Hey guys... I have a biiiiiiiig problem

I got a shop to weld in my roll bar for me and the dude cut my rear 6x6 mounting plates in 1/2 because he thought they fit better that way..... any suggestions on a fix??

Can I weld the sides on? or do I Hvae to cut it off the floor and slide another plate under??


Any suggestions??


..... I hate working away from home.....

 

Anyone??

 

I know you are trying to find an answer ASAP what I would reccomend is giving a chassis shop a call try NRG they do cages all the time and see what they have to say. Good Luck!

 

You can bend the plates to make them fit better. The theory I believe is that one solid 6x6 plate will give you 36 sq in of area to keep the roll bar from punching a hole through the floor.

Edit: I just saw that it was already welded to the floor. Might want to call the regional NHRA tech inspector and ask. Sorry. Good luck with your build.

 

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I got a shop to weld in my roll bar for me and the dude cut my rear 6x6 mounting plates in 1/2 because he thought they fit better that way..... any suggestions on a fix??

Can I weld the sides on? or do I Hvae to cut it off the floor and slide another plate under??


Any suggestions??


..... I hate working away from home..... </TD></TR></TABLE>

First, it sounds like you just have a rollbar and not a cage, if that is the case I don't think you have to worry since NHRA only certifies cages.

And if you have a cage, you don't have to worry too much. Contact your local NHRA division office and ask the inspector directly. I just had my cage certified and they were more concerned about the quality of the welds and the thickness of the metal.

Anthony

 

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First, it sounds like you just have a rollbar and not a cage, if that is the case I don't think you have to worry since NHRA only certifies cages.

And if you have a cage, you don't have to worry too much. Contact your local NHRA division office and ask the inspector directly. I just had my cage certified and they were more concerned about the quality of the welds and the thickness of the metal.

Anthony</TD></TR></TABLE>


Yes it's just a Roll Bar, But i would still like it to be safe.
The plates are definetly 6x6 to ditribute the load to a wider area, thus preventing puncture.
My engineering background tells me that welding the peices back on should be fine as, if done properly, you will effectively have a 6x6 plate again.

As far as the quality of the welds I don;t have a problem at all! the welder was amazing, he just screwed up by cutting some of my plates instead of bending them &gt;.&lt;