"CAGED!!"

"The spoiler cage !!"


 

WELL WE ALREADY HAVE A GOOD START ON THE SPOILER CAGE BUT WE FELT THAT IT NEEDED SOMETHING A LITTLE SPECIAL TO SET IT APART. WHAT I DECIDED ON WAS A PICTURE OF A BIKER "BEHIND BARS!" SIMPLE....RIGHT??? YEA...ALL EXCEPT THAT I WANTED THE FRONT OF THE SPLOILER CAGE TO LOOK LIKE A SET OF JAIL HOUSE BARS!!

 

HOW WAS THE QUESTION. I DIDN'T WANT THE BOTTOM OF THE SMALL BARS TO HAVE WELDS AROUND THEM. HERE'S HOW WE FIGURED OUT WHAT TO DO. WE CUT A PIECE OF 1/4" x 3/4" FLAT BAR AND CUT IT DOWN THE MIDDLE INTO TWO PIECES. AFTER WE CLEANED UP THE PIECES WE DRILLED A SMALL SERIES OF 3/16" HOLES TO HOLD THE BARS.

 

ONCE THAT WAS DONE WE STARTED TO CUT AND FORM THE SMALL BARS. ONCE WE HAD OUR 5 PIECES READY,AND BENT TO SHAPE THE SPOLILER, WE WELDED THEM ALL IN ON THE OUT SIDES AT THE BUTT ENDS AND THEN SMOOTHED THEM OUT TO FIT ON THE FRONT OF THE EXISITING CAGE. HERE IT IS IN THE VICE READY TO BE CLEANED OFF AND SMOOTHED OUT.

 

WHILE IT IS IN THE VICE IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO CHECK IT FOR SQUARENESS. YEA THERE IS ALWAYS A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE ON THE PIECES BUT THIS..HERE..JAIL HOUSE IS ACCURATED TO WITHIN .020" THOUSANDTH OF AN INCH!! AFTER IT WAS READY WE THEN PROCEED TO FIT IT TO THE CAGE AND ADD THE CENTER SUPPORT BAR TO RUN ALONG THE BOTTOM. TIME MUST BE TAKEN HERE TO GET EVERYTHING SQUARE SO THE BARS ARE STRAIGHT IN LINE WITH THE POINT ON THE LOWER BUMPER. ALL WENT WELL

 

AND IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE CAGE. WE LEFT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE BARS SQUARE TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE LOOK OF THE "JAIL BARS"!! AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IT ALMOST GIVES YOU THE EFFECT OF IT BEING CHROMED AGAINST THE BLACK SPOILER. WELL THAT IS PRETTY WELL HOW THE JAIL HOUSE WAS BUILT. AT THIS POINT THERE ARE MANY HOURS OF WORK TO GO YET BEFORE THE CAGE IS READY FOR CHROME,AND "ZEKE" WORKS HIS MAGIC ON THE PAINTED SPOILER!!

 

OH YEA......HERE'S A LITTLE WAY TO TELL IF YOU ARE GETTING IT RIGHT. YOUR FINGERS WILL PROBABLY LOOK LIKE THIS WITH ALL THE TIPS BURNT AND BLISTERED FROM BEING JUST STUPID AND GRABBING ALL THOSE " HOT LITTLE BARS THAT YOU FORGOT YOU JUST WELDED ON!!!" HA..HA..HA...

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!


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Page 3
Page 4
Page 5 (The Frame Gets Preped)
Page 6
Page 7 (She's Bad in Black!)
Page 8 (The Front End Gets Worked)
Page 9 (The Paint)
Page 10
Page 11 (The "Cage" Itself)
Page 12
Page 13 (The Spoiler Cage)
Page 14 (The Belt Gaurd Cage)
Page 15 (The Shift Lever and Chain Gaurd)

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