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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 02:20 PM
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How much do they run and where should I get one from?
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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I think autometer makes a good one that's compatible with most racing sanctioning bodies. If it's for drag racing I'm not sure. www.ioportracing.com
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how much were those wheels?
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Originally Posted by jbh2403
How much do they run and where should I get one from?
It would entirely depend on your use of the car. If your looking to convert your car for road racing ( SCCA or NASA) for a custom built cage your looking at $6 to $10 K depending on who installers it.

Before you buy a cage look at the technical regulations of the Race organization you plan to compete with. Not all roll cages are built the same nor will pass technical inspections of each race orgainzations.
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jbh2403
How much do they run and where should I get one from?
PFADT Racing makes a cage for the C6.
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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I'd check with Doug Rippie Motorsports....a man I know has a roll cage in his full race DRM modified C6. They're a good shop to do business with.
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by jbh2403
How much do they run and where should I get one from?
Roll cage in c6? Turning your street carver into a 1/4 mile mustang replica? Sorry about the harsh stuff, but a cage in a c6?

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Roll cage in c6? Turning your street carver into a 1/4 mile mustang replica? Sorry about the harsh stuff, but a cage in a c6?
Sure why not? It's just a mass produced chevy. PLEASE DON'T hate me. I have been cutting into new cars for too long. The C6 is just a vessel to go faster then the C5.

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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by welcome2try
Roll cage in c6? Turning your street carver into a 1/4 mile mustang replica? Sorry about the harsh stuff, but a cage in a c6?
So nice you tell somebody how to use their vette.
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Then maybe we should not mention that even several new C6Z06s now have roll cages too.

Safety is more important the HP.

and I applaud any one who thinks of safety OVER HP.

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So nice you tell somebody how to use their vette.
Not telling them how to you use it, just an opinion, get it right Rambo.. And I was not reffering to the hard core racer, just the every day high octane street driver, who cares how he enters his c6 with that diagonal bar shooting across to the left foot rest pad.

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I don't plan on running in any events really...we just do some hillcountry runs down here and the added protection would be nice....thanks for everyone's help.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ROADKILL2007
how much were those wheels?

alot...only 20 sets made to fit on the C6...Champion Motorsport Wheels
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by AU N EGL
It would entirely depend on your use of the car. If your looking to convert your car for road racing ( SCCA or NASA) for a custom built cage your looking at $6 to $10 K depending on who installers it.

Before you buy a cage look at the technical regulations of the Race organization you plan to compete with. Not all roll cages are built the same nor will pass technical inspections of each race orgainzations.
Right on. The C6Z is a particularly difficult beast to cage because of the aluminum frame. Our Pfadt C6 Chassis Bar is a bolt in application for the C6Z. That said, you can not bolt it in with backing plates (like SCCA/NASA state) because of the box section of the frame. The solution on cars other than the Z is to weld the mounting plates to the frame section. Not going to work on a C6Z because of steel to aluminum junction.

Most of that is esoteric, because if you are building a legal competition car most would not start with a Z chassis anyhow. If you did, a custom built cage can be attached with a little bit of ingenuity.

The bottom line is that for some additional stiffness and protection on a track day the Pfadt bar is a nice bolt in.

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Originally Posted by welcome2try
Not telling them how to you use it, just an opinion, get it right Rambo.. And I was not reffering to the hard core racer, just the every day high octane street driver, who cares how he enters his c6 with that diagonal bar shooting across to the left foot rest pad.
Then why respond when you have no relevant input.

Plus he was asking about a 4 point roll bar. Not some gay nhra door bar set up.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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NHRA requires a bar if you can do better than 11.5 in 1/4.

I have a local guy that has done several here in VA Bch. He's doing a cro-molly 6 point cage bolted to the frame with 2 swingouts.

Total cost $2,000
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Randy@DRM
Sure why not? It's just a mass produced chevy. PLEASE DON'T hate me. I have been cutting into new cars for too long. The C6 is just a vessel to go faster then the C5.

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AMEN! I have cut up a few myself.
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