GQ Exo's

[Harb]

Well I have decided to put an exo cage on my truck, but I am buggered if I can decide on how I want to do it.
I have seen some great ones , but I can't remember where abouts.
Anyone got any pics of some good ones.....

here is my truck as it is atm........

[Harb]

Bump..........

Links to any Pics you know of would be good

[SIM79]

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic155 ... hlight=exo

[Harb]

Thanks for that

[CWBYUP]

Simple Harb, dont do it.

I dont think i have seen a good looking exo on a patrol wagon / dual cab ever.

Why dont you just wheel the red and yellow one ? ( if you still have it )

Nick

[SIM79]

This cleary isn't an exo but it could be another option, roof rails + windscreen rails.

[micka1]

I agree with CWBYUP , exo's on a gq just never look any good .

But i would say roof and pillar rails connected to the internal cage like SIM79 says and a rear 4 point cage , say on a light blue GQ ute you own would work well .

micka1

[Harb]

Crickey you blokes have got me totally undecided again haha

Oh well....... back to the drawing board.....although it might be a good challange to make a decent looking one.....mmmmmm I wonder

The orange and yellow one is gone ........... had to make room for the Blue and Black one hahaha.... Micka1's old one. Its still to move up the Que, man I have to many Irons in the fire atm.

[Reddo]

well do you actually need one?

The simple ones as show above on the pink/purple GQ work evey well, and they look great. Only time i like a full exo, is on a zook..

[wilsy]

Has anyone got any photo's of how the roof and pillar rails are attached to the cage or are they just welded to the body??

[pigletracing]

Dale from 2dextreme fabrication is starting on my GQ dual cab next week.
I had a choice of but millions of ways you could do it.
I wanted mine removable (for repair work & painting) spot light supports just above the windscreen (it drops your lights about 5"lower than tray hoop)
with a lights protecter bar over them.
Dale said he could weld a plate to the "A" piller to bolt off or we cut straight threw the "A" piller (hole saw) sleve & weld to the rollcage, then bolt to that.
to rhe roll cage will be stronger.

other work he is doing to it is:-

# comp style bullbar (for high mnt winch)
# rock sliders.
# rear bar with swing out wheel holder(to suit cut quarters).
# internal 6 point roll cage.
# "A"piller gutter & roof rails.
# ute tub side slider rails.
His work is well priced,great quality & has been comp proven on many rigs in EXTREME situations... & his drop arms are bullet proof
cheers piglet

[Harb]

Be good to see the result......sounds great

[smash250]

Heres some pics of my Gq with an exo
Cheers Ash

[Fish's GQ]

Don't do it Harb,

You'll ruin a great looking dual cab!

[Turbo Tonka]

that looks flash ash nice tight fit

Can be pulled off on a single cab a bit easier i think.On a full size gq you end up with alot of barwork going everywhere.

Do like the roofrails,pillars being tied in through to the internal cage.looks neat

[ludacris]

If you can tell from the photo I cut into my front pillars and welded a piece of 48mm tube. And with the roof bars I sandwiched 4 lots of flat plate to the roof and then joined them to the internal roll cage making sure you have got head room. By doing it this way you get full welds, very neat finish and strong as.

Cris


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[BushTuckerNed]

I've been told you can damage your internal cage by welding the roof and pillar bars to it. If you hit it hard enough, apprently you can put a dimple in the cage where it joins.

alot down here in vic now are just welding them to the gutters

Like this

[SuperiorEngineering]

Here is 2 pics of the exo we use on our comp truck, it has been through a few hard rollovers as well as many hard tree hits and endless rock punishment.
The "rock doors" fit on with or without standard doors fitted.

[troopymad]

i like those roof gutter ones that hug the lines of the rigs and thats it - no exo john

those roof gutter ones would be good on the troopy

[mikesmith]

bit of an old thread guys but just want to know if anyone has had problems with roadworthys once they have done the roof bars??

obviously once you put a hole in the a pillar to connect to the internal cage it makes it unroadworthy?

i kno some guys use these to go local wheeling as well as comp trucks i dont want to go to the point where if i get a canary i am stuffed and need a new cab to get past it.

[ELLSEE]

I think they look sweet ! Go for it, Just make it removable with a few bolts so you can slide it off the front of the car

[morewheeldrive]

[quote="Harb"]Well I have decided to put an exo cage on my truck, but I am buggered if I can decide on how I want to do it.
I have seen some great ones , but I can't remember where abouts.
Anyone got any pics of some good ones.....


G'day harb. I think u can still make an Exo look brilliant on a duely but it will take some work to make it function properly. All the horizontals on the roof will be easy but youl need a vertical support somehwere in the middle which will be ur biggest issue. If u still want the function of ur rear doors youl either need to make this support removeable or youl need to send it down through the roof at the B pillar. Without a support somewhere in the middle of the horizontal roof bar it will fold up like a tissue on roll over. And if u are to make it a removable brace please don't do what alot of mass produces do to attatch their shyt brush bars and use a fence connector commonly found on chain link fences built from gal tube. They fail easily. Good luck mate im keen to see how u go.

[SIM79]

I've been told you can damage your internal cage by welding the roof and pillar bars to it. If you hit it hard enough, apprently you can put a dimple in the cage where it joins.

alot down here in vic now are just welding them to the gutters

Like this

Do you have close up pics? What size tubing did you use? How is holding up strenght wise?

[sprenger#4]

to make the cage removable what type of ways can it be done??.. just have pipe slide into another with 2 bolts??is that the best?

[toughnut]

to make the cage removable what type of ways can it be done??.. just have pipe slide into another with 2 bolts??is that the best?

Here are 2 ideas I had so it would be flush. The second pic would be better as it wouldn't rely on the bolts to hold the force of the cage. It would mean getting some solid steel machined to match and then welding it in place. Then using hex bolts to secure it in place. Wouldn't be too hard to do. Where the cage mounts onto existing body work or bar work then you would have to put plates on with threaded crush tubes through the existing bar that you are bolting on to.

[toughnut]

This is how I would do a butt or 'T' join. Use a slightly bigger piece of tube for the cap plate then weld in threaded crush tubes.

[SIM79]

[turbo gu]

they are some old photos

[tailpipes]

That looks like Nissan Trails 2004 the good old years.

[Nelso]

It was Nissan Trials. They were competing for the High Rollin 4x4 club.