Solid video here. I can tell you put a lot of time and thought into this one. Broken down into key points and lots of real world examples really sends it home.
I picked up a Wrecked first gen sequoia. This is kinda what I'm thinking of doing to it. Car was practically free and I can part out some stuff to put money back into it. Thanks for the walk around so I can get some ideas of how to start.
Great vid and solid factual information! I love how your videos give the average guy the confidence to tackle most things they wouldn't think possible. I know they give me the confidence to try anout anything.
Phenomenal information. YOUR VIDEOS ARE SO HELPFUL. and the details are explained perfectly. greatly appreciate the work and effort you put into these. THANK YOU!!!
ahh I see, ya that one I had for over 16 years and it slowly evolved over time... it's much harder to build it right that way. Defiantly makes things better when you can plan the rig from start to finish and build it all within a shorter time frame.
i was worried what would happen after you finished your project. but your scorpion was finished, you have not started a new project yet, and your videos keep going with amazing content ! always amazing content here on bleepinjeep ! THANK YOU!!!
Love the videos, you're really good at hitting main points and explaining things concisely and effectively. The welding wire examples for stresses and geometry were awesome too, keep up the good work :)
Insightful video! Thanks. Right now I'm trying to design a hybrid cage for my Wj. Hopefully I'll start on it next winter. Or I'll do all the internal components this spring.
Such a great tutorial on how to build a very strong cage. Really enjoy learning from your videos. Bummed we didn't get to say hi again this year at sema. Maybe next year. Appreciate the knowledge.
When tying the cage floorboard plates in, when you weld in the plates to the frame, never weld all 4 corners to the point of them being a full wrap weld. At each corner, leave about an 1/8"-3/16's on the corners not welded. A hard impact can cause the unibody to crack around the weld. At this point, it will just connect the dots to the point of the cage plate coming off the Frame.
Yea he makes really good videos on. Everything but Matt u should really make ur cheap jeep a Zj and keep the full doors and everything so u can make some wheeling videos in the winter out in the snow that would be sweet and I have a zj and would just like to see what u would do with one
chromoly is usually used for applications where weight savings is important like aircraft, formula SAE and Baja SAE, which is what I do. It's not any lighter than welded or DOM but it's stronger so you can use thinner wall and smaller diameters
I live in East Tennessee we can drive utv and buggies on the road I am building my house right now (mountain living) is my TH-cam channel but I'm going to build a 4×4 buggie for the road after I do my shop this video was a lot of help thanks by the way I think you did very good on the info
great video ! i sure did enjoy it , only thing is is that we never wear seat belts in our buggies. our rigs are a bit different than most but we also ride in ALOT of spots that are cliffs on either side . so in the unlikely case that we roll we need a chance to jump out before we roll off a 150 foot cliff .
Matt this is a great video very informative. You showed us how to plate the frame at attachment points,but could you also show the best way to transition from frame to cage . looks like you went from frame to tub to cage? Thanks Matt
for solid tubing id suggest 4130 chromally steel. its what I use for bmxing and the tubing is damn near impossible to dent for slamming into a concrete or steel ledge every once in a while and the frame was a 2009 special still going strong. my last bike was an aluminum frame and the whole head tube snapped without warning not even a year into just learning how to do some basic tricks and I'm only 160 pounds wet so that frame was garbage lol
benson420710 BMX is way different then rock crawling in rock crawling you take way harder hits so what's good in BMX ( where you need strong and light to do tricks) is different then rock crawling (where strong is more important then weight). Now I'm not hating on you I'm just pointing something out
I understand where you're coming from for the fact one weighs 10 times the other ,now I'm wondering how those 15-20mph crashes into concrete and steel ledges compare to rock crawlings slow but heavy impacts. ive seen the same parts on different bikes survive being ran over and it really matters how good the forging process is, in my case 4q "deathbaked" 4130 CrMo thats not even 4mm thick and you could use a 16lb sledgehammer to barely leave scratches. I do not know honestly that much at all about building a cage but more of what metals can stand from stupidity
Stadium x rock climbing. A full cage to play a major part of the chassis strength is different to a safety cell for the driver. I want both. A safety cell with the external cage for the body built off the cell
I'm thinking I should use 2" ¼ wall for my roll cage - maybe even Chromoly. I'm trying to build a roll cage for the front section of my 40' skoolie to protect my children if we get in one of those massive winter interstate pileups. I'd love some design advice/feedback if anyone is interested in helping with such a project.
I have a '92 Wrangler YJ, 2.5l 4cyl.. I just bought a new starter recently because of the same thing.. It left me stranded at the park but all of my lights and everything else worked. I just had oil in my starter, but I fixed the leak. This time, it blew a 50 amp alt pwr.2 fuse and also the 10amp I.O.D fuse as well.. I replaced them, and now nothing comes on, my headlights, guage lights and even my guages dont work. I've tested my battery and its not dead. I tried crossing the poles on the starter to try to start it, it acted like it wanted to crank but it started making a sound like boiling water makes so I unhooked it from fear it'd catch fire. Any suggestions? I need help as soon as possible. I've already checked my fuses and relays and they're all good. Another question, if it was my starter.. how could it affect my guages and lights the way it did.
One of your best videos I need to make a cage when building my XJ. Most people I've talked to say do a combo of internal and external cage do you think this is best?
U keep saying 2" .250 wall for links but that'd be 1 1/2" od instead of 1 1/4". Or am I missing something? I may be wrong cause I havent used tubing much. Is it 1 3/4 .250 wall dom? Love watching!
How do you reccomend tying an interior cage into an xjs frame rails? I've seen guys on pirate do the plate to the body and then from the underside plate come over to the frame rail with a piece of tube to another plate.
that sounds like a good idea, or possibly just cut a hole in the body and come down to the frame rail... but your other idea might be a bit stronger. Just make sure to add frame stiffeners first or something better to weld to than the original frame rail.
I use mig but tig is the best and strongest for tubework. if you're looking for a beginner welder check out our review on the hobart handler, its a good welder for beginners: th-cam.com/video/JWfxqHtXZEU/w-d-xo.html
Hi der advise me , I m a professional Offroader in india, here everyone n even I hav developed a jeep on ms pipe 48mm OD n 2.5mm thick, if my vehicle is 1700kg n in off-roading v dnt drive beyond speed of 30/40kmph , so I want to make a jeep on Chromoly 4130 pipe , so suggest me a size of OD of Chromoly pipe compare to ms pipe 48mm x 2.5mm thickness,
Solid video here. I can tell you put a lot of time and thought into this one. Broken down into key points and lots of real world examples really sends it home.
Thanks Man!
I guess Im quite off topic but does anybody know a good place to stream new series online ?
@Zane Zakai flixportal xD
@Zaid Korbyn thanks, I went there and it seems to work =) I really appreciate it !
@Zane Zakai You are welcome =)
I picked up a Wrecked first gen sequoia. This is kinda what I'm thinking of doing to it. Car was practically free and I can part out some stuff to put money back into it. Thanks for the walk around so I can get some ideas of how to start.
I'm considoring a budget competition truck, and this video was really helpful in explaining how I can make my roll cage stronger and safer.
I love all of the builds but I think Scorpion is still my favorite. Its so custom, shows the true abilities and genius of its creator
Incredibly informative. A rare gem on youtube.
In 20 years of car ownership ive never been stranded more often than with my XJ. However, I still have it😲
Alot of respect. You take long time to explain and go into detail helping me alot with my Baja bug build
Great vid and solid factual information! I love how your videos give the average guy the confidence to tackle most things they wouldn't think possible. I know they give me the confidence to try anout anything.
thanks for the comment bro!
Thanks so much for posting this video! I'm about to do some cage work to my own 1997 XJ and this has helped me out so much on the planning!
Phenomenal information. YOUR VIDEOS ARE SO HELPFUL. and the details are explained perfectly. greatly appreciate the work and effort you put into these. THANK YOU!!!
I appreciate your content, I've been binge watching your channel for a few months now, great job ,, keep it up!
this is a huge help - very clear and concise - the illustrations and teaching aides helped make the points easy to remember- thanks!
Thank you for this video. I am building a Baja Bug now and in process of caging. Your key points are spot on.
Another great vid, I'm blown away the quality difference between the scorpion and your last XJ
The hope floats was great quality IMO, just built for moderate wheeling as opposed to this one.
Sorry, I was referring to your XJ with the dovetail front, to me that was your last hard core rig
Trae Miller
That's because Scorpion is a Jeep-born buggy crawler. Hope Floats was a Jeep.Two different rides.
Nice work Matt. 🤘
ahh I see, ya that one I had for over 16 years and it slowly evolved over time... it's much harder to build it right that way. Defiantly makes things better when you can plan the rig from start to finish and build it all within a shorter time frame.
Matt does refer to his dovetail XJ as a crawler, I just noted that his workmanship was much improved in the scorpion
i was worried what would happen after you finished your project. but your scorpion was finished, you have not started a new project yet, and your videos keep going with amazing content !
always amazing content here on bleepinjeep !
THANK YOU!!!
bro thank you so much its been really hard to find specific in detail about roll cages
Great info on roll cages, in practice and not in theory!
I am familiar with this and I think you explained the finer points of cage fabrication brilliantly. 👍🏻
Excellent, Actually trying to build my first tubular jeep and your video helped a lot
Great video as always! Can't wait to start my cage. I'm in a wheelchair so getting out fast will be my only issue. Ejecto seato!
Very nice! I really like the clearly illustrated examples.
Love the videos, you're really good at hitting main points and explaining things concisely and effectively. The welding wire examples for stresses and geometry were awesome too, keep up the good work :)
thanks man!
I love the little visual aids you use props
this is by far my favorite video you've ever made 2 thumbs up
we need more thumbs, 2 just doesnt sound like enough!
BleepinJeep but I only have 2 thumbs lol
Wow, really nice instructive video, You are basically now a Roll Cage Architect, this video is a most see for all peoples that want a roll cage.
I wouldn't say that... but definitely I know much more than I did this time last year!
That Bleepin Jeep plate drop at the end woke me up. You should put it in the video in random spots to keep the viewers awake and on their toes.
one of the best vlogs yet..thank you for sharing..take care.
Great video. Im about to build a cage for my JK. You really set me in the right direction. Thanks a lot.
Great tutorial Matt! Couldn't have come at a better time too since I'm about to build a cage for my XJ.
glad I could help;)
The design is mean. Great video content. Hope to see more Design Class videos from you. I wish I could drive one of these. 😉
Insightful video! Thanks.
Right now I'm trying to design a hybrid cage for my Wj. Hopefully I'll start on it next winter. Or I'll do all the internal components this spring.
Great video. Good information that is going to help me finish up my cage. Thanks.
going to do my first cage soon , this helps a lot. Thanks.
great ideas and points👍 Thx.
Such a great tutorial on how to build a very strong cage. Really enjoy learning from your videos. Bummed we didn't get to say hi again this year at sema. Maybe next year. Appreciate the knowledge.
When tying the cage floorboard plates in, when you weld in the plates to the frame, never weld all 4 corners to the point of them being a full wrap weld. At each corner, leave about an 1/8"-3/16's on the corners not welded. A hard impact can cause the unibody to crack around the weld. At this point, it will just connect the dots to the point of the cage plate coming off the Frame.
Dude this is soo gd helpful. It gave me a lot of insight for my 94 Dakota.
Yea he makes really good videos on. Everything but Matt u should really make ur cheap jeep a Zj and keep the full doors and everything so u can make some wheeling videos in the winter out in the snow that would be sweet and I have a zj and would just like to see what u would do with one
amazing video..nice tips as Always....great work...thanks my friend
Best video so far thanks for all ur info
chromoly is usually used for applications where weight savings is important like aircraft, formula SAE and Baja SAE, which is what I do. It's not any lighter than welded or DOM but it's stronger so you can use thinner wall and smaller diameters
good to know!
I live in East Tennessee we can drive utv and buggies on the road I am building my house right now (mountain living) is my TH-cam channel but I'm going to build a 4×4 buggie for the road after I do my shop this video was a lot of help thanks by the way I think you did very good on the info
Excellent information man, a great place to start for sure!
thanks
Definitely solid information and useful.
Awesome video and full of good info for someone getting started. Thanks!
very good video helps me and alot others also
Bleepin Jeep, you should do a video on how to repair chipping roof paint on an xj. That seems like a popular problem. Thanks.
wow - so cool info - thanks so much mate - appreciate it LARGE!!!
Great video. Thank you
Really great video! Learned a lot!
Great stuff thank you.
Great information. Thanks!
Thank you great video
Awesome video as always!
Great video, thanks!
amazing... thanks for giving to much information...
Awesome tutorial you made great points. Class dismissed...
Awesome video
awesome video
This was really awesome.
Great info.
awesome dude So much info. Thx
great video ! i sure did enjoy it , only thing is is that we never wear seat belts in our buggies. our rigs are a bit different than most but we also ride in ALOT of spots that are cliffs on either side . so in the unlikely case that we roll we need a chance to jump out before we roll off a 150 foot cliff .
I hope thats a joke...
BleepinJeep it's really not ...
Matt, that beard makes you look like you're amish lol
Exelent Matt, Thank you.
I have a few questions here. #1, in the areas like against the roof, how do you clean the weld splatter; and #2, how do you paint those tight areas?
Matt this is a great video very informative. You showed us how to plate the frame at attachment points,but could you also show the best way to transition from frame to cage . looks like you went from frame to tub to cage? Thanks Matt
+david sandberg weld a big flat plate onto the frame and weld your tubing to that.
Thanks lots good info on a roll cage
Great video keep it up
for solid tubing id suggest 4130 chromally steel. its what I use for bmxing and the tubing is damn near impossible to dent for slamming into a concrete or steel ledge every once in a while and the frame was a 2009 special still going strong. my last bike was an aluminum frame and the whole head tube snapped without warning not even a year into just learning how to do some basic tricks and I'm only 160 pounds wet so that frame was garbage lol
benson420710 BMX is way different then rock crawling in rock crawling you take way harder hits so what's good in BMX ( where you need strong and light to do tricks) is different then rock crawling (where strong is more important then weight). Now I'm not hating on you I'm just pointing something out
I understand where you're coming from for the fact one weighs 10 times the other ,now I'm wondering how those 15-20mph crashes into concrete and steel ledges compare to rock crawlings slow but heavy impacts. ive seen the same parts on different bikes survive being ran over and it really matters how good the forging process is, in my case 4q "deathbaked" 4130 CrMo thats not even 4mm thick and you could use a 16lb sledgehammer to barely leave scratches. I do not know honestly that much at all about building a cage but more of what metals can stand from stupidity
benson420710 your comparing apples to oranges
The tubing he's using is steel. I don't think people make roll cages out of aluminum.... it's much softer than steel
Nice video. Subscribed!
Im just trying trying to figure out how to make a mini truck safe for commuting lol. Looking at building a daily/ overland truck...
Stadium x rock climbing.
A full cage to play a major part of the chassis strength is different to a safety cell for the driver. I want both. A safety cell with the external cage for the body built off the cell
Very nice, beyond a poor mans wherewith all.
I'm thinking I should use 2" ¼ wall for my roll cage - maybe even Chromoly. I'm trying to build a roll cage for the front section of my 40' skoolie to protect my children if we get in one of those massive winter interstate pileups. I'd love some design advice/feedback if anyone is interested in helping with such a project.
@@ryan-qz5xb Already installed.
I'm sure someone has already said it but the spot where multiple tubes meet is called a "nodule".
9 people like square designs
Did you powder code the cage? Or spray paint if so what brand of paint and process thank you.
0:48 that JKU being a mall crawler as intended by the Chrysler gods lol
Geometry, physics, Numbers and the ABCs, man I’m getting so smart
I have a '92 Wrangler YJ, 2.5l 4cyl.. I just bought a new starter recently because of the same thing.. It left me stranded at the park but all of my lights and everything else worked. I just had oil in my starter, but I fixed the leak. This time, it blew a 50 amp alt pwr.2 fuse and also the 10amp I.O.D fuse as well.. I replaced them, and now nothing comes on, my headlights, guage lights and even my guages dont work. I've tested my battery and its not dead. I tried crossing the poles on the starter to try to start it, it acted like it wanted to crank but it started making a sound like boiling water makes so I unhooked it from fear it'd catch fire. Any suggestions? I need help as soon as possible. I've already checked my fuses and relays and they're all good. Another question, if it was my starter.. how could it affect my guages and lights the way it did.
Super helpful thx!
For where there is a bend should u fit and weld plate metal to it?
cool. thanks .
I'm about to purchase a bronco and am thinking about doing an exo cage/skeleton. what advice do you have?
One of your best videos I need to make a cage when building my XJ. Most people I've talked to say do a combo of internal and external cage do you think this is best?
Ya you need both just like on the scorpion to make it strong
BleepinJeep awesome thank you for the help
thank you
U keep saying 2" .250 wall for links but that'd be 1 1/2" od instead of 1 1/4". Or am I missing something? I may be wrong cause I havent used tubing much. Is it 1 3/4 .250 wall dom? Love watching!
How do you reccomend tying an interior cage into an xjs frame rails? I've seen guys on pirate do the plate to the body and then from the underside plate come over to the frame rail with a piece of tube to another plate.
that sounds like a good idea, or possibly just cut a hole in the body and come down to the frame rail... but your other idea might be a bit stronger. Just make sure to add frame stiffeners first or something better to weld to than the original frame rail.
How many feet did you use on this build? I’m curious to compare before I buy
Cant we just wrap ourselves in bubble wrap? Seriously , awesome video very informative.
How do you replace the front window?
U drop that bleepin jeep sign at 19.00 again on me and im gonna shit in your garage instead of my pants. Lol. Take care. Good stuff.
what welder is better for this type of job or just doing some work on the xj
I use mig but tig is the best and strongest for tubework. if you're looking for a beginner welder check out our review on the hobart handler, its a good welder for beginners: th-cam.com/video/JWfxqHtXZEU/w-d-xo.html
I am taking part in Baja ... so r u gonna help me out
When are we gonna see this thing in action?
there are a few videos out there...
Hi der advise me , I m a professional Offroader in india, here everyone n even I hav developed a jeep on ms pipe 48mm OD n 2.5mm thick, if my vehicle is 1700kg n in off-roading v dnt drive beyond speed of 30/40kmph , so I want to make a jeep on Chromoly 4130 pipe , so suggest me a size of OD of Chromoly pipe compare to ms pipe 48mm x 2.5mm thickness,
what year xj should we buy ?
Where do you get your tube?
why don't you use schedule 40?