Rollbar thickness question

[TJS]

OK here is the deal. I have a rotted 79 K-5 that I am always cannobolizing for my 85 K-10 pickup. I noticed that the k-5 has a cool factory roll bar that is in the way back. So I took it out and now want to mount it on my K-10 except I want to put it where all the roll/light bars are mounted on pickups behind the cab. So I have to extend the legs that attach to the inside of the bed to the fender aprons (easily done w a chop saw and a nice mig). I went to the scrap yard today (this place is a candy store for fabricators) and I picked up some 2.00" OD and .135" wall tubing 12 feet long for 6 bucks. I was wondering if this stuff is thick enough wall for what I am doing. All I really want this bar is for my strobes and all my backup lites for plowing. Is this thickness good or not. I also found a nice rear tube style beefy bumper for 22 bucks.
The scrap yard charges by the pound. Thanks.
T.J.

 

[zakk]

0.120" thickness is generally accepted for roll bar applications. so your thickness is fine, but i am not sure about the structural integrity

 

[BorregoK5]

That would work. I'd reccomend getting some 1 3/4" 120 wall tubing and sleeving it inside where your joining the 2" tubes. an overlap of a couple of inches would be fine, it would align it for you and give it some structural integrity just in case you have to use it for a roll, rather than a light bar.

 

[Bubba Ray Boudreaux]

Mo better. Official off road racing sanctioning bodies required 2" .120 wall tubing for cages, so if you ain't getting crazy with the cheese whiz, this will more than adequate.

 

[TJS]

O.K. thanks for the answers people. Here is what I am going to do. Instead of splicing more tubing in to make the bar fit, I am going to cut where the bars meet the welds and weld new longer tubes in so they are one piece so that it will meet the aprons of the fenders. I will attempt this soon and let you all know how it turns out. Thanks for all the help once again.
T.J.