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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 12:01 PM
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 12:02 PM
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interior isnt finshed yet so dont mind the mess

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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 12:03 PM
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 12:11 PM
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 01:16 PM
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Looks very nice. Not trying to be picky but it is a roll bar not a roll cage.
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 01:20 PM
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here we go with the roll bar/roll cage dibate. Leave it alone man and just go with it.
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 01:33 PM
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Nice, looks very sweet. Who makes the bar?
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 01:34 PM
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competition engineering 6pt rollcage.
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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Looks great man, i love the steering wheel and the paint as well, interiro is ver clean, keep upthe great work
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 07:29 PM
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Beautiful. I like it. That's the brand cage that I'm waiting to put it. Did you do it yourself? Have someone do it?
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 08:05 PM
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I did it with my dad. he welds a lot better then I do. I just fabbed it up and tacked it in there for him to finish it up. We even went out and bought a $1500 welder for the job. The most difficult part was not burning through the floors to weld the plates in. the floor is so thin.
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 10:16 PM
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Did you notch the tubing when fitting it together?
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Old Jul 6, 2004 | 07:57 AM
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Originally posted by Blackroc86
Looks very nice. Not trying to be picky but it is a roll bar not a roll cage.
lol, i feel the same way.. its not like its that complicated... there are even a solid set of rules that are valid thruout several sanctioning bodys..

but ive given up arguing about it.


anyhoo, nice rollbar, but it seems pretty far forward... when you have your helmet on, are you sitting so upright that your head isnt below the bar? (then again im tall, so i have to worry about these things)
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Old Jul 6, 2004 | 05:19 PM
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I had to re notch the door bars. It may seem foward to you but it is perfect for my height 5'9".
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Old Jul 6, 2004 | 08:04 PM
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Old Jul 6, 2004 | 09:58 PM
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Did it stiffen up the chassis alot?
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Old Jul 7, 2004 | 03:15 PM
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no idea yet, I havent finshed the car yet
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Old Jul 7, 2004 | 03:59 PM
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looks real good... i especially love how it matches the color of the car. i'm also interested in whether or not it has stiffened up your car significantly.... be sure to post that up
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Old Jul 7, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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color matching it definitely adds to the appearance. I like it
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