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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:03 am 
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TomFreeman wrote:
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i asked tom freeman and kendt ecklund about it, they've both done lemons and they said it looks fine


Low blow, man...Low blow.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


sorry tom, that truly was a "low" blow. i'd have asked maria winslow instead but she doesn't do much road racing.


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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2011 5:53 pm 
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Before I permanently weld these bars, any of you armchair fabricators have any last-minute critiques?

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
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That's a good looking plinth. Why all the angles on it though?

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2011 10:46 pm 
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center bar in your halo?

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
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Vincent Keene wrote:
That's a good looking plinth. Why all the angles on it though?


'cause it's sexy!

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
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steve remchak wrote:
center bar in your halo?


Not yet. Good idea? Center bar or diagonal?

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
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She's coming together! It's a sh!t-ton of work but quite rewarding....

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
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MikeWhitney wrote:
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center bar in your halo?


Not yet. Good idea? Center bar or diagonal?



mine has a center bar. Schimmel's idea.

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:08 am 
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Almost done! Damn there are a lot of bars in there ... we decided to use more tube gussets instead of tacos. Looking nice and strong, really no unsupported bends at this point, and almost everything hits a node (with a few compromises for ease of ingress/egress)

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
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Really nice, Mike. I look forward to seeing it in person in a few weeks. Looks hella good for your first "from scratch" cage build.

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
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That does look good. Mike, you are the perfect personality for a cage build: precise & anal (all good things imho). I want someone with these characteristics building my cage when my ass is on the line. Again, very nice work. :thumbsup: - AB

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
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TomFreeman wrote:
it in person in a few weeks.


:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :drowning: :drowning: :drowning: :drowning: :drowning:

Damn, that's a ton of work to get done by then. Good luck guys

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 11:58 am 
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Ryan Holton wrote:
TomFreeman wrote:
it in person in a few weeks.


:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :drowning: :drowning: :drowning: :drowning: :drowning:

Damn, that's a ton of work to get done by then. Good luck guys


We're not doing the May event ... July Chump 24hr at VIR is the plan. Probably going to do THSCC CMP in June for testing.

I have to say, Dustin did a TON of welding on the cage and put out some really nice looking work!

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
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Here's a better view of the door bars, they almost touch the factory door bar inside the skin:

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If you do a cage buy a good notcher!

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 Post subject: Re: Oh if it were only this easy
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Ah yes...you told me that, and I forgot. Well...I should be there for Chump VIR as well.

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