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S&W Racecars 10-pt cage kit

From 1984 Ford Bronco “Casual Mudder” — documented by Randy Zrubek.

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1984 Ford Bronco - 12 pieces of the S&W 10-point cage kit. 1-5/8"x0.134" wall mild steel tubing, cost $220+shpg. 1984 Ford Bronco - I used a chop saw to cut the tubing. Some items need triming. I also used a handheld grinder to notch any ends. 1984 Ford Bronco - First remove seats, seatbelt anchors, console, stereo amps, CB, etc. Found $2.59 in change! 1984 Ford Bronco - After pulling up carpet, check floorpan for cracks or rust. Good shape here. 1984 Ford Bronco - A non-poisonous snake has round eyes, but you have to get close to see them! 1984 Ford Bronco - Main hoop mounting location after checking clearance with seat. 1984 Ford Bronco - floor plate for main hoop. The seatbelt assly is coming out, just left it in to show location of plate. 1984 Ford Bronco - 1/8" floor plate bent to fit contour of floor. I used a BFH & a vise. 1984 Ford Bronco - Tack-welding seat crossmbr, to main hoop. The fit was real close, so done before mounting the hoop in the Bronco. This made the hoop legs d… 1984 Ford Bronco - I used an engine hoist to spread the legs of the main hoop. Completed the welds after measuring and checking square w/ main hoop. 1984 Ford Bronco - Finished the welds with a grinder, then shot some grey primer on the seams. 1984 Ford Bronco - Tack weld main hoop legs to floor plate, after tacking plate to floor. 1984 Ford Bronco - Main hoop & seat crossmember mounted to floor plates.Still need to mount the frame supports. 1984 Ford Bronco - mounting frame support. The 2 black lines are the frame location, 1" under the floor. 1984 Ford Bronco - Underside view of body mount support structure. The main hoop is located above floor along this line. Not much room to tie it into the fram… 1984 Ford Bronco - mounting frame support to main hoop. PLan to use a large 1/4" thick plate to strengthen floor (sound matt is the template). 1984 Ford Bronco - I used rope and braces to hold up the roof hoop while fitting it to main hoop. Take your time with this step! 1984 Ford Bronco - Notching the ends of the roof hoop to mount to the main hoop. (I did this before tying it up to the cab.) 1984 Ford Bronco - Tie the roof hoop up with rope and support with braces. This gives you all the time to locate it in the best position, and fit the ends to… 1984 Ford Bronco - Fitting the roof hoop. I did this task alone, but it's better to have help with this step 1984 Ford Bronco - Measure & fit the windshield post runner. Carefully measure the length before cutting. Notched the top end. 1984 Ford Bronco - floor plates for windshield post runners, or front downbars next to dash. 1984 Ford Bronco - location of front runner floor plate. This will be tied into the frame later with a plate and tubing underneath. 1984 Ford Bronco - Miller 210 mig welder used to weld cage kit 1984 Ford Bronco - Tack weld frame support to main hoop 1984 Ford Bronco - Frame supports tacked to steel plate, welded to the floor. 1984 Ford Bronco - Tacking roof hoop to main hoop 1984 Ford Bronco - Welding frame support to floor plate 1984 Ford Bronco - Welding frame support to floor plate 1984 Ford Bronco - Welding front post runner to roof hoop 1984 Ford Bronco - Welding front post runner to roof hoop 1984 Ford Bronco - Welding front post runner to roof hoop 1984 Ford Bronco - Welding front post runner to floor plate 1984 Ford Bronco - Welding front post runner to floor plate 1984 Ford Bronco - Welding front post runner to roof hoop 1984 Ford Bronco - Welding front post runner to roof hoop 1984 Ford Bronco - Door brace welded to main hoop 1984 Ford Bronco - Door brace and dash bar mounted to front post runner 1984 Ford Bronco - Door brace and dash bar welded to front post runner 1984 Ford Bronco - Door brace and dash bar welded to front post runner 1984 Ford Bronco - cab portion of cage 1984 Ford Bronco - cab portion of cage kit 1984 Ford Bronco - cab portion of cage kit 1984 Ford Bronco - Ford rear leaf spring poly bushings to be used for cage-to-frame mounts 1984 Ford Bronco - borrowed a tube bender to fab the under-cab frame runners 1984 Ford Bronco - tubing for the frame runners, to be cut to length. Also cut some plates for these and to tie the cage to the B-piilars inside the cab. 1984 Ford Bronco - drilling 1/2" holes for bolts to attach lower plate. 1984 Ford Bronco - lower plate for cage-to-frame runner 1984 Ford Bronco - Cutting the tubing on a chop saw. 1984 Ford Bronco - custom-made cage-frame mount. 1984 Ford Bronco - custom-made cage-frame mount 1984 Ford Bronco - A-pillar cage-frame mount attached to frame. The bracket for the extended radius arm interefered with a straight mount, so I used the body… 1984 Ford Bronco - A-piilar cage-frame mount. This is for the windshield post runner from above. Custom bushing mount to frame. 1984 Ford Bronco - A-pillar mounts (L) and B-pillar mounts (R) 1984 Ford Bronco - A-pillar mounts (top) and B-pillar mounts (bottom) 1984 Ford Bronco - crossmembers for mounting seats to the cage. 1984 Ford Bronco - crossmembers for mounting seats to the cage. 1984 Ford Bronco - 10-pt cage in blue, family bar in red 1984 Ford Bronco - Cage cut into 2 parts to remove for final welding; painting with 2 coats of Rustoleum "Hammered" 1984 Ford Bronco - Showing 2 pieces of cab part of cage 1984 Ford Bronco - Rustoleum "Hammered" in silver applied with a brush 1984 Ford Bronco - A metal roll cage assembly is shown, resting on a blue tarp and supported by wooden beams. 1984 Ford Bronco - A silver roll cage is assembled and supported by wooden sawhorses in a cluttered garage setting. 1984 Ford Bronco - cab section re-installed. See bronconine.com for tech article 1984 Ford Bronco - Interior view of a blue 1984 Ford Bronco a roll cage and racing seat. 1984 Ford Bronco - Interior view of a blue vehicle, likely from the early 1980s, fitted with a roll cage. 1984 Ford Bronco - A custom roll cage is installed inside the vehicle, with a view of the door panel and interior. 1984 Ford Bronco - The interior of a blue vehicle shows a roll cage and wood-grain trim on the dashboard. 1984 Ford Bronco - Mounting rear support brace to main hoop 1984 Ford Bronco - Rear supports ( kickers) mounted 1984 Ford Bronco - Rollcage done!!! 1984 Ford Bronco - Rollcage done!!! PRP Seats installed. 1984 Ford Bronco - Rolcage done!!! PRP Seats installed.