soda blasting is optimum choice. we did my boss' saab like that. its perfect. acid dip is good but it can get into crevices and only come put later after the car is painted. it can eat away at the paint. since its not going to be a "show" car acid would have been the easiest way for you.

before installing those front shock tower supports install the suspension and wheels and set it to ride height. depending on how much caster you run you might be surprised how little room there is in the back of the front fenders.

moar pix pleaz

 

I'm using both mig and tig. I rather use mig most of the stuff but tig looks nicer and is more detailed work. So for the main structure of the cage, its tig. Then the back sides and hard to reach places, and the baseplates and such are mig.

For me, anything thats touching the body I almost always mig. Like those dimple die plates. I should have used the tig though where they meet the cage but I was too lazy to bring out the other machine and the sun was starting to set. Remeber my rule, no welding at night.

 

Now that's SOLID. Love it!

 

So no tubing showed up this morning, had to find something else to do. Hey, I need to block off the rear deck and the firewall. Damn rulebook.

Start with a peice of metal. This time aluminum. I love this little cutter.


Made a couple of them then just copied it over to the peice.


Then cut some out for the firewall. A couple clinko's to holed them in.


Then time to install. Used just some regular high temp silicon, then added some weights to hold them in place.


Then for the fronts, used some Devcon, which is like jb weld, just 100 times stronger.


Heres the installed pics. Figured if they are installed now, then they will be coated the same color.





Then since I was at the back of the car, I also wanted to make a jacking point cause I know this thing will be too low for me to get a jack under it and lift it up. Originally the design would have been some steel tubing and connected to the rear frame rails, but looking at the rear bumper reinforment gave me an idea. Why add more tubes to this thing when that original aluminum peice is pretty strong already. So there was this aluminum jack that was broken, took the handle off it and cut about 7 inches off, and fired up the tig. This is after welding.



And it back installed on the chassis.

It will probably get trimed once the body kit gets on. Idealy would be just under the kit.

 

That's a great Idea!

the jacking points on my car are all beat up already.

 

Genius

 

oh youz a sick bastard

 

looking good alex, keep it up.

I should have my Subframe back today or tomorrow if you haven't gotten your rear diff mounts made solid yet.

 

Your new jack point idea was awesome. That is so gonna be helpful in the long run.

 

Ok, so my camera was in my back pocket and I guess the thing was on and the batteries died. So I was able to get one pic, guess it will be a teaser for rear cage peices.



I'll make sure to charge the thing up.

 

Alex, is once again changing the game.

That cage is looking great.

crossed door bars?

 

Started off the day trying to get the rest of the sand out.



Then weld in the lower x and the rear brace.



Then added cross brace and harness bars.



Started on door bars.



And the final X's.





Trying to get this thing to the coaters by the begining of next week. Still have a few more small things to add to the cage and then final clean up. Going to be in the shop tomarro and hopefully sunday as well.

By the way, Now that you have seen the cage, I can make this again, but if I find someone that basicly copied my design, I will find you one day.

 

amazing work can't wait to see the final product

 

Great job alex. looks like a jungle gym in the back there!

 

HA!

question, what dif/gear ratio are you gonna go with?