Roll Cage - Lateral-g Forums

71Nova · #1 05-13-2006, 02:14 PM

I just droped my nova off at a fab shop in Orange CA to get a roll cage installed. I could not decide on what I should do for the bars on the side of the doors. I brought it in to get a 6 point but changed it to a 4 point because I could not decide what I wanted. What are you guys running for door bars? The fabricator said that he dosent like pin in bars because if they fail durring an acident they would swing around and do alot of damage to you. He wants to put in the normal cross bar that is popular with drag racing. Is their a style that is better for a road corse type car? Maybe like a low bar tyed to the floor or something. If I figure out what I want by WED I can have it added in this sesion. I don't want it to be to hard to enter and exit the car because I plan on driving it alot. Any sugestions or pictures woud help out alot. Thanks.
David

rockdogz · #2 05-13-2006, 03:26 PM

I like the one Steve Chryssos has:

71Nova · #3 05-13-2006, 04:10 PM

Thats funny. I was just looking at pictures of his cage about 5 seconds before I saw your reply. I like his cage alot. The only thing is I am not running the halo bar and the front down bars. I don't know if it would work without them. I am a little scared of having bars that close to my head in a colision. If it was a track car only where I would always have a helmet I would defenetly do it similar to his. Tom your car is turning out great. I love the color with the racing stripes. Looks like you had a really good painter.
David

**Steve1968LS2** · #4 05-13-2006, 08:49 PM

You must of left it at Fast Freddies.. he does KILLER work.. not cheap but very very good.. he did my car "back in the day"..

71Nova · #5 05-13-2006, 10:10 PM

Your right, that is where the car is. Eddie is working on some killer cars. a couple of old vettes, Studebaker, even a pt cruser with a hemi and 9". He even stocks Detroit speed and engineering minitubs!!! Good to hear you like the work he did for you! His shop rate is also $30 less per hour than the place in Escondido you know about. I hope your dog is feeling better Steve.

**Steve1968LS2** · #6 05-14-2006, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 71Nova

Your right, that is where the car is. Eddie is working on some killer cars. a couple of old vettes, Studebaker, even a pt cruser with a hemi and 9". He even stocks Detroit speed and engineering minitubs!!! Good to hear you like the work he did for you! His shop rate is also $30 less per hour than the place in Escondido you know about. I hope your dog is feeling better Steve.

Hot Rods and Custom Stuff can't hold a candle to Eddie when it comes to fabbing a roll cage.. Fast Eddies is not a "bling" shop and you will know that the cage will be functional as well as pretty

Everyone is cheaper than HRCS.. but they do turn out some nice show cars.

Have fun and be sure to post pics!