Am building a road going project car, will go through the LVV system. Question - can you hot dip galvanize a roll bar and still get certification!
fordcrzy,
Aug 20, 6:28pm
it may get a LVV cert but not MSNZ cert. theres no need to galv a roll bar.
tnt423,
Aug 20, 7:41pm
How would you galv it! getting the pipe pregalved would make it crap to weld and to make the cage.
nicolaas3,
Aug 21, 5:36pm
Planning to hot dip galv when its completed. In a VW beach buggy so it just unbolts and comes out / back in. Reason for considering galv is to make the finish on it long lasting and scratch resistant. Alternative is to powder coat it, but I kinda quite like the industrial galv look. Will never need a MSNZ cert as I will never race it (36hp!). Just need to make sure the LVV cert will be ok as it is part of a seat belt anchor and roll over protection.
morrisman1,
Aug 21, 5:42pm
Just chuck some POR15 on it, that its very hard to move and a fair bit easier than hot dip galv.
skiff1,
Aug 22, 5:26pm
yip you can but be aware galvanising can (but not always) cause a fair bit of warping. Also you will have to drill a bunch of holes in it
mm12345,
Aug 22, 6:00pm
If hot dip galv might cause a problem (heat), then if you take it to a specialist industrial painter, they could sandblast and paint with inorganic zinc silicate, which (if done properly) gives about the same corrosion protection and impact/abrasion/heat resistance as hot-dip galv. Will probably cost a bit.Should be able to be overcoated with epoxy primer/2k, or probably even powder coated.
sr2,
Aug 22, 8:11pm
I think galvanizing the cage is a great idea. Yes you can get some distortion from the heat but at worst it will be minimal; I??
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