Family Cage Suggestions?

[airbur]

Many of you know the troubles I've had with 2 seperate ProtoFab family cages that I've ordered. Long story short, both have been returned and I am currently cageless. I've researched most all of the pre-fabbed cages for the Bronco and have decided to get the Extreme Custom Parts SmittyBilt-style family cage with a few options.

http://extremecustomparts.com/i-6131092 ... style.html

This was a good plan until the fab shop that was going to fit and weld it in (Nemisis Industries) got busy and my job fell to the bottom of the list.

Does anyone have a suggestion of a good fabber in the Denver area that could either bend, fit, and install a good cage, or fit and install the kit from Extreme? (I want DOM tube and TIG welds.) While I've welded floor pans etc. in the past, I do not feel comfortable welding a family cage together for obvious reasons. Thanks.

[Jesus_man]

Cage building to me is as much safety and functionality as it is artwork. I don't know if this guy TIG's, but he's done some nice stuff:
http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=182221
http://www.addictedoffroad.com/

Just realized he was in greeley.

I'll do some more thinking.

J.D.

[airbur]

Nice....I had just sent him an email before I read this. Thanks for the suggestion! If he does good work and can do it in short order, I don't mind getting the Bronco up there to him.

[BFD305]

Not all the way to Greeley....................Come on guys Greeley is only an hour away! I am in Greeley and have heard good things about their work.
If you head up this way holler and I may run by there with you.

I would find a custom builder for sure before I would have one shipped. There are several stock car chassis builders down in Denver, but probably a bad time to squeeke in a non race car right now.

[Jesus_man]

I've talked to the half-owner of Rokmen before. Nice guy and his work is good!

J.D.

[airbur]

I talked with Scotty at Addicted. They can do it next week for around $1200....DOM tubing and MIG welds. I'd like to talk to Rokmen also but can't get to their site right now.

[Jesus_man]

Call Jeff at 303-907-6303 (Rokmen)

[hockeydad4-22]

Wait -

You had another roll cage come in wrong?

Are they both sitting at the hut now? What was wrong with the 2nd one?

[airbur]

Wait -You had another roll cage come in wrong? Are they both sitting at the hut now? What was wrong with the 2nd one?

Yes sir, the 2nd one didn't work also. Along with it not fitting correctly, it had a few defects just like the first one. I do believe they still have both of them although Melissa said they stuck the first one in one of her Broncos and the fit was fine. I'm positive you can get a good deal on one of them.

[hockeydad4-22]

Time for a call to the hut I suppose....

[Jesus_man]

Zilla, saw your post on CO4x4 after a quick search.

J.D.

[Entourage]

I like the idea of starting with a clean sheet of paper and building it 100% custom. I had mine done completely custom with my wish list of adds. I wish I had done rear seat mounts but I didn't know what I was doing back there at the time.

What does the $1,200 bid include i.e. Front Seat Mounts, Rear Seat Mounts, Dash Bar, Overhead Bars F/R, handles, etc.?

[airbur]

Seat mounts are cool but the ones I've seen put the seats up too high for my liking. The price includes custom fab of the 6 point cage, dash bar, dual bent overhead bars front and rear, and rear kicker bars.

[ZOSO]

Wait -You had another roll cage come in wrong? Are they both sitting at the hut now? What was wrong with the 2nd one?

Yes sir, the 2nd one didn't work also. Along with it not fitting correctly, it had a few defects just like the first one. I do believe they still have both of them although Melissa said they stuck the first one in one of her Broncos and the fit was fine. I'm positive you can get a good deal on one of them.

I was starting to wonder if it was the cage or your bronco that was crooked.
Hope you have better luck with your custom cage.

[Shawns Fords]

I would suggest taking it here for an estimate atleast.
http://www.hanksvillehotrods.com/

[airbur]

Thanks for all the good suggestions. I talked with Scott from Addicted and I'm comfortable with him doing the cage.

[BFD305]

When is it coming up?

[airbur]

Not sure....was going to try for Monday or so next week but I need to gut the interior. Not sure if I can get that done this weekend.

[rdanford]

You'll be happy with Scotty....Great gu and builds an awesome product.............Mine will be built by him here in a monh or so, new EFI Mustang motor is next week!

[Raptoracer24]

Go see Joe in New Mexico!

[airbur]

Go see Joe in New Mexico!

Haha...yep, that would work also....but by the time I got it down there and back, I'd probably spend the same $ as I would taking it up to Greeley.

[777mechanic]

i have a guy off hampden and santa fe that does nothing but nhra car , i'll get his no# later this morning . he has car from all the country in there , and i beats driving up to greely .




Contact Information

Kennedy Race Cars, Inc.
1950 West Union Avenue
Unit A-10
Englewood, CO 80110


Phone: 303-781-7278

Email: KennedyRaceCars@cs.com

[airbur]

i have a guy off hampden and santa fe that does nothing but nhra car , i'll get his no# later this morning . he has car from all the country in there , and i beats driving up to greely .

That would be great, thanks. Has he ever done 4x4 cages etc?

[777mechanic]

he's done tons just go there and look at his cars and that will answer all questions

[airbur]

i have a guy off hampden and santa fe that does nothing but nhra car , i'll get his no# later this morning . he has car from all the country in there , and i beats driving up to greely .

Contact Information

Kennedy Race Cars, Inc.
1950 West Union Avenue
Unit A-10
Englewood, CO 80110
Phone: 303-781-7278
Email: KennedyRaceCars@cs.com

Hehe.....I know Shawn at Kennedy...he did some welding on my D44 axle last year. I think he would be a bit more $$ though.

[Shawns Fords]

Shawn does some nice work alright. I just read about a project on a Mercury he was working on this last winter.
Starts at post 92 in Winter Projects. We joke about who is everyone talking to over there because were both Shawn.

http://www.coloradodragracing.com/showt ... 758&page=5

[airbur]

When is it coming up?

It's on it's way.....

[Entourage]

My tow in Denver metro was almost $200 each way to the painter - I cannot image your bill from south of Denver to Greeley. You are not messing around with this cage issue. Good luck with the custom builder - excited to see the results.

[airbur]

My tow in Denver metro was almost $200 each way to the painter - I cannot image your bill from south of Denver to Greeley. You are not messing around with this cage issue. Good luck with the custom builder - excited to see the results.

AAA comes in handy.

[Justin]

Yup. AAA was the first "mod" I bought for my truck.