jmaxj

http://www.2020softwaresolutions.com/

this is the one i used for about a yr until i figured the little tricks and **** out now i use a good ol fashioned tape measure and masking tape lol but there are the occasional 2 or 3 axis bends that i still refer back to the program for.

is the cage foot plates just gonna be welded to the floor?

Hooligan Off Road

THe cage foot plates if welded to just the floor would be worthless. We are going to weld a plate to the back seat floor with 5/16 and then another plate will be welded underneath and then we will bolt through both. for the C pillar we plated the wheel wells with 5/16 all the way across the back. The D pillar is the only one that will be just welded to the floor but there is about 3-4 layers of sheet metal right in the back corners and it seems wicked thick. We will add a bolt through there to a bottom plate as well if there is any flex after welding.

C pillar

1ABrian

no doubt a fun thread to watch. Looks sweet after the paint work! I like where this is goin

jmaxj

cool, you'd be surprised how many people just weld the plates to the floor of their xj thinking it would hold. clamping with plates and bolts works the best. but the addition of welding doesn't hurt either

Hooligan Off Road

So we finished tacking the halo together. Man is is strong and overkill but I love it. Still weighs less than a roof rack and 35" tire and hi-lift.

MallCrawlXJ

nice halo!

you got alot of joints to weld up!........and i like seeing a tig welder is gonna do the job.

krawlthis

good lord this is one hot build. i love it

1ABrian

That Halo is sick. Nice job. Hopefully you don't ever have to test it. Hows it gonna get tied to the rest? drawings or plans?

twotall77

omg im in love plz keep us posted. rly want to do a exo on mine thanks to you

Unleashed

very very very nice build

Hooligan Off Road

Here is a rough idea of the side supports.

wiggles

You should paint the whole exo red like the sketch up!

twotall77

black is the way to go with the exo. but what about the windshield wipers???? somewhat new to the exo thing but dont the center beam on the windshield be in the way of the wipers

customzj73

no im sure that beam will have a gap between it and the windshield so the wipers should sail nicely between them

1ABrian

thats a ton-o-tube!! Are you gonna boost your lift a little to compensate for the extra weight? Calculations.....you may lose close to 1" lift after all said and done but if anything.....that is gonna be indestructable!! Are you gonna flange the top and sides so they are removable?