Mikey 97Z M6

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I don't have a TIG machine to do the pretty welds, but I have welded stainless with a MIG machine like mine before.

Mike

tmoney223

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Looks good mike!! I like how you did the bar so you can still use the T-tops.

Mikey 97Z M6

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Thanks man. I've made some more progress on the cage and got the other forward bar on the other side fixed/fitting good. Now I need to work on fitting the crossbar above the windshield. After that, it's time to prep the bars for paint and melt some metal.

Mike

Gary Z

Nice work. My son and I are about ready to install a chromoly six-point in my car. I appreciate the pictures.

Mikey 97Z M6

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Made some more progress on the 10pt conversion these past couple of weeks. It's nearly finished except for the sidebars need a tab welded to the front bars now.




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Mike

welldonecj7

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Cage is looking really good, nice work! Keep posting pictures of the progress.

Mikey 97Z M6

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Thanks man. Here's some more progress.....

Here's some pics of the lightweight carpet install. I found this carpet at a local auto parts store. It comes in 3'x6' rolls and each roll weighs 2lbs. So far I've got the front passenger side and front driver side complete. The stock color of the new carpet is a medium gray, which was a bit lighter gray than I wanted. After installing it in the car I decided to color match it with some spray paint and it turned out waaaay better than I expected. I just used some paint I had in my garage and it turned out to be a really great match to the factory charcoal color. I used two light coats to get a nice even coverage, and used a wire brush on the carpet after each coat to get rid of the stiffness of the carpet (after it dried) and make it soft again. Also used some lightweight foam to fill in the valleys of the floor to make it smoother and easier to install the carpet. Kept everything in place using 3M Super 74 Foam Fast adhesive and it's worked pretty well.

Here's some pics of the carpet install so far.



I completely filled in the passenger side footwell with foam since this car will rarely, if ever have a passenger. Sure made the carpet install easier.


This next pic shows the bottom part of the pic after being painted and top is the normal color of the carpet as purchased.


Here is the whole thing painted/brushed out.


Here's a pic showing the carpet after being painted, with some samples. The light gray was how the carpet came in the roll. The other sample is the factory carpet I pulled out of the car.


Here's the carpet as purchased. These rolls were $11.00/each and I've used two of them for the front of the car.


Mike

Rockin C Racing

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As posted before...... Looks awesome Mike

Mikey 97Z M6

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Thanks man. Like I said, I'm just paving the way for your car lol....

Mike

Mikey 97Z M6

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Finally got the parts to finish up the door bars for the rollcage. I need to squirt some paint on it, but it's basically done now. Here's a few pics of the progress I made today.











Mike

musicman

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Looks pretty good. Those must be nice to have, that's the only way I would ever be ok with a roll bar in an f-body. It's hard enough to get in these things as it is, lol