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biebrich73
PostPosted: Sun May 07, 2006 9:54 pm 
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Any body have the roller cage plans to show a profesional welder i don't weld, ok thanks
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just buy a LUV cage kit from Jegs or Chassis Engineering or whoever else sells them. take it to a welder and he can figure out the rest. I'dr recommend a welder that does chassis for a living. you're more likely to get the cage installed to NHRA spec than what just any old welder would do.

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PostPosted: Mon May 15, 2006 12:33 pm 
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just bought a cage on friday for my 76 luv and it cost about $400 for a 12 point cage that sould be alot easier than bending and fitting all the pipes they already come all fabed up and are ready to bolt in. biebrich73 arent you the guy from safford arizona?? if so i know of quite a few really good welders in the area...

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PostPosted: Mon May 15, 2006 4:06 pm 
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Just put a jegs 12 pt. in my 75. Wasnt to bad.
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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2006 4:21 pm 
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Thanks i found the roller cage in Jegs.
thanks a lot guys
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You guys have some completed pics?

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:27 pm 
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I think there is 1 pic of my cage its under Donny Herman in the photo gallery.
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8) You know its a litte un nerving to here a cage or roll bar called a roller bar :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:
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8O By the way were those cage asy you guys installed mild steel or crome moly as i would like to know the weight of each before i start on LUVs cage as it may be a street trk. but with a 455 Buick and a 4spd i woud feel a litte better at 130+ speeds. 8O
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:32 pm 
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The 12 pt I got from jegs is mild steel.I had to go to a chassis shop and have them bend the front down bars.Wasnt to bad to install,it helps that my younger brother is one hell of a welder/fabricator!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:00 am 
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do you know about how much all the tubing weighed :?:
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moly cages save a lot of weight but the material life cycles faster than mild steel. especially in a hard launching car with a trans brake and ladder bars for 4 link. the shock of launching the car stresses it. I believe you have to change it out completely every few years to keep it in cert.

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