Anyone got some ideas, or pics?
i plane on making some sub frames, and a Strut Tower Brace,
but anything else i can do? my iroc is gutted and so is the underside, im getting ready for some paint, but anything else i can do for nothing?
i have the BL2/B4Z/Z28 optioned iroc... + EDELBROCK lower springs....
id like to see what ppl have come up with! or could help me with, i a want good setup

 

Box the LCA and get new rubber, And while there get the PanHard Rod, possibly modify the Torque Arm for less wieght and add rigidity with some creative modifions, if you wana get really into doing some modding of the suspention, check out the fabrictation forum, they have ideas of Torgue arms, LCA, PH rod, and SFC.

Most of those things im going to start doing myself, only thing that i might find challenging is the Torque arm with a different mount, to lessen the strain on the Tranny.

 

Just make sure you are a good welder or don't do it, a buffy of mine is oxyacetylene weldign a roll bar into his contour, i told him for 200 bucks i'd take it into the shop with me and tig it but he insists on half assing it, i wont ride in that car!

 

If the cage was mild steel you dont have to tig weld it.

 

Torch welds are good welds if you can do it right.
I use to torch weld mild steel more than any thing, my welds were flawless in every way, consistantly.
You could flip over the metal and even the back side of the weld would be boned together, it looked like it had been soldered with steel some how.
If that's not a good weld then I don't know what is.
I can't even mig weld that good.
You can make all kinds of stuff. You can buy or make SFC's and weld them in your self.
You could make your own TA if you wanted to.
There is a lot on the fab forum about that.

 

Nothing wrong with an OAW rig, it used to be the only way. Many aircraft were completely welded with OAW, Chromoly at that!

 

Oh i know i have no problem with oxy welding, its just this guy cant weld for crap, he was dropped from teh welding school i was in since he took a year to make it halfway through the hobart training books, i was in advanced arc books by christmas and we had started in august. Tig is nice on cages since you want it to look good, even mig is ok i just think tig looks better

 

i agree, tig is the prefferred method. i'm about to purchase a miller inverter, dynasty 200. I can't wait! Where are you taking training courses? I can't seem to find any in the NYC area.

 

I'm taking em at the votech school out here, most places have it.

Those inverters are nice man, i'm on one at the shop and it is unbelievable, i am almost finished up with my tig certifications i already have my gas, stick (allpositions, advanced, structural) and mig. AM going to v.i.c.a states out here in april, already made the inshop contest..

Miller inverters are nice man you are not going to be unhappy with that machine!!!

 

Well if you can't weld you can't weld, I guess.
If you want to make some money come over here to japan and weld new japinese nuclear reactors cores while smerged in heavy water (there no radioactive materal in there yet).
There allways building one some where on this little island.
Those guys get paid over 200,000yr and most of them are from the U.S.

 

You can weld with a coat hanger and propane torch if need be, lets get back to the topic here guys or i'll tig your ***'s to the boards!

 

so are you saying you going to "real world make these"? or "photoshop" make these?

you'll never be rid of me

 

so are you saying you going to "real world make these"? or "photoshop" make these?

you'll never be rid of me

 

anyone make some LCA's?

 

Yeah, but I bought the tubing threaded and to size from Coleman, the heim joints from a local race shop, and the jam nuts from the same shop.

No cutting/welding involved

 

should i builed a better wonder bar? the stock one seems to be thin, the pipeing that is

 

Well honestly though, would you ride in a car with something that has been shotty welded? I'd hate to see someone get an idea from here and go out and buy a welder and make it but then have something break on a vital component and have an accident or damage. Thats the point i'm trying to make, would you ride in a car with a cage that had been welded with a coat hanger and lp torch, i sure as heel wouldnt i have done 4 roll bars and 2 full cages and would gladly ride in that car flipped on its roof without concern


I think it looks good needforspeed, need better pics though, whats the diameter of it?