She's Coming Back To Life

[Raptor Retrofit]

Note the beer in the pic, standard procedure for any late night work on the truck.

 

[Squatting Dog]

Amen to that!

-Greg (aka squatting dog)

 

[Raptor Retrofit]

Who am I kidding, that's just standard practice for any night.

 

[MTUH3]

The cage looks great. From the picture above it looks like you could actually use the door and rear seats, which is key for me.

Would this cage work for a rally / race cage, or would there need to be a lot more tubing?

 

[pat'sRAPTOR]

I'm pretty sure that cage will be more than enough for any rally/race cage setup! It's a beast of a cage!

 

[MTUH3]

I agree that it will be strong enough, but are there specific design / tube locations that need to be taken into account to get approval from the sanctioning bodies?. If I ever want to race the truck more, it will also need to still function as my DD and child hauler

 

[RPG]

The cage looks great. From the picture above it looks like you could actually use the door and rear seats, which is key for me.

Would this cage work for a rally / race cage, or would there need to be a lot more tubing?

Update,

The still at the shop, the truck is coming along insane other than the fact the anti theft has put the truck in lock down and I need a Ford tech to get it unlocked for me.

1.
The first set of Raptor bedsides from Glassworks showed up today and they look really good.

2.
My new lights from Raptor Retro fit showed up and the only thing I can say is WOW, and they make me wanna them. I never get jazzed up about cosmetic type stuff, but these actually put a huge smile on my face. The craftsmanship is insane and the details set them apart from all the others I have seen, and trust me, I've seen a lot come through our doors.


3.
Truck is getting wrapped as I type this,

4.
Wheels are back from powdercoat, mounted and look pissed.

5.
rear-end is going back in

6.
Rear cage paneling is cut and ready for dimples

I don't wanna jinx myself but it looks like the deadline will be met with some really late nights.

To answer your question about the cage, it depends on the sanctioning body that you would want to race in. I personally built this cage for my needs. If I was going to turn it into a race truck one day, I will add a lot more cross tubes. This cage is perfect for a daily driven raptor. We were able to tuck the cage so tight in the back, the rear C pillar tubes sit behind the factory plastic trim, and the rear seat sits right where it's supposed to be and doesn't get in the way of your knees. The cage is attached to the frame in 6 points, welded to the cab in the A,B and C sections as well as the radiused tube under the dash. I'm going to add a few more details to it when I get back from Texas, but it will do for now, and this year, I don't plan on using it. If you are interested in having something like this done, let me know. We are currently building the exact cage for another truck at the same time so it's working out really well.

Hope this helps answer any questions you may have.

Jarrett

P.S.

Sorry if it's been tough for anyone to get a hold of me. We are in over drive trying to get this thing done for Texas, so please leave detailed messages and I will get back to you.

Thanks

 

[MTUH3]

Thanks for the info Jarrett. I assumed the sanctioning body would have final say, but was curious if you were following guidelines from one. The cage is an awesome idea and I think it was done really well (what I can tell from the pictures) and as you said, could be upgraded later if it was to become a race truck.

Now get back to work, that post is 99% useless because there are NO PICTURES!

 

[Steele16]

How about some details on the intake?

 

[pat'sRAPTOR]

Also an update on those headers! I'm interested to see how well they work I've been looking into them seeing as they're the only shorty headers for the 5.4l