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Not that heavy, in fact about 50% heavier than my old 8 point steel cage. The chromoly used is much thinner wall, and been tigged insted of migged helps it compensate for how elaborate it is.
That cage looks pretty sick. My only concern is from a safety standpoint. How do you get out of the cockpit quick enough in case of a cockpit fire? I'm sure you'll have an overhead fire retardant system and a good firewall, but "what if"? Do you have to follow any rules when it comes to creating a roll cage, assuming you'll be running in sanctioned events?
Don't mean to take away from the uniqueness of this build.
That cage looks pretty sick. My only concern is from a safety standpoint. How do you get out of the cockpit quick enough in case of a cockpit fire? I'm sure you'll have an overhead fire retardant system and a good firewall, but "what if"? Do you have to follow any rules when it comes to creating a roll cage, assuming you'll be running in sanctioned events?
Don't mean to take away from the uniqueness of this build.
Chris
Yeah that is a genuine concern, and many cage builders do not think about it, thats why the positioning of the bars is very important, the way it sits i can still get out of the car thru the window without any issues, thats why we made sure the column / funny car cage didn't overlap at all. This cage is 100% by the book of SFI regulations and it makes the car legal to go as fast as it can posibly go basically. These is the highest spec available for factory unibody cars per SFI Foundation, and it could reace legally in any track/event.
06-18-10, 04:45 AM
