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Im just starting to do mine, so Im looking for some ideas.


Ill be installing a 4130 1-5/8" full cage.
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Do you ever intend to road race your car Brad?

We are using 1.75" .095 tubing on my road race car. It'll be a 6 point with x brace at the doors and other reinforcements.

Should be done in the next 2 months, will post pics for you afterwards.
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veilside180sx wrote:Do you ever intend to road race your car Brad?

We are using 1.75" .095 tubing on my road race car. It'll be a 6 point with x brace at the doors and other reinforcements.

Should be done in the next 2 months, will post pics for you afterwards.
I dont think so... my turbo and tranny are just not up yo it...or so i would think.

post up the pics when you get them it would be nice to see.
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Just realized you were running chromo instead of DOM like we are as well.
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I'm doing it to NHRA spec to get me into the 9's if I need to. I'll be happy with low 10's

NHRA specs are cake to deal with compared to SCCA/NASA rules.
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What are you guys using for a tubing bender? I've been looking for an affordable entry-level bender. I'm not looking to make my living building rollcages, but I've got two of my own vehicles that will need them, plus it'd be nice to make a few bucks on the side now and then. We tried one of the cheapies from Northern or Harbor Freight (can't remember which one), and it kinked the piping too bad. I saw an episode of Extreme 4x4 or one of those shows on the Spike channel, and they had a manual hydraulic bender that seemed to work good, and I believe they said it was only around $350. Didn't catch where they got it from though.

Notchers are pretty cheap, and I've already got a welder, just need a good tubing bender...
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I'll have to ask the fella that is doing ours to see what he uses.

Im personally going to buy a harbor freight pos for making a couple of go karts.=) It'll be thinner tubing so should be a little harder to kink it, either way its only powered by a 5 hp motor anyway. (toys for my nephews) :lol:
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Good luck with it, I think it probably will work better on smaller tubing. The main problem was the crap mandrels never did really fit right. We tried to modify them to no avail...
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http://vansantent.com/tube_bending_machines.htm

pro tools makes a pretty good one as well.

im going to use my buds NC one, but its 8000+$

Here is the easy way to bend tube
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/bendin_tube/
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Thanks, both very good links!!
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pirate's way of bending tube makes it way more complicated than it really is. all you have to do is figure out how far your bender "streches" the tubing and you need to account for that in your measurements. it is no easy task, you will fawk up tubing if you want it to look right. Pro Tools and JD makes great entry level hand benders. not cheap but quality.
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seanc wrote:pirate's way of bending tube makes it way more complicated than it really is. all you have to do is figure out how far your bender "streches" the tubing and you need to account for that in your measurements.
What is a better way to bend?
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i am intrested ina roll bar with the option for a harness bar as well, so if anyone is running one post up pics and also where you found it.. be nice to know
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Sorry for post'n them but we need some pics :lol:
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one question on those rollcages..
how do you get in and out?...
that would be a back/leg/arm/whatever killer on a dd...
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Post by glen »

what seems to be a good covering/coating for a daily driven cage setup? what do you guys use/have experiance... i hate the sight of rust and i love preventing it :)

powdercoating seems good, maybe a good appliance paint...

but those would be heavier than no paint at all on the tubing
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a better way to bend is to chock a piece up and know very well how it deforms and streches with each degree of bend. also a good set of tools is important. degree wheel, degree finder, pens, grinder, flap disks, chop saw, good welder, etc...
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babowc wrote:one question on those rollcages..
how do you get in and out?...
that would be a back/leg/arm/whatever killer on a dd...
you dont pull them out, they are welded in the car and to the car, you can bolt them to the car but you would still have to cut the bars up to get it out.

if you look at Rick's roll bar you can see how the side bars can be removed (swing-outs) this would make it better for a DD

As for paint you can coat them in anything, i was goint to brush mine and clear coat it for that SS look.

You need a bar like Ricks if you want to go faster than 11.49 at the track, and a cage like Ivans if you want to do better than 9.99
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i think he meant how does the person not the cage get into and out of the car with the cage installed.
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BRAD D wrote:if you look at Rick's roll bar you can see how the side bars can be removed (swing-outs) this would make it better for a DD
This is your best bet for a DD
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we are going to buy the main loop and then fab the rest up, using a cheap bender i bought a few years ago and never used :lol: . the rest of the bends should be pretty minor, so we think that it will do fine.
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could you turn that main hoop into a bolt in roll/harness bar, i really dont want to get crazy with the welder or a massive cage, hence i dont plan on doing any drag racing either
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How fast do you want to go? There are bolt in cages but they will not pass tech at the track.

http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/june04/240sx/
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not looking for any drag racing at all, i just need a harness bar really so i can have harnesses and pass tech at auto-x's
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here's an expensive option for S14's if anyone is willing to pay the price for it (made by Full Race)

http://www.full-race.com/catalog/produc ... cts_id=815

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Nissankat wrote:devilstar this may be an option for you

http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo.asp ... -60671-ERW

or the full cage

http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo.asp ... -83671-DOM
those are some good links thanks, kinda scared me at first with just the drawing lol, maybe i will look into not roll baring or anything and make a harness bar like sparco sells http://www.sparcousa.com/harness_acc.asp

last i heard nothing for 240's though :(
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klattr1 wrote:here's an expensive option for S14's if anyone is willing to pay the price for it (made by Full Race)
That is expensive, even though it is 4130. If you live near a drag strip check the local roll cage fabricator. They can typically do a nice custom cage for ~$600 - $1000 depending on the complexity and type.

Full Race Manifold=Full Weight Manifold :D
Full Race Roll Cage=Full Price Roll Cage :D

Sorry, couldn't resist. In fairness, I have to give them props on the fab skills :shock:
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