Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: boss on January 10, 2008, 18:16:22
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would this hold up???????
i started knocking up the mounting points for my roll cage today.
apparentley your soposed to mount the cage on the front outriggers but thats not possible on a disco
only one at the moment as i had a little mishap with the other :oops: its 6mm thick mild steel its got 3 welds on the inside and 1 on the out side its the first time ive ever done the ripple thing with a mig and(so im told) it makes it stronger to cap it all off like that(?). there is still a plate to go onto the front of it and on the underside.
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/goochbag/good3-1.jpg)
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/goochbag/good2-1.jpg)
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/goochbag/good1-1.jpg)
still not done but it looks ok.
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the weld down the outside looks fine, and would be strong enough alone, the weld down the insidelooks from the picture like it has washed a bit, or sitting on top.
if the welder is set up correctly 1 weld down the inside is all that is needed, not 3 welds, wast of time, just weave it a bit to make it wider if need be.
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yes welding the inside was a bit awkward as i tacked it all together first :doh: so the weld defiantly isn't at its best!
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is this for the front ?
why not make a new outrigger for the chassis ?
most disco cages are mounted this way
dan