"Anon" (tjsielsistneb)
08/13/2013 at 16:21 • Filed to: None
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"Anon" (tjsielsistneb)
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A body on frame ford to be exact. Could you weld back the support beams making them like a roll cage?
DasWauto
> Anon
08/13/2013 at 16:34 |
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Weld back the part that you cut off?
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Anon
> DasWauto
08/13/2013 at 16:38 |
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No, like weld roll cage type pipe where they were connected. I would want to keep the rigidity.
Casper
> Anon
08/13/2013 at 16:43 |
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Are you saying that you want to weld a cage off of the remaining parts of the top you just cut off? If so I would say no. The way modern cars get their rigidity is through the folded metal in the body structures. As soon as you cut them, they lose it. They are also only strong in certain directions, typically designed for specific energy transfer patterns that you would not be matching with a cage. You would have to do some amazing welds/reinforcing. That is why people just cage vehicles in the first place and go to strong points like frame. If it's an old car, it probably didn't have a very strong top anyway. Even though they were made of metal, most was weaker than modern plastics.
If that wasn't what you are asking, please clarify as well as explaining what this would be for. If it's for competition, you will almost certainly fail tech unless the judge is simply blind.
Pitchblende
> Anon
08/13/2013 at 16:45 |
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Hmm, probably not a good idea, you'd be safer fitting an actual roll cage, or something that is one, but doesn't look it.
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DasWauto
> Anon
08/13/2013 at 16:45 |
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You'll be welding [the top half of] a roll cage to a weaker structure. It's best to have it as an independent structure inside the body. That's why roll cages are typically completely separate from the structure of the car even when the regular structure is still in place.
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Anon
> Casper
08/13/2013 at 16:46 |
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So if I just built a cage it would keep it rigid?