cage for CJ2a?

[daniel_buck]

So the more I drive my 2a every day (I love it!!) The more I realize that it's probably a death trap if I ever get hit and tip over (and it's fairly tippy offroad too, haha!). I'd like to look into the possibility of a roll cage, something more than just a B pillar roll bar. Something with A pillar bars that tie into the frame.

Can anyone recommend someone to bend up, weld, and install a cage? I've seen some kits available online, but I imagine the shipping alone will probably make it more expensive than having a custom one bent up locally.

I know the rough design that I want, pretty much the basic cage to protect front seats only, no family cage. I'm not sure if it would need to be tied into the frame at the C or B pillars, but I'd like to have at least the A pillar into the frame, and possibly a bit of frame reinforcing (boxing). It's been boxed in a few places, but probably not where the cage would tie into.

Anyway, I'm thinking that this might be on my list to get done this fall/winter, so I want to start looking around now. Looking to find someone who has a good amount of experience with cages that can be trusted.

Similar to this below.

[aw12345]

Talk to Kurt, he has a bender that's collecting dust

[daniel_buck]

going to call him tonight, thanks

[RAT]

Talk to Kurt, he has a bender that's collecting dust

Not dust, black widows...
Lets do this thing Daniel. Always wanted to do a cage in a CJ.

[daniel_buck]

send me your number, I'll give a call tonight after work

[USMC 0369]

Looking to find [COLOR="red"]someone who has a good amount of experience [/COLOR]with cages [COLOR="red"]that can be trusted.[/COLOR]

[COLOR="darkred"]X2, A-hole Fab won't steer ya wrong.[/COLOR]

[RAT]

Already took measurements off the CJ I'm working on now. The dims are in the software generating a drawing right now. Gonna do a 8 inch set back on the B pillar for the seats that may come later.

[daniel_buck]

can that software import 3d models for visualization? Or can it export the tube bends as a 3d model format of some sort? a few weeks back I started making a 3d model of my CJ, haven't worked on it much since, but I hope to finish it sometime. One thing I was going to do with it, was to mock up a cage and other things.

[RAT]

No, the program I use is only a 2D rendering. I might get the deluxe version 3D full tilt some day but this works fine for what I do. I do have an old version of CAD 3D, maybe I should see if that works for me.

[daniel_buck]

ah, now worries. Was just curious :-)

[aw12345]

When you have the cage made see if it can be built so that the original soft top will hide it nicely, to keep things authentic looking

[daniel_buck]

I'm not really to concerned with a factory looking soft top. I'd just like to have a bikini top, and not use the factory bows (I don't have the bows anyway) I'll find out how the factory top used to mount to the windshield (I see a little groove, but that's it??) and then either make something myself, or have a local shop in the marina make something out of sail cloth.