Wolfe 6-point Bolt-In Cage
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '10
Wolfe 6-point Bolt-In Cage
I'm wondering if anyone has installed Wolfe's bolt-in 6-point cage in their C5 Z06 or FRC? I'm interested in getting one of these but I don't want to have to get any welding done, nor do I want to pay someone else to handle the install. I would assume that it wouldn't be that difficult, but I don't want to run off of an assumption.
Thanks!
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Last edited by DannyG; Nov 24, 2009 at 11:25 AM.
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1. get a cage that welds to the frame or at least bolts to the attachment plates that are welded to a frame.
2. pay someone who has proven expereince with race cars to do this.
if you are not willing to do 1 and 2, don't even bother.
I see you're local. Talk to TC Motorsports in Auburn, I have seen their work and it is good.
2. pay someone who has proven expereince with race cars to do this.
if you are not willing to do 1 and 2, don't even bother.
I see you're local. Talk to TC Motorsports in Auburn, I have seen their work and it is good.
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '10
1. get a cage that welds to the frame or at least bolts to the attachment plates that are welded to a frame.
2. pay someone who has proven expereince with race cars to do this.
if you are not willing to do 1 and 2, don't even bother.
I see you're local. Talk to TC Motorsports in Auburn, I have seen their work and it is good.
2. pay someone who has proven expereince with race cars to do this.
if you are not willing to do 1 and 2, don't even bother.
I see you're local. Talk to TC Motorsports in Auburn, I have seen their work and it is good.
I'll definitely get in contact with TC's and see if they have any insight they can provide.
Thanks again,
Danny G.
Burning Brakes
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I've got it in my FRC. Its really not a cage, more of a harness bar. I wouldn't count on it to provide much safety in a crash. It does not connect to the frame, just uses plates to bolt thru the floor. My 2 cents is save the money and either just get a harness bar (if you want to use harnesses) or go with the Pfadt bar that does connect to the frame...or pay the $ and get a real cage.
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St. Jude Donor '10
I've got it in my FRC. Its really not a cage, more of a harness bar. I wouldn't count on it to provide much safety in a crash. It does not connect to the frame, just uses plates to bolt thru the floor. My 2 cents is save the money and either just get a harness bar (if you want to use harnesses) or go with the Pfadt bar that does connect to the frame...or pay the $ and get a real cage.
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Thanks for the feedback - I'm not looking for it to really provide more safety in a crash, although I would think it would help even if it weren't connected to the frame. The purpose of the cage, for me, is more to increase chassis rigidity and make my car legal to run faster than 12.00.
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Hey Danny,
I did the wolfe 5pt in my garage over a weekend, it wasn't too bad. I got it for passing tech at the strip, Pacific and Bremerton. Here's a thread I made with pics and stuff. Some things I remember are, the order takes forever to show up, like 8 weeks. Better order soon for next season! Also, get the aluminum caps to cover the stubs when the side bars are out, they look nice.
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/northw...ptions-c5.html
I did the wolfe 5pt in my garage over a weekend, it wasn't too bad. I got it for passing tech at the strip, Pacific and Bremerton. Here's a thread I made with pics and stuff. Some things I remember are, the order takes forever to show up, like 8 weeks. Better order soon for next season! Also, get the aluminum caps to cover the stubs when the side bars are out, they look nice.
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/northw...ptions-c5.html
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Yeah, the difference is I got the "swing out" side and yours are "removable" side bars. Yours are less intrusive, as the stub goes right under my arm. It's not much, and but I know it's there. I do like the stub for helping to climb in/out of the thing. If I did another, I might try the removable side. Does it come out pretty easy?
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St. Jude Donor '10
Thank you for stating my thoughts, exactly...
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Roll bars/cages are not necessarily unstreetable. Just keep in mind they are designed to be used in conjunction with a helmet. If you are short like me, the bar is a good distance away from your head and really poses no threat, but if you are pretty tall and your head is close to the bar, an accident could cause your bare head to make contact with the bar. Of course, you can always pad it, but even that only does so much.
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St. Jude Donor '10
You're right - Thanks for catching my mistake. However, my car will be sub 11.49 by the time I'm done with it, and at least a 5-point is required, hence the reason I'm considering this cage.
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Roll bars/cages are not necessarily unstreetable. Just keep in mind they are designed to be used in conjunction with a helmet. If you are short like me, the bar is a good distance away from your head and really poses no threat, but if you are pretty tall and your head is close to the bar, an accident could cause your bare head to make contact with the bar. Of course, you can always pad it, but even that only does so much.
I swore I would never put one of these in my car, but to tell you the truth, I like it now. You can barely see it from the outside. and I cannot see it at all while driving.
Of course, I'm at the point where I would need a full cage and I will never to that to this car.
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St. Jude Donor '10
On that note, I'm actually looking into a way to modify this particular cage to bolt to the frame, which I would PREFER. However, if it's a decision between welding to the frame, or bolting to the plates, I'm going to opt for the bolt-in, as I'm not looking to build a full on race car.
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"weekend fun" cars crash just as hard as full on racecars. i have seen a few cars at HPDEs that came there to have some fun (no racing) and ended up a lot flatter. if you ever plan on taking your car to the roadcourse you will appreciate any extra safety.
aside from obvious rollover protection, if you use a harness that attaches to the roll bar, a harness will be useless if attachment points for the roll bar fail.
i imagine that drag strip rules are there for a reason as well, although big part of it is likely track's liability/insurance.
aside from obvious rollover protection, if you use a harness that attaches to the roll bar, a harness will be useless if attachment points for the roll bar fail.
i imagine that drag strip rules are there for a reason as well, although big part of it is likely track's liability/insurance.