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is incredibly strong. Unfortunately that’s often

not practical, but with this build we did get seri-

ous about triangulating the upper portion of

the cage. All of the front and rear triangulated

bars meet at a node on the B-pillar, which will

be fur ther reinforced w ith angled tubing that

ties to the harness bar and ultimately the frame.

There are al so pl ans to gusset most of the tube

intersections that aren’t already triangulated

with 1.5-inch DOM.

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The doorsills on a Scout 80 are comically

high compared to the floor, so there was

a lot of real estate to pl ay w ith w hen coming up

with a plan for the rock sliders. By incorporating

the rock sliders into the outriggers for the cage,

the sliders will help tie the cage mounting points

together and will also serve as extra reinforce-

ment for the seat frames that w ill eventually be

built inside. We intentionally left the 2.00x0.188-

wall DOM tubing long so that we can fine-tune tire

clearance once the axles are in place.

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Truth be told, we attacked the rollcage

and sheetmetal modifications because

we were waiting on some major components to

show up, namely the engine and the axles. We’re

excited to have Cummins as a returning sponsor

for this year’s Ultimate Ad venture, and w hat bet-

ter powerplant to use on an old tractor than a

Cummins R2.8? This will be the third UA build to

feature an R2.8, but we have some tricks up our

sleeve to make this one prett y unique.

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One of the tricks we will go ahead and

reveal is an all-new Tremec five-speed

transmission. The TR-4050 features a host of

drool-worthy features, including a 6.11:1 First

Gear, a 0.76:1 Overdrive, full synchronization in

all gears, and an impressive torque rating. Just

released by Silver Spor t Transmissions, this is

one of the first aftermarket production units

to see dut y in a 4x4. Coupled w ith an Of froad

Design Doubler, there w ill be no shor tage of

gearing options available.

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