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Old 12-11-2009, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
Ran into a snag, broke the tig torch today
how the...?
Old 12-11-2009, 10:00 PM
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I've got a flexible head W17 torch, they break after alot of use.
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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
I've got a flexible head W17 torch, they break after alot of use.
oohhmaybe u should stock up on torches then
Old 12-12-2009, 11:01 AM
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I got a fixed head and another flex head thursday, I should be good for a while.
Old 12-14-2009, 08:33 PM
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What size tubing did you use to make those gussets?
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I should look into a welding class at a local tech school next year. When I build my car up, I would love to be able to weld to save fab money. Yeah there's the upfront cost of the class and a welder but it would be worth it 5 years down the road.
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Originally Posted by bm250r
What size tubing did you use to make those gussets?
I think they are 1" x .058, I'd have to look at my stock. I may have material left over if you need some.
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Thanks Phil, I have an 8' stick. I just wanted to make sure I was using the correct size.
Old 12-18-2009, 06:08 PM
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New doors just arrived.... 4-5# per door carbon fiber, getting lexan windows. The old doors were 184# for the set.




Old 12-18-2009, 06:29 PM
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Those doors look really nice, inside is perfect. Just add a handle and go
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What do they weigh a piece and how much weight are they gonna save Phil?
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They weigh about 10# for the pair, we should save 150-170#.
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I'm assuming you were already at the class min for weight. Is this diet gonna require a class change?
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Nope, we're a few hundred over mininum.
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That's sweet. Looking forward to the next pass. Good luck man.
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Are you planning on making the trip to GA to see if the lights actually go out???
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Phil, how well do the lights hold up with 16v? or do you have to run a reducer?
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Wow, main halo is a good bit higher then the rest of the cage, I didn't know you could do that.

Looks really good, that's a TON of work what you're doing, and it's coming out mint of top of it. Impressive as usual
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Thanks man, the funny cage bar from wolfe was cut and notch so I left it as close to the headliner as possible for more room. I still need to do alittle work on the front lower gussets and than its almost done.


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