Where is the line, and have I crossed it?

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by SSLance

Are you talking about Wheel to Wheel legal? Surely you do not plan on club racing this car...do you?

No, unless I accidentally bang it up, and then yes!...American Iron Extreme.

Need a legal cage for SCTA/ECTA running mile and Bonneville, hence the 'chute, cars over 200 are required to have them. I'm looking at 220-230 in the standing mile and 260-ish in the 5 mile, so want a very safe cage!

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by BMR Sales

Your cage is tucked away from you - are you able to get padding around the bars?

Not the forward sections. Left enough room to slip zip ties on the side roof bars, where your helmet could contact, so I can use 180 padding there.

[SSLance]

Originally Posted by CJD Automotive

Need a legal cage for SCTA/ECTA running mile and Bonneville, hence the 'chute, cars over 200 are required to have them. I'm looking at 220-230 in the standing mile and 260-ish in the 5 mile, so want a very safe cage!

Gotcha... And I understand completely...

[Rmt]

This really is a tough line to draw.
I've spent too much time not reaching any conclusions also.

At this point, I'm drawing the line at welded-in, high door bars, and a containment seat.

Going to try to "settle for" welded in bars at seat bolster and another angled at shoulder height, and a Sparco street fighter seat, w/ 6 point belts.

Maybe include a higher door bar, with pins.

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by Rmt

This really is a tough line to draw.
I've spent too much time not reaching any conclusions also.

At this point, I'm drawing the line at welded-in, high door bars, and a containment seat.

Going to try to "settle for" welded in bars at seat bolster and another angled at shoulder height, and a Sparco street fighter seat, w/ 6 point belts.

Maybe include a higher door bar, with pins.

This is a GTLM door bar. I think I can live with this...maybe.

[Rmt]

To me, the front part makes it difficult to get in and out of on a regular basis.

And the back bar is quite a bit lower than what Ron specified as "needed" in the 'prints I got.

I'm going to probably compromise somewhere between the two.

I guess the line is, "whatever you can live with?"

[Rmt]

Originally Posted by CJD Automotive

This is a GTLM door bar. I think I can live with this...maybe.

Are you going to keep the door bars removable, or weld them in?

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by Rmt

I guess the line is, "whatever you can live with?"

And that's the million dollar question. Just don't know until you put it all in. My wife is telling me to put the full cage and seats for safety, and I quote, "Yes it might be hard to get in and out of, but at least you'll climb out and not have to be carried out because your hurt".

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by Rmt

Are you going to keep the door bars removable, or weld them in?

Fully welded. It's much safer, and as Lance as eluded, I'll get lazy and just leave them in anyway!

[Rmt]

yes, that's kind of why I'm leaning toward the welded-in "too low" door bars.
Probably safer than pinned-in higher door bars.

Definitely so, if the high bars are not installed for "that one time..."