blazer roll bar and roll cage pics please

[chevy2racr]

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

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by blazin

holy.. man thats a roll cage. thanx for the pics vtblazer. im still new to this site, even though i joined a year ago, i just started using it. i'll figure it all out soon enough tho. do you build your roll cage? that pic of the underneath.. is that bar on the frame part of the cage?it looks like its on a bushing.

Correct, mounted to the frame via rubber bushings.

The frame of our K5's is pretty narrow, the bend going to the 90 is part of the cage.

Then there's the minor issue of the firewall moving around and how that was solved...



...and the rock sliders:



...and the hidden winch and recovery points:






Full tube bumper behind the factory bumper:

]

...and of course using the thing:





So blazin, how far do you wanna go?

[Burt4x4]

Originally Posted by 1949gmc

Always loved that truck, Burt. You've got a lot of good pieces on that thing, but I gotta ask......... what the h*ll happened to it in that bottom picture? You get vandalized or somethin?

hahaha Ya that was at BlazerFest one year and the year before I flopped my rig like you see in my avtar and the dents I made were starting to rust so I painted the whole pass side ODgreen. My buddies decided it needed a little more paint to hide the dents...add beer and campfire and that is what I ended up with the rest of the weekend
Now it's all green...for now!

[Burt4x4]

VT! I wish we were neighbors and our wives were best friends!! !!

[blazin]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

Correct, mounted to the frame via rubber bushings.

The frame of our K5's is pretty narrow, the bend going to the 90 is part of the cage.

Then there's the minor issue of the firewall moving around and how that was solved...



...and the rock sliders:



...and the hidden winch and recovery points:






Full tube bumper behind the factory bumper:

]

...and of course using the thing:





So blazin, how far do you wanna go?

holy F-in..man you went all out with that roll cage. you must feel pretty safe in it now. new trucks wouldnt take half the beating you can, in that rig. my only thoughts are.. it takes away from the look of the blazer. i want something safe but i want to keep that open convertable look. thanx for the pics

[orange72blazer]

Originally Posted by 1949gmc

It's not mine, but something I found using the search feature:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...87&postcount=6

Some more pics of it, it's a S&W cage http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=173280

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by chevy2racr

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

What's the cage constructed of?

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by blazin

it takes away from the look of the blazer. i want something safe but i want to keep that open convertable look.

I agree, you need to find the line between the two where your comfortable with the looks 'and' the safety of it.

Mine was pretty much mandatory to have given the way it was used.

[1949gmc]

Originally Posted by orange72blazer

Some more pics of it, it's a S&W cage http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=173280

wowwy wow wow wow! this thread needs to be drug back to the top so everyone can see it!

[blazin]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

I agree, you need to find the line between the two where your comfortable with the looks 'and' the safety of it.

Mine was pretty much mandatory to have given the way it was used.

sweet pic vt blazer.. i wish i could have both a pavement pounder like im building and a all out kick ass go any where kind rig like you have. i bet that thing could roll ten times over and you'd live to tell about it.

[blazin]

Originally Posted by orange72blazer

Some more pics of it, it's a S&W cage http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=173280

awesome!!! thanx for the pics guys

[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

Edited by moderator

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

Edited by moderator

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...

[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.