Man I love that color, and the wheels are outstanding..............................the car is looking GREAT 
1972 Scamp "Smokey" - Saved From Wildfire
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We got ourselves a hot rod, boys! The car is back at my shop and the cage came out awesome.
If any of you guys are near Central Oregon and are needing a cage and/or any fabrication done, check out Meticulous Metalworks. Matt did a phenomenal job and I'm not easy to impress. Everything is tucked and the welds look like dimes. Pictures don't do them justice.
As per the advice of my chassis builder buddy, we got those rear down bars as far back as we could. The X was added at the top because those rear bars are almost 7ft long and he wanted to add more rigidity.
I also had him add an extra pair of downward support bars directly over the rear axle for when I switch over to ladder bars next year. I'll mount the rear coilovers directly beneath these plates.
Can't get tighter than that. The man had a plan.
He was even able to keep my rearview mirror
I'm scheduled to get the cage certified on April 6th. Should be making passes here in the Spring. Overall, I'm a happy guy.
If any of you guys are near Central Oregon and are needing a cage and/or any fabrication done, check out Meticulous Metalworks. Matt did a phenomenal job and I'm not easy to impress. Everything is tucked and the welds look like dimes. Pictures don't do them justice.
As per the advice of my chassis builder buddy, we got those rear down bars as far back as we could. The X was added at the top because those rear bars are almost 7ft long and he wanted to add more rigidity.
I also had him add an extra pair of downward support bars directly over the rear axle for when I switch over to ladder bars next year. I'll mount the rear coilovers directly beneath these plates.
Can't get tighter than that. The man had a plan.
He was even able to keep my rearview mirror
I'm scheduled to get the cage certified on April 6th. Should be making passes here in the Spring. Overall, I'm a happy guy.
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Dartsun
Mopar Dude
Looks awesome
Met with my Div6 NHRA Tech this morning. We're all Cert'ed up! She's ready.
Just love everything about this car. It's color. The use. The fact that it survived nature's wrath? Special deal, man. Glad you're sharing.
lead69
hopeless car junkie
Very nice!, I am curious if you weighed it after the cage?
Much appreciated. I have not re-weighed it yet. I definitely need to so I can reset my preloads.
With the interior removed (-116lbs)and the fiberglass bumpers/brackets (-55lbs), I'm thinking it'll come in somewhere around 2,950lbs with the cage. This is about as far as I'm going to lighten it. I have a feeling it's going to be a wheelie machine.
I loved this story and the subsequent build!! That is one beautiful car. One of the best build threads on this site!!
I loved this story and the subsequent build!! That is one beautiful car. One of the best build threads on this site!!
Thank you for saying that. I really appreciate it. Made my day!
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