Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hey, just searched (yes i did, and the search came up with nothing at all)

Question is im going to cage my Hi-Top soon and want to know if anyone else has done it to their hi-top? obviously the bars have to go through to top of roof but i've never seen it before and my welder wants to know if anyone has done one to get ideas from.
Peace
Shaun

internal or external?

are you wanting the case to stop panel or occupant damage.
The easiest would internal, and just run a 4 point half cage running behind B pillar back to rear door using squash plates to floor and then from under the floor to chassis like MART has done.

I wish my welder would ask questions like that.
Mine just sits in the corner with the mask, rods and leads on top and never says anything.
Jas.

want33s wrote:I wish my welder would ask questions like that.
Mine just sits in the corner with the mask, rods and leads on top and never says anything.
Jas.

lol

mine makes a funny buzzing noise when i plug him in 2

lol i expect that from u phil but i usually get informative answers from want33s lol

internal, just something that will make the passengers feel a bit more safe

i would go a exo on yours? but i dont think i have ever sceen a internal in a high roof????

jonno_racing wrote:i would go a exo on yours? but i dont think i have ever sceen a internal in a high roof????

so you've seen an exo on a high top then going by that logic?

Why are the passengers feeling unsafe? Is it driving style, type of terrain or woosy passengers? Are there other things that might make the car more capable and therefore less scary like better suspension, gearing, lockers?

dos anyone know if a exo cage is ok in qld with the authorities??

fudly wrote:dos anyone know if a exo cage is ok in qld with the authorities??

you mean a pipe rack

You say you want this cage to make your passengers feel safer.
If you are doing anything where you think you need a cage I don't think you should be carrying (rear seat) passengers. There is no support.
An exo might be legal if you call it a ladder rack or longboard/surf ski rack.
Not many exo's actually go into the car. They are normally ALL outside. Your question sounds like you want internal bracing???
If you could explain a bit more exactly what you want/need we could help more, possibly with a design.
Post a 3/4 shot of your car and we'll draw on it.
Jas.

hehehehe yeah i guess a heavy duty pipe rack will work wink wink

fudly wrote:dos anyone know if a exo cage is ok in qld with the authorities??

ring them up yourself and find out from them

want33s wrote:You say you want this cage to make your passengers feel safer.
If you are doing anything where you think you need a cage I don't think you should be carrying (rear seat) passengers. There is no support.
An exo might be legal if you call it a ladder rack or longboard/surf ski rack.
Not many exo's actually go into the car. They are normally ALL outside. Your question sounds like you want internal bracing???
If you could explain a bit more exactly what you want/need we could help more, possibly with a design.
Post a 3/4 shot of your car and we'll draw on it.
Jas.

Very valid point. If what your driving is that serious, passengers should not really be in the cab.

Layto....

My driving isnt too scary but gf is not keen for this thing to roll over, i have no rear passengers other than my dog. I'd prefer not to go exo cage as it already attracts the wrong attention. Internal seems the only way...

I realise you said you wanted an internal cage but heres an idea that might work for you because you have a High-top.
The fat blue lines in pic below are external and the thin blue lines are internal. Keeping most of the barwork inside and just having the windscreen posts exposed will save you having to cut the dash.
The rear part can be just the normal hoop with two backstays.
Gwagensteve did a cage a while ago that went down through the cowl, behind the door hinges. Brilliant use of otherwise empty space..
I'll see if I can find the pic.


Like this.......

i have a bender and fab skills..

I agree with Jas, the inside and out style cage would suit a High top. the internal section isn't so much of a worry with the extra room a high top has.

i would go internal or something like gwagensteves. i also have a hi top and it is sketchy as in off camber ruts etc. the extra weight of an external cage over the roof would add to the sketchiness imo.