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Old 05-17-2004, 03:40 AM
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Well, I've finally made some significant progress on my cage. All I have to do now is the passenger door X brace and the dash brace. My dash brace is doing to go through the dash. Not behind. Not below. Not on top. Through.
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George, very impressive cage
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George, very impressive cage
Thanks!

My one disappointment is not being able to attach the bottom of the X to the bottom bar. The angles are impossible for me to reproduce with my tubing notcher.
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I see your welding skills require a FE! lol......Looks stout but will you be able to get in? Looks pretty tight at the door members. Even less space once the seat etc, is installed. Good job! Dal
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I see your welding skills require a FE! lol......Looks stout but will you be able to get in? Looks pretty tight at the door members. Even less space once the seat etc, is installed. Good job! Dal
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My neighbor did the welding. I weld like a monkey using his tail. The most I trust myself doing is tacking bars in place for my neighbor to complete.

You're right, it's going to be a squeeze getting in and out. I could have lowered the front upper bar on the X, but since I'm putting bends at the ends of the dash bar, I want them to tie into the same spots on the down tubes.
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Hey Geo, if you strapped an egg inside, and dropped it off a 10 story building, I'd bet the egg wouldn't crack! Wow that's a cage.

FE=Fire Extinguiser?
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Hey Geo, if you strapped an egg inside, and dropped it off a 10 story building, I'd bet the egg wouldn't crack! Wow that's a cage.
Well, I'm sort of shaped like and egg and am all soft inside too.

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FE=Fire Extinguiser?
OH! Hehe.

I was sort of paying attention to the welding being done at the back of the cage when all of a sudden something caught my eye. FIRE! FIRE! Thank God the extinguisher worked. Just a very short burst and the fire was out. I don't think anything was damaged except for the hood release which I was going to remove as soon as my hood pins come in anyway. Another second or two and I'd be buying a new wiring harness.

Hey Kevin, you at work today? I need to swap some tires off my 15x8 Fuchs to some 15x7. No balancing necessary. They are only there to keep the chassis off the ground for the moment.
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Work from 10-8 (closing) $7 per mount
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Looks nice, how much are you shooting for in terms of curb weight?
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Nice cage.

A few more bar's than mine, but nice. Only issue is the gymnatics needed to get in and out.


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