Anyone have a roll CAGE?
Instructor
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The best thing to do is find a good guy that builds cages and understands what is required to pass tech and have a custom cage installed in your car. You will end up with a cage that fits the car better than a kit and maximizes how much room you have left in the car with the cage.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Flint, MI
8's would be a tall order, but a 10 point roll cage is required in all vehicles running 9.99 or quicker and any vehicle running 135+ in the 1/4 mile regardless of ET. I do think it'll run well into the 9's at over 150, but at this point it's nothing but speculation.
427 ci Warhawk block
All Pro LSW 6 bolt heads (400+cfm)
Solid roller cam
Jesel shaft mount rockers
Sheet metal intake with 100 mm TB
F1C procharger
7500+ rpm redline
Few basics there...lot more stuff will be added obviously...
The best thing to do is find a good guy that builds cages and understands what is required to pass tech and have a custom cage installed in your car. You will end up with a cage that fits the car better than a kit and maximizes how much room you have left in the car with the cage.
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How about LG motorsports or phoenix performance? I am sure out of the two they both now how to build a proper cage.
Former Vendor
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We just finished a C6Z BAR yesterday, adding the additional 6 points would not be hard, but would require a lot of time and fabrication with the aluminum frame. Do you have the ability to Tig weld aluminum?
Louis
Louis
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Burning Brakes
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In fact, Joe Aquilante at Phoenix built my SCCA T-2 Camaro and helped me with my SCCA T-1 C5. DRM did the initial build of the T-1 C5.
...and yes LG is very qualified also as are many others here.
Good luck.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Flint, MI
It was nice talking with you today. Sounds like a good deal that we worked out. I'll be looking forward to hearing back from you.
Jordan
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I have a question... what type of material is being used for the cages cause i have always heard welding steel and aluminum is a no no...are the cages that people are doing aluminum....
or bolt in on the C6 Z
or bolt in on the C6 Z
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Melting Slicks
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Aluminum is not a approved NHRA material for roll bars or roll cages.
From the NHRA rule book...
A roll bar must be constructed of minimum 1 3/4 x .118 wall thickness mild steel tubing or 1 3/4 x .083 thickness chrome moly steel.
A roll cage must be constructed of minimum 1 5/8 x .118 wall thickness mild steel tubing or 1 5/8 x .083 wall thickness chrome moly steel.