roll cage on disco

wiltshire landyman · Nov 23, 2014

finally started the roll cage on the bobtail this week.
also going for tubular front wings and front end with no bumper,tubular headlight surrounds with sealed beam headlights as im fed up with headlights being filled with mud n water.
tubular arches with rubber trim

other jobs include...
new clutch
new brakes
new doors and front wings
internal spare wheel mount
fitting smaller diesel tank
fitting a southdown snorkel and removing safari
removing light bar and spots and going for full length led unit
relocating winch cutoffs to top of dash
sorting out electrics
removing centre console
sorting handbrake
welding front diffpan to stop leaks
and finally repainting it all nato satin black

should keep me busy for a few weeks

v8geoff · Nov 23, 2014

Looks nice job mate can't wait to see it finished

wiltshire landyman · Nov 23, 2014

v8geoff said:
Looks nice job mate can't wait to see it finished

will post updates as and when I do stuff

warrior · Nov 23, 2014

blue beasty · Nov 23, 2014

The crane welded to the roll cage is a good idea. Will be very useful when the wheels fall orf

dizzytim · Nov 23, 2014

Looking good

Keep thinking I would like a cage on mine, but think ' do I need one ' will it make it top heavy ?
Would like one for protection from trees and the like so have been thinking of just putting rub strips ( like tub rails you get on a truck cab ) ally box section along roof line, I've got quite a lift on mine and don't want to make it more unstable with weight up top.

wiltshire landyman · Nov 23, 2014

dizzytim said:
Looking good
Keep thinking I would like a cage on mine, but think ' do I need one ' will it make it top heavy ?
Would like one for protection from trees and the like so have been thinking of just putting rub strips ( like tub rails you get on a truck cab ) ally box section along roof line, I've got quite a lift on mine and don't want to make it more unstable with weight up top.

tbh ive seen what happens to a disco when it does go over so I wanted a cage as a bit of protection for if/when it happens
not too worried about being top heavy ..plus ive removed over 4okg of mud from various places on the disco aswell lol

blue beasty · Nov 23, 2014

wiltshire landyman said:
tbh ive seen what happens to a disco when it does go over so I wanted a cage as a bit of protection for if/when it happens
not too worried about being top heavy ..plus ive removed over 4okg of mud from various places on the disco aswell lol

It's a tricky balance, the more protection against it happening the more likely it is to happen

Gotta be a good option though especially if you mostly play in it

wiltshire landyman · Nov 24, 2014

blue beasty said:
It's a tricky balance, the more protection against it happening the more likely it is to happen Gotta be a good option though especially if you mostly play in it

it certainly aint a shopping car

roll cage on disco

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blue beasty

Leaks an prone to bits dropping off

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