Thread: $200 cage?
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Old 04-17-2007   #20
Pushit2.0
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Re: $200 cage?

The kit does not need the "d" bars to be legal, and it is called a 6point roll bar (attached to body in 6 points). Roll bars are good to a 9.99 or 135mph the ET is what they are looking at more then MPH, and 6point(or 5point to passanger door bar is needed) roll bars do not to be certified, just proper welding either MIG/TIG pending material. So to make it a Roll cage and legal to a 8.50@150mph you need to make it a cage for the driver, so a hallo bar and down bars to make it a 8point roll cage(attached to body in 8 points). The "d" bars need to go to a frame of somekind, to be certified by the local chassie inspector we have come up with a way to add a frame rail for the "d" bars to go to. Also with a 8point roll cage you can leave out the door bar on the passanger side and you also need a window net. 6point mild steel roll bar needs to be made from 1-3/4" .125" wall DOM tubing, Chrome Moly tubing can be 1-3/4" .083" wall DOM tubing and fully TIG welded. Then 8points can be made out of 1-5/8" .125" wall DOM mild steel or 1-5/8" .083 wall DOM chrome Moly, all joints need to be fully welded and gussets on any joint off the main hoop. Also the price of a roll bar/cage is the time, material is not that much money.

~John
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