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Managed to get a little more time in this weekend. Took the top off and finished welding the rear hoop to the bars. The upper gussets went in next. Just realized on if the kids stuck a toy in the pocket on the back of the seat. Small progress but spare time is at a premium.

Managed to get a little more done on the cage. I connected the A pillar of the body to the A pillar of the cage. I Also added some smaller diameter tubing for front gussets. I went smaller to keep it from getting in the way of climbing in and out. I've been considering adding a corner...

Thanks, It's coming along.

Yes she is. Now and then she manages to keep me inline. Poor lady has her hands full sometimes. I used the arp studs for the rockers and some better springs to help keep them closed. We also used torrington bearings on the cam plate to reduce a little more friction. The cam doesn't make...

The green beast has been with us awhile. Couldn't just completely dump it. Silly sentimental stuff. My kids love the bronco. Lots of good memories and some bad. It did get me to the hospital in time to hear my middle Son's heart beat for the last time and as silly as it may seem to some...

Originally the engine was running a carb. Then switched to fuel injection. It was originally built and the 1984 bronco was built over 15 years ago. It is the same engine. The only changes have been serpentine belt set up, fuel injection, and intake plumbing. And years of dirt, mud, snow...

The higher the cylinder pressures the higher the octane and quality of fuel needs to be. Engines with turbo, supercharger, high compression, or aggressive timing curves or tables will likely require top tier higher octane. A standard mild compression engine with a factory timing curve will see...

Nice. I always liked the sequoia. Just waiting for the wife's Tahoe to die then maybe I'll get her in one.

Found some pictures of the rear hoop going in. A few of the front halo and A pillar bars going in.

Time to do the same on the drivers side. So far I have been able to keep plenty of space and good visibility. Now I have to do some more body tie in up front and some more gussets and then more of the same in the back. But it's getting closer ish...

Time to get going on the gussets. Due to the everyday status and hauling kids. I don't have the space to run big x's and cross braces. So I'm going to all a lot of gussets and each corner. I'm also considering plating them to further reinforce it. To get it to line up on the top bar I had...

Finally have had some time to get more done. Turns out I didn't like how the front tubes turned out. I don't like how they fit at the A pillar. So I decided to go with a Halo style up front and do the A pillar bars separate. I'm much happier with the fit doing it this way. I was able to...

That's the plan anyway. I've always been a little different. Now if the house and kids would just leave me a little more spare time...

Finally back to it again. We had some water issues. So the house kept me busy for a bit. Got the main hoop of the roll cage bent up. Test fitting the main hoop with the base plates in place. I must have done something right. The fit was nice and snug. Bolted into place. Now to...

Sounds a lot like my little boy. At 2 years old he gives his Mom about 6 heart attacks a day. our daughter was always more cautious. She was fairly confident something was not going to end with her bleeding before she'd try it. But not my Boy he is more like "hold my sippie cup and watch...

No problem. Hope they get you taken care of painlessly.

Have them help you do things around camp. You'd be surprised how much they pick up on. All of our kids have been camping since about 2 to 3 months old. They help gather kindling and carry firewood. My daughter can set up a fire and maintain it. She has for years. Don't bring out...

Primarily cook by fire with various cast iron pans. When needed we have an old coleman stove for when quick meals are needed.

Needs to be thoroughly inspected to make sure the bearings and ring and pinion are undamaged. But, I'd agree that it doesn't look to be abuse. very little wear or damage is visible other than the missing pieces. Check on the warranty. If they won't take care of it. Find a shop that does...

I don't have it back on the road yet. But after banging on the sides after the lizard skin the tinny and echo are almost completely gone. I also sprayed some between the 2 layers of the roof when I had it open.