Jig notching for overhead bars

I need to get the overhead bars from Wolfe to convert my 6-pt into a 10-pt to be completely legal. I can get this for $275, but it's not jig notched. To have it notched is almost double the price. :eek: Is it really that necessary? I know it makes the assembly and welds better/easier, but damn, $225!?! What's ironic, is that I can buy a full 10pt setup from them, notched an everything for a little over $700. For the total I'd spend on this 6-pt and converting to a 10-pt, I can sell my 6-pt and buy a full jig notched chromoly 10-pt for that price.:confused:

So the question is...jig notching...worth it or not?:D

NO,
You or your welder can notch them with a grinder.
That is how we did mine.

Jim

I installed my 12 point cage with a mig welder, recipricating saw and a 4" grinder.

I yanked out my 6 point roll bar because I wanted the smaller diameter tubing of the full cage. With the 6 point bar, all the bars are 1-3/4" diameter. With the full cage, the largest bars are only 1-5/8" diameter. Many are only 1-1/4" as per the rulebook.

I actually only installed my cage as a 10 point. I never installed the forward bars through the firewall for the last 2 points but the rest of the cage is built as a 12 point spec cage. Things like the knee/dash bar, X bars at the doors and a sill bar joining the a-piller bars to the main hoop were all added.

Don't pay for the jig notching, you can do it yourself easily. I bought one of these (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=35782) and we've done three roll cages with it so far... It works just like a woman, it likes plenty of lube and don't bear down on it too hard.. LOL..