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Well first time I've ever pretzeld a driveshaft lol. Bouncing off rev limiter too many months and this weekend was even harder or it ..fixed it at the park but daiiuuum. Playing on new rock garden and the bighill climbs lol
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It was my intermediate shaft with carrier bearing on it go figure the one I never needed up
 
marty79 said:
Well first time I've ever pretzeld a driveshaft lol. Bouncing off rev limiter too many months and this weekend was even harder or it ..fixed it at the park but daiiuuum. Playing on new rock garden and the bighill climbs lol
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Hang on.....bouncing off the limiter? What happened too V

marty79 said:
I'll correct this...I don't wheel stupid, I wheel smart so I can go home to my family and my rig can survive another day. On a real sketchy trail, I hook my winch just for security with little slack. Yeah I'm a wuss but whatever, im not out to impress anyone but to have fun and overcome the trail in safest way possible.
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Chris_Keziah said:
Hang on.....bouncing off the limiter? What happened too V
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Well since I'm running a doubler gotta get wheel speed somehow up them sloppy steep climbs lol,
So I did have a few but puckering moments on those hill climbs so yep, finish the cage
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Gotta get more tubing but it's coming along
 
marty79 said:
Gotta get more tubing but it's coming along
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Just to be clear.
Its not about having more tubes. Its about having them in the right place.

If you could explain more about how the back half (rear seat and back) is currently supported, we could probably help you with this.
 
RatLabGuy said:
Just to be clear.
Its not about having more tubes. Its about having them in the right place.

If you could explain more about how the back half (rear seat and back) is currently supported, we could probably help you with this.
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Back half will be just like I did under my section of the roof...2 triangle from middle to roof then to bottom
 
marty79 said:
Lol it is tight but just enough to squeeze in ..it's a art for sure lol
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so what happens in an emergency and you need to get out quick or your passenger needs to?
 
BRUISER said:
so what happens in an emergency and you need to get out quick or your passenger needs to?
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Same problem as every buggy.
 
marty79 said:
Well since I'm running a doubler gotta get wheel speed somehow up them sloppy steep climbs lol,
So I did have a few but puckering moments on those hill climbs so yep, finish the cage
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Do you feel that the bars you added behind the seats (both the horizontal bar and the centered spreaders) do anything structurally for your cage?
 
Mac5005 said:
That’s flawed thinking.

More people have been killed or seriously injured while on connector trails or doing donuts, or quick trips.

Everyone typically uses all their safety gear on the hard stuff. It’s the easy stuff and being careless for a moment that causes injuries.

Short version.

False sense of security.
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True story. I nearly ended up with a crushed pelvis in group camp one morning because somebody assumed their vehicle wasn't in gear and cranked it from outside.
 
drkelly said:
Same problem as every buggy.
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I thought the same thing, kinda stupid point if you ask me..most buggies are screwed if you gotta bale out which why the heck would you try and bale out. Strapped in, hold on and go with it.
 
getstucksome said:
Do you feel that the bars you added behind the seats (both the horizontal bar and the centered spreaders) do anything structurally for your cage?
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Well yeah since they tie in from roof all the way to the floor rockers...
 
Had to add some body panels after we had a "swamp encounter" over the weekend...it was EPIC..EEEPICC like awesome enough to want to do it again with a snorkel and electrical caulking. We got stupid lucky motor didn't die under the water for a while...it was the coolest water drive I've ever done in my 20yrs, the most adrenaline rush I've had just cause it was so long and no turning back once we entered lol. Once we got going, all you could see was water 360* around the Jeep, all 40" tires under water, hood was barely visible and we were getting water thrown in like an amusement park lol. Grass as tall as the jeep, didn't know where to go except where the Jeep would fit.
So this ought to help a little
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marty79 said:
Well yeah since they tie in from roof all the way to the floor rockers...
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But the vertical (ish) bars don't tie together at the same point, going down from the roof and up from the floor. So iwith force applied downward, that middle bars could just pretzel.
I mean... it's better than not having any vertical bars at all. But you've missed an opportunity for a big difference in strength, using almost teh exact same amount of tubing, same # of welds, etc.
 
marty79 said:
Had to add some body panels after we had a "swamp encounter" over the weekend...it was EPIC..EEEPICC like awesome enough to want to do it again with a snorkel and electrical caulking. We got stupid lucky motor didn't die under the water for a while...it was the coolest water drive I've ever done in my 20yrs, the most adrenaline rush I've had just cause it was so long and no turning back once we entered lol. Once we got going, all you could see was water 360* around the Jeep, all 40" tires under water, hood was barely visible and we were getting water thrown in like an amusement park lol. Grass as tall as the jeep, didn't know where to go except where the Jeep would fit.
So this ought to help a little
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That grass doesn't look 40" tall
 
RatLabGuy said:
But the vertical (ish) bars don't tie together at the same point, going down from the roof and up from the floor. So iwith force applied downward, that middle bars could just pretzel.
I mean... it's better than not having any vertical bars at all. But you've missed an opportunity for a big difference in strength, using almost teh exact same amount of tubing, same # of welds, etc.
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Cause I'm not done as stated earlier
 
junkxj said:
Vehicle fire?
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Ok well I'm pretty quick so got that covered lol. It looks hard to get in but it's really easy and quick once you get the right steps
 
marty79 said:
Ok well I'm pretty quick so got that covered lol. It looks hard to get in but it's really easy and quick once you get the right steps
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Unless you’re unconscious and relying on outsiders to pull your lifeless body out...
 
BigSouth said:
Unless you’re unconscious and relying on outsiders to pull your lifeless body out...
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ok ok I get ya'lls point but I try not to live by worry/fear/what ifs cause if I did, I wouldn't be doing this sport at the level I do/will do. I just take extra precautions as I go and prayer for the rest, it works!!
 
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