Category: Custom Metal Fabrication

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Building an NHRA certified 12-point roll cage with EWS mild-steel tubing

Roll cages work in a variety of car configurations, and play a large roll in a vehicles overall ET. All roll cages require different elements to the cage’s design depending on the type of car. This 1972 Vega had poor modifications done previously  – so all was removed.

This new custom rollbar and roll cage is made with EWS 1 5/8 in. x 0.134 in. wall mild-steel tubing.

Building an NHRA 12 point roll cage

Building an NHRA 12 point roll cage

custom roll cage and chassis

custom roll cage and chassis

When finished this custom Vega chassis and roll cage – it will easily be NHRA certified to 8.50.

Building an NHRA 12 point roll cage

I have a feeling, by the end of the day, this could become a 14-point roll cage.

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Chassis and Suspension Fabrication

This Chevy Vega is the perfect size project car, and this chassis fabrication is all coming together very quickly. When this Vega is complete it will give the new owner years of good “time-slips” at the dragway. These are some updated photos.
Chassis suspension fabrication

Keep your eyes open for this Vega on Friday nights at Bristol Dragway. If the parts shipments can keep up with this build  — you’ll see this car doing a test and tune soon at Bristol!

Chassis suspension fabrication