michaels said:
i didnt say i was going to build exactly that, i just would want a cage that goes all the way to the chassis. i would go with a defender style cage too.
anybody build an internal roll cage?
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i didnt say i was going to build exactly that, i just would want a cage that goes all the way to the chassis. i would go with a defender style cage too.
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No one is actually going to build one, although they might buy a bolt on version if it were available. Exo cages are gay BTW.
Here's a post from awhile back: http://discoweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26637&highlight=internal+cage
ratboy said:
Because most of the people on here just talk about doing stuff like that. If Atlantic British sold a bolt on one I'm sure plenty of people would buy them though. Most people cannot weld, let alone weld a roll cage.
Exo-cages are just stupid looking IMO.
This might interest some of you. http://www.stableenergies.com/products.asp?dept=173
I spoke with them back in October and they said they could get cages. After seeing one in person on a truck being sold I searched and stumbled onto these guys. If you don't mind losing some interior room these things look great and go in really clean. He had the through dash setup which takes away two of the airvents and said it was a bitch to put in. If you have the time and money go for it. Easily the best looking disco I've seen. Of course the other mods and a meticulously maintained truck helped that. I agree, exo looks like shit
I spoke with them back in October and they said they could get cages. After seeing one in person on a truck being sold I searched and stumbled onto these guys. If you don't mind losing some interior room these things look great and go in really clean. He had the through dash setup which takes away two of the airvents and said it was a bitch to put in. If you have the time and money go for it. Easily the best looking disco I've seen. Of course the other mods and a meticulously maintained truck helped that. I agree, exo looks like shit
thats why i want to build an internal cage. its part of what i do for a living. i just wanted some insight. i dont like the look of exo cages, but i like the idea of body protection. i guess ill just get with building the internal..
as promised here is what we did the first time round ...
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Is that very structurally sound with the two main hoops going from front to rear? I've never seen a cage like that before, but I haven't seen that many cages before either. The C pillar also looks like its lacking support. I really like the front section though.
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That sure is an interesting cage.
I would have went for something more like this... http://www.landroversonly.com/forum...safety-devices-roll-cage-arrived-100_1310.jpg
Then again, I've seen them installed and can't say that I'd like to have one, either.
I would have went for something more like this... http://www.landroversonly.com/forum...safety-devices-roll-cage-arrived-100_1310.jpg
Then again, I've seen them installed and can't say that I'd like to have one, either.
I think something that protected the front fenders and doors would be really useful, but a full exo-cage wouldn't really be practical on a disco, at that point you should have gone truggy/buddy/etc....
I would love something that attached to my front bumper, and essentially ran the lines of my fender, and attatched to a slider.
I would love something that attached to my front bumper, and essentially ran the lines of my fender, and attatched to a slider.
if you're willing to go exo/inner cage, i'd just as soon cut the top, and put cage with a custom soft top, but try to keep the disco lines in the cage.
climbskiroverguy said:
In all honesty, I don't think you would.
the external cage on a defender looks great. i think trying to do it to a disco is simply a bad idea. it looks like crap. it always looks like crap. running tubes all over the place on the outside of a vehicle just looks gay.
sure, if you're putting a cage on to protect the driver, thats one thing, but for heaven sakes make it look decent, or build a buggy. but its counter-productive to run gay tubes everywhere to protect your truck. you're ruining the looks of your truck by trying to prevent the looks of your truck from being ruined.