Nate's 2002 TJ, Not so simple anymore by gst95dsm

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So after reading about overhead welding all morning, I've come to the conclusion that although it didn't seem like my wire speed was to low, it must have been... the reason I could not get a continuous bead going was that the puddle was traveling down my wire, explaining why when I was done welding there was little to no stick out, and a blob on the end. Also now in retrospect a little more angle would be better. So I think I'll practice with that later today.

It's got to be a 150 degrees outside today..... wheewwwww.  

Ok so I finished up this little project. A little more sanding and painting to get the finish looking presentable. I hate spray painting tubing because you get a good wet out and then unavoidable overspray around the tube causing shading.... Oh well I just went for shading on TOP of the tubes and a nice wet finish on the underside. Overall I'm proud of myself for getting this done. I know I'll look back in a couple years and laugh a little at how much I struggled to weld the underside of the tubing..... but hey you gotta start somewhere! It has definitely added some rigidity to my Jeep, In the past going down my driveway at an angle always resulted in a "creeek" from stuff flexing.... and now it's completely silient. That's cool! I also feel that in the event of a flop I can count on those C pillars working together to minimize damage, and increase the safety of my passengers.   for this mod, at $180 it's pretty reasonable. Some finished photos, I'm digging the all black cage...