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Sun May 06, 2012 2:22 pm

Need some ideas for aesthetically pleasing engine cages, any pictures, idea or thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Mon May 07, 2012 12:58 pm

Here is my cage...

Mon May 07, 2012 1:08 pm

Looks nice, any ideas or design improvements. Looking to Fab a cage in the next month or so. Thanks

Mon May 07, 2012 1:41 pm

Here is my bumper/cage custom bent w/ 1 5/8" x .120 DOM tubing.

Upper mounting bracket tied into rear body support/roll cage.

Bottom brackets much stronger than the typical mounts.

Mon May 07, 2012 4:35 pm

Mon May 07, 2012 4:42 pm

Tue May 08, 2012 5:02 pm

Knock down kit from Berrien. Quick easy and fits perfect.

Wed May 09, 2012 6:54 am

Interesting cage - where does Berrien show it on their website as being a knockdown kit?

bnc

Wed May 09, 2012 8:11 am

Looks similar in design purpose to the one I fabricated. Execution is different

[img]http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/56862

Wed May 09, 2012 8:12 am

Looks similar in design purpose to the one I fabricated. Execution is different.

Wed May 09, 2012 9:02 am

wythac: I thought of your build when I saw the Berrien cage...

bryan

Wed May 09, 2012 9:11 am

I'd like to see a forward looking pic of the Berrien cage, so I can see how that incorporates with the rest of it. Their frame horn supports look pretty stout.

Thu May 10, 2012 1:06 pm

Hope this gives you a better idea. The kit is not as knock down as I remembered. You had to weld on the tubes down to the frame horns. I didn't measure as really should have but, I cleared my CV Axles.

Thu May 10, 2012 1:37 pm

Not the greatest picture and its not fitted properly yet (as it wont work with the gearbox strap kit ive got installed so need to pull the engine and replace the gearbox cradle with the original) but you get the idea. Polished stainless with built in numberplate mount

Thu May 10, 2012 2:23 pm

I actually built platforms that use the body attachment dropouts on the shock towers and tabs on the shock mounts and welded those upper cage support tubes to them so the assembly could be removable, but for all intents and purposes it really isnt unless you take the body off. It does facilitate easy removal of the engine cage however, while still being very stout.

Thu May 10, 2012 2:31 pm

Here is a post for additional references

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=474880&highlight=bumper