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Offline Geo

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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #165 on: March 27, 2011, 10:58:35 PM »
Nice work on the tubes!  The front end looks good!

The fill plates are a good idea, however you need to leave access to the tube to allow them to be cut out.  That's why they spec a gap at the joint when using smaller gussets.  You might want to email tech before you weld them in.  They may need slight modification.

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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #166 on: March 28, 2011, 02:09:13 AM »
There are probably a few details that I would have done differently but that is, without a doubt, one of the strongest and well design cages I have seen! Nice job and excellent workmanship.

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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #167 on: March 28, 2011, 06:52:17 AM »
er-----if the body is not in the shape you wanted it ---it might---now notice---I said might be hard to do a body off restoration now---- lol  :cheers:  :cheers:
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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #168 on: March 28, 2011, 08:30:42 AM »
Quote from: Geo on March 27, 2011, 10:58:35 PM
Nice work on the tubes!  The front end looks good!

The fill plates are a good idea, however you need to leave access to the tube to allow them to be cut out.  That's why they spec a gap at the joint when using smaller gussets.  You might want to email tech before you weld them in.  They may need slight modification.

Geo
ALREADY DID THAT AND GOT THE OK FROM MR KENNEDY. PLUS THEY ARE OPEN AT THE CORNERS
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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #169 on: March 28, 2011, 08:33:19 AM »
Quote from: Rex Schimmer on March 28, 2011, 02:09:13 AM
There are probably a few details that I would have done differently but that is, without a doubt, one of the strongest and well design cages I have seen! Nice job and excellent workmanship.

Rex
thanks rex, and what would you have done differently? still time for modifications :-D :-D :-D. but thanks again.
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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #170 on: March 28, 2011, 09:23:16 AM »
Quote from: fastman614 on March 27, 2011, 10:55:05 PM
Quote from: BALS aSALT on March 13, 2011, 06:28:58 PM
here's one more of the firewall. it's a 12 gauge piece so i should have no problem with tech in that dept. :-D :-D :-D :-D

......"only 12 guage.....?" I used 1/8 plate!...... and I welded in a whole bunch of 1/8" NPT couplings so that ALL the hoses and lines that went through the fire wall had a means of REALLY being sealed .....
hell, the 12 gauge is only .021 thinner than 1/8. i'll be ok. and the bungs thru the wall are coming. gotta figure out where stuff goes first.
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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #171 on: March 28, 2011, 10:06:29 AM »
lol   "gotta figure out where stuff goes first"  :-)
a lot of time in  LSR builds seem to be waiting for the car or bike to tell one where it wants STUFF---
4 off us yesterday spent most of the afternoon working through hoop and lower rail placements
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« Reply #172 on: March 28, 2011, 11:57:38 AM »
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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #173 on: March 28, 2011, 01:34:35 PM »
i'll do that slim. but later.thanks :-D
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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #174 on: March 28, 2011, 01:47:22 PM »
My only change is in your joint design. I do not like to have tube bays that are not triangulated and also do not like to have tubes joined into the middle of other tubes without other tubes at the same joint to distribute the load. Take a look at the attached pic and you will see what I am talking about. Your cage is still very strong and very well built.

PS: the truck frame in the attached pic is an off road truck built at the Herbest Brothers race shop.

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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #175 on: March 28, 2011, 04:43:08 PM »
That's allot of pipe!
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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #176 on: March 28, 2011, 08:38:45 PM »
Where are the...oh nevermind. :lol: :cheers:
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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #177 on: March 28, 2011, 10:09:06 PM »
Quote from: Rex Schimmer on March 28, 2011, 01:47:22 PM
My only change is in your joint design. I do not like to have tube bays that are not triangulated and also do not like to have tubes joined into the middle of other tubes without other tubes at the same joint to distribute the load. Take a look at the attached pic and you will see what I am talking about. Your cage is still very strong and very well built.

PS: the truck frame in the attached pic is an off road truck built at the Herbest Brothers race shop.

Rex
wow, that's a cage. i understand what you're saying rex. i'll look at mine closer and see if i can remedy any open spots. i did leave some bars out on the pass.door. like the X and the cross bar across the car and also one upper X bar on driver side for ease of the build. once i'm done inside the car i'll weld in the pre fitted bars to complete the cage.
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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #178 on: March 28, 2011, 10:10:20 PM »
and the driver side and thanks again. i'm glad i'm doing something right.
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Re: 1973 camaro AA/CGC
« Reply #179 on: April 10, 2011, 04:19:09 PM »
so now we have added some dimpled died gussets to tie in the body to the cage more than just the rollcage mounting points. got the midplate done and trans crossmember.
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