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Re: Roll cage welding

To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>, " Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>,
Subject: Re: Roll cage welding
From: "Gary & Ellen" <garyellen@uswest.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 14:49:04 -0700
Dick
Free advice (as is where is no warranty implied, but with a money back
guarantee) Safety equipt. isn't the place for second best.  One of the most
violent incidents I recall the car was going about 125, ripped both axels
off, rollcage was way over  built so the driver walked away.
                                    Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>; "The Butters Family" <bbutters@dmi.net>;
<ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 7:03 AM
Subject: Roll cage welding


> That's what I was looking for.  Somebody who was
> running with older technology welding.  I've got
> all the tubes on my roadster cage bent and tacked
> in place.  I would have to take a long day and
> drive nearly five hundred miles to get the guy
> who started the thing for me to finish weld it.
> I've been leaning towards just running the beads
> myself with my buzz box. I keep thinking:  "This
> ain't no 200 mph car.  It's prolly not even going
> to see 150."  The rules only require a roll bar,
> so the cage is just frosting (the kind I like -
> -safety stuff).  I dunno, I'll lay down some
> practice beads in the spring - if they look good,
> I'll go after the roll cage.  If they look
> crappy, I'll pack a picnic lunch and make the
> drive to south Louisiana.  Could take another
> look at Phil Landry's car anyhow.
>
>
> --- Richard Fox <v4gr@rcn.com> wrote:
> > Dick; My Vega cage was done with my buzz box
> > and looks OK to me. But I
> > haven't tested it yet and hope not to. Rich Fox
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > To: The Butters Family <bbutters@dmi.net>;
> > ARDUNDOUG@aol.com
> > <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 02:40 PM
> > Subject: List Police - Back to LSR !
> >
> >
> > >Let's not beat the poor guy to death.  I'm
> > sure
> > >that by now he get's the idea that the post
> > was
> > >inappropriate.  He is into LSR, and we are
> > into
> > >LSR, so let's drop all of this and get back to
> > >LSR.  I don't think there are many among us
> > who
> > >haven't made some off-color remark, at some
> > time
> > >in our life, only to realize a second too
> > late,
> > >that a wife, preacher, teacher, or somebody
> > was
> > >present to make our face turn red and wish we
> > >could hide under a rock.
> > >
> > >So, about this welding stuff.  Back in the
> > olden
> > >days, were roll cages and chassis welded up
> > more
> > >with gas welding, or with buzz boxes?  i.e.,
> > >since it ain't gonna be mig or tig, which of
> > my
> > >antiquated devices should I be using for this
> > >kind of work?  I personally like working with
> > the
> > >torch, I can melt that stuff right to the
> > point
> > >of burning through, then start feeding rod.
> > With
> > >the buzz box, I sometimes burn holes, then
> > have
> > >to get the torch out and start melting in
> > order
> > >to fill them back up.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >=====
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