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From: Sicklerville, South Jersey!!
BaconSports Racing
Actually it was a custom bent one from S&W race cars, installed/welded by myself and my buddy Hootie. Under 2k total cost for CM.
Thanks for the comments guys. Now just to light a fire under my painters ***…
Actually it was a custom bent one from S&W race cars, installed/welded by myself and my buddy Hootie. Under 2k total cost for CM.
Thanks for the comments guys. Now just to light a fire under my painters ***…
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Thanks Tom, My buddy Hootie is a mustang guy but has built a few 7.80 and 8.0 camaro’s and maverick’s hees an awesome welder. I can only take credit for the floor plates and tac-ing the cage during mockup. I don’t trust my life to my TIG skills.
If anyone’s thinking of doing a cage, this 10pt Molly cage is only $500 from S&W race cars. And I have the custom bend dimensions if you want to make it fit a bit snugger.
Install price w/o interior in $1500, 2k if you bring it with interior in, turn around under 2 weeks from the time you get the cage/drop the car off.
The cage S&W has was a bit too small for my 6’2” 240lb ***, also I’m not running a interior so we had them re-bend a custom main hoop and halo. The Guys at S&W are awesome, didn’t ask for the originals back, and overnighted the new pieces, and didn’t ask for a penny. I was really amazed how good their customer service is.
Really need to get it into paint which should only be a week out (been hearing that from my painter for 3 weeks now) from there its just re-assembly time. I’m not going to be set up for any classes as I don’t plan on reinstalling the interior. Just need to have it done for pinks in June.
If anyone’s thinking of doing a cage, this 10pt Molly cage is only $500 from S&W race cars. And I have the custom bend dimensions if you want to make it fit a bit snugger.
Install price w/o interior in $1500, 2k if you bring it with interior in, turn around under 2 weeks from the time you get the cage/drop the car off.
The cage S&W has was a bit too small for my 6’2” 240lb ***, also I’m not running a interior so we had them re-bend a custom main hoop and halo. The Guys at S&W are awesome, didn’t ask for the originals back, and overnighted the new pieces, and didn’t ask for a penny. I was really amazed how good their customer service is.
Really need to get it into paint which should only be a week out (been hearing that from my painter for 3 weeks now) from there its just re-assembly time. I’m not going to be set up for any classes as I don’t plan on reinstalling the interior. Just need to have it done for pinks in June.
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From: Sicklerville, South Jersey!!
For now just a bracket racer, only person I have anything to prove to is my self. I “could” make it fast enough to compete but I don’t have the funding to keep it going if I start breaking to much stuff. If some of my plans stay in motion this season will just be having fun tearing up the local tracks and seeing how good I can get. Shees been with me since 96’, this is where I envisioned her, how it got here is not, but that’s how life works.
Originally Posted by Bacon
installed/welded by myself and my buddy Hootie.
That's some nice stuff. You know, FDs look a lot more affordable without all that interior stuff to break.
Is your painter named Cooter?
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Won’t be too many updates till it gets through the paint booth. Which drives me nuts every day it’s in my garage and not there. This weekend ill be finishing a full manual rack conversion and doing a full write up for the FD rack. After taking this thing apart I’m amassed Manville can charge 270 to do it. I’m seriously contemplating buying a rack or 2 and doing for like half their price.