FridgeFreezer Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I thought I'd start a new thread on the build of my roll cage - which will be quite a lazy build from my end as the truck is ~200 miles away in the hands of Dan, AKA Dirtydiesel, who is doing the actual fabrication. Initial ideas were in this thread: http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=68317 Basically I want a cage that will keep the car straight when playing, keep the bodywork off the trees, and if something bad happens on the road/at speed, hopefully the occupants walk away. The trade off is I don't want it to be a climbing frame on wheels, I don't want to add too much weight (esp. high up), and I don't want to compromise the usefulness of the truck. As well as the cage, some rock slider sills are going to be added which follow the lines of standard Series 3 sills, so hopefully in keeping with the sympathetic classic restoration. So, for those who have avoided me thus far, the truck currently looks like this: Last weekend saw it delivered to Dan's place, ready for some prep before the exciting business of bending toob begins. I think Dan's looking forward to cutting holes in my car a little bit too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Nice looking LR Fridge (apart from being an inch too short) May I hijack and ask where the arches are from? Cheers, Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Arches were from some rabble on eBay who claimed to be the suppliers to the likes of paddocks - mine were cheap 'cos they had minor cosmetic damage (small scratch or two on them), which was soon sorted with the application of mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Well i've started, whilst looking around as to the best solution for the sills and mounting points for the cage i spotted a little crack appearing around the n/s/r spring mount 2 mins later the outrigger fell off to reveil a sediment map to everywhere the 109 has been! The top of the mount will be braced into the sill outrigger, when a small fortunes worth of steel arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Hopefully there wasn't too much from the last 7S outing in there, that really smelt of poo Glad the inside of the chassis looks OK, plan is to waxoyl it once all the welding is out of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Still waiting for the box and tube to arrive so i thought i'd cut up some of the pristine panelwork From this, To this, In attempt to keep the weight to a minimum i've only used 2.5mm to make the bumper, the ends are braced back to the chassis with 30mm tube and i'm going to fully box them in and web them as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Nice work there Dan , as always . I made my front bumper out of 2.5mm in much the same way with a centre section wrapped round the winch mount with bolted on ends outside the chassis. Looking forward to seeing the cage coming along mate Hope you are all well btw Cheers Steveb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Nice, Are you fitting the winch as well? And how will it be powered? Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 The winch is a h14w hydraulic powered. Fitting it is a little job for john, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlandy Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 series motors will always be more cool than coilers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I've added another horizontal web to the bumper ends then fully boxed them in. Each bumper end weighs about 4kg, nearly the same as the weight of mud/sand that's come out of the outriggers The bumper end are then plated into the winch tray with more 2.5mm, while i was there i added a couple of recovery points and deleted johns garden fab'd special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 With the bumper out of the way i cracked on with the sills, they're made out of 70x70x4 box. as are the front and back outriggers for them, the center outrigger is 50x50x3. All cut to length on rage255 that disappointingly doesn't cut that square on stuff this big Finished article! Now to do the other side, after I've plated up the mess behind the old bulkhead outrigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon_s Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Nice work Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Hmm, that looks surprisingly like.....my bumper? Good work, Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 Crikey, I go away for a weekend and this happens that's looking a bit good. I have to say I couldn't really envisage what to do with it front-bumper wise but that's looking pukka. Anyone would think you'd been planning this for some time I see I've now got a full set of "DD" style outriggers as well Winch is indeed on the list of jobs, hopefully this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 series motors will always be more cool than coilers i 100% agree with this comment, very nice . whats the thing dangling next to the rear diff? an antiwrap device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 whats the thing dangling next to the rear diff? an antiwrap device? Yarp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 im guessing with (portals??) the wrap is more of a problem due to the leverage effect? i want your truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 It's more of a problem but even normal series will do it off-road. You can't have it But it's only 50p a ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Looking great fridge . I also want your truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UdderlyOffroad Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Excellent stuff Dan/DirtyDiesel, some useful inspiration pics there - even for those of us who have coilers... All cut to length on rage255 that disappointingly doesn't cut that square on stuff this big Although I haven't used to cut stuff 'that' big, I've struggled to cut stuff square with mine too, but I guess spending some time with the square is the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 for square cuts on big stuff... you need a donkey saw/power hacksaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Urg - or for those of us born in the last hundred years, a cold saw or a decent horizontal bandsaw is a much better option. Nice job. Good to see it still lives & breathes John! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Nice job. Good to see it still lives & breathes John! And good to see you're still living and breathing too - where you been hiding then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOA 93 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Excellent stuff Dan/DirtyDiesel, some useful inspiration pics there - even for those of us who have coilers... Although I haven't used to cut stuff 'that' big, I've struggled to cut stuff square with mine too, but I guess spending some time with the square is the answer I'm assuming your using the original 'universal' blade the saw came with, it won't last long just cutting steel. I replaced mine with a mild steel specific blade, it's for the Rage 230mm circular saw but the hole diameter is the same and the RPM is pretty close too. Being 25mm smaller means it has a reduced capacity but I can still cut 75mm box comfortably and it cuts straighter than the universal blade. Its always nice to see a DD fabrication thread, great attention to detail as usual, excellent work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.