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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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Im thinking about getting a roll cage. What brandhave you guys gone with and how many points? Im thinking about 10 point...
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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Check out Duggan racing they were the first pre made
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 10:01 PM
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How fast are you planning on going? From 11.49 1/4 7.49 1/8 down to 9.99 1/4 6.39 1/8 all you need is a 6 point. Becareful buying one of the out of the catalog cages cause they are mild steel and heavy. Look at Wolfe racecraft's website. They sell chromoly kits that are notched and ready to weld. You will need to get it tigwelded though. This will be much lighter.
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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I would buy from someone other than duganracing. I had a issue with the owner about a car he was selling. I ran a carfax on it and it had info that he said was not true, i trusted the carfax and did not buy car. The odometer had been rolled back twice.
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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6 point are you sure? for some reason I thought u needed a 10 point for 11.49 or faster, must have read wrong... thanks for the info, well for now i have 422hp, eventually I will be getting a bigger block
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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what about competition engineering? any info on them?
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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Comp Engineering is going to be mild steel also. Are there any reputable race car shops around? It all depends on what you want to do and how much you have to spend. Are you going to weld it in yourself?
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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no reputable shops around me... my friend will helping me weld it, I might just go with wolfe craft
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:17 PM
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chromoly doesnt have to be tigged. a nice fe rod with arc works
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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maximum motorsports makes some pretty good stuff, not sure if their cages are chromoly, but I know they bolt in



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