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12-23-2004, 05:55 AM | #1 | |
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How To Build a Roll cage
This is a simple how to build a roll cage. This cage is made to fit my Impala.
To build a roll cage you need: * Styrene rods * Knife * Pensile * Ruler * Tape * Paper And it's never bad to have some references. This is the reference I used. This cage was made in 1 3/4" chrome moly. So I took the closest rod I had, 1,5 mm. 1. Measuring Let’s start of with making measurements. For me it was easy. I measured the with of the roof at the impala just to see how wide it could be at a maximum. It was about 50mm. The with of the cage needed to bee 61mm other wise I must squeeze it in place. I also draw the side supports. When I am done with that I draw another one that looks the same. And cut it out. Then I test the paper cage in the car, to see how it will fit. 2. Bending I start with taping the styrene rood on to the paper. And then I start to bend the rood as close to the drawing as possible. After that I remove the tape. And test the cage in the body (no picture). ¨ I do the same with the rear supports and this is how it looks with one of the rear supports. The last step is to glue the cage to getter. I am going to chrome the cage later on and put on some soft material on it so it will look like this. I got the reference from I hope this will be to help fore some one.
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12-23-2004, 08:54 AM | #2 | |
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Great tut man, I'll defiantly be using this on some of my upcoming projects.
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12-23-2004, 08:59 AM | #3 | |
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THANK YOU SO MUCH dude i started one but i cant finish it THANKX AGAIN
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Hi,
a well done tut. Don´t you have problems that the rods want back to their originate position? I think the hardest thing to do is the cage-part starting at the b-post area along the drivers side window - a-post - front-window - dashboard. Getting both sides equal is a mere try and error. Micha |
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Re: How To Build a Roll cage
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Yeah! Me too! That's a great tut!
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i just cant get it done the cage i just dont know the mesuremnts (BTW its my first car)
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Re: How To Build a Roll cage
when you said max it could be was 50mm, did you meant to put 60mm? by the way this is a great tut, and i will use this no doubt
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12-24-2004, 12:55 PM | #11 | |
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Great tutorial! Who would've thought of drawing it on paper first, then creating the parts.
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