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Now I am ready to start working on the rear part of the cage assembly.  I have a few ideas floating around my head on how I want this to look.  After spending most of last week browsing through old magazines, and scouring the internet for rear cage ideas, I came to this conclusion: I am going to have to be different than everyone else, and get crazy with it. 

               
I start by trimming off yet MORE sheet metal off the rear.  I decided a little while ago, to take the entire rear louver thingy off all together, because it looks all silly and stuff.

I must also toss the motor on to give me an idea as to the actual length and width of the cage's final product.  I had to prop the motor up from the bottom with jack stands, due to the lack of  support in front of the torsion housing.  This will cometh after I have a basic idea of how the rear cage will go.  I will also tie motor mounts into the rear cage lower appendages to assist in supporting the Rabbit motor, as it does out weigh the standard air cooled bug motor. 

               
I got a little ahead of myself and forgot to shoot "HOW I DID IT" pics, But basically, I made the horizontal bars first, notched and clamped them to the rear roll bar. Then I had to support  the ends with tie downs so that they would not simply flop in the wind as I attempted to add weight to them.  

Here is where I started to create a different rear cage than most.  It is actually very similar in design as some of the open class racing bajas.

       
The next morning, I went out and shot a few pics of the rear cage as I left it when I went to bed.  I have a rather small garage, so I have to pack everything in tight just to move around in it.  For convenience I have most of my shop tools on wheels, so I can roll them where there is some open space.  

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