Roll Cage question

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Robert Culbertson
There are older cars with nice cages...

Very true.
But... you don't really know how the car was stored, and if it was stored outside and unheated then the welds will be brittle from UV exposure and temperature change induced fatigue, making the cage more likely to shatter at the joints.[/joke]

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Last Updated, May30, 2022

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Robert Culbertson
There are older cars with nice cages...

Very true.
But... you don't really know how the car was stored, and if it was stored outside and unheated then the welds will be brittle from UV exposure and temperature change induced fatigue, making the cage more likely to shatter at the joints.[/joke]

Gadzooks, I need to get Marty and Einstein and go back in time, all those welds need sunscreen, the world is bound to crumble.....

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ElectroTech

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Robert Culbertson
There are older cars with nice cages...

Very true.
But... you don't really know how the car was stored, and if it was stored outside and unheated then the welds will be brittle from UV exposure and temperature change induced fatigue, making the cage more likely to shatter at the joints.[/joke]

Gadzooks, I need to get Marty and Einstein and go back in time, all those welds need sunscreen, the world is bound to crumble.....

Reckon he's serious? Or did we just miss his humor again?

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john vanlandingham

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ElectroTech

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Not Trolling

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Robert Culbertson
There are older cars with nice cages...

Very true.
But... you don't really know how the car was stored, and if it was stored outside and unheated then the welds will be brittle from UV exposure and temperature change induced fatigue, making the cage more likely to shatter at the joints.[/joke]

Gadzooks, I need to get Marty and Einstein and go back in time, all those welds need sunscreen, the world is bound to crumble.....

Reckon he's serious? Or did we just miss his humor again?

I'm guessing you missed something. I forgot subtlety is often lost around here.

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First Rally attended (2000), First Rally competed in (2001)
Cars Built (1), Engines Built (0) Cages Built (0)
Driver (8), Co-Driver (47), Drivers (19)
Clerk (29), Steward (1), Official (17), Volunteer (5)
WRC Spectator (1), WRC Photographer (6), WRC Observer (4)
Rallies attended (120) Countries attended rallies in (11)
Last Updated, May30, 2022

I thought saying a cage could shatter at the joints from uv exposure rather humorous. 3D printed roll cages are the future.

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Grant Hughes

Awww guys, I thought you knew... Welding is out due to the problems with UV exposure and the porosity caused by flux-core... All new cages subject to 235-4 will require composite joints.

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