some quick questions about my 10pt wolfe cage install!
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some quick questions about my 10pt wolfe cage install!
ok, will i have to leave the top part of the dash in while i do the a pillar bars, or is there enough room to slide it in between the windshield and bars.
also will all the stock gauges go back in with the dash bar in?
also whats the best methods to weld the bar at the top of the windshield, and all the welds on the top of the main hoop? im bout to start mine and never done one before. any tips would be great!
also will all the stock gauges go back in with the dash bar in?
also whats the best methods to weld the bar at the top of the windshield, and all the welds on the top of the main hoop? im bout to start mine and never done one before. any tips would be great!
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I did mine in two seperate steps, I tacked the windshield bar and dash bar, fit it to the main hoop, then tacked the rear down bars in. Slid the main hoop back and then let the front section pivot down and the dash/windshield bar was easy to weld.
Then I moved the main hoop forward, double checked the fit and welded the down bars. Then I welded the upper side window bars to the main hoop, it was a t-top car so it was pretty easy. Left the windshield in, the plastic top dash piece will bend in opposite direction you think it should and it will easily come in and out with the wolfe bars.
Few pics of how I did it, kind of hard to explain..
Then I moved the main hoop forward, double checked the fit and welded the down bars. Then I welded the upper side window bars to the main hoop, it was a t-top car so it was pretty easy. Left the windshield in, the plastic top dash piece will bend in opposite direction you think it should and it will easily come in and out with the wolfe bars.
Few pics of how I did it, kind of hard to explain..
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that exactly what i was thinkin kp!!!! thanks! what was thinkin is tack it like that then tack it to the plates, but dont weld the plates to the car yet, and just slide the plates! my car is a ttop car also so i should be able to get to those,
those pics are great!!!!! also i guess i need to paint what i can before i weld the window bars to the main hoop! thanks again!!!!
those pics are great!!!!! also i guess i need to paint what i can before i weld the window bars to the main hoop! thanks again!!!!
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that exactly what i was thinkin kp!!!! thanks! what was thinkin is tack it like that then tack it to the plates, but dont weld the plates to the car yet, and just slide the plates! my car is a ttop car also so i should be able to get to those,
those pics are great!!!!! also i guess i need to paint what i can before i weld the window bars to the main hoop! thanks again!!!!
those pics are great!!!!! also i guess i need to paint what i can before i weld the window bars to the main hoop! thanks again!!!!
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Mine guages dont fit properly after mine was installed. We DID pull a 30hr straight work stretch getting the car ready for a race a few years back when we installed it. Its possible that we might have been able to have better under-dash clearance .....but none the less the cross bar pushes on my gauges so the mph/tach don;t move.
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ok ,got another question. what about welding the rocker bar, getting the bottom i might be able to lift it some, but i dont see any way of getting in between the rocker!
has anyone heard of putting a gussett anywhere you cant go all the way around?
has anyone heard of putting a gussett anywhere you cant go all the way around?
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I welded mine in, since it came with the cage.
What I did, got everything tacked in where I wanted it, then slid the cage back and raised it up. I got it to raise up about 3 inches, just enough to get all the way around the rocker bar.
It is my understanding if you cannnot weld all the way around the bar, you can add gussets, but you have to have atleast 70 percent of the bar welded.
What I did, got everything tacked in where I wanted it, then slid the cage back and raised it up. I got it to raise up about 3 inches, just enough to get all the way around the rocker bar.
It is my understanding if you cannnot weld all the way around the bar, you can add gussets, but you have to have atleast 70 percent of the bar welded.