Roll Cage ?
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i am designing my own and i am having a local shop bend up the tubing. all this shop does is tube frame chassis and roll cages, i am going with a 10 point, halo, solid side bars, and i am going to design the back bars so that they do not interfear with the back seats
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Mork yeah I agree, you shouldn't lose much in the street aspect. I have a full cage in my 1974 camaro z28. I use it for autocross and canyon carving, well in my neck its mtn carving. But its not bad IMO. If i had to do over i would do the swing out door bar though.
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for it to be legal the points that touch
the floor board have to pass thru the floor board and be welded to frame. plus that is were your strength of the cage will come from. i am not saying that it would not be strong if u welded the point to the floor but since we have a cab and a frame the cage would be more accurate and true if it was welded directly to the frame
the floor board have to pass thru the floor board and be welded to frame. plus that is were your strength of the cage will come from. i am not saying that it would not be strong if u welded the point to the floor but since we have a cab and a frame the cage would be more accurate and true if it was welded directly to the frame
On the frame there is a 3x2" rectangle tubing that is welded at roughly a 45 degree angle that enters the cab through the floor.The 3x2 is capped and the chrome moly tube is welded directly to the rectangle tube.
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I had roughly the same done for our cage but our box tubing is 3x4 as we used 2" DOM .150 wall. The box tubing is also ties together with a piece of 2" DOM. If you think you'll ever push 9's then I'd do a full cage. It's easier to do it the first time instead of having to do it again later.
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Im just trying to break into the 10's,,, dont really see 9's,, not with this truck I dont think..... I really think I would have to put the truck on a real diet to get there
Kevin
ps,, Nathan, I still want to catch up with you at some point this winter, to get those twins figured out.
Kevin
ps,, Nathan, I still want to catch up with you at some point this winter, to get those twins figured out.
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Awesome,, it will probably be after xmas, as I am in the middle of major renos on my house right now,, but after I get that done,, then it is time for renos on the truck
Kevin
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