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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kelly. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

he is referring to the undercoating on the bottomside of the car.

if you dont remove it before youweld, it will smoke and possibly catch on fire.

ask me how i know </TD></TR></TABLE>

haha that makes 2 of us that learned the hard way
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 06:51 PM
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u can go ahead and make that three of us, lol
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GrinderGuy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">u can go ahead and make that three of us, lol</TD></TR></TABLE>
Four. If I see an orange glow from under the car I stop and put it out. It's too much work to crawl under there and scrape.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chiovnidca &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Four. If I see an orange glow from under the car I stop and put it out. It's too much work to crawl under there and scrape.</TD></TR></TABLE>

haha yeah it is. when i need to put a cage in my crx im bolting the door bar plates down not welding. that was the worst area for me.
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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 08:46 AM
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Default Re: Roll bar install: Got some pointers? (Kelly.)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kelly. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">he is referring to the undercoating on the bottomside of the car.

if you dont remove it before youweld, it will smoke and possibly catch on fire.

ask me how i know </TD></TR></TABLE>


how do you know???

i have the same cage 8 pt for my eg... after the interior is fully stripped ill be lookin for someone to help me weld it in. ive never done welding before.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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Why would you think you could weld over that stuff? I still burnt a little but the floor is so thin you gotta go hot and fast in small sections. I'm about to do a 89 crx. Full race around 12 point. I'll post some good pic maybe do a full write up.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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just wondering..is that mild steel?
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 12:26 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DiRty96 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Why would you think you could weld over that stuff? </TD></TR></TABLE>

read again,
we are talking about the coating underneath the car, not the sound deadening stuff inside.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DiRty96 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'll post some good pic maybe do a full write up.</TD></TR></TABLE>
believe it when i see it
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kelly. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

read again,
we are talking about the coating underneath the car, not the sound deadening stuff inside.


believe it when i see it </TD></TR></TABLE>

Undercaoting too..... My last hard drive crashed lost 60 gigs of **** Very pissed off
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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Sick im getting the same cage at the end of the month for a red EF ironically enough! Keep up the good work.
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 08:25 AM
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Default Re: Roll bar install: Got some pointers? (Haza45)

In for the pics of the finished product.

I am looking to get an S&W 8 point for my EF soon. Probably within the next year or so.

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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dohcdelsol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how do you know???

i have the same cage 8 pt for my eg... after the interior is fully stripped ill be lookin for someone to help me weld it in. ive never done welding before. </TD></TR></TABLE>

just wet down the undercoating, thats what i did and it worked out great!
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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I just froze the undercoating with dry ice, then chipped it off. Comes off in big chunks that way.

Not a S&W...but here's my sedan's bar.
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 01:54 PM
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The going is slow, wouldn't be able to make a living at this. Try to work on it about a 1/2-1 hour in the evenings. The main hoop and crossbar are trimmed and tacked in. The rear plates are formed to the floor and welded. Working on the rear braces now. I dont know any of the tricks so I cut them long and trim em down a little at a time, dont want to end up too short. The pics are'nt turning out very good.
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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thats a pretty good design. Like to see the back.
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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Finished it up.

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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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Wow... that actually looks like a decent fitment for a S&W kit.
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tepid1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wow... that actually looks like a decent fitment for a S&W kit.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats not a SW kit.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chiovnidca &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Changed my mind on the rollbar. Looks like it may get into the 10s, and need a cage. I'll see if i can sell it to someone local.

Got a 10point cage kit from Jegs.

Got the plates formed to floor and tacked in place for the main hoop.

Any tips on marking the ends of the main hoop to trim them to fit flush?</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 08:02 PM
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Default Re: Roll bar install: Got some pointers? (sharkytm)

The finished product looks great

I love the fitment with the a-pillar, very nice!
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 07:47 AM
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I like the cage, looks really good Robin
GL at the track this year
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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Thanks guys.
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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how much of a hassle was the fitment/notching of the dash? looks like it turned out good to me.
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by speeddave &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how much of a hassle was the fitment/notching of the dash? looks like it turned out good to me.</TD></TR></TABLE>
It wasn't hard, hacksaw and a die grinder. The right side looks great (i think) but i got in a hurry on the left side and took off a little more than needed. Still it looks ok.
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 12:08 AM
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Hey, looks really clean. Good work. I think I'll pick up the Jegs kit as well. Is it just called the 10-point Roll Bar kit on their website?
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