blazer roll bar and roll cage pics please

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by chevy2racr

not good pics of it, made of 4" truck roll bar

What's the cage constructed of?

[blazin]

vtblazer.. you seem to know your **** when it comes to roll bars... do you think the set on this blazer woulod do the trick? and dont worry if you say yes and i roll it and die.. no one will ever know you said anything :P

[vtblazer]

I'd run it.

[rads42]

I was thinking about putting some roll over protection in my Blazer in the spring because I have my kids in the truck sometimes. I also wanted to stiffen up the chassis a bit, nothing too crazy. I saw this picture somewhere and saved it. Looked like a good compromise. Not too intrusive to the occupants but strong enough to do the trick in the event of a roll over.

[blazin]

Originally Posted by rads42

I was thinking about putting some roll over protection in my Blazer in the spring because I have my kids in the truck sometimes. I also wanted to stiffen up the chassis a bit, nothing too crazy. I saw this picture somewhere and saved it. Looked like a good compromise. Not too intrusive to the occupants but strong enough to do the trick in the event of a roll over.

thanx rads

[Dusty71blazer]

Originally Posted by rads42

I was thinking about putting some roll over protection in my Blazer in the spring because I have my kids in the truck sometimes. I also wanted to stiffen up the chassis a bit, nothing too crazy. I saw this picture somewhere and saved it. Looked like a good compromise. Not too intrusive to the occupants but strong enough to do the trick in the event of a roll over.

I like the look of this one. I agree with the dilema of trying to keep the look of a stock blazer, I know this is no where near the stock bar but I like the way it sorta follows the lines of the the top.

[Monte Carlo Man]

Mounting the roll bar to the floor does absolutely nothing for the safety factor, it just makes it look cool.

The first time you roll it over, you will find the wheel wells down under the vehicle.

You need to weld plates directly to the frame and then bolt the bars to the plates.

[blazin]

Originally Posted by Monte Carlo Man

Mounting the roll bar to the floor does absolutely nothing for the safety factor, it just makes it look cool.

The first time you roll it over, you will find the wheel wells down under the vehicle.

You need to weld plates directly to the frame and then bolt the bars to the plates.

i would never put roll bars in my blazer for looks.. cause i dont think they look good. its all about the safety. one of my friends said this to me last summer.. i said to him that i wanted to get a soft top made, but it would cost me 2500 bucks, and that was WAY to much....he said why did you buy the blazer.. i said becasue its a convertable... he said well why cheap out on the reason you bought the blazer. ive spent about 30,000 on this rig already. if it cost me 1000 bucks to get a welder/fab guy to do up some safety roll bars, them its money well spent.

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by Monte Carlo Man

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Rules state no selling in the message forums.

[Monte Carlo Man]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

Rules state no selling in the message forums.

I wasn't selling - I just offered him my old roll bar - which he could use or use as a pattern.

But I also reminded him of the safety factor.

Unless the bars are welded to a steel pad, welded to the frame of the vehicle, the roll bar does absolutely nothing to protect the occupants in a roll over.

I don't have any pictures of the '71 Blazer the roll bar came out of, but it was rolled over. That was why my dad junked it.

The fiberglass roof offered no protection in a roll over and is probably the reason why GM abandoned them and went to a half roof a couple of years later. Then to a full steel roof a couple of years after that.

In the state of Pennsylvania, if a brand new vehicle rolls over, the insurance company has to junk the vehicle - the insurance company is not allowed to repair the vehicle because the roof is part of the structure of these new vehicles and once the structure has been compromised, you cannot tell someone that it will be safe in a second crash at a later date.

Other then that, you could have a brand new $48,000 vehicle with $40,000 of damage and they will try to fix it. Only the car fax report will tell on you when you go to resell it, so the owner gets screwed if he allows the car insurance company to repair the vehicle.

I drove a rental car for 3 months one year because they refused to junk my brand new 2002 Monte Carlo SS that was hit from behind by a person who over dosed on med's and ran into it when it was only 12 weeks old and had 1,700 miles on it. Even with a full replacement policy on my car insurance.

Unless the accident is your fault, the other persons insurance company has to pay for your damages and also tells you what they are or are not going to do.

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by Monte Carlo Man

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Originally Posted by Monte Carlo Man

I wasn't selling - I just offered him my old roll bar

yeah, okay.

[jaros44sr]

Damn, I go away for a week, and all the drama comes out What the heck went on here. Roll Bars, one of the most controversial matters on the board...

[Dusty71blazer]

[QUOTE=Monte Carlo Man;3832771]
But I also reminded him of the safety factor.

Unless the bars are welded to a steel pad, welded to the frame of the vehicle, the roll bar does absolutely nothing to protect the occupants in a roll over.
/[QUOTE]

I disagree...







There are issues with welding the cage directly to the frame. The body is not, for good reason. If you insist at least figure out a way to attach it to the frame using bushings. It would be hard to preserve the stock look. The seat/seatbelts are not, if the body is that weak what good is it if the cage holds up but the body that you are strapped to does not?

A well built cage attached to the body will work fine for 99% of our blazers. consider attaching it using plates to spread the energy over a larger area, consider attaching it in addtional locations (IE the bed floor & the bedsides) you get the idea.

I do know a bit about this, heres a pic of the truck I helped my brother build to race in WSORR (I know, I know... but it's powered by a Chevy )

[blazin]

i have a fab guy comin over in a few hours to look at the blazer and the few pics i saved to show him.. im hoping we can come up with something safe and keep the open convertable look. thanx to everyone that helped me with info and pics.

[Big J]

Took me awhile to find this pic but its my favorite compromise roll bar of all time. Not sure how it'd stack up safety wise but it sure looks sweet in that K5. I've got no idea on specs or anything, just a pic I saved long ago.

[blazin]

Originally Posted by Big J

Took me awhile to find this pic but its my favorite compromise roll bar of all time. Not sure how it'd stack up safety wise but it sure looks sweet in that K5. I've got no idea on specs or anything, just a pic I saved long ago.

thanx for digging up that pic but to me its still to much roll bar. my welder/fab guy came over today and we talked and came up with something that he thinks will work. looks kinda like this picture. most of the bracing lower so you cant see it with super thick pipe.

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by blazin

thanx for digging up that pic but to me its still to much roll bar. my welder/fab guy came over today and we talked and came up with something that he thinks will work. looks kinda like this picture. most of the bracing lower so you cant see it with super thick pipe.

Interesting idea on the front bumper, any more pics of that truck?

[blazin]

Originally Posted by jaros44sr

Interesting idea on the front bumper, any more pics of that truck?

sorry i dont

[amcgeh01]

Originally Posted by blazin

thanx for digging up that pic but to me its still to much roll bar. my welder/fab guy came over today and we talked and came up with something that he thinks will work. looks kinda like this picture. most of the bracing lower so you cant see it with super thick pipe.

That looks good... Let us know how it goes and post some good pics and measurements.. Are you going to attach to the frame/bushings or just to the bed floor..? I am hoping I can attach to the frame somehow without screwing up the aesthetics of the interior... I also like the pic above yours as well as the bars slant back away from the front and gives it a racier edge… That’s what I was looking for and have 2 or 3 large bars slanted backwards and then maybe chrome them later on when I can afford it..

[blazin]

we are going to have a thick steel plate run from side to side with the roll bars welded to it, then bolt the plate to the frame. when i carpet the floor i will cover the plate. it should work. man looking at the roll over pics are a little scary.

[Dusty71blazer]

Originally Posted by blazin

man looking at the roll over pics are a little scary.

The point of putting them up is that these are all stock Jeep roll bars, fairly thin wall thickness tubing only attached to the body and they hold up fine in some pretty serious accidents.

if you want to attach your plate to the frame I would recommend using some type of bushing. Or better yet just tie it to a body mount.

There isn't much benefit in going with an overly thick plate, more importantly use gussets. Even small gussets will multiply the strength of the cage.
Here are some cool ones...
http://bluetorchfab.com/store/index....ath=58&&page=1

Dustin

[sandking]

Here is mine not complete yet....

[TonyJohnson]

It's mounted with plates, so not a real cage...

[mcmlxix]

More pics please.

[joemacho]

my roll bar aint best but i got it durt cheap from a 85 blazer hopefuly one day
ill finish it and have a buddy tig it up and rechromed but heres mines..