Vt Saloon Car Build, Super Six Touring Car Racing

[irokin]

 

Such a cheap way to go racing!

[glenpos]

what he said ^ lol

[azza91]

cheers iroken

[glenpos]

G'day, sorry that i haven't put more vids up yet, haven't had time haha, i mounted a race seat that i got for $50 off a mate today, iv'e just sold a few things on ebay, bought a pipe bender and i'm gonna get some pipe in the next few weeks, then i'm building a roll cage, it will cost me about $800 all up to build, i'm also gonna try to get some semi slick, the ones that i need for saloon cars are bridgestone potenza re11s type rh, they are $450 each, but coz its for a saloon car i get them for $350 each, i've done a head gasket for my step dads ute and i have to paint it, so he is gonna put some money in for the tyres, should make it easier money wise, also put some more stickers on it for my mums business :P i'll upload the vids over the next week :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[azza91]

car looks great man. seems to be such an easy way to get into racing

[glenpos]

  On 7/23/2012 at 10:54 AM, azza91 said:

car looks great man. seems to be such an easy way to get into racing

thanks mate, yeah its great, i can't wait to get into the saloon cars, it's still only cost me about $1500

[orangeLJ]

Just to clarify, you bought a hand tube bender?

[glenpos]

same sorta thing as this http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-12-TON-HYDRAULIC-PIPE-BENDER-PORTABLE-BENDING-/261035443838?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item3cc6ecc67e , but a 16 ton one, they work fine if you cap the pipe the fill it with water then sand

[iwontarolla]

I wouldn't really use one of them for bending a roll cage. With what i've seen of those types of benders is just unsafe for a roll cage.

[glenpos]

yeah if you use one without doing anything they are pretty crap, here is a good vid of how to do it and how it looks after, its just a cheap crap one the same as mine

, it should do the job perfecly

[glenpos]

G'day, i've got most of the cage done, had to make a tube bender, cost $100 to make, worked awesome, the other bender just kinked the pipe haha, all i have left to do is weld the backstays and harness bar in, and 2 small corner braces,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a few more bits left to do then i will have to get some paint, cost me about $1000, brown davis charges about $4000 to build a cage, what do you all think? :D

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Nice bro, I just started my welding course, can't wait to get my hands on a welder and fab some shit up.

First thing, weld my pedal box box together.

[glenpos]

yeah, i used my mates mig, i should probs do a course but pfft

[B.L.Z.BUB]

  On 8/11/2012 at 12:12 PM, glenpos said:

yeah, i used my mates mig, i should probs do a course but pfft

 

I was gonna teach myself but just in 2 lessons so far I've learnt so much.

It was either buy the welder or do the course and I chose the course.

[azza91]

getting serious now mate. good work ;)

 

+1 on needing to learn to weld