How to Build a DIY Roll Cage - VW GTI Track Day Car
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 Published On Dec 2, 2023

We have been looking forward to this project for a while: Building a DIY Roll Cage for Nick's VW GTI Mk 4. We'l walk you through all the steps starting from the main hoop, harness bars, and welding settings.

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Professional Tubing Notcher: https://www.eastwood.com/professional...

00:00 Introduction
00:28 The Design
00:58 Main Hoop
02:43 Back Stays
03:11 Tube Notching
04:59 Welder Details and Settings
06:22 Additional Bars
07:56 Results

The Multi-Process Machine That Does It All, Even TIG Weld Aluminum!

Finally a TIG welder with professional features that can also MIG and Stick weld. Most multi-process machines are MIG units that only offer the option to TIG weld steel and it's often scratch start without a foot pedal. Eastwood has raised the bar with this MP welder that not only has MIG and Stick options but is a fully functioning TIG machine with high frequency start and rocker style foot pedal so you can TIG weld steel, stainless and aluminum. It's like buying a quality TIG machine that can also MIG and Stick weld!

When you want a Multi-Process machine that's built to deliver great results on both steel and aluminum with no compromises, you need the Eastwood Elite MP200i AC/DC welder. It has all of the features of a standard AC/DC TIG Welder like High Frequency Start and a Rocker Style Foot Pedal so when you switch from MIG to TIG you know you're going to get the same great results you'd expect from a dedicated TIG machine.

When you're doing a full-scale auto restoration, sometimes one welding function, whether it’s MIG or TIG, isn't going to be enough. This machine is completely plumbed for MIG and TIG welding, and the cart holds a gas bottle for each so you can almost instantly switch between functions without changing hoses and regulators like you would with other units. That means everything stays connected and ready to weld, and with a flip of a switch you can go from MIG to TIG welding when you're working on body panels, roll cages, custom-fab parts or other work.

Weld thin sheet metal or up to 3/8 inch steel and aluminum using this versatile machine. You can also stick weld or add an optional spool gun for MIG welding aluminum.

✅ Operates on either 120 or 240V
✅ MIG and TIG weld steel, stainless and aluminum
✅ IGBT inverter based power supply
✅ MIG weld thin sheet metal to 3/8 inch thick steel and stainless
✅ TIG weld steel, stainless and aluminum up to 1/4 inch
✅ Arc weld up to 3/8 inch steel and stainless
✅ Weld aluminum up to 1/4 inch with a spool gun (item 20172 sold separately)
✅ Holds 4 or 8 inch wire spools (11 lb. max weight)
✅ Square Wave Inverter
✅ Fully independent MIG and TIG Gas Systems
✅ Holds 2 bottles for both MIG and TIG welding
✅ Rocker style TIG foot pedal with extra long cable (16')
✅ Includes two gas regulators
✅ Dynamic Cooling Fan
✅ Side hooks for easy cable storage
✅ True AC/DC TIG welder with foot pedal and high frequency start!
✅ WP17 Flex Head TIG Torch included for greater flexibility
✅ Includes Gas Lens kit for improved performance
✅ Awesome Duty Cycles on all functions to keep you welding

Eastwood Pro Tube Notcher

Make almost anything out of piping by keeping our benchtop tubing notcher in your toolkit. Constructed from solid steel, this easy-to-use tube notcher is built to create accurate notches time after time. It’s designed to notch tubing from ¾-inch to 3-inch in diameter, which means you can build go-carts, a full roll cage for a race car, a custom exhaust on your hot rod and much more. Our pipe notcher does all this while fitting conveniently on most workbenches and sliding into a toolbox drawer when you’re done.

Constructed from solid steel, this easy to use tube notcher is built to perform accurate notches, time after time.
The Eastwood Professional Tubing Notcher Features:

✅ Create notches in 3/4" to 3" Tubing
✅ Adjustable up to 50 Degrees
✅ Accepts standard hole saws
✅ Works with any 1/2" drill
✅ Mounts in a vise or on a bench top
✅ 1 Year Warranty

For more information on Eastwood products visit www.eastwood.com or stay connected with the team via:
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Eastwood has everything you need to do the job right when you're restoring a car, truck or motorcycle - from welders to paint and everything in between.

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