Rock Hard 4x4 roll cage sport

[Nice Little Jeep]

 

[Nice Little Jeep]

The plan is to add the C-Pillar Brace Kit – JK 4dr and Center Bar Rear to this cage system.

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I use double-sided tape to get the template at the right location for drilling, made it a little easier.

[fiend]

Did you get it installed?

[Nice Little Jeep]

No, I’m on the passenger side right now, I should have that done today. The driver side and upper bar is done. The trim pieces, I sucked at, so I ordered new ones today.

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Drivers side is installed and top bar making sure that I’m not squeezing in the A pillars. I put that bar in there first then put my spacers in to make sure that the A pillars on the jeep stay. A lot of work, but that could be my OCD.

[Nice Little Jeep]

Not happy with this gap. I have some ideas but I can do that on the finish work.

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Jerry’s roll cage lives again in another jeep. The roll cage is complete for the most part. I’m waiting for some new parts to come in, stick a knife in my hand and I’ll screw something up . new corner, trim pieces and roll bar padding covers. I ordered the new pleather covers. 

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3 hours ago, Nice Little Jeep said:

Not happy with this gap. I have some ideas but I can do that on the finish work.

I’m happier with the passenger side. I know what I did different, I drilled the holes a little closer to the edge on the passenger side. It’s a game of 1/16th of an inch.

[Nice Little Jeep]

The key to not bending the A pillars inward, make sure all the mounting bolts are loose, when you’re tightening up the crossbars. Before tightening up the crossbar clamps, loosen up all the bolts on both sides of the windshield, then start tightening the clamps on the crossbars that will help everything adjust accordingly. I added a washer as a shim in between the bracket and the A pillar. The single bolt on the side of the A pillars.

[fiend]

7 minutes ago, Nice Little Jeep said:

The key to not bending the A pillars inward, make sure all the mounting bolts are loose, when you’re tightening up the crossbars. Before tightening up the crossbar clamps, loosen up all the bolts on both sides of the windshield, then start tightening the clamps on the crossbars that will help everything adjust accordingly. I added a washer as a shim in between the bracket and the A pillar. The single bolt on the side of the A pillars.

 

 

[Dave]

12 hours ago, Nice Little Jeep said:

I’m happier with the passenger side. I know what I did different, I drilled the holes a little closer to the edge on the passenger side. It’s a game of 1/16th of an inch.

So what do you do if you need access inside the dash side panel?  Do you need to take the whole thing apart?  I've pulled those side panels off a few times to run wiring.

[Nice Little Jeep]

Well, I don’t run wire through there, I know some guys run wire through that hole in the fire wall. I run all my wire through the main access hole underneath the brake master cylinder.  so yeah, if you have to run wire there, you will need to tear apart the whole roll cage. That would really suck to upgrade or add accessories in the cab if that’s the case. 

[AJK]

4 hours ago, Nice Little Jeep said:

Well, you don’t run wire through there, I know some guys run wire through that hole in the fire wall. I run all my wire through the main access hole underneath the brake master cylinder.  so yeah, if you have to run wire there, you will need to tear apart the whole roll cage. That would really suck to upgrade or add accessories in the cab if that’s the case. 

 

5 hours ago, Dave said:

So what do you do if you need access inside the dash side panel?  Do you need to take the whole thing apart?  I've pulled those side panels off a few times to run wiring.

There are rubber gromets on both sides of the firewall. On the pass side it's behind the glove box to access. I have all my wires going through there with no issues. Take off your passenger’s inner fender and look slightly up at the fire wall and you will see it. Then reach up behind the glove box and you can feel it.

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1 hour ago, AJK said:

 

There are rubber gromets on both sides of the firewall. On the pass side it's behind the glove box to access. I have all my wires going through there with no issues. Take off your passenger’s inner fender and look slightly up at the fire wall and you will see it. Then reach up behind the glove box and you can feel it.

All my wires going through the firewall on the drivers side near the brake master cylinder. I attached a picture.

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7 hours ago, Dave said:

So what do you do if you need access inside the dash side panel?  Do you need to take the whole thing apart?  I've pulled those side panels off a few times to run wiring.

You’re talking about this hole on both sides of the Jeep, correct? I attached a picture 

[KevinG]

I think those are the ones Dave is talking about in the second pic.  I had used the one on the passenger side for a power wire for my GMRS.  Had to pull it because Genright uses it to locate the front suuport.

[Nice Little Jeep]

I attached this video it’s pretty good video showing how people use those holes on both sides of the Jeep to route their wire into engine compartment. Refers to them about six minutes into the video.

[Dave]

Ya I know about those grommets.  I used it on the driver's side for some switches and CB antenna.  On passenger I pulled wiring for my underseat ARB through a small gap near the hood hinge.  Comes out behind the dash and runs down the plastic trim in front of the door opening.  Need to remove that side panel to fish the wires through.

[AJK]

On 5/1/2023 at 9:03 PM, Nice Little Jeep said:

The key to not bending the A pillars inward, make sure all the mounting bolts are loose, when you’re tightening up the crossbars. Before tightening up the crossbar clamps, loosen up all the bolts on both sides of the windshield, then start tightening the clamps on the crossbars that will help everything adjust accordingly. I added a washer as a shim in between the bracket and the A pillar. The single bolt on the side of the A pillars.

Thats a good point there and make sense. I dont think they state that in the instructions.

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The instructions say that the sound bar will be 3/8” to 1/2” lower in the center, I drilled these two 3/4“ holes at the bolt locations and now the bar sits flush. 

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Ordered a new driver side corner because I screwed up the first one got a pair off eBay for like 45 bucks shipped to the house worth it because I like the finish look. The second one came out really good. Happy with it. The key is being patient.

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The tools I used, air dye grinders with sanding wheel, abrasive pad, and sharp knife. Bring your patience it takes a lot of patience. walk away and come back if you get frustrated with it.

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OK, just detailing out the roll cage, putting insulation around the dash. I wanted to fill these gaps so I went to Lowe’s and bought copper pipe insulation. It’s the smoother surface insulation.

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The insulation puts a finishing touch on the gaps. so I don’t see the wire and stuff beyond the cage. before I installed the cage this area was covered with that plastic panel. so it bothered me seeing that stuff now the cage was installed.