn't want to go crazy with it the truck isn't that fast yet.

jgh64pkup · 06-01-2009, 12:42 PM

im going to put an 8 point in mine but im leaving out the rear bars so it will really be a 6

Garagedude · 06-09-2009, 12:59 PM

When I re sized the picture the x bar got messed up, i have not clue why. But the truck is getting there going to put the lexan in it this weekend drove it Sunday for the first time since I have owned it.

drag_72 · 06-09-2009, 09:21 PM

im diggin it man!

jgh64pkup · 06-09-2009, 09:23 PM

i think we need a vid

Garagedude · 06-09-2009, 10:31 PM

Its no 700hp its just a crate 350 not pushing alot of hp right now, but as soon as economy gets better that truck is getting a worked big block, and hopefully a trans brake.

shortbed70 · 06-09-2009, 10:43 PM

Congrats was it like driving a new vehicle???? I havent drove mine in a year and a half so Icant imagine what it felt like.

djracer · 06-10-2009, 06:56 AM

We need a profile shot.

Garagedude · 06-10-2009, 08:42 AM

I am going to lower it a little more in the front this weekend or next all depends on my work schedule, All I really have to do to start driving it is, replace the ball joints and I want to change all my tie rods, and just button up some wiring bolt the bumpers back on and put the new back window in. And just give it a good tune for the street.

jgh64pkup · 06-10-2009, 01:36 PM

ive never driven mine either

Garagedude · 06-11-2009, 09:26 AM

It was pretty cool to drive it, I was nervous but excited at the same time. But the brakes were all tight and everthing was good had a small trans leak but got that taken care of. The brakes were a little bit of a pain to bleed the truck has 10 bleeders 8 in the rear and 2 in the front, I have wilwood disk brakes on the rear, with 4 piston calipers.

05-24-2009, 05:26 PM	#1
Garagedude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Summerville SC Posts: 217	Roll Cage Finally making some progress again, got the back tires on it now, Put a 29x18.5 Mickey Thompson sportsman tire on. Working on installing the roll cage, ordered the main hoop from SW Race cars, the hope fits awesome in the cab, the rest of the cage we are cutting and notching all the tubing, and it is coming out really well, I have been taking my time doing all the notches and welding everything up. All I have left to do to finish the cage is install the Xbar in between the two back bars, and do the door bars. I have lexan to go in for the new back window and I am thinking I might do the side windows too. As soon as I finish welding everything up I have a buddy that's going to paint the cage a candy apple red, and he is going to paint the back part of the frame. Attached Images

05-26-2009, 09:35 AM	#2
jgh64pkup Sunburst C10!!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,560	Re: Roll Cage cool my junior year in high school my ag teacher said for a project he would let me put a cage in my truck if i brought the materials __________________ Gage 1967 C10 Shortbed Stepside

05-26-2009, 10:38 AM	#3
Marv D Registered Truck Offender Join Date: May 2008 Location: hells training ground (aka Ariz) Posts: 3,118	Re: Roll Cage Wow, lots of nice work going on there. It only comes out 'perfect' like that when you take your time,,, looks like your doing things the right way! __________________ Still playin with trucks, even at my age! When you're dead, it's only a problem for the people around you, because you don't know you're dead. .....It's kinda the same when your STUPID. I just did my taxes and reviewed my SS statement. Thanks to the current administration it looks like I will only have to work till noon on the day of my funeral.

05-26-2009, 07:31 PM	#4
Garagedude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Summerville SC Posts: 217	Re: Roll Cage Thanks guys, I put the X bar in today, no joke it must have taken 6 hours to make all the cuts and notches it looks sick though, I will post a pic tomorrow. So far the whole cage is pretty much tack welded together I am going to clean everything tomorrow and finish weld it.

05-26-2009, 10:46 PM	#5
jgh64pkup Sunburst C10!!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,560	Re: Roll Cage are you MIGing or TIGing it __________________ Gage 1967 C10 Shortbed Stepside Last edited by jgh64pkup; 05-26-2009 at 10:46 PM.

05-26-2009, 10:48 PM	#6
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,252	Re: Roll Cage Looks good. Post some pics of inside the cab if you don't mind. __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

05-27-2009, 07:52 AM	#7
Garagedude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Summerville SC Posts: 217	Re: Roll Cage I go to school for welding and I can mig, tig, or weld stick, but I ended up just mig welding it, I am on a tight deadline to get the cage and stuff done, and tig welding it takes forever its a slow precise process.

05-27-2009, 10:07 PM	#8
Garagedude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Summerville SC Posts: 217	Re: Roll Cage Just about finished with the Xbar Attached Images

05-27-2009, 10:14 PM	#9
jgh64pkup Sunburst C10!!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,560	Re: Roll Cage looks good wanna come over and put mine in __________________ Gage 1967 C10 Shortbed Stepside

05-27-2009, 10:28 PM	#10
Garagedude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Summerville SC Posts: 217	Re: Roll Cage Sure, I tried to take a picture of the welds but you couldn't really see them, I am extremly happy with the way the welding and notching has been going.

05-27-2009, 11:03 PM	#11
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,252	Re: Roll Cage How have you been notching your tubes? __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

05-28-2009, 08:15 AM	#12
Garagedude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Summerville SC Posts: 217	Re: Roll Cage I have been cutting the angle on a nice Milwaukee cut off saw, then I have been using a grinder with these really good 36 gritt flap wheels to notch the tubing. I take my time and mark were it needs to be ground down and take a little off at a time so that the notches are tight. Most of these angles a tubing notcher willn't work.

06-01-2009, 03:21 AM	#14
project69c10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: turlock ca 95382 Posts: 10	Re: Roll Cage looks pretty dame good from turlock.did the same to my 69.sticks very well and safe.did you do the nose of the truck? and full cage the inside.its better to be safe than dead.more pics. looks *****en man.project69c10

06-01-2009, 12:09 PM	#15
Garagedude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Summerville SC Posts: 217	Re: Roll Cage Its only an 8pt cage I didn't want to go crazy with it the truck isn't that fast yet.

06-01-2009, 12:42 PM	#16
jgh64pkup Sunburst C10!!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,560	Re: Roll Cage im going to put an 8 point in mine but im leaving out the rear bars so it will really be a 6 __________________ Gage 1967 C10 Shortbed Stepside



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06-09-2009, 12:59 PM	#17
Garagedude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Summerville SC Posts: 217	Re: Roll Cage When I re sized the picture the x bar got messed up, i have not clue why. But the truck is getting there going to put the lexan in it this weekend drove it Sunday for the first time since I have owned it. Attached Images

06-09-2009, 09:21 PM	#18
drag_72 Ready to go fast!! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Carthage,Mo Posts: 219	Re: Roll Cage im diggin it man! __________________ 454 block .30 forged aluminum pistons steel crank valve job Holley Strip Dominator intake 1030cfm holley carb, 250 plate shot roller rockers Erson Solid cam split duration 307/310. .575/.595 lift milodon oil pan fab. aluminum valve covers 4 bolt main splayed anodized caps all studded

06-09-2009, 09:23 PM	#19
jgh64pkup Sunburst C10!!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,560	Re: Roll Cage i think we need a vid __________________ Gage 1967 C10 Shortbed Stepside

06-09-2009, 10:31 PM	#20
Garagedude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Summerville SC Posts: 217	Re: Roll Cage Its no 700hp its just a crate 350 not pushing alot of hp right now, but as soon as economy gets better that truck is getting a worked big block, and hopefully a trans brake.

06-09-2009, 10:43 PM	#21
shortbed70 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Forney TX Posts: 4,512	Re: Roll Cage Congrats was it like driving a new vehicle???? I havent drove mine in a year and a half so Icant imagine what it felt like. __________________ Troy 1965 Chevy Bagged,361 sbc,voodoo cam,1.5 full roller rockers,patriot 185cc vortec heads 2.02-1.60,vortec weiand polished intake,demon carb my truckhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=332884 Big Red Dog build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=572274

06-10-2009, 06:56 AM	#22
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,892	Re: Roll Cage We need a profile shot. __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

06-10-2009, 08:42 AM	#23
Garagedude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Summerville SC Posts: 217	Re: Roll Cage I am going to lower it a little more in the front this weekend or next all depends on my work schedule, All I really have to do to start driving it is, replace the ball joints and I want to change all my tie rods, and just button up some wiring bolt the bumpers back on and put the new back window in. And just give it a good tune for the street. Attached Images Last edited by Garagedude; 06-10-2009 at 08:43 AM.

06-10-2009, 01:36 PM	#24
jgh64pkup Sunburst C10!!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,560	Re: Roll Cage ive never driven mine either __________________ Gage 1967 C10 Shortbed Stepside

06-11-2009, 09:26 AM	#25
Garagedude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Summerville SC Posts: 217	Re: Roll Cage It was pretty cool to drive it, I was nervous but excited at the same time. But the brakes were all tight and everthing was good had a small trans leak but got that taken care of. The brakes were a little bit of a pain to bleed the truck has 10 bleeders 8 in the rear and 2 in the front, I have wilwood disk brakes on the rear, with 4 piston calipers.

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