Rear / 4pt Roll Cage - Pictures or Tech Drawings?
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Burning Brakes
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Rear / 4pt Roll Cage - Pictures or Tech Drawings?
Getting a Roll Cage shipped over to England UK is going to cost me a small fortune so I'm left with trying to get one made over here. Are there any tech drawings out there that I could give a manufacturing co - that I could then bolt in myself?
Interested to see any pictures as well...
thanks all
Interested to see any pictures as well...
thanks all
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What your need for a cage?
This will tell us what type or style you need.
This will tell us what type or style you need.
Pro
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C'mon guys, with all these 9, 10, & 11 second cars on here, SOMEBODY must be doing it legally on a drag strip. NHRA says 11.49 or better in a coupe needs a roll bar, I believe it's 13.49 in a convertible. I know I've come across some C4 roll bar pictures on here before.
Burning Brakes
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Here are a few illustrations that may be of help to you that would give your fabricator a general idea of what you are dealing with.
Hope this helps.
http://autoweldchassis.com/rbc.ivnu
Hope this helps.
http://autoweldchassis.com/rbc.ivnu
Burning Brakes
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Burning Brakes
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Here is someone there in the UK.
Andy Robinson Race Cars - roll cages, complete chassis ...
If you have a spam filter then add roberrl-1@robinson-race-cars.co.uk to your
address ... ARRC offers every kind of fabrication service necessary to build a
Andy Robinson Race Cars - roll cages, complete chassis ...
If you have a spam filter then add roberrl-1@robinson-race-cars.co.uk to your
address ... ARRC offers every kind of fabrication service necessary to build a
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I think thats the first roll bar like that I've seen for a late model convertible C4. Does anyone have this setup? I'm guessing it requires cutting into the rear deck lid??? What 1/4 mile time is that good for? I wonder how much seat travel or leg room you loose with that one.
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C'mon guys, with all these 9, 10, & 11 second cars on here, SOMEBODY must be doing it legally on a drag strip. NHRA says 11.49 or better in a coupe needs a roll bar, I believe it's 13.49 in a convertible. I know I've come across some C4 roll bar pictures on here before.
For the OP, there are a number of Corvette clubs in England, so it might be worth it to check with those clubs to see what the members have done or where to find information about roll bar installs or what specific requirements are necessary for what you intend to do with the car.
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As a side note, there are factory stock convertibles (corvettes, cobras, vipers, camaros/trans ams, ...) that aren't allowed on some 1/4 mile tracks because they run faster than the NHRA cutoff for a car without a roll bar. I understand the rules are for safety and all, but it sucks that a factory car gets kicked off for not meeting safety requirements. Maybe after they reorganize, the big three can start to address this by including safety equipment for these high performance factory hot rods they're producing.
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As a side note, there are factory stock convertibles (corvettes, cobras, vipers, camaros/trans ams, ...) that aren't allowed on some 1/4 mile tracks because they run faster than the NHRA cutoff for a car without a roll bar. I understand the rules are for safety and all, but it sucks that a factory car gets kicked off for not meeting safety requirements. Maybe after they reorganize, the big three can start to address this by including safety equipment for these high performance factory hot rods they're producing.[/QUOTE]
Out of curiosity what particular cars are included?
Out of curiosity what particular cars are included?
Le Mans Master
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Here is a pic from when I was working on mine:
I used the triangular perches however, there is nothing solid underneath them. Note, mine is fully welded in, not bolted, so it may not apply.
I really like how the red interior car shown above did it(Bluewasp's photos). The main hoop is mounted to the frame(solid).
I used the triangular perches however, there is nothing solid underneath them. Note, mine is fully welded in, not bolted, so it may not apply.
I really like how the red interior car shown above did it(Bluewasp's photos). The main hoop is mounted to the frame(solid).
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Just saw your thread. If you click on my forum name and go to my public profile, you'll get to some pictures from Carlisle this year. There's a couple of the rollbar in there...Hope this helps, Jim