Wish I had some of those tips and tricks when I did my cage. Great video. After seeing the cage in person at FSI, it's even better in person. Thanks for the video guys!
Can you go over the product you are using to cover your bed caps? I have some bad rust pockets on top of my 73 and bodywork is not my forte. Looking for ideas to potentially cover my repairs after fixing the rust.
On the inside of the vehicle I covered all my rust repair with por15 then kilmat sound deadner then closed cell foam. For my bed sides I made bed sides from fiberboard and covered them with carpet. On the outside of the body I patched my rust with sheet metal and used green fiberglass body filler then a high build body primer.
As always, a great video that’s fun! Looking forward to the next installment. If you can address it - I saw the overhead reinforcement bars in the front halo, do those bends need reinforcement? I’m thinking about copying your design.
@@joshusername22 no, the overhead brace tubes that go from the middle of the B pillar hoop to the outer A pillar corners. These tubes are bent to allow headroom, just wondering if the bends need to be supported to prevent collapsing.
@@nvrenuf_k5933 Ah, yeah, I see what you're talking about. technically, yes. For maximum protection every bend should be backed up. as Eric mentioned "NO DEAD NODES". That said, there is a point of diminishing returns. This isn't a rock buggy that needs to be able to handle multiple hard crashes without deforming. In the next video, we'll show the reinforcements that we made, and they are more than strong enough to protect everyone inside, while still allowing passengers to actually GET inside. :)
@@UintaGarage I ended up buying the whole kit. Its a 4 month lead time lol. But i think it’ll be worth it. Hows the visibility on it? Since it goes through the dashboard.
Wish I had some of those tips and tricks when I did my cage. Great video. After seeing the cage in person at FSI, it's even better in person. Thanks for the video guys!
Purchased a few items for our k20 build from Kurt. Super nice products.
Awesome video thanks fellas!
Great video
WOW!
Another great video guys keep them coming!
Joey how many square feet of killomat did you use on your k5?
About 110 sq feet
@@JosephMarzo thanks good to know plan on doing my k5 soon .
@@esmechanics8691 You're in luck! We are going to go over the whole process in an upcoming video where we made the same upgrades to BYT.
@@UintaGarage awesome can’t wait!
Can you go over the product you are using to cover your bed caps? I have some bad rust pockets on top of my 73 and bodywork is not my forte. Looking for ideas to potentially cover my repairs after fixing the rust.
On the inside of the vehicle I covered all my rust repair with por15 then kilmat sound deadner then closed cell foam. For my bed sides I made bed sides from fiberboard and covered them with carpet. On the outside of the body I patched my rust with sheet metal and used green fiberglass body filler then a high build body primer.
As always, a great video that’s fun! Looking forward to the next installment.
If you can address it - I saw the overhead reinforcement bars in the front halo, do those bends need reinforcement? I’m thinking about copying your design.
are you talking about the tubes that are at the top of the A-pillars? Those are just grab handles and not structural.
@@joshusername22 no, the overhead brace tubes that go from the middle of the B pillar hoop to the outer A pillar corners. These tubes are bent to allow headroom, just wondering if the bends need to be supported to prevent collapsing.
@@nvrenuf_k5933 Ah, yeah, I see what you're talking about. technically, yes. For maximum protection every bend should be backed up. as Eric mentioned "NO DEAD NODES". That said, there is a point of diminishing returns. This isn't a rock buggy that needs to be able to handle multiple hard crashes without deforming. In the next video, we'll show the reinforcements that we made, and they are more than strong enough to protect everyone inside, while still allowing passengers to actually GET inside. :)
Can i just use the b pillar and family roll bar?
Yes if you wanted to
@@UintaGarage i wonder if theyll let me just purchase it like that.
@@armygreenfj3924 diy4x is very good about making adjustments or selling parts of kits
@@UintaGarage I ended up buying the whole kit. Its a 4 month lead time lol. But i think it’ll be worth it. Hows the visibility on it? Since it goes through the dashboard.
@@UintaGarage do you know if ill be able to use my original dashboard?
I love the the videos but you can't enjoy them with the music. Less music so we can hear you
Out of curiosity, is it just this video, or all of our videos? We're still learning best practices
Kurt's kit is very inconsistent.