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The rollbar, all finished and ready to be installed, weighs 60-lbs
My original design with smaller diameter and thinner wall tubing was about 25-lbs, but the main hoop would have had to have been custom bent - and I could not find anyone in my area that could/would do it.
The price for material's, shipping included, was $355.00 (includes $100 for professional welding)
A stock 4-point rollbar for a similar car (n one makes one for a older Festiva like ours) was in the $550 range fully welded, plus shipping. So you do safe money doing it yourself.
You need a tubing notcher and a welder to be able to tack it together to take to a professional welder.
Pretty fun project!
My original design with smaller diameter and thinner wall tubing was about 25-lbs, but the main hoop would have had to have been custom bent - and I could not find anyone in my area that could/would do it.
The price for material's, shipping included, was $355.00 (includes $100 for professional welding)
A stock 4-point rollbar for a similar car (n one makes one for a older Festiva like ours) was in the $550 range fully welded, plus shipping. So you do safe money doing it yourself.
You need a tubing notcher and a welder to be able to tack it together to take to a professional welder.
Pretty fun project!
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