Dick
1 5/8" is fine, 1 3/4" is bigger. Dont' see any reason to mix the two sizes.
John Beckett, LSR #79
---- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 2:39 PM
Subject: Roll cage construction
>
> OK, I'm going to start work on the cage. Double
> hoops over my head and one under the dash, all
> tied together with a zillion smaller tubes, but
> what SHOULD I use, as opposed to what MUST I use.
> I was going to make the three main hoops out of
> 1 3/4 X .120, then tie them together with smaller
> 1 5/8 but still .120. Is this a good formula or
> not??? The car is only about a buck and a
> quarter car now, but I have some hemis that I may
> use later if the car handles. I might as well
> build for 175mph. Anybody got thoughts on this.
>
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