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finlay439
Joined: Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 53 Location: Ballarat
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 want to make a external roll cage for my suzuki sierra.. has anyone made one before? would be helpful if i could see some pics to 
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shippo
Joined: Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 74 Location: tamworth nsw
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Hey mate a bloke on here screen name appsie has a hardtop with a full external cage he might be able to point u in the right direction
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Rusho

Tubby Elfsdong
Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 6501 Location: Northside, Brisbane
Vehicle: Coily Sierra
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finlay439 wrote: :D want to make a external roll cage for my suzuki sierra.. has anyone made one before? would be helpful if i could see some pics to 
 Why  Serious question...why not an internal cage? Not as ugly  Everyone has different tastes though. Good luck mate
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finlay439
Joined: Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 53 Location: Ballarat
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because i dnt want to damage it more than it already is lol i have already rolled it once and cant afford to fix it again haha
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Rusho

Tubby Elfsdong
Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 6501 Location: Northside, Brisbane
Vehicle: Coily Sierra
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Fair enough...I wasn't trying to take the piss or anything, just curious
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Fatzook

az supporter
Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
Vehicle: Vitara, NGV
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The main issue with Exo's is that it is VERY hard to get a decent amount of triangulation in the cage. Without triangulation the cage will have considerably less strength. Still better than having nothing, and quite effective for layovers, but rollovers will see it most likely deform, damaging the panels its there to protect......
It also depends what sort of wheeling you hope to do with it.
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finlay439
Joined: Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 53 Location: Ballarat
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 Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:59 am |
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last time i rolled it was only on its side witch did a bit of damage pushed the whole roof over to the left side and the windscreen didnt fit anymore lol
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Fatzook

az supporter
Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
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finlay439 wrote: last time i rolled it was only on its side witch did a bit of damage pushed the whole roof over to the left side and the windscreen didnt fit anymore lol
Well an exo is better than nothing 
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pyrohamish
Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 331 Location: Fremantle, WA
Vehicle: '85 Sierra LWB Ute, Lkd 33's
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appsie
Joined: Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 2225
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ahh thanks fellas.its as nice as a exo can be on the cheap i guess.I would love to own a soft top instead with a sweet internal cage and harnesses etc and a banged up body but i dont
i just wanted to learn to make something out of pipe,never used a bender before etc.Had a good mate help me too.Just bear in mind in all them pics its still mounted to the factory rear bumper which is body mounted and it will crack the body mounts etc.Im in the process of making something a little stonger and chassis mounted but trying to not go too heavy.
mine has been over on its side probably up to 20 odd times,some slight leans into banks etc but a few have been pretty hard all the way to flat ground.It has flexed and hot the body a couple of times but id hate to see it if the cage was never fitted.It paid for itself the first time.
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