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I currently have a Wolfe Racecraft 6 pt 4130 chromoly bolt in roll bar that's powder coated gloss black and I love it. The issue is I need an 8.50 certified chassis to be able to make all out 1/4 mile passes at the track. Wolfe sells a "front half kit" that comes with new side bars, the halo bar, rockers, etc. everything needed to convert to a 8.50 cage so I called them today and the guy there was very helpful, he suggested a better route would be to simply sell my current bolt in bar and order a whole new 8.50 cage kit from them. This is for many reasons including the fact that the rear bars currently bolt to the main hoop, which is not NHRA legal, and he said he's not 100% sure but he doesn't think it would be as simple as welding the joint to make them comply so I would have to replace them too. There is also the fact that the whole new cage kit would be the same i.e. you cannot powder coat just the front pieces then weld to the existing bar, it would never match, also the cage kit can be all 1.625" bars and I currently have all 1.750" bars so, also the net cost would be about the same (around $650 out of pocket total). I'm thinking that's not a bad idea, what do you all think? I would do all the work myself either way, and would order the kit all pre- jig-notched and ready to TIG weld in so the cost of labor is not an issue.