Roll cage question
They must be at least 6x6 if attaching to the floor. For our main hoop and front bars we use 2- 3"x6" plates. We weld one to the floor and one to against the rocker and to the floor plate for a total of 6"x6". Our rear plates are 6"x6".
The Bull
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Grand Rapids, MI
D bar plates to the tunnel should also be 6x6. Some (myself included) have had the cage cert with smaller plates, but you're better off just doing every plate so that it's total size is 6x6.
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Originally Posted by 9sec93
1/8" i believe
I also start/stop the weld at a point along the side of the plate, not at a corner.
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Originally Posted by patriotformula
Old Geezer those are some good tips to welding in cages. Any others. Us young boys have a lot to learn.
1. I fit the bars, locate everything in the car, and then tack the plates to them. I then take out whatever I can, weld it on the bench, then reinstall, and finish the welding. In some applications, I can manuver the main hoop to the door, and get the top ft, and rear welds done, then the last thing I do, is weld the plates to the floor.
2. I ALWAYS clean, prep, and prime/paint the bars, before I install them for the last time. A touchup gun works very well to finish the areas around the welds...
3.I NEVER do a job, unless I have everything that's going into the car, including the driver, prior to bending the first pipe.
4. RTFB..... Read the F%^kin book!!! A $10.00 rulebook is a standard "tool", in my shop. Don't leave home without it..
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