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Old 03-01-2007, 01:35 PM
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Where do you buy your tubing to fab up roll cages and stuff?
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I build roll cages for road race F-Cars. We've found that dirt track shops have a great selection of lines, fittings and fabrication materials at prices a LOT cheaper than many suppliers.

We recently bought 120' of 0.095 wall, 1 3/4", DOM, steel tubing for a tick under $5 a foot. Places like Metal Supermarkets wanted close to $7/foot.

Other examples are aeroquip fittings are Jegs priced, -3 braided brake lines are $8-15 each depending upon length and fitting angle and all kinds of chassis and suspension parts
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I build roll cages for road race F-Cars. We've found that dirt track shops have a great selection of lines, fittings and fabrication materials at prices a LOT cheaper than many suppliers.

We recently bought 120' of 0.095 wall, 1 3/4", DOM, steel tubing for a tick under $5 a foot. Places like Metal Supermarkets wanted close to $7/foot.

Other examples are aeroquip fittings are Jegs priced, -3 braided brake lines are $8-15 each depending upon length and fitting angle and all kinds of chassis and suspension parts
ok,can you recommend a shop?I´m out if the country
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I call S&W race cars for my stuff.
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Mail order will kill you on shipping. The tubing I got came in 24' lengths.

I would be willing to source the tubing for you, cut it to length and arrange shipping.

Let's talk offline and see if we can arrange something.




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