All Pro Offroad Interior Cage

One requirement for my build was an interior roll cage. Since again I wasn't good enough at fabricating at the time, I thought this bolt together (with some welding) cage would be perfect. I think I paid around $400 for it from All Pro Offroad.

It came via UPS in a box and the longer parts taped together

After I got it I layed everything out to inventory and started with the instructions that came with it.

They were pretty simple, but the install is time consuming.

The first thing you need to do is mount the plates. I didn't really like the way the rear plates mounted, so I fabbed up some new ones out of 1/4"

With the original rear plates the cage did not line up correctly without cutting off some of the leg. I wanted to keep this cage high and tight, so I adjusted.

Once you start welding the cage in place you will find that it is no longer easy to move in and out of the cab. By welding down the feet for the main hoop it took me almost 15 minutes just to get it back out.

I tried to line up the posts with the body line. In this first picture you can see where it wanted to go.

By using clamps I was able to raise the height of the bar to where I wanted.

Then all you have to do is a little grinding, welding and alignment to get everything where you want it.

Oh yeah, and try not to catch your headliner on fire. I did and later removed it anyway.

Once you have everything tack welded in place in the cab with the holes drilled for the sleeves, take it all out.

It took about an hour to do all the finish welding and paint.

You may or may not want to pad the roll cage. I chose to pad it since I'm 6'4" and could easily hit my head on it in a full roll. Since the idea of the cage is to protect you, PAD IT! I used 1.5" pipe insulation and it worked perfect.

To this day I still have not rolled my truck on it's roof to test the cage, and I hope I never do. It is nice to know that there is a little added protection there for me though, just in case.