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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...
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.
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 :)
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/
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)...
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...