hey guys
i welded these into a car, and i am going to be putting a 10pt cage into another car and i was wondering if i did the rear plates like this again if it would pass tech, or if they are going to be strict about not having a complete 6x6 plate. i did it this way because there wasnt a flat place to mount the 6x6 plates. any help would be appreciated, sorry for the poor pics.

 

Wow thats some damn nice fabricating! If they don't pass your screwed so let's all hope they pass

 

i'm sure they would pass at most low key tracks but i want to make sure they pass at events such as BOTI. anybody????? or anybody with pics of their cage that passes???

 

hhmm.. man, im not sure about that one.... i think you might have to have a once piece plate... then again im not sure... but i never seen it like this before..... ask jim skelly form NHRA sport compact, he would be able to help you out...

 

PM the user oldguy on here about it. That's Jim Skelly, the "local" NHRA etch guru. But I'm going to say no.

Clayton

 

how do most of you guys have yours setup??? on the next one i might have to change the positioning of the plate so it is easier to retain the whole thing.

 

Hmm, if they wanted to bust your ***** then probably not. They are supposed to be 6"x6" plates.

 

No, that will not pass. Its supposed to be a 6x6 plate and it doesnt matter if the bar is welded in the center of the plate or not. You can also heat up the plate and bend it to match the contour of the floor. Basically you can weld the bar to the plate(that is off center of the plate) and heat the plate to match the contour of the rear floor pan.

 

the plate is 6x6 for the most part minus the parts that you see missing. i notched the plate with a grinder so i could contour it by hand and then welded the seams. i still have the parts that were cut out and i am sure i can make it work so that i come up with 36 square inches. thanks again for the replies guys

 

weld a 6x6 plate over the little ones

 

no

 

A picture of the formed plate being described by 'the beast'

 

Can the 6" x 6" plate have holes in it?

I had the pads in mine bolted to the floor with backing plates, but then I went back and fully welded them to the sheetmetal. I filled the 3/8" holes in with weld, but you can still tell there used to be a hole there. I suspect this would be OK, but I really don't know. There is nothing in the rules that requires a solid 6"x6" plate.

Kevin

 

beat the floor flat, than weld the plate on....

 

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yah im going to have to some more. i even did some massaging on the last one.

 

i dont see a reason why the plates wont pass, and you dont need 6x6 plates in that origin of the car, the only 6x6 plates that are mandatory are the 4 front ones. ie...main hoop and a pillar bars.

im almost 100% positive about this....Miller

 

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**** you and give me my $200 back you scammer

 

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**** you and give me my $200 back you scammer</TD></TR></TABLE>
i sense some hostility here guys......

 

pics of the plates in the other car...