90boy
Well-Known Member
yep your missing the fact that it is bolted though the body then the interior then is welded to the Chassis
yep your missing the fact that it is bolted though the body then the interior then is welded to the Chassis
GRATCH
HUGE MEMBER
think you're missing the the bits on the inside that then connect to the chassis
Griffdowg
New Member
there are sandwich plates that attach to brackets.
on the front of mine the 2 parts of the cage go directly through to the outriggers where they are bolted to a bracket. the centre ones have a bracket to the fuel outriggers and the rear ones go through into the cab then back out and attached to the rear cross member.
If it was only attached to the panels, it would rip through with its own weight over corregations!
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on the front of mine the 2 parts of the cage go directly through to the outriggers where they are bolted to a bracket. the centre ones have a bracket to the fuel outriggers and the rear ones go through into the cab then back out and attached to the rear cross member.
If it was only attached to the panels, it would rip through with its own weight over corregations!
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Griffdowg
New Member
indeed. I read a good post on another forum regarding overland use and roll cages which gives good reason to ponder. Anyway 2 scenarios were put forward:
1: your on a big trip, London to Cape Town for example. your travelling through Morocco, 2 weeks in, you drive some dunes. you cock it up, your landy is a big mess and if your lucky your ok. what happens next? your plans are ruined, you have to return to the UK and you have lost/wasted lots of £££ and time.
2. same thing with a cage. a few weeks in, or a few months in, you roll over. some panel damage, wings maybe, hopefully engine is ok. locals may be able to put it straight enough (and safe enough) to carry on. The trip proceeds (at some extra cost) almost unhindered.
In my mind the advantages for this kind of travel outweigh the disadvantages. The other selling point for me was mounting the RTT. It fits directly to it, no expensive Alu rack, roof bars, worry about roof weight limits etc.
2 birds...
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rustyrhinos
Well-Known Member
Ahhh, that would make a lot more sense! I was thinking that surely can't be right!
