brushgaurd/rollcage?
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I guess guys in your part of the country do cages differently than they do down here. Around here out in the desert alot of guys have full cages that tie in from front bumper to rear and are integral with the suspension, shock mounting, etc, with big skidplates in the front. Usually made of 1.5" tube with all sorts of triangulation. The trucks are built like desert racing buggies, all cage with the body only on there for looks and deflection of rocks. On my last Baja bug, it was caged from front to rear, which helped stiffen the whole car since the pan isnt very stiff. Check out a Baja 1000 or San Felipe race somtime, you'll see some really cool caged vehicles.
Last edited by SoCalDesertRider; Mar 23, 2004 at 11:01 PM.
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Good ol' cinched down lap belt, thats it. Thus the desire for the five point restraints and conforming bucket seats. You know, actually the way the suspension works on my big '73 its not that brutal, as compared to my '72 with its stock suspension that damn near breaks my neck when I take it off-road. Still, its iffy on hard hits, I did break out my driver side window with my head once. That sucked. I'll do the restraints and seats the same time I do the in cab cage because I'll tie the shoulder harness horizontally back to a cross-bar. Some guys tie the shoulder harnesses back down to the floor but that can compress your spine on hard hits, not good.
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Okay, I'm not busting my head yet so I'm okay.
I've got a new set of bucket seats I'm going to install as soon as I can track down a 78-79 Bronco seat bracket. When I get them installed I want to look into something a little more effective to keep me in place. That's good to know about the spinal compression. I never would have thought of it but that's scary!!!
I've got a new set of bucket seats I'm going to install as soon as I can track down a 78-79 Bronco seat bracket. When I get them installed I want to look into something a little more effective to keep me in place. That's good to know about the spinal compression. I never would have thought of it but that's scary!!!
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I totally missed Socal's post. Yes, its all about application. You can get away with that on a baja desert racer because in general your not bashing head on into mammoth trees and rocks. With baja running, most of the shock loads are simply terrain based and are absorbed by the suspension, not the cage. With what we do, the cage is armor, totally different. Good point though...
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