First roll cage.

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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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Looks good, especially for the first time bending tube (help or no help). The only thing is that it looks to be ERW, and of course, a main hoop standing alone is not doing anything until there are at least two rear stays. One diagonal in the main hoop will make it stronger, or better yet, an X.

Next, you get to master the art of tube notching! :D
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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 08:41 PM
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We're not trying to hate on your work guy, most of us are very skilled fabricators and some (myself included) are actual engineers. The fact of the matter is a cage like yours is unacceptable in a street car. A cage in a vehicle equipped with stock restraints (seat, belts, airbags) can increase your chance of serious injury in an accident far greater than its potential benefit. A steel bar is far less forgiving than a plastic door panel or headliner.
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 04:08 AM
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yeah its all a work in progess and learning experience, as i get more down time and some extra metal laying around il start changing it up and making it better.
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 12:52 PM
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"Making it better" is still irrelevant in this context, since it is still in a street car. And what is your definition of better?
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 01:26 PM
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switching the plates to 6x6 adding the foor bars puting a horizontal bar in loop along with a top corner to bottom corner bar and then the rear aft bars. i have also been looking at some bucket seats along with a hub and steering wheel to get rid of the driver air bag not to sure about the passanger air bag. def. going to try for the seats then i have a set of crow harness some where.
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