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Roll cage/bar, im looking for steel |
bcaschera |
Feb 10 2010, 02:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 1-October 09 From: san jose Member No.: 10,873 Region Association: None |
I have been looking for some 2" x 0.120 steel tubing to build a roll bar to replace my hacked targa bar. Can anyone in the norcal area point me to a reasonably priced supplier? I have found it at about $7.50 a foot for 1018 cold rolled steel in the aforementioned size. Also is this a reasonable price (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) . I could swear that i saw it for around 4 bucks a foot but now i can only see these $7.50 and up. Am i looking at a the wrong type of tubing or what?
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underthetire |
Feb 10 2010, 02:47 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
I have been looking for some 2" x 0.120 steel tubing to build a roll bar to replace my hacked targa bar. Can anyone in the norcal area point me to a reasonably priced supplier? I have found it at about $7.50 a foot for 1018 cold rolled steel in the aforementioned size. Also is this a reasonable price (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) . I could swear that i saw it for around 4 bucks a foot but now i can only see these $7.50 and up. Am i looking at a the wrong type of tubing or what? Used to be a place on Monterey HWY, scrap/material yard that was reasonable. Was right next door to cycle gear when they were open. Down by Southern Lumber. |
McMark |
Feb 10 2010, 05:09 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I've bought stuff from these guys: Alco Metals.
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ChrisFoley |
Feb 10 2010, 06:10 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,958 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
2 x .120 is definitely too big. You'll have trouble finding a shop to bend it too.
BTW, your post reminds me - I was supposed to reply to your inquiry a week ago and forgot. I don't offer roll bar only kits, just complete cages. |
bcaschera |
Feb 10 2010, 06:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 1-October 09 From: san jose Member No.: 10,873 Region Association: None |
WOW.. THANK YOU, they just quoted me $53.23 for a 20' cut. Best price ive seen yet. thanks again.
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bcaschera |
Feb 10 2010, 06:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 1-October 09 From: san jose Member No.: 10,873 Region Association: None |
2 x .120 is definitely too big. You'll have trouble finding a shop to bend it too. BTW, your post reminds me - I was supposed to reply to your inquiry a week ago and forgot. I don't offer roll bar only kits, just complete cages. So .83 wall or 1.5? what part is too big... both? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
ChrisFoley |
Feb 10 2010, 06:30 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,958 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
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bcaschera |
Feb 10 2010, 06:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 1-October 09 From: san jose Member No.: 10,873 Region Association: None |
So DOM is right.. and $7 is a fair price perfoot?
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john rogers |
Feb 10 2010, 06:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Chula Vista CA Member No.: 391 |
As Chris noted, you will be needing DOM tubing if this is to be for safety reasons and eventually some tech inspector will be looking at it. DOM tubing is a tad more expensive but it will protect your head as my buddy Ted Myrus found out at Willow Springs last fall when he went for a ride inverted in his 914. He did find also his engine ran great upside down and it didn't stop until he went back on to the wheels.
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ChrisFoley |
Feb 10 2010, 07:18 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,958 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
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jd74914 |
Feb 10 2010, 08:56 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,796 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
That seems too high to me too. If you go look at somewhere like Speedy Metals it looks to be about $5.04 per foot and it gets less expensive the longer your stick is. That said, I'm not sure how long a piece you can get. I know we needed some chassis tubes really quickly for our FSAE car and IIRC they came in 10ft sticks.
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sww914 |
Feb 10 2010, 10:25 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
I paid $2.00 a foot for cold rolled 1.5" X .095 in 2009. I bought 100 feet, 20 foot sticks. At that time DOM was $4.00 a foot almost. I got it from C&C metals in Santa Maria. Nothing special about them except that they delivered it to me the next Tues from 45 miles away. Call around to the metals places in your phone book. The metals places don't seem to have any internet presence at all. The phone book is that heavy yellow thing they plop on your porch every fall. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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charliew |
Feb 11 2010, 02:03 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,363 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Crawford, TX. Member No.: 7,958 |
I thought speedway motors sold prebent tubes but I checked. I know someone does though.
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