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Currently there are 5 TJs sitting in my driveway. Granted I'm officially over my limit, but the market on this end still exists. What do you figure the chances of me trying to start a relationship are at this point? The new jeep needs corner guards as well, I'll be giving Dan Duffy a call first thing in the AM and get another set on the way. They'll be custom also. It also needs a set of rock rails with a tube step, some lightweight bumpers, and a some other miscellaneous stuff. I do know two things for certain, I don't have time to build the stuff myself and where I won't be doing business.
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Yes. Total bill was $5K I think. They paid it, I paid my deductable.
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I may have missed something, but what happened to your rig?
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Probably the usual.
Rock vs jeep. Rock won. |
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It's a damn shame when small business' forget how they started shop-usually word of mouth's of customers. They grow, get busier, and then oops-I forget to take care of my customers.
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Eric - can you post some of the pix. I am blocked out from the filter here at work on the T-3. Thanx.
As for the cage - I have the OR fab with the floor kit, dash bar and a Rockhard rear bar. Do I think it will hold up without any triangulation - no. I do think it provides me with a measure of safety above the stock cage but in reality, it was simply a starting point for me until I got more time to add to it. |
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The pics are posted on JU and Jeepaholics. Can you get into either one of those? The title is something like "Tube Door Crash Test." Let me know. The floor mounting kit would not have helped much in this situation.
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I'm also not saying the floor mounting kit would or would not have helped. I was simply relating my thoughts on what I have for a kit and what I expect it to do. Frankly, triangulation is the key IMO and why none of these kits provide any is a mystery to me. I plan on adding a diagnol to mine over the front seats at some point - just need to get around to it in addition to the other crap on my list. |
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Triangulation is the process of finding a distance to a point by calculating the length of one side of a triangle, given measurements of angles and sides of the triangle formed by that point and two other reference points.
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Your foundation needs to be strong before you build onto it.
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You're a nerd!
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So Eric, just something I have been wondering since all of this came about. Have you talked/showed your rig to the Master himself since this has happened? I am just curious as to what his thoughts are about it.
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I have a trip planned for the Dusy in September, Arizona over Thanksgiving and then I am going to Moab in the spring. I would also like to eventually go hit the passes in Colorado. The Jeep will get driven some to these places and trailered to others. I don't need a full on comp cage for this rig but I need space, storage and comfort - compromises will be made in some places because of this so it is not intended as a pure rockcrawler. If I wanted that, frankly, I would go get a used TJ or YJ, strip it down, cut off what was in the way, add axles, gearing and a full frame cage and then have at it. You can go ahead and use your insurance to rebuild your rig but I think you might also want to look into having it totaled, buying it back and then making it a trail only rig. The salvage title will kill the value but then you won't have to worry about it anymore. You can use the rest of your settlement for a cheap car to run around town with. It will cost you less in gas and insurance and free up your transportation alternatives as you will not have to rely on your Jeep to get you around. |
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Well I called insurance company and it looks like i'll be taken care of with the exception of aftermarket parts damage. My rates won't go up due to the fact that there was no property damage or injury to others.
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So what exactly are you having covered on this, windshield frame, windshield, door and cowl area, dash? Are you going to try for the fenders too?
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Why would I try to insure the fenders?
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Spinning complacently in the darkness, covered and blinded by a blanket of little lives, false security has lulled the madness of this world into a slumber. WAKE UP!!! An eye is upon you, staring straight down and keenly through, seeing all that you are and everything that you can never be. Yes, an eye is upon you, an eye ready to blink. So face forward with arms wide open and mind reeling. Your future has arrived... are you ready to go? |
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My .02 on dash mounted cages after seeing those pictures.
1 - I'm glad you weren't hurt. 2 - I'm not going to purchase a dash mounted cage - I'll pony up the tall dollars and have a through dash floor mounted cage ala 4XDR or T&J. I think that cage caused more damage then it prevented. 3 - Time to get one of those TJ Buggies I posted about a while ago! Jeff |
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I really like the idea of cutting everything off stock rigs and using minimal lift and big tires. Salvage title TJ's or YJ's are great for that and are way easier to afford. Anyone of us could probably rat one together without a huge investment in tools or fabrication talent. They just don't have the cache' that highly fabricated purpose built rigs seem to be getting these days. |
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I like those buggie chassis that I posted up by Hendrix Motorsports. They seem pretty affordable.
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Should be a fairly low COG with the new tires.
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I have an Essentially Offroad cage which is almost the same ass the TOR one. Somewhat of a crappy picture
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We helped Sarah and Rick install their cages from Essentially Offroad. The cages were nice.
I dont mean to blatantly slam MJR down anyones throats, but there are some good pics of the cage and install on this thread. I dont do any extreme rock crawling, but it doesnt take doing anything extreme to roll and do damage to yourself and your Jeep. Even an experienced person on a low level trail can make a bad decision and roll it. It seems to me that IF youre going to spend the money to get a cage...youd want a full cage, not a "sport cage". Ill probably either get one like Essentially Offroads, or have Chris build me one. Im glad to hear they are covering your damage Good news indeed. So which cage are you going to get ? Tam
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