Topic: Roll cage and roof access
I'm developing loads of respect for the difficulty of 360 degree welds on the cage in the car. I haven't been helped by the fact our main hoop width is equal to the frame rails, and that means I can't drop the cage down in the rear. At the end of last night's work, frustrated with overhead welds, an idea popped into my head that might work for cars as aesthetically doomed as Lemons.
What's to keep me from tacking the whole thing together, opening up the entire roof (Mazda Protege), coaxing the cage out of the top, and having the ability to rotate the cage to do my full welds? Rotisserie-like style. Then drop back in and weld up said roof.
I'm imagining if I don't weld the door bars until it's back into the car, then it gives me enough room to finagle it in/out around the B-pillar, since the hoop width slightly exceeds the roof width.
Who else has done/tried this?
RIP People's Elbowed Protege - 2010