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Originally posted by techinspector1
pro, here's the thing...NHRA will allow up to 25% of the circumference of the bar to be unwelded at a joint if you gusset the joint. On a 1 5/8" bar, that's 1.276" around the bar that can be unwelded if, for instance, the joint is right up against the roof and can't be welded all the way around. Triangular gussets made of 1/8" plate and measuring 3" on the long (unwelded) side will do the trick and will give the chassis cert tech a warm, fuzzy feeling. :)
Richard: I have the luxury of a body in pieces. I have the original top and firewall, all the other panels are new. So , I'm just clamping them in place so I can get all the tubes tacked in place, then I plan to take the body panels off so I can weld all the joints 100% then put the body together around the chassis permanently. I still plan to use gussets where they're called for also.