i was looking around for a shop to do my 10 point cage found this guy who seems to do great work below is the price he quoted me do you think that is a little high
" Generically speaking there are 22 weld joints (tig
welded) plus prep work and welding the plates to the
floor (mig welded) after cleaning. approximate cost
$1,200.00 to $1,400.00 for installation. As for the
tubs it depends how clean the car is and the prep work
involved and the way you want them done. Making the
original units wider or replacing them all together
affects the cost."
let me know what you think thanks

 

anyone?

 

Bout Right

 

1,200 to 1,400 for welding? I would never pay that much for something like welding. Yes i know there is a lot more involved then just welding but still. I'd buy my own and do it myself.

 

ind when your car isnt scaled and tied together right and you launch into the wall you'll wish you had.....putting a cage in a car is alot more involved then just welding plates and tubes in a few spots.....atleast if you want it done right it is

 

The welding is critical on a full cage. NHRA will not accept it for sub-10 second certification if the welds aren't done correctly, or if the welds have been ground down. Having a welder who knows the NHRA (or IHRA) requirements, and can meet them will save you a lot of grief in the long run.

 

yea im going to have skeeter do my car i want it done rite the first time ill post pics as i get them
check out his work http://www.skeeters-law.com/Performance.html

 

Well I do not plan on getting in to the ten second line just yet. I'd like a 4 or 6 point roll cage, that's all. Enough to stiffen the cassis but nothing to stop the car from rolling over. Hell, a bolt on roll cage would be good enough for me. (since my car is completely stock)

 

If you are looking to "stiffen" your chassis, you might want to look into a set of sub-frame connectors first before you decide on installing a roll cage/bar. Sub-frame connectors will generally help with flexing of the chassis and will cost a lot less to purchase and install. I doubt that you would see much benefit from installing a rollcage in a stock vehicle, not to mention that access into and out of the vehicle becomes more difficult and your back seat is all but useless.

 

I "combined" my roll bar with SFC's...... The front and rear connections for the hoop and braces are into the subframes, and the points where they connect to the subframes are in turn connected with custom SFC's, all chrome moly. Its a fully custom setup, and it wasn't cheap. But it fits in the car exactly the way I wanted it, saves about 35# with the chrome moly, and ties the front and rear subs together solidly.

You also need to keep in mind that a bar becomes quite unfriendly on the street, providing new places for your head to impact in a crash. The required "padding" is designed to protect a helmetted head, not a bare one.

http://cjcfo.fbody.com/members/injun.../DCP03794a.jpg

 

i understand what your saying but the car will be far from stock i plan to build it primarly for the strip and ocasional street use if i break into the tens great then im all set i belive my bars will go over the back seat but i dont plan on using them any ways

 

i hear ya on that on ill be sure to keep straped in via 5 point harness