Should have read easier to work with not earlier, sorry
----- Original Message -----
From: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
To: <ardunbill@webtv.net>; "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: lakester frame
> There are a couple of new lakesters running at El Mirage built by Mike
Cooks
> shop and they are 2 x 4 rectangular bottom rails and 2 x 2 sq. top rails.
> Roll cage are std. round tubing.
> Square and rectangular tubing is much earlier to work with and the
stiffness
> and extra weight is in the builders favor.A lot easier to make brackets
and
> attachments as well.
>
> There are several other s using this type of tubing over round.
>
> Glen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ardunbill@webtv.net>
> To: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 1:55 PM
> Subject: RE: lakester frame
>
>
> > I cut all the regulation 1-5/8" x .125" round steel tubing for my
> > roadster roll cage with one of Speedway's joint jiggers which uses a
> > 1-3/4" hole saw in a 1/2" drill press. I followed the model in the SCTA
> > Rules and Records Book. ONE hole saw did the WHOLE job, but Neil you
> > are right, it ain't easy. This is a long job. The square tubing would
> > undoubtedly be way easier for the frame, but the roll cage proper must
> > be made of round tubing, I believe. Bill
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