:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Rodger I will sign off on the design if you can't get SLO-Z/28 too do it.

For some reason I think I could buy your vote with lunch. Just sayin. If I came through tech with a BBQ pork sandwich we would suddenly be on the pole. :D :D

OK... thread started... https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=38370

The roll cage is just about finished and ready for welding...

Roof bars are in and tied to the V bars in back

http://www.onelapcamaro.com/1969%20R...oof%20Bars.jpg

http://www.onelapcamaro.com/1969%20R...oof%20Bars.jpg

http://www.onelapcamaro.com/1969%20R...oof%20Bars.jpg

and the taco gussets are in where the rules require.

http://www.onelapcamaro.com/1969%20R...0-%20Tacos.jpg

http://www.onelapcamaro.com/1969%20R...0-%20Tacos.jpg

You can also see an "extra" bar in the footwell for some extra protection.

http://www.onelapcamaro.com/1969%20R...0-%20Tacos.jpg

http://www.onelapcamaro.com/1969%20R...0-%20Tacos.jpg

Looking Good James!
Great work Ironworks. Top Notch as ususal.

Good stuff!

What guage metal are the taco's?

Wow that might be the coolest cage I've seen in awhile.

Are you going to put some speakers in those doors? The cutouts are already there! :unibrow:

Nice work Roger! How about some "how-to" on taco fab?

NASA rules for the Tacos:

4.2 Gusset construction
Gussets are required to be made as follows:
1. U-shaped sheet metal (taco shell). Refer to figure 253-
34 below. Minimum thickness is .040” (1 mm). Minimum length along the unwelded side of the gusset is 3 times the tubing diameter.
2. Round tubing. Minimum length of the longest dimensions is 3 times the tubing diameter. Minimum tubing diameter is 1” with minimum wall thickness of . 083”. Maximum diameter and wall thickness is per the materials in table of section 6.6.
3. One or 2 triangular plate steel gussets with combined thickness equal to the tubing which is being gusseted. Minimum length along the unwelded side of the triangular gusset is 3 times the tubing diameter.
Any plate or u-shaped gusset that is welded into a joint location where it can block the view of the welds between the tubes being reinforced must have the corner cut back to enable visual inspection of the tube joint. This is illustrated in figure 253-34 and typically looks like a bite out of the corner of the gusset.


Definitely Carl! I was thinking that a full sound system with three subs, four amps and twelve speakers should do it! Or not... If anything I thing that a few hours with a hole saw will get the rest of the inner door in good shape!

Thanks for the education James. :thumbsup:

You're going to need a lot of holes to offset the weight of that cage.

Driver's on top of that one buddy! I think I have it covered...

So we talked about it for a while and figure out how to weld each and every square inch completely around each tube.

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Looks really strong

Beautiful workmanship. These two are like race car jewelry.:woot:

Fantastic work....

Beautiful!!

no more complaints....looking good guys

be cool to see time lapse video of the whole process. :thumbsup:

Look's perfect.Has it passed tech from Slo-Z/28 yet.:_paranoid

Still waiting, Fingers crossed.

:thumbsup: Pretty race car.

Those welds are looking great!

WORD! Is that tig or mig?

Come on. Really. MIG welding is for those that cannot TIG.

Or are broke!! :rofl:

Very nice work. :cheers:

I thought it was to pretty to be mig but I was under the impression tig was mostly for body panels and mig was more for strength. Obviously I was mistaken. What do I know, LOL.