Poison Spyder fabricator Chris Collins rolled out about 40 feet of tubing and quickly twisted up a halo design cage with six down bars. The 134 x 0.120-wall DOM tubing is all bent with a hydraulic bender and was tightly fitted together for TIG-welded joints.
With all the legs and halo bent, they were removed from the cage and painted before final install and welding. By leaving just the joint areas unpainted, the PSC team reduced the chance of overspray when painting the cage within the cabin. After welding, the small unpainted areas were quickly covered in a satin black finish.
In order to get the tops of the cage joints completely welded, the entire cage needed to be dropped about 4 inches. This was done by first shortening each leg slightly and then making a sleeve that is welded to the base plates which are bolted to the floor. Once the top joints are welded, the cage is pushed up into place and the legs are fully welded and plug-welded to the sleeves.