CRWLR

I tried to email you, but it bounced.

You can email me at jstrickland. The ISP that I use is EZ2.net.




"Balsa5923" <balsa5923@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:6b582413.0401191916.2d7607ef@posting.google.c om...
> I just moved to murrieta. Anyone have any ideas of where to go off
roading?
>
>
> "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<vvr7eimsl0ps51@corp.supernews.com>...
> > My roll over was a single roll, stopped the next time the tires were on
the
> > bottom.
> >
> > My windshield frame bent at the hinges, actually at the plates that the
> > hold-downs are mounted to. It would have folded into my lap except it
hit
> > the forward bar of the roll cage. Had I gone around again, and again, I
> > don't know what would have happened, but I am fairly certain it would
not
> > have been nearly as pretty as it turned out.
> >
> > I rolled to the side, then while on the roof I turned about 90° so that
I
> > completed the roll by going over ... You know? I don't remember what
> > happened, exactly. I did get some road rash on the front edge of the
hood,
> > and a new kink in the forward section of the tub that I assume comes
from
> > the roll cage mounts in the footwells. I have gussets under the
footwells,
> > so I assume the kinks would have been much worse.
> >
> > You know, you can drive around Saddleback mountain if you want to and
> > introduce yourself. I am in Murrieta, and have some pretty cool wheeling
> > near my house.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
> > news:btirgt$737se$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage
protects
> > > (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
> > >
> > > http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
> > >
> > > It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was
over
> > > the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
> > >
> > > Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
> > >
> > > I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half
cab
> > on
> > > my CJ7.
> > >
> > > Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep.
It
> > > seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a
better
> > view
> > > of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like
spaces
> > in
> > > the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any
given
> > time
> > > (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the
cage
> > in
> > > the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
> > >
> > > Any feedback on this idea?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > >

CRWLR

I tried to email you, but it bounced.

You can email me at jstrickland. The ISP that I use is EZ2.net.




"Balsa5923" <balsa5923@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:6b582413.0401191916.2d7607ef@posting.google.c om...
> I just moved to murrieta. Anyone have any ideas of where to go off
roading?
>
>
> "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<vvr7eimsl0ps51@corp.supernews.com>...
> > My roll over was a single roll, stopped the next time the tires were on
the
> > bottom.
> >
> > My windshield frame bent at the hinges, actually at the plates that the
> > hold-downs are mounted to. It would have folded into my lap except it
hit
> > the forward bar of the roll cage. Had I gone around again, and again, I
> > don't know what would have happened, but I am fairly certain it would
not
> > have been nearly as pretty as it turned out.
> >
> > I rolled to the side, then while on the roof I turned about 90° so that
I
> > completed the roll by going over ... You know? I don't remember what
> > happened, exactly. I did get some road rash on the front edge of the
hood,
> > and a new kink in the forward section of the tub that I assume comes
from
> > the roll cage mounts in the footwells. I have gussets under the
footwells,
> > so I assume the kinks would have been much worse.
> >
> > You know, you can drive around Saddleback mountain if you want to and
> > introduce yourself. I am in Murrieta, and have some pretty cool wheeling
> > near my house.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
> > news:btirgt$737se$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage
protects
> > > (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
> > >
> > > http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
> > >
> > > It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was
over
> > > the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
> > >
> > > Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
> > >
> > > I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half
cab
> > on
> > > my CJ7.
> > >
> > > Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep.
It
> > > seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a
better
> > view
> > > of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like
spaces
> > in
> > > the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any
given
> > time
> > > (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the
cage
> > in
> > > the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
> > >
> > > Any feedback on this idea?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > >

CRWLR

I tried to email you, but it bounced.

You can email me at jstrickland. The ISP that I use is EZ2.net.




"Balsa5923" <balsa5923@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:6b582413.0401191916.2d7607ef@posting.google.c om...
> I just moved to murrieta. Anyone have any ideas of where to go off
roading?
>
>
> "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<vvr7eimsl0ps51@corp.supernews.com>...
> > My roll over was a single roll, stopped the next time the tires were on
the
> > bottom.
> >
> > My windshield frame bent at the hinges, actually at the plates that the
> > hold-downs are mounted to. It would have folded into my lap except it
hit
> > the forward bar of the roll cage. Had I gone around again, and again, I
> > don't know what would have happened, but I am fairly certain it would
not
> > have been nearly as pretty as it turned out.
> >
> > I rolled to the side, then while on the roof I turned about 90° so that
I
> > completed the roll by going over ... You know? I don't remember what
> > happened, exactly. I did get some road rash on the front edge of the
hood,
> > and a new kink in the forward section of the tub that I assume comes
from
> > the roll cage mounts in the footwells. I have gussets under the
footwells,
> > so I assume the kinks would have been much worse.
> >
> > You know, you can drive around Saddleback mountain if you want to and
> > introduce yourself. I am in Murrieta, and have some pretty cool wheeling
> > near my house.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
> > news:btirgt$737se$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage
protects
> > > (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
> > >
> > > http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
> > >
> > > It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was
over
> > > the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
> > >
> > > Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
> > >
> > > I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half
cab
> > on
> > > my CJ7.
> > >
> > > Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep.
It
> > > seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a
better
> > view
> > > of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like
spaces
> > in
> > > the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any
given
> > time
> > > (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the
cage
> > in
> > > the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
> > >
> > > Any feedback on this idea?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > >