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Well, the book makes is up in the air. It says:

"mild steel welding must be done by approved MIG wire feed or approved TIG heliarc process.Welding must be free of slag and porosity. Any grinding of welds prohibited."


MIG wirefeed? Is there any other non-wirefeed MIG process? I think they may use that term to simply imply wirefeed welding.

A guy I chip ecus for is a NHRA tech inspector, I'll ask him.

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how the ---- do you sit? do you have no legs or something?

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The second set of pics look better. It still looks loose in the car. The welds look good for flux core. Though 90 amps on a cage from a chinese welder doesn't spell penetration. I think it will pass though.

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i hope your able to pass the tech inspection for your cage. i am all for DIY projects but dude, that statement right there is almost an oxymoron. Shitty ugly welds do not mean you still have good penetration. more likely than not your penetration is sporadic, some to hot, some too cold, you most likely have tons of contamination (weak) and numerous pinholes (weak).

best of luck

-Luke

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well when i tested it on the bars u can see the welds coming through the other side i welded my name on a bar and u can see the name indented on the inside of the bar so i know its penitrating

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I dunno man, Id honestly just rip it out.

First off the welds ARENT penetrating, unless youre using exhaust tubing, 90amps with those bubbled up welds isnt doing ----. You can tell they arent penetrating just by looking at the shape of it, it doesnt sink into the middle, it was just built ontop of it

THEN

Then design......

Look at all that space man, to the C-pillar, to the roof, were you really in that much of a hurry? On your main hoop, why the ---- did you bend it back in towards the center of the car at the bottom?

Youve already spent 10K+ on that car this year, another $200 in tubing isnt ----

Honestly think about it, Im usually all about ------ rigged ---- done "right", but not stuff like this, built like this, with a welder like that

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how the ---- do you sit in the mother ------- car without tubes going through your hips

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He probably hasnt put the seats back in yet, or thought about where the door bars are gonna be, those are gonna be a wor of art lol

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Nice save. This thread sux.. and not to talk ----, but that cage lookls like ass as far as the welds go. have you read the rules?? do the bars come within 6" of your head.. do the doorbars intersect your upper arm???? Those are the least of your worries... I dont understand why some are getting pissed. That cage (thus far) would NOT pass tech here.. By a longshot.

Its your ass though. I hope youre OK the time you DO need it, but hope you never do.


Whatever,

---- it... Aint my car... DO NOT GRIND THE WEELDS like I told you on HT...



I HIGHLY suggest reading the specs for tech (NHRA cert).

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The NHRA rulebook is very clear on no fluxcore. MIG is an acronym, I suggest you look it up. As for the cage passing tech? I could get painted PVC through some tracks, but the gap around the hoop is going to draw attention and you won't pass where a properly clearanced fluxcore cage with a little paint would sail through tech.