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Re: Roll cage welding

To: Gary & Ellen <garyellen@uswest.net>, Richard Fox <v4gr@rcn.com>,
Subject: Re: Roll cage welding
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:50:39 -0800 (PST)
Yup - I got the point on that.  That's why I'm
going to take Skip up on his offer to weld it
right for me.  

Dick J


--- Gary & Ellen <garyellen@uswest.net> wrote:
> 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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