Jdufour Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Hello! I’m shopping for a car. I have a car I’m considering. The roll cage welds look horrible. I’d like to show the weld pictures to a certified tech inspector with the hopes of getting an opinion on weather the roll cage welds will pass inspection. I understand that an opinion shared would not guarantee that the roll cage would pass. If you can help, here’s my phone: 662-722-2333. Thanks for your assistance! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginerd Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 24 minutes ago, Jdufour said: The roll cage welds look horrible. I’d like to show the weld pictures to a certified tech inspector with the hopes of getting an opinion on whether the roll cage welds will pass inspection. Post the pictures here, there are many excellent welders on the forum who can weigh in, but it looks like you already know the answer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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collinskl1 Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 I'm not the right person to answer relative to tech pass/fail, but I wouldn't drive that car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitsbain Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Thats not a weld, its bubble gum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvumtnbkr Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Ooph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Chris Huggins Posted July 1, 2022 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Nope, no way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 I am obviously not a welder, but would it be possible to clean each of those joints and refill with fresh weld? Or is the whole cage junked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross2004 Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 This is the E36 for sale around Summit Point, correct? I think there's a reason it's still for sale (for so cheap). There's another caged ex-Chumpcar E36 in Harrisonburg, VA that looks better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Magic Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 55 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: I am obviously not a welder, but would it be possible to clean each of those joints and refill with fresh weld? Or is the whole cage junked? Yes but you have to consider the labor and price that in. You would need to grind out the thickest part of the weld at the joint, and re weld with lots of heat to really get it all to fuse properly. You can also clean and use a tig to "butter" them in, but it isn't a fun job (lots of heat and poor access). I would expect it to cost 1k to have someone fix that, if paying a fair enough rate to get it done well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdufour Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Do you have any info on the Harrisonburg car? Thank you all! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelPal Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jdufour said: Do you have any info on the Harrisonburg car? Thank you all! John https://www.facebook.com/groups/1163821863645385/permalink/5941216665905857/?sale_post_id=5941216665905857 Buy the accordalude instead! Edited July 1, 2022 by MichaelPal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimS Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Plan to remove all of the cage and build a new proper rollcage. If that is the craftsmanship involved in welding I would suspect more poor work throughout the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Magic Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Some of those pics make it not look so bad. Big welds aren't scary like cold welds...but there is some of both there. Having fixed a car like this, you do have to buy it assuming the cage will be 50/50 throw it away and start over. Be gratefully surprised and count your blessings if you don't, don't budget the project with that as a guarantee. Sort of like buying a non running car with a new starter in the trunk.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETR Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 The easiest way to fix this problem is to forget about it. Having gone through the disappointment/uncertainty/repair of poor cage welding (from a reputable name in Texas no less)… PASS on this. Just PASS. I’d bet lunch that it’s also lacking 360 welds in some very difficult spots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indysupra Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Honestly there is stuff in champ right now that is on this level. If you know a Tig welder who does not mind to grind tungsten it may not be that bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obscene Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Having just recently paid big bucks to cut out and replace a roll cage, my advice is to skip this one and wait for another. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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