<![CDATA[Sfi 25.5]]>Started work on getting the rollcage complete to SFI 25.5 spec. Metalworking is sorta fun... if you don't mind test fitting things 3 or 4 thousand times. 🙂

X-Brace on drivers door
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X_Brace and rocker bar
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X-brace, rocker bar and seat mount bar
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Front crossmember (at an angle) is coming out and going in completely under the floor.
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Seat mount bar again
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]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/18678/sfi-25.5RSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 06:12:41 GMTSun, 14 Feb 2010 03:01:05 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:49:51 GMT]]>The tech inspector is going to come and look at it this week to make sure I did everything to spec, and then hopefully I can get it welded up asap.

funky_monkey58;306433 wrote:
Awesome progress!

When does it get all the final welding?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/294824https://fargostreet.com/post/294824Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:49:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:12:34 GMT]]>Awesome progress!

When does it get all the final welding?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/294810https://fargostreet.com/post/294810Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:12:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:58:11 GMT]]>Looks great! Imagine doing a whole cage in 2 days. I dont know how those guys do it.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/294772https://fargostreet.com/post/294772Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:58:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:57:36 GMT]]>Finished the column up this morning!

Man, it's a great feeling having this done. Huge thanks to Bill O. for letting me use some of his tools, and to Fallguy for letting me use his chopsaw and for holding pieces in place while I welded. Thx to Jim for looking at my silly pics and giving ideas.

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/294765https://fargostreet.com/post/294765Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:57:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:50:12 GMT]]>You may want to add one more bar to stabilize the steering column unless its a very solid mount on the firewall, and dont forget to add a tab for the gopro mount. 🙂

Here is how I did mine:

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/294748https://fargostreet.com/post/294748Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:50:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:29:59 GMT]]>All the 25.5 stuff is complete and tacked in. Just a couple brackets left to add to the steering column! w00t!

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/294747https://fargostreet.com/post/294747Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:29:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:52:52 GMT]]>Main part of funny car hoop is fitted.

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/293580https://fargostreet.com/post/293580Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:52:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:53:40 GMT]]>The CM is pretty light actually, I took out the oem support bars in the doors, the oem steering column, etc so I don't expect the car to be much heavier than last year. I guess we'll see.

😛

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/293318https://fargostreet.com/post/293318Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:53:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:40:54 GMT]]>Dave by the time your done its going to weigh as much as my truck...looks good

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/293150https://fargostreet.com/post/293150Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:40:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:18:42 GMT]]>More progress. got the dash bar in, and an bunch of the pipes that go behind the seat. It's getting closer to done.

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/293103https://fargostreet.com/post/293103Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:18:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:03:34 GMT]]>

63vette;303821 wrote:
Are you moving the drivers side helmet bar back and using the offset passenger bar halo tie in?

Eh, I got it fitted and tacked in already and I don't think it's going to be that bad to get in/out of so I'll prob leave it.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/292289https://fargostreet.com/post/292289Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:03:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:57:22 GMT]]>this = welding blankents

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/292270https://fargostreet.com/post/292270Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:57:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:25:54 GMT]]>Are you moving the drivers side helmet bar back and using the offset passenger bar halo tie in?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/292198https://fargostreet.com/post/292198Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:25:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:57:54 GMT]]>more progress

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/292124https://fargostreet.com/post/292124Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:57:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:26:58 GMT]]>I got the tranny crossmember fitted today.

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/291469https://fargostreet.com/post/291469Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:26:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:24:38 GMT]]>Wiring is almost cleaned up. I'm not sure where I'm mounting my switches so the little pile of wire in the tunnel is the switches/wiring for that. Otherwise it cleaned up pretty well.

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/291468https://fargostreet.com/post/291468Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:24:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:14:34 GMT]]>

DaveH;301972 wrote:
Little more progress, got as far as I can with the material I got. Everything is tacked in, I'm starting to feel sorta comfortable tack welding with the tig. Note to self, don't forget to turn the gas on. lol

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i have to commend you sir that looks like a mess! i would be lost with that pile of wires and dash ripped up. i take it youve had it apart numerous times?

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63vette;301983 wrote:
Looks good Dave, gonna do a little rewiring while you have it apart? 🙂

Yep, no metal work to do so I started on the wiring today. It was a disaster.

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DaveH;301972 wrote:
Little more progress, got as far as I can with the material I got. Everything is tacked in, I'm starting to feel sorta comfortable tack welding with the tig. Note to self, don't forget to turn the gas on. lol

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Looks good Dave, gonna do a little rewiring while you have it apart? 🙂

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/290361https://fargostreet.com/post/290361Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:21:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:20:55 GMT]]>Little more progress, got as far as I can with the material I got. Everything is tacked in, I'm starting to feel sorta comfortable tack welding with the tig. Note to self, don't forget to turn the gas on. lol

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/290350https://fargostreet.com/post/290350Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:20:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:13:32 GMT]]>

DaveH;301053 wrote:
The hub I got is competition engineering, hopefully it's decent.

That one is decent not too wobbly. The loose ones are annoying as hell.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/289432https://fargostreet.com/post/289432Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:13:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:05:44 GMT]]>Eh, I'll let someone that knows what they are doing finish all the welding. I practiced enough that I feel ok tacking things together but thats it. I'd have to practice a lot more before I felt comfortable doing the welding.

The hub I got is competition engineering, hopefully it's decent.

63vette;301050 wrote:
If you can tack it you can weld it. Fire that welder up and finish it!
Good move with the removable wheel, its going to help you shoehorn in a lot. If you dont want your wheel to wobble get a MW hub.

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DaveH;301044 wrote:
Made more progress, pulled the oem steering column out and getting ready for an aftermarket column with removable steering wheel. Practiced a bit with the tig and got one side tacked in, a couple of my tack welds don't even look like complete poo. Got part of the funny car cage fitted.

If you can tack it you can weld it. Fire that welder up and finish it!
Good move with the removable wheel, its going to help you shoehorn in a lot. If you dont want your wheel to wobble get a MW hub.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/289428https://fargostreet.com/post/289428Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:40:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sfi 25.5 on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:29:20 GMT]]>Made more progress, pulled the oem steering column out and getting ready for an aftermarket column with removable steering wheel. Practiced a bit with the tig and got one side tacked in, a couple of my tack welds don't even look like complete poo. Got part of the funny car cage fitted.

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