Thread: how hard to install cage?
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04-14-2006 04:40 AM #1
muteboy: We already did the subframe connectors in my kids Capri, and they are really easy. There are two styles, weld in and bolt in, we went for the weld in, because we just felt they had to be stronger by the nature of being welded in.
After we were done it is amazing how much they stiffen the unibody. When we jack up one corner of the front, the entire car lifts straight up now. Before, it would twist like a pretzel. We also welded in "battle boxes" to reinforce the control arm boxes. Fox Mustangs are notorious for tearing these loose when you start hammering them off the line, especially with HP and slicks. They were a real bear to install, to get them right, and do the welding up in that little hole, upside down. I didn't do it, my kid did, but he was cussing the whole time.
As for the thing about making a second weld if you screw up the first one on the roll bar, tech can answer that better, but I think they just want to see an unground weld, so you could probably do that. But like he said, have a pro welder do the final welds, not only will you get turned away if they are not right, but your very life depends on it.
A lot of people think mid 11's isn't quick.........it is, and lots of things can happen at those speeds'
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