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C4 Roll Cage
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From: Concord NC
Even though I am ridiculed as being a smartass, I must agree that was a very mean comment. Dial-up is still internet which is more than some people can say.(Btw I got me a speaker to type my words so please no more complaining).
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From: Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by Jeffvette
Cry me a river. 
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From: No more yankee my wankee, the Donger is tired!
Originally Posted by Corvette Kid
No less than I'd expect from someone so well known around here for having a complete lack of character.
Sorry, if you can own a Vette, you can afford hi speed.
And that response is no worse than some of the other people get from CFI - EFI.
Safety Car
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From: Lahaina Hi
Keep the pics coming.Now I wish I had brought my bar inside the car more on my 86. I could have kept my door panels and wiper switch
I don't see the windshield bars very clear.I should have put my front bar higher.
Best I have seen so far for a legal bar.
I started my bar with the R&D 4 point for about 350.00 and built off of that.I think my roll bar is the uglyest I have seen.
You sure did a good job on the window net,mine gets caught if I don't pull it out of the way before I close the door.I have swing outs on my 94 but that roll bar is just that bolt in and not realy legal for this year,only welded in 2 places.
So the most fun I have had with the car is replacing the trans every 2 mths and tring to get the trans blanket around the trans.
I don't see the windshield bars very clear.I should have put my front bar higher.
Best I have seen so far for a legal bar.
I started my bar with the R&D 4 point for about 350.00 and built off of that.I think my roll bar is the uglyest I have seen.
You sure did a good job on the window net,mine gets caught if I don't pull it out of the way before I close the door.I have swing outs on my 94 but that roll bar is just that bolt in and not realy legal for this year,only welded in 2 places.
So the most fun I have had with the car is replacing the trans every 2 mths and tring to get the trans blanket around the trans.
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Safety Car
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From: Detroit's West Side MI
Originally Posted by jburnett
Everything is NHRA legal... The door bar runs halfway between my shoulder and elbow as mandated in the NHRA chassis certification book. The only other thing I could do would be to 'x' it which is part of the 25.5 chassis rule. Other than that I don't guess I know what you're asking about the door sills... The frame runs through the body in the door sill are and you're actually sitting below the frame. Not being a road race car additional tubing along this area is not needed (other than the aforementioned 'x').
I like how you got the beams into the engine bay. I've been trying to find a way to do that without too many holes in the firewall.
thanks
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Little Rock Arkansas
Originally Posted by ScaryFast
Mine's a RR car, so I was thinking about a little more side impact protection. It wouldn't be hard for me to add that.
I like how you got the beams into the engine bay. I've been trying to find a way to do that without too many holes in the firewall.
thanks
I like how you got the beams into the engine bay. I've been trying to find a way to do that without too many holes in the firewall.
thanks
As for all the bitching on this thread; I think everyone involved needs to STFU and get back to the thread at hand. I know CFI-EFI and everyone else involved and I think it got a little out of hand. I'm not going to change how I post to save a few people some download time; however I'm not going to slam them either and neither should any of you...So grow up and play nice.
-Jeb
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From: Detroit's West Side MI
Originally Posted by jburnett
Yeah...Mine just goes fast in a straight line. The other pics of full cages in this thread are of road race pieces; the door bars look just like what you'd find on a NASCAR or a Trans Am car while mine is typical of a drag car. The snout bars have no fewer than five bends in them where Bobby snaked them around everything. You could go above the HVAC/heater core on the passenger side but since I removed mine it was no biggie. The dashbar in mine is kinda hard to see but it's up pretty high where you'd want it.
-Jeb
-Jeb
Drifting
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From: Little Rock Arkansas
Originally Posted by ScaryFast
Any chance you bend and send, or do you just do your own stuff? I don't have anything in my engine bay (well, there is a motor in there), so anything you fit in your C4 would fit in mine. I could get some dimensions on door beams from plenty of folks here, and can weld the bars in myself.
I built EVERYTHING else on the car... All the suspension pieces, motor, interior, tranny mount/torque arm, sheet metal intake, fuel cell, etc... I just left the cage up to someone that KNOWS how to make a car work.
-Jeb
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From: No more yankee my wankee, the Donger is tired!
Originally Posted by kalister1
Why do you have 2 seats in a race car? Is this required for the class you run?
Mine is set up for RR and ORR. For ORR it's nice to have a navigator, and for RR if you need a instructor or you are the person instructing.
Drifting
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From: Little Rock Arkansas
Originally Posted by kalister1
This might be a stupid question but at least I am good for something. Why do you have 2 seats in a race car? Is this required for the class you run?
Why do you have 2 seats in a race car? Is this required for the class you run?That said, my car has a passenger seat for a second reason and that's simply the fact that I like scaring the **** out of people occasionally!
-Jeb
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From: Detroit's West Side MI
Originally Posted by jburnett
That said, my car has a passenger seat for a second reason and that's simply the fact that I like scaring the **** out of people occasionally!
-Jeb
-Jeb
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From: On a Wisconsin Death Trip
Jeb, Jeffvette and mrc24x - I can't see where/how the main hoop is tied into the car in your photos. Can on eof you take a shot of the where the main hoop is mounted?
BTW - S&W racecars lists a C4 weld-in cage kit on their Web site but are pretty vague on the specifics. I suppose you'd have to call them...
BTW - S&W racecars lists a C4 weld-in cage kit on their Web site but are pretty vague on the specifics. I suppose you'd have to call them...
Burning Brakes
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From: '88 TPI L98/HotCam Powell, Ohio
Hi Loiq,
I actually ordered the S & W pre-bent cage and ordered some extra tubing to add the "Nascar" bars. Unfortunately, the only part of the cage that I used was the main hoop. The halo part of the S & W kit came directly over my head and just didn't workout. I ended up having a race shop do the whole thing and they used my tubing from the kit. Not the best way to do it but it worked out.
As far as the main hoop mounts...mine is welded to the frame at the base of the floor. I'll see if I can find some pics.
I actually ordered the S & W pre-bent cage and ordered some extra tubing to add the "Nascar" bars. Unfortunately, the only part of the cage that I used was the main hoop. The halo part of the S & W kit came directly over my head and just didn't workout. I ended up having a race shop do the whole thing and they used my tubing from the kit. Not the best way to do it but it worked out.
As far as the main hoop mounts...mine is welded to the frame at the base of the floor. I'll see if I can find some pics.