Tom the roofer

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The cage is ready for the TIG welding. The side bars need lowered a bit and it's ready to weld. The 12th points through the firewall are in a great location.
I'll paint the cage Sunday or Monday. I'll re-install the dash early next week. <img border="0" alt="[Banging Head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />
The pics are in the web page. Enjoy <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

Tom

<small>[ December 11, 2002, 11:29 PM: Message edited by: Tom the roofer ]</small>

ROBS SS

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Starting to look pretty good <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> ....I would like to see pics of it all back together and painted

Skelton

Looks good Tom! Who is doing the install??

MADMAN

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Tom you need to get that power brake booster out of the way. I have a kit to delete that. Just a heads up you might want to tie the strut towers in.

Lookin good!!

Tom the roofer

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ROBS SS, thanks man. I really like your yello car. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Y2K Blackbird, thank you too <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> PRO CHASSIE RACING in my home town is doing the install.

MADMAN, I was looking for a place to spend the $$$$ I don't have. <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" /> Actually I was talking about that same subject last night. I'll give you a call.

Tom

Tom the roofer

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Thanks MADMAN, I guess that wasn't so bad after all. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Tom <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

Guido

Looking good Tom!

LT1C3

LOOKS GREAT <img border="0" alt="[Corvette]" title="" src="graemlins/corvette.gif" />

doctorfj

HI GUYS.
THIS IS RODNEY,OWNER OF PRO CHASSIE RACING, THE BUILDER OF TOMS CAGE.
YOU GUYS GOT IT ALL WRONG, <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> THE WELDING IS THE EASY PART,THE BENDING AND FITTING IS WERE THE TIME IS SPENT.
GLAD YOU LIKE IT. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ONE TOO.

The BeaSSt

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Looking great Tom <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> It won't be long now. It is definitely the time to get that booster out of there <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> You will be glad you did it now. The dash does not go in and out any easier with the cage installed.

Dave
SAM 436
www.thebeasst.com

2001 Pewter WS6

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Looks good Tom... I will have to stop and check it out. What did you do with your old cage?

Tom the roofer

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 2001 Pewter WS6:
<strong>Looks good Tom... I will have to stop and check it out. What did you do with your old cage?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mark, It's still at Pro Chassie Racing. I think??? It was cut up pretty bad. Please DO stop up. It will be great seeing you.
<img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> Tom

highgmc

mark,

I am putting your old cage to good use <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

tom,

looking very nice!

hopefully I will be doing my manual rack and k member soon...

1CAMWNDR

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Well Tom, I see that your dash bar is much higher than I had expected so my idea of the strut bars coming toward the middle behind the engine would not work. I thought it was gonna be an UNDER dash bar <img border="0" alt="[Banging Head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" /> . Oh well.
Love the rest of it, and I can't wait to see how you tie in the strut towers <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" /> .

2001 Pewter WS6

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Tom, I should be in the area in the next week or so. I will stop in for sure...

Terry, I ordered a Chromoly cage today...My new heads and cam should get me into the low 11's. Heads, cam and cage should be here in time for Christmas... Did your motor get here yet???

SJM Manufacturing Inc

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Tom,

Looks good. we have to hook up at some point and do some catching up. Let me know if I can help you with anything.

Steve

Tom the roofer

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thanks Guido <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Thanks Dave, your right about the dash man. It's a KILLER to remove. I ordered the brake kit from MADMAN. BTW, we removed another 12 lbs from under the dash. That big black bracket (6lbs) that held the passinger side air bag in place and the remainder of the duct work (6lbs) that was not attached to the heater core. The dash now weighs 21 lbs. Time for the SAW ZAW <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />

Thanks Terry. What K/frame are you using? Are you doing A/arms too? I have the PA racing K/frame and A/arms. I still have the stock PS rack. Good luck with your new set up Terry. Sounds like it's going to be REAL FAST man.

LT1C3 thanks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

1CAMWNDR looks that way. Did you see where Rodney tied the 12th points to the frame? Rodney is going to tie the STRUTS in off of these bars at a later date. It's all figured out now.

Mark, Definately stop up for sure. Rodney is now relocating my seats. He is removing the stock brackets (I didn't weight them yet but they are heavy) and installing custom brackets. The seats will be located almost 12" back from the stock location. Man is is comphy way back there. My legs barely bend at the knees. We designed the cage so we could do this. It's awesome.

Steve, good to here from you buddy. YES YES YES I can alway's use some help. I lost my cell phone again with all the stored phone numbers. I'll e-mail you mine. You e-mail me yours. Thanks again buddy.

Thanks everyone <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> This sure is a fun project but I can't wait till it is all over with.

Tom

Brady

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Looks great Tom! Well actually it looks like a fuggin mess, but it's going to look great when it's done <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> If you get a chance, snap a pic of that summit heater and how you mounted it..

Thanks!

steve

looking great...

get that power booster out of the way. cleans up the engine bay alot too..

steve frank

1CAMWNDR

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Tom the roofer:
<strong>...1CAMWNDR looks that way. Did you see where Rodney tied the 12th points to the frame? Rodney is going to tie the STRUTS in off of these bars at a later date. It's all figured out now.
... Rodney is now relocating my seats. He is removing the stock brackets (I didn't weight them yet but they are heavy) and installing custom brackets. The seats will be located almost 12" back from the stock location. Man is is comphy way back there. My legs barely bend at the knees. We designed the cage so we could do this. It's awesome.....
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">OK. I now see what you are talking about. Then you will use your current STB to tie them in latteraly, right? I LOVE the driver's seat relocation idea <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" /> . If I didn't have a baby on the way(and hence need to use the rear seat sometimes)I'd remove my rear seats again and ask for this same thing to be done!!!
Simply awesome. Be sure to let us see what it looks like when it is finished.