Who does roll cages?
 

So I finally got my stealth almost ready for a cage, I was wondering who builds cages in Minnesota, in the twin cities area. I need it to be certified so I can run in the 9s, so I need someone who knows what they are doing. Let me know if you guys know of any good places.

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Also check out our vendor section. I'm pretty sure Primo does cages too.

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^This. Best prices I've been quoted when I was looking for cages and quality work. Otherwise I think Primo on here might do them or TNT race car shop out in blaine does really nice, but expensive, work too.

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I know Tims Custom Exhaust in Coon Rapids has expanded into building roll cages. No, they dont use exhaust tubing... Last I heard they just got a new cage bender, all the tubing and hired a cage builder. Give him a call.

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+2

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Now for a bit of a newb question. I have choices between Mild EWS, MIld DOM and chromoly. Is EWS nhra legal? Also where do you guys get your nhra regulations.

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meanstreet or TNT

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No seam welded pipe is legal, but most of the pre bent 6 point roll bar kits, good for a 9.99@135 is seam welded mild steel.

Then if you look at the 8 point roll cage, good to a 8.50@150 certified with a window net this needs to be 1 5/8" .120 wall mild steel DOM tubing, or 1 5/8" .083 wall chrome moly DOM. The "D" bars in a unibody car need to go to some type of frame rail, so a 2x3 mild steel frame rail needs to be added between the hoop up rights as a frame rail. The D bar takes a lot of the load in a roll over, so the tin can floor pan is not designed to take this load. And if you put a 6"x6" plate fully welded it will push down about 3" before ripping threw the floor, so when I do a hoop for a 8 point cage I weld in 3 plates in a major structural spot on the unibody, then with the frame rail across it gives you the best chance of it holding up in a roll over.

~John

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x3. My talon is there right now getting a cage and the front end tubed. Richard does awesome work!!