dirtydiesel Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Hi chris, Very very nice, envious of the time, skill and effort that has gone in to it. Two things though, It might be a trick of the photos but there doesn't seem to be that much protection for the tops of the doors, ie when your leaning on trees. And personally the front of the cage doesn't look stong enough, though it might just be me being used to seeing a "proper" front hoop. All the same though damned nice looking piece of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernchris Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 Hi chris,Very very nice, envious of the time, skill and effort that has gone in to it. Two things though, It might be a trick of the photos but there doesn't seem to be that much protection for the tops of the doors, ie when your leaning on trees. And personally the front of the cage doesn't look stong enough, though it might just be me being used to seeing a "proper" front hoop. All the same though damned nice looking piece of kit. Cheers diesel The pics dont show that well how the cage runs along the door tops. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Thanks for that nige. I posted the same pics on the devon 4x4 forum and got loads of smart arse remarks!!!! IT JUST SHOWS THE DIFFERANCE BETWEEN THE FORUMS. I would love to build something like out of this world but at the mo time is the limiting factor which is frustraing with have ALL the tools to hand to put together a real good one off. Chris Chris, Not at all. [rant mode selected warp factor 9 ] Wot REALLY P****s me off F BIG * time is when muppets come up to me at events, and then say "Is that your 90 / (or in the past) Hybrid ?" "Yeah" "yeah...nice.....but when I do mine I think I do X this way or that way cos it will be better" Apart from instantly in mind then branding themselves as a know-it-all-pratt the sader fact is most of these muppets drive a HOS, or better still F all and have no fabrication skill, no idea, little knowledge, an apart from a big ego F all hope of ever doing anything. I have been known to bait these cretins... "Which is you 4x4 then ?"... "How many Hybrids / cages / Xs have you built then" "How do you find the best way to anneal metals ?" most then have a "Er um" answer But my absoute favorite is "Why don't you **** off you irritating knowitall little T*** ******* like you get on my *i**" .......normally does it [rant mode off and breath in and calm ] The ones who have ever done anything close to the mods / build a 4x4 always say nice, built in just the weekend / week month then grin laugh and you know they KNOW So, chris, after you biult the cage, what did you do for the rest of the day ? Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernchris Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 Chris,Not at all. [rant mode selected warp factor 9 ] Wot REALLY P****s me off F BIG * time is when muppets come up to me at events, and then say "Is that your 90 / (or in the past) Hybrid ?" "Yeah" "yeah...nice.....but when I do mine I think I do X this way or that way cos it will be better" Apart from instantly in mind then branding themselves as a know-it-all-pratt the sader fact is most of these muppets drive a HOS, or better still F all and have no fabrication skill, no idea, little knowledge, an apart from a big ego F all hope of ever doing anything. I have been known to bait these cretins... "Which is you 4x4 then ?"... "How many Hybrids / cages / Xs have you built then" "How do you find the best way to anneal metals ?" most then have a "Er um" answer But my absoute favorite is "Why don't you **** off you irritating knowitall little T*** ******* like you get on my *i**" .......normally does it [rant mode off and breath in and calm ] The ones who have ever done anything close to the mods / build a 4x4 always say nice, built in just the weekend / week month then grin laugh and you know they KNOW So, chris, after you biult the cage, what did you do for the rest of the day ? Nige EXACTLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguevogue Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Chris,Not at all. [rant mode selected warp factor 9 ] Wot REALLY P****s me off F BIG * time is when muppets come up to me at events, and then say "Is that your 90 / (or in the past) Hybrid ?" "Yeah" "yeah...nice.....but when I do mine I think I do X this way or that way cos it will be better" Apart from instantly in mind then branding themselves as a know-it-all-pratt the sader fact is most of these muppets drive a HOS, or better still F all and have no fabrication skill, no idea, little knowledge, an apart from a big ego F all hope of ever doing anything. I have been known to bait these cretins... "Which is you 4x4 then ?"... "How many Hybrids / cages / Xs have you built then" "How do you find the best way to anneal metals ?" most then have a "Er um" answer But my absoute favorite is "Why don't you **** off you irritating knowitall little T*** ******* like you get on my *i**" .......normally does it [rant mode off and breath in and calm ] The ones who have ever done anything close to the mods / build a 4x4 always say nice, built in just the weekend / week month then grin laugh and you know they KNOW So, chris, after you biult the cage, what did you do for the rest of the day ? Nige Nigel, you know my feelings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Nigel, you know my feelings. "Exactly ?" Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJL Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Absolutely Superb Job! Would you consider doing a cage for a 110 truck cab? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernchris Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 Absolutely Superb Job!Would you consider doing a cage for a 110 truck cab? Yep i would no probs,send me a pm. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJL Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Yep i would no probs,send me a pm.Chris Pm sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJL Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Pm sent Looking forward to my cage now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 The cage was painted with etch primer then the black is plasti cote satin black, a real P.I.T.A to paint with!!!Chris Chris - is that paint spray only? Got a reference for it? Ta, Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Chris, LOVELY JOB!!!! There are only a few people out there (and even fewer businesses) that build really good cages. What really pi$$es me off about a lot of cages out there is creating an external cage that doesn't follow the lines of the bodywork (particularly on bends). WHY???? It just looks wrong! Yours is a nice design that looks a bit differant. My experience with tube is limitied but for an A level I built a go-kart and the tubework for the chassis drove me insane. I reccon it took me 40 hours to get it right! The only question I have is why didn't you go for diagonals over the roof rather than straight bars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Will, 1. Did you weld it ? 2. Did you use it ? 3. How come your alive ? 4. Post a pic of yer cross member Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Will,1. Did you weld it ? 2. Did you use it ? 3. How come your alive ? 4. Post a pic of yer cross member Nige 1. Yes 2. Yes 3. Yes, but I made a small error in the steering setup which made the handling somewhat interesting..... 4. Err, not one of my best bits of fabrication but it was done in a couple of hours..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty T Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Ye great looking cage mate, looks superb. I saw it on devon 4x4 forum and thought it got some tough critiscism. Dont know why though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakeedokee Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Very nice looking cage Chris. Sounds like you're going to get VERY busy pretty soon! I hadn't forgotten about bringing my cage in to you by the way - I just haven't got round to removing it from the donor vehicle yet...you know how things are!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1G UP Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Looks good northern. Would you offer a cage in kit form? are you doing cages etc exclusively for LR's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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