 Stiffening Cage, some pictures of one I just finished |
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| McMark |
 Apr 19 2016, 06:59 AM
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914 Freak!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None  |
We just finished the last pipes on this STIFFENING cage. Everything is 1.75"DOM, bent on a hand powered JD2 bender. Top of main hoop and windshield bars curved on a Harbor Freight tubing roller with SWAG-Offroad 1.75" dies to match the body curve. Gussets were omitted by request. Tied to front and rear shock mounts, and the owner and I discussed reinforcement plates and opted to not use them on the shock towers.
We spent a lot of time getting the bars as tucked away as possible. When the top is on and the doors are closed, you can only see the main hoop. Tight clearances made the assembly a jigsaw puzzle to refit and weld (after mockup, all bars were removed and epoxy primered). There was a very specific order of how the bars went back in and the order they were TIG welded. All welds to the body were completed last to avoid any twist/warp transmitting to the body. Oh, and all the notches were done by hand, even though I have a JD2 Tubing Notcher. This car is getting a 3.2 engine, so we had to make the rear shock bars clear the oil tank. The front shock bars went through the dash vent holes and I had to remove the washer tank and move the brake fluid reservoir. Attached image(s)          
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| Krieger |
Apr 19 2016, 08:22 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,714 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None 
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Good work!
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| Blue6 |
Apr 19 2016, 09:14 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,035 Joined: 3-October 13 From: SoCal Member No.: 16,470 Region Association: Southern California
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Nice work, just don't drive it on the street.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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| Elliot Cannon |
Apr 19 2016, 11:19 AM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE(Blue6 @ Apr 19 2016, 08:14 AM)  Unless, of course, you are wearing a helmet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
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| Elliot Cannon |
Apr 19 2016, 11:24 AM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None
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The "screaming yellow zonker" had the front tubes welded to the windshield frame. I don't know if it really helped. All I know for sure is that damn car provided me with three trips to traffic school. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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| Chris Pincetich |
Apr 19 2016, 01:15 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
Nice work! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Did you do the extra seam welds around the front camber plate mount? Awesome I've seen pics of that same strategy of seam welding on the upper rear mounts too. And lots of other places... Thanks for sharing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| r_towle |
Apr 19 2016, 01:23 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,577 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Apr 19 2016, 01:24 PM) The "screaming yellow zonker" had the front tubes welded to the windshield frame. I don't know if it really helped. All I know for sure is that damn car provided me with three trips to traffic school. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Should have just painted it black after the first trip to school, may have been cheaper in the long run. |
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| Elliot Cannon |
Apr 19 2016, 05:15 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Apr 19 2016, 12:23 PM) QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Apr 19 2016, 01:24 PM) The "screaming yellow zonker" had the front tubes welded to the windshield frame. I don't know if it really helped. All I know for sure is that damn car provided me with three trips to traffic school. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Should have just painted it black after the first trip to school, may have been cheaper in the long run. True. Ironically, my current black car used to be yellow. And still is in some places. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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| EdwardBlume |
Apr 19 2016, 05:37 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California
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Where did the Zonk end up?
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