Chopping the cage

[Justin21]

Have a fab buddy that is coming over this weekend to take a look at chopping my cage. I have a P1000-5 but took the back cage off. Was wanting to get some info/pictures of how others were done or before and after pictures. Have seen some 4" and 6" chops just not sure which direction to go. Would like to here some of yalls insight.

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[CumminsPusher]

Here's mine I think post 68 it starts. It explains why I did the amounts I did. Definitely can go more or less I'm just over 6ft and there is still plenty of room. Also if you more on front it dumps the water from factory roof and keeps sun from your eyes. It's worked out well
P1000 - 4 big changes this weekend

 

[Justin21]

Yeah that looks great! Do you have any pictures of the way you cut it or could you explain. Did you go 4 or 6 inches down. You might have it in the thread but I just glanced over it quick.

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[Justin21]

Here's mine I think post 68 it starts. It explains why I did the amounts I did. Definitely can go more or less I'm just over 6ft and there is still plenty of room. Also if you more on front it dumps the water from factory roof and keeps sun from your eyes. It's worked out well
P1000 - 4 big changes this weekend

If it's in the thread you sent no need to explain. I'll just look for it when I get by a computer later.


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[CumminsPusher]

Yeah that looks great! Do you have any pictures of the way you cut it or could you explain. Did you go 4 or 6 inches down. You might have it in the thread but I just glanced over it quick.

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Yes everything is right there. 4.5 front 5.5 mid and rear. At that distance 1 7/8 has to be added over between front and mid posts to align right


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[Justin21]

Yes everything is right there. 4.5 front 5.5 mid and rear. At that distance 1 7/8 has to be added over between front and mid posts to align right


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Thank you I'll read up on the thread later. You always a great help lol.


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[CumminsPusher]

No problem and thank you

 

[moparornocar]

6.5 here. Followed CP's build thread

 

[CumminsPusher]

6.5 here. Followed CP's build thread

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Man I love that big Honda emblem up there! Keep eye balling it lol


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[moparornocar]

Man I love that big Honda emblem up there! Keep eye balling it lol


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Lol. Thanks buddy

 

[popeye]

6.5 here. Followed CP's build thread

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With taking 6.5 did you have to move your speakers more inboard for more head room. Do they interfere with your sight out the rear view mirror at all. How tall are you mopar?

 

[moparornocar]

With taking 6.5 did you have to move your speakers more inboard for more head room. Do they interfere with your sight out the rear view mirror at all. How tall are you mopar?

The speakers came after so no. The visibility out the back is crap because of the low roof in the rear and my crappy mirror, the speakers don't seem to bother me and I'm 5'10 and have a football worth of headroom yet.

 

[Amre2me2]

This is something I'm going to do also. The rediculous height on these rigs make zero sense for so many reasons.

 

[Justin21]

6.5 here. Followed CP's build thread

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That looks great. I think the lower I can get mine the better. Eventually I would like to get portals but unfortunatly my garage door will not allow me to put it in there without do some mods to the cage.

 

[Justin21]

CP and Mopar. Just trying to understand this correctly in a nut shell. If I were going to go the 6.5" route, I would take 6.5 of the front 2 corners and 7.5 off the rear corners? I do not have the back rack on my sxs I only have the cab cage on. CP I also seen where you took some out of the tap roof area of the cage what was this for? Sorry not much of a fab guy so just trying to get the jest so I can explain it to my buddy. I'm sure he can figure it out himself but just in case I need to do some explaining.

I'm probably making this more difficult then it is... lol

 

[Delton]

6.5 here. Followed CP's build thread

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Hey I know that camper!!! I been trying to figure out who this guy on fb is lol. Sorry I'm not the most observant guy in the world.

 

[CumminsPusher]

CP and Mopar. Just trying to understand this correctly in a nut shell. If I were going to go the 6.5" route, I would take 6.5 of the front 2 corners and 7.5 off the rear corners? I do not have the back rack on my sxs I only have the cab cage on. CP I also seen where you took some out of the tap roof area of the cage what was this for? Sorry not much of a fab guy so just trying to get the jest so I can explain it to my buddy. I'm sure he can figure it out himself but just in case I need to do some explaining.

I'm probably making this more difficult then it is... lol

Well there's different ways of doing same thing. I prefer more from the front because that's what's going into the wind rain and bushes so I went more there but on the front posts to still allow good headroom. It also releases water that gets trapped on factory roof panel.
I didn't take away that section I added to it. Since the cage isn't square on top when you cut it down the upper footprint increases if that makes sense. Even with short cage it still does. If you want the posts at the same angle as factory and I'd suggest that then as you cutroof down the upper gets larger and needs a spacer. If you go through the pics you'll see it above driver and passenger heads.


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[CumminsPusher]

Ok here's a pic ( exaggerated some ) but it shows what I'm talking about. The upper line let's say is factory roofline and the lower is where its being cut too. The lower line is obviously longer because it's further down the angled post so that means the roof "grows" and that's where I put in my extra piece.

 

[CumminsPusher]

View attachment 29859 Ok here's a pic ( exaggerated some ) but it shows what I'm talking about. The upper line let's say is factory roofline and the lower is where its being cut too. The lower line is obviously longer because it's further down the angled post so that means the roof "grows" and that's where I put in my extra piece.

the factory roof still fits but gets repositioning at the front

 

[pct]

jump over to the chop top club thread a lot of good info there I took 4" out front and back and had to add 1 3/8" to the top bar
I havent cut the back part yet it has never been back on since I took it off