The HeavyMetal Project

[Zullock Holmes]

got some ideas for ya. not bothering to type them out though.... lol

I'll come over at some point this week.

[Hydra]

Your picture was poorly illustrated...

But in that case it seems better, but I feel its gonna be inconvenient no matter what, so go for aesthetics

[HeavyMetal]

i figured it would be obvious it exits under the headlight and turn signal if its attaching to the inside face of the bumper

[Hydra]

Option 2 is slightly invasive on headlights

[HeavyMetal]

i probably wouldnt have a cross bar regardless, if i can fit one on the firewall option, paired with the front bumper, i feel that would accomplish the goal without adding more tube in there

[Buffalo Phil]

FWIW the bars would be mounted on 2 or 4 bolt flanges and are removable

but i dig the less invasiveness to begin with of cage 2

i gotta take some time and look at how feasible it is

If you go with option 2, would you still have something that goes across the engine bay on flanges to connect the two 'arms' that go from the current cage to the bumper?

[HeavyMetal]

I like option 2 because it's less invasive on the engine bay and you don't have to work around 2 massive bars when doing any type of motor bay maintenance.

FWIW the bars would be mounted on 2 or 4 bolt flanges and are removable

but i dig the less invasiveness to begin with of cage 2

i gotta take some time and look at how feasible it is

[Buffalo Phil]

I like option 2 because it's less invasive on the engine bay and you don't have to work around 2 massive bars when doing any type of motor bay maintenance.

[Burton58]

i like the idea of bars going down the inside of the fenders if possible. that way when you crawl and lean into a tree it will save the fender as well as strengthen the front end

[justtorchit]

i like option 1, any way to add a vertical bar down to the frame half way through? kinda hard to describe, and i dont feel like playing with paint right now

bar across the engine would be cool too

[HeavyMetal]

actually.............no

[justtorchit]

You know how to use Miscrosoft paint?

[HeavyMetal]

cage additions thoughts

for my final step of stiffening (after i straighten the front end unibody) i would like to complete the jeeps cage to the front

red bars are the existing a-pillar bars, transparent where they are behind the body/fender

yellow would be additional

cage 1:
typical engine cage, in jeepspeeds and similar. run a bar behind/in front of/through the firewall, NOT on top of the jeep visible (possible? havent looked at all closely, either way, a thought) and then forward across the bay, out of the front clip and into the bumper push bar. engine bars are mounted via bolt on flanges, to be removable.



cage 2: again, havent looked closely for clearance on this, just thoughts while i work. same bar off of the a-pillars to span the jeep, and then bars running down the inner fenders, mounting to the inside of the bumper face somewhere, flange mounted again.


cage 2 is less invasive and doesnt scream I HAVE A CAGE COMING OUT OF MY FRONT CLIP!!! ..id like to do it but need to assess the room for working it

[Buffalo Phil]

Good call, I watched Dave shred a BigHorn sidewall on a dirt hill.

[HeavyMetal]

Any update on the maxximus traxion kreapycrawlars?

due to the national shortage, i probably wont have a set until late fall

it was either they gave me a set of bighorns now, or i just waited it out for the creepy crawler stock

waitin it out!

theres still enough life in the STTs to use them this season without worry