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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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Where are you buying the tubing to fab up Rollcages ect..?

How Big and thick tubing do you use with your car weigth and speed estimate?
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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Where are you buying the tubing to fab up Rollcages ect..?

How Big and thick tubing do you use with your car weigth and speed estimate?
Sorry but with those type of ?'s you are better leaving those decions to someone that has those anwsers.And letting them do it.
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I´m out of the country and would like to know where is the best place and i do my own wrenching/Welding
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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Don't weld unless you know what you are doing, molly requires TIG welding, takes a lot of skill if you ask me to do it right.

Hence the reason I am paying someone to put my molly cage in.

If you know how to then go for it and get an NHRA rule book.

Local steel shop is your best bet.
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like z-ya said 1-5/8 x .083

it must be tig welded!!
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Molly can be welded with Mig and Tig

thank you z-ya
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Molly can be welded with Mig and Tig

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Don't try to argue Moly can ONLY be tigged PER NHRA! thank you come again
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Don't try to argue Moly can ONLY be tigged PER NHRA! thank you come again
Yes,i aggree Tig is much better method
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Molly can be welded with Mig and Tig

thank you z-ya
Untill the NHRA tech guy looks at your cage welding and tells you its not legal and you realize you just wasted all that money.

Like I said get a NHRA rule book.
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