Cbrakllr

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Please tell me why it cost more to get a roll bar put in than it does to buy it? I bought a Jegs 8 point roll bar and i havent gone anywhere to get a price to b e put in but everyone on the forums said it is a $100 per point. WHY SO MUCH? I need a cage to run a nd till its in I cant run. So I need it in soon. Im in south florida so if anyone knows a place that will do it farley cheap, hook me up.

Fireball

iTrader: (21)

buying the bar is easy, its just prebent steel. You are essentially just buying the material. Welding is what takes all the time, skilled welding labor isn't really cheap.

TWS

iTrader: (63)

Time = money. It's that simple.

In fact, highly skilled time = more money.

ls1mongrel

iTrader: (32)

Dont skimp on your safety !

Villain281H

iTrader: (5)

Yep agreed. Plus you live in south Florida, welcome to higher cost of living and that includes labor! It sucks that it costs, but something you have to do if you want to race and do it safely!

Derek

rskrause

Also, to do it properly (without damage) quite a bit of the interior needs to be stripped. It's a big job and kind of a PITA.

Rich

mvonada

If you want it to meet NHRA standards for racing it has to be tig welded which is why it is so expensive

TWS

iTrader: (63)

You are getting some good advice here. Let me see if I have some good shots of the welds and set up of the cage in my '94.

Cbrakllr

iTrader: (2)

Thanks for the pics man, that really helped out.

Fireball

iTrader: (21)

only if its chromemoly. if its a mild steel cage, mig welding is acceptable

JRracing

iTrader: (35)

I'm getting my wolf 6pt chromoly welded in for 250. But its a friend that has a gas powered miller on his truck. And I will have it all prepped for him. I also got the bars jig notched. That saves a lot of time.

BLK02WS6

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You get what you pay for with stuff like this. A rollcage is not something to skimp on - besides the fact that your life may depend on it, it is going to be a permanant part of your car, so it makes sense to do it right. I paid a lot of money for mine, and it was worth every penny!

JRracing

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I agree with him.

DERTY

Gas powered Miller as in MIG? If so, you're going to get 250 worth of junk because you can't mig a chromoloy cage in regardless of points.

As far as installation charges, the 100 dollars a point is a general rule of thumb to help in quoting out the cage jobs. They range between 100 and 200 for most shops and the cost sometimes includes material so double check that you are getting material and labor or just labor. It typically takes several hours to bend a custom cage from scratch, notch it and tack it in. From there it takes several more hours to get everything finish welded in with the tig. The welds end up looking way better even on mild steel.

MADMAN

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Most gas powered welders are STICK machines

smoknta

For those that are curious, there are some pretty nice engine powered welders out now days. The new miller Trailblazer can MIG, TIG, and stick. It also has a large generator for other power tools also. So the guy could be bring over a tig welder. Ya never know.

MADMAN

iTrader: (4)

I havent kept up on the gas powered welders. That is nice to know smoknta.

DERTY

That's why we thought we would ask just to make sure.

smoknta

I think you can even get a plasma attachment too. Its a sweet piece. Pretty pricing though.