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January 2005 - Posts

• Another cage out the door...

  The SCCA legal, custom rollcage for the Improved Touring B, Ford Pinto is complete! The owner picked up the car this morning and was excited about the way it turned out! It's always fun to watch someone try and get into a streetcar turned racecar for Read More... Posted Monday, January 24, 2005 12:00 PM by Izzy's | 0 Comments Filed under: Project Blog

• Note to self...

  Never... EVER try to switch the position of your filler rod while in the middle of a TIG weld, sitting on the floor and legs apart... with the just used end pointing exactly where you don't want it pointing. YEOWCH!!! No pictures to follow ;) Just picture Read More... Posted Friday, January 21, 2005 6:05 AM by Izzy's | 1 Comments Filed under: Project Blog

• Cage Progress & Pics!

  Once the cage pads were made and the areas prepped for their installation, it was time to scale the car before any real work was performed. The car weighed in at 2,220 lbs with a 2,200 minimum weight per the GCR. This was without the stock fuel tank or Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 05, 2005 4:04 PM by Izzy's | 2 Comments Filed under: Project Blog