28-DEC-2013
Rear window mounting holes
I drilled mounting holes and installed some nutserts to mount the cover plates on the rear window openings.
28-DEC-2013
Cover plates in place
The rear cover plates will cover the opening as well as serve as support for the window rod.
28-DEC-2013
Cover plates bolted down
When the soft top is off during the summer months, the front piece of the cover plate will be removed so I also made a plate to replace the missing piece.
28-DEC-2013
Door opening rod welded in place
After measuring for correct placement, I welded the door opening rods to the rear window plates.
28-DEC-2013
Upper rod support
After welding the opening rods in place I fitted the top support rods to my front hoop.
28-DEC-2013
Upper support rod
A closeup of the upper support rod shows the mating to the front hoop. With the three mounting points, the door opening rods are very sturdy.
29-DEC-2013
One more bracket
I want to make sure that I have all of the brackets either bolted in place or welded in place before I pull the cage out of the Jeep to finish the welding and paint it. I don't want to grind or weld on it after it is all painted so this is the last bracket that I could think of that was on my list to add.
29-DEC-2013
New bracket bolted in place
I wanted this bracket out of the way and this is the best place I could find to install it, in front and above the passenger.
29-DEC-2013
CB mounted
This bracket is nice and sturdy and should hold the CB firmly in place while bouncing down dirt roads!
29-DEC-2013
Plenty of head room
Even with the passenger seat all the way forward the CB is high enough to be out of harms way to the passengers head won't bash into it.
The bracket is held firmly in place with four 1/4-28 bolts.
01-Jan-2014
Cage out and welding being completed
I have the cage out and upside down so that I have access to all the areas that I couldn't weld when it was in place.
01-Jan-2014
Welding almost complete
Moving the cage around by myself isn't too bad especially with my makeshift dolleys. Turning it upside down was a bit of a chore but not too bad.
I'm just about finished with the welding, maybe another two hours or so. Then I'll be able to scuff it and get some primer on it.