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rejeep

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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #330 on: March 25, 2014, 09:23:30 AM »
ok so there is no x" off the dash, x" off the tub sides etc...?

just get in there with a tape and figure out width.. height can always be adjusted if ends are left long enough...?

what size do you recomend"

also.. concept of a split hoop vs. continuous piece of steel?
Is it really that much better with a slug installed?
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #331 on: March 25, 2014, 10:59:31 AM »
im not sure what your asking

are you getting a cage kit or trying to make something used fit? or?

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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #332 on: March 25, 2014, 11:20:45 AM »
“custom” kit...

I have a nice credit at Extreme Custom Fab and they sell CJ kits..
He generally sells a split hoop design to save on shipping, but I like the idea of a continuous piece of steel..
With my truck freight discount it’s a moot issue..

He told me the split hoop enables the width to be tailored at time of install which I get.. for a fixed hoop I just need to get him good measurements..
I just didn’t know if there was any guidelines that would put a cage in a “sweet spot”

I got foot plate dimensions and windshield angle to contend with.. that should be good enough..
Everything is left long to adjust for roof height..

The guy was nice enough to take some stuff back and give me store credit.. I just don’t need anything else and want to take him up on his offer before he forgets about it kind of thing..



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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #333 on: March 25, 2014, 11:37:42 AM »
gotcha

best bet would be to measure eds or Ians and figure out what you dont like about it
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #334 on: March 25, 2014, 12:04:31 PM »
I like the 3-hoop design.  I think mine will be similar.
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #335 on: March 26, 2014, 09:47:54 PM »
Test seat came in...
Mockup this week...
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #336 on: March 30, 2014, 05:17:28 PM »
I need a to do list..
Too many little things going on I'm like an a.d.d kid staring at a disco ball..
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #337 on: March 31, 2014, 08:37:41 AM »
aside from the obvious, what’s the real big benefit to using a single piece of tube for the main hoops?

these kits are sold as a split hoop that gets welded together...
how much added protection am I really gaining?
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #338 on: March 31, 2014, 09:07:49 AM »
571 is slugged in 19 places

more important is the structural geometry and how its assembled.
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #339 on: March 31, 2014, 09:11:29 AM »
so there is really nothing wrong with ordering the "kit" as is and it being assembled by a competent welder/fabricator  ::)
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #340 on: March 31, 2014, 09:17:16 AM »
Running "TO DO" list

Engine:
Howell
Exhaust manifold plugs (copper washer)
Y pipe (gaskets & valve)
Cooling fan (fan clutch)
Paint dipstick bracket and touch up dipstick

Transmission / Tcase:
Slave Cyl.
Fork boot
Paint touch up
Inspection cover
Shifter installs
Driveshaft (order & front Y pipe alteration)
 
Body:
Radiator/condenser mock up in grill (1/8” plate)
Steel painting (grill, hood, fenders, hinges)
Floor support trimming for Tcase (flap wheels)
Windshield hinge drilling
Wiper linkage
Tailgate and hinges
Pedals (rebuild)
Column (adjustment for seats)
Column bracket (drill)
Tub liner
Firewall insulation
sand and polish

Seats:
Type (Corbeau and Mastercraft)
Mounting (stock mounts)
Sliders or not

Misc.
Wiring (painless?)
Dash gauges
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #341 on: April 01, 2014, 08:30:57 AM »
got a little work done last night..
drilled and opened up the firewall for the column bracket.
Can start rebuilding the column now.



Stock seat brackets with a Corbeau Moab seat..
comfortable position (without sliders...)
Have a Mastercraft seat coming today to mock up.

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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #342 on: April 02, 2014, 08:22:53 AM »
might be a silly question.. but how do you cut a square hole?  (Throttle cable)
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #343 on: April 02, 2014, 09:16:32 AM »
Easiest way is drill then file.
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #344 on: April 02, 2014, 09:37:29 AM »
Corner "nibler" (that's the the shop guy here called it). "They are made for that. So is a corner punch, but you'd need a sturdy surface to punch into."


The advantage to an office next to the fixture prototype shop...
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