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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    Done. Someone said he saw my CUCV on the road. "Are you sure it was me??"
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    You are welcome. Suburbans have M1007 clone potential...just sayin' :)
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    okeydokey:
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    LT295/75R 16" tire's on 16" X 8" rims

    37 x 16.5, 12 inch wide on 9 inch wide Humvee rims. No issues.
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    The connectors are called Tube Clamp: fits 1-1/2" ID, 1-3/4" OD x 0.120" Wall Tube. Two Pieces w/Hardware. Now I know some will comment that there could be more bracing, triangulation etc. The instructions that I gave the Fabricator were: "Primary Objective is to keep the roof from caving in...
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    the rear brace The design is to acomodate a 40" tire laying flat with a tailgate on, if I were to put one on. Pictured is 37" that I currently run. A bigger tire could be mounted against the roll cage, prerunner stlye, but I am reserving that spot for a radiator, maybe. Electric fans are...
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    some more details The mirror is no longer mounted to the windshield. Lost the visors, but recall there is an exterior visor. A view of a top front corner The tubing connectors are these: In principle, the cage is removable at these connectors. Except for the lower stubs that drop thru the...
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    more detailed pix Here are more pix, with design comments. The rocker panel is "pinched" rather than cut. This is to preserve the strength and there is a straight shot to the frame. center connector. The Fabricator says that one can weld along the length of the frame however you want, but...
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    I honestly do not know.
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    I decided against being a tour bus :)
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    driver side.
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    Rearward brace mounting configuration. Original design was to top of rear wheel weels, but I may want to remove those someday. So picked up the body mounts instead. Recall this is a brace, not the main load bearing element.
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    "V" at the back connecting top tube to seat belt attach tube.
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    rear view. Folded in so to pick up the frame when passed thru the floor. X-brace to follow.
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    dash brace.
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    fitting the sliders 1/4 x 2 inch square.
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    10-4
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    M1009 roll cage & rock slider build

    Yessir, to the frame.
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    I want a flat black painted CUCV (like the two that I saw on the way home from work)!

    I've seen a CUCV that was rhino-lined on the exterior. I am still thinking if I like it or not.
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    T Rex Grille

    I like it. Looks kinda like louvres....hey, that gives me an idea :)
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