For those of you following the Track Duty build, my title will make sense; however, the rest of you may think me a perv. Haha
After figuring out where I left off, it is time to start again. When I last left you, I had the basic cage structure made and had the main hoop bars and “Nascar” bars remaining. They would then be followed by forward footings, welding, and corner bracing. Normally, I would show you pictures and have you follow me through the build, but I did all the above already.
I will say this before we get into pictures. If you have a an aging project/track car that you feel is showing its age in chassis flex and distortion, a cage may be the answer. I was kneeling on the door bar the other day while welding it up and gave it a little hop. I honestly thought I had forgotten to weld the door bars into the cage that is how much sag I felt. After a quick look I confirmed that I had in fact welded the door bars completely and they were solid. So what was I feeling then? Another quick hop and it was apparent I was feeling the squish in the TIRES! It was a pretty cool realization, I think Minty Smash needs a cage…haha.
Flash forward a day or two. I got the door bars in and welding along with some of the extra bracing.

I didn't like that the rear strut bar and the down bars were not connected which in my mind seemed weak.

Where the A-pillar meets the roof I welded a plate. Then welded the cage to that for direct chassis contact.

Where I had to notch the chassis for the door bar to fit. Welded it there for chassis strength as well.
The list is shortened significantly now to:
dimple plate the cage (received the dies Friday)
prep, prime, and paint engine bay
prep, prime, and paint cage
prep, prime, and paint the interior
Joe Bob
Lookin’ good, can’t wait to see it all painted.
Karla
Gregory that is a thing of beauty to see. It is awesome how the roll/cage bars seem to just fit in the car perfectly. I am so proud of you! What fantastic work!
Mike Harrison
Looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks. If you have a few things you want to sandblast and/or powdercoat, bring them with you.
Mike