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Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

TomFreeman wrote:

Jason Tower wrote:

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:

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

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Before I permanently weld these bars, any of you armchair fabricators have any last-minute critiques?

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 8:08 am

That's a good looking plinth. Why all the angles on it though?

steve remchak · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 10:46 pm

center bar in your halo?

Dustin Fredrickson · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2011 12:44 am

Vincent Keene wrote:

That's a good looking plinth. Why all the angles on it though?

'cause it's sexy!

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

steve remchak wrote:

center bar in your halo?

Not yet. Good idea? Center bar or diagonal?

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

She's coming together! It's a sh!t-ton of work but quite rewarding....

steve remchak · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2011 6:50 am

MikeWhitney wrote:

steve remchak wrote:

center bar in your halo?

Not yet. Good idea? Center bar or diagonal?

mine has a center bar. Schimmel's idea.

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

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)

TomFreeman · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2011 9:43 am

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.

Aaron Buckley · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2011 10:00 am

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

Ryan Holton · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2011 11:43 am

TomFreeman wrote:

it in person in a few weeks.

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

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Ryan Holton wrote:

TomFreeman wrote:

it in person in a few weeks.

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!

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Here's a better view of the door bars, they almost touch the factory door bar inside the skin:

If you do a cage buy a good notcher!

TomFreeman · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2011 12:15 pm

Ah yes...you told me that, and I forgot. Well...I should be there for Chump VIR as well.

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