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    social pressure to install a cage....

    This fella impresses me, especially at the 4 minute mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzdNxpwR780
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    social pressure to install a cage....

    Maybe I heard wrong: I think he said 200 ft of tubing ?? My goodness. Maybe that was when we were still discussing caging the rear passenger area.
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    social pressure to install a cage....

    Blazer to the Fabricator today Dropped off the Blazer today to start the roll cage fab: The fabricator convinced me not to go exo-cage. He would do it if I insist of course, but after discussing where I wheel, he suggested the external cage elements are "rock grabbers" and that I would be...
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    Lovely oil leak

    Could just be the CUCV marking its territory...they are like that :)
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    social pressure to install a cage....

    Oh boy, the "experts" at work are already coming at me : "Exo-cage? Why on earth would you want to make a big truck even bigger??" Well, even with an exo-cage, its smaller than a Humveee, so there. <update> going with interior cage for technical reasons.
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    social pressure to install a cage....

    We may have the case here where the cost of the safety equipment exceeds the value of the vehicle. That's OK: I have a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis, an oil change exceeds its value :)
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    social pressure to install a cage....

    I'll make sure there is provision for 4 pt harness attachment. And I'll get some helmets. Now that I have embraced this idea, I'm all in.
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    social pressure to install a cage....

    I do not have welding skills. I do have the resources to have it done professionally, however. I currently have an inquiry out to these folks locally: http://arizonajeeparmorrocksliders.com/
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    social pressure to install a cage....

    Its a good idea to cage. One can initiate a rollover simply by dropping a front wheel in a deep hole. MOST of the videos show the cause to be either 1) doing donuts then the vehicle trips over something like that fella Merrick did 2) losing traction on a steep hill then getting sideways or 3)...
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    social pressure to install a cage....

    Friends & family, after seeing my videos, now want to ride with me. They say: "But you should install a rollcage." And they have no shortage of ideas of how to design it: "You need a crossbar here and a triangle there...." They have never built a cage in their life, but they are experts somehow...
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    removed the electric winch Recall that the winch was rear mounted. After innumerable discussions about why its on the back and not on the front, I convinced myself that I do not need one at all. Apart from the discussions, winching is dangerous if not rigged properly (from what I see on...
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    I have Detroits on both ends and am pleased with the performance.
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    De verdad? No me digas.. :)
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    Confirmed- Tuff Stuff D-Ring Fits

    The locks are not for security, rather, for "cotter pin wrasslin' avoidance". Yes the locks are easy to remove, that's the point :) When watching winching and recovery videos, I see it recommended to pack along extra shackles. I already have four. I want to be able to remove them easily, but...
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    rear shocks If the old shocks were horses, then they would be glue by now.
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    Confirmed- Tuff Stuff D-Ring Fits

    green or khaki Its like a little angel on one shoulder and a little guy with a pitchfork on the other shoulder.....
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    Confirmed- Tuff Stuff D-Ring Fits

    I've enrolled in a 12 step program. Realizing that I have a problem is Step 1. :)
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    Confirmed- Tuff Stuff D-Ring Fits

    4 locks keyed alike
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    M1009 trail rig

    Well, its part M1009 and part M1008. Seems to work OK. https://youtu.be/LQF2j94qvjc
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    Where to get a new starter?

    "A guy walked into a starter repair shop." I was waiting for "he banged his head, it really hurt":)
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