for 2 cars.. 99 si and a car roughly the size of 240sx. not sure on the points let. just looking for a guess

 

i would highball it at about 45ft. each car for a 6 point that i just modeled in my head.

-derek

 

so for a 14pt it would be considerably more? where i work we buy in bulk so the more i got the cheaper it would be.

 

a friend of mine just had a 6pt put in his 240sx and the shopped used 33ft.

 

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Yea...

Do you get it in 21ft sticks? I'd get 4 of em and you should be alright.

 

if it fits on a semi truck. ican get it.

we generally get it in 12 just because its easier to handle. i was thinking 20-21ft sticks, but enough for 2 cages (99 si, 14-18pt. SCCA and sub 9 sec. 1/4)(83 porsche 944, 18pt. SCCA cage)

 

Buy as much as you can for the biggest discount.

 

yea, thats what im thinking, but i dont want to buy too much as where i work we dont deal with moly tubing. i think about 400ft should do it, and have some left over for randomn projects

 

Yup, and i'm sure someone close to you will need some chromoly eventually.

 

i buy in whatever the longest length they ca provide, my suplier is cheaper the longer and bigger stick i get. typical is 21-24ft

 

I'd guess about 50' for a 944. IIRC, I had about 55 in an ITE 944 and 50 or so in another GT 944 for PCA, but I'd have to check my notes.

Buy at least 10' sticks. Rarely anything longer than that unless you're doing a front hoop.

Don't forget to buy extra for the F-Ups, especially if this is your first cage.

What class? That's an awful lot of points for just a passenger compartment cage. Punching through the firewall? If so, you'd better buy at least 100' of tubing.

Have you checked the rules? Some of the SCCA rulesets are doing away with the weight break for 4130 on new cages. Also, NHRA and SCCA cage specs are very different. Legal for one is tossed out or too heavy to be competitive at the other.

 

I have a 91 240sx with a 12pt cage and half a funny car cage. Id say I used around 80 ft. to complete everything

 

i generally use 70-80 ft per cage. thats including a screw up or 2 and scraps. I generally order 500+ ft of 1.625 tubing itself.

ps. i will meet or beat anyones advertised price for 4130 if u need it... pick up only.

 

Boost,

20-21 ft sticks work well. What bender do you plan on using?

Are you planing a tube frame chasis , or just A & B pillars with kickers, door bars, support bars? Front and/or rear hoops?

What class in SCCA? Or you wanting to build a spec cage to SCCA rules?

I've used as little as 80 ft and as much as 130 - 140 ft. depending on rules and classes.


HTH

Donnie

 

well. both cars are now scrapped. ive shifted all my efforts torwarda 650whp grand national that runs 10's in the 1/4

i know it will need a cage eventually. just not sure what iwanna do with it

i was gonna use the model 3 bender

 

hey get some chromoly so you do my cage fawker...... FTMFW!!! lol....