You would probably want to make sure that if you had Rodger bend you one up that it was based on the '66 or '67 post/sedan like yours. John's is a hard-top. Brian's is a post, but the early body style - and I think they already chopped the top on Brians??????
I'm sure they could find a post/sedan to base it off of though.
As far as I know, the sedan and hardtop have the same front end although the difference from car to car is what's going to make the difference. I would think that Rodger would need to have the actual car to truly optimize the front end but then again Rodger has a knack for being able to pull off these types things and make it even better!
John
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deuce: I could imagine that the weld-in cages would fit rather badly. But i should be able to get it to denmark rather cheap nevertheless.
Where can you rent such a bender? I have not yet asked what the requirements for the cage should be in order to get it approved. One of my main concerns is to rigid up the car a bit and if i attend any streetrace it will most likely be required with the ET's that the car will pull.
John: It is really nice to finally make some great progress on the car. I have studied your car quite a bit, and really loves the details. Thought about doing something a bit similar for the front but i am not sure yet. It looks cool on your car nevertheless!
If I could make or buy a 6-point rollcage then I should still be able to have a functional backseat. Or at least that was what I had in mind.
I saw the bender in a hydraulics shop in ishøj.. shoot me an email if you want me to look into it..
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Elwood:We're 105 miles from Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, half pack of cigarettes, it's dark out and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.
It was actually an ok idea to have one bend the tubes and then ship it to denmark, but i think it would propably be cheaper to do it in Denmark. I know quite alot of qualified welders and i better hear some of them if they have any access to an mandrel tube bender. Then i could make a cage that was as close as possible to the posts and roof.
John: I think that the HT is slightly lower than the Sedan. I would guess some thing like ½ inch or so. But i am not sure about this.
I picked up nearly all the suspension components to the front at the start of this week,so hopefully i will be able to get alot done this weekend. It is some really nice stuff. I also ordered an +800hp clutch yesturday, so hopefully everything will come along nicely and i will end up with a running vehicle in a little over a month. That is nevertheless my optimistic plan.
the only thing that is a bit of a problem is getting Chrome moly tubing in denmark.. it has to be ordered specially from aircraft supply stores.. or from race shops in sweeden.... but its not impossible
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Elwood:We're 105 miles from Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, half pack of cigarettes, it's dark out and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.
Yes i know it propably could be kind of hard to get, and propably rather expensive as well. But then i could settle with mild steel instead. In will be a bit heavier but i can live with that, then i just give it few PSI more in the intake instead.
the DOM mild steel tubing also has the big advantage of being easier to weld and a MIG/MAG welder will produce excellent results, whereas CroMo is Tig or oxy/acetylene only!
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Elwood:We're 105 miles from Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, half pack of cigarettes, it's dark out and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.
Got some progress on the front end this saturday. My idea behind is, is to have the rails appear as stock as possible, this might help me get it approved for the streets, otherwise i have to bolt up the old front end to have it approved and then swap to my home fabricated again, but i take those worries later on, for now it is very fun to fabricate everything myself. My initial plans was to have the entire front welded together and the suspension bolted up and on the ground in order for me to have the measurements to order my new wheels. But the first hurdle was that i did not get my spindles with everything i ordered, but they should be on the way now. And then i was home kind of late saturday night so i was not that productive sunday.
Hopefully i will make a bit progress during the week, and then next week i am off from work, in order to make som mayor progress hopefully.
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That is nevertheless my optimistic plan.
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