LLave Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 A few pics from some of the work I did on my cage. The material is 1.5 x .120 DOM. In the process I "lost" my tool box sheet metal. The pics look a bit uglier then it really is in there. Some recent rain caused surface rust on the plates and what not. Anywho feedback is appreciated, so let me know what you think. Floor plates for main hoop. Side view Side view 2 "tool box" area cut out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWRex Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Nice job.Thought I'd share mine as well.I used Rust bullet after cleaning the welds,and after the cage is installed,a uniform coat of 3M seam sealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 The "tool box" area is important structurally. It's actually a torque box. You can get away with cutting it out like you have, but you should do some reinforcing there for what has been lost. Might I suggest an X from the rear strut towers to the bottom of the hoop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Bar layout looks good. What Jon said above about the tool box area being a structural part of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLave Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 I am aware of the structural function of the tool box. Mine was all cut up from the PO who thought it was a good spot for speakers. So I decided to can it. No worries, I plan on bracing up that area with tubing and some sheet metal gussets, paying close attention to torsional strength. Thanks for the feedback guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Forgot to mention: CLEAN THE TUBING BEFORE WELDING IT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLave Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Will do. It will sit tacked just tacked together for a while until I get all the parts in place. Then I will break it down, wire wheel the joints, wipe it off with acetone and weld it all up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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