My oval...

[IZ57]

Hey thanks for the reply!!!

I figured since 92, cars/trucks have grown rather large, so yeah I guess you could say personal safety was the motivating force!!!

The hoop isnt attached to the body other than at the bottom plate/boxes...
Same with the door bars, they tie to the mounting box/pan as well.

The downtubes do in fact tie into the frame horns....As for weight, Im not sure, it is steel, so it is pretty heavy, I would guess maybe 100-150lbs total???
Not for sure though....

Thanks again,
IZ

[thelazerviking]

could you show more pictures of the roll cage? particularly the front and top? I'm looking into one from autoweld chassis but this one looks pretty good too. i'm looking into chromoly but if this one's signifigantly cheaper shipping i may go with it.

thanks
james


PS.. it really looks great, i love the car and it's an inspiration for my project! that really is what i need right now and it's working! woo!

laters

[IZ57]

Bear with me, these are old pics......Thanks for the kind words!! Let me know if you need any help with anything.

[IZ57]

Few of the bug way back in 92.....Sorry for pics of pics...







what hit me....

[IZ57]

Few shots of the green.....Few update pics...

[trevorbrady]

is the cage welded to both the body and the pan?

[thelazerviking]

ohh... i was expecting a 10 point cage.

it looks like it is welded to the body and pan... i wonder what would be the best way to not do that

...run 2 or 3 bolts through the plate that connects to the pan? it probably wouldn't be as stiff then though.

it's pretty crowded looking back there, maybe it will change once the intereior's done. I'm thinking i want to do that but instead of run those 2 big bars the the frame horns i could add another lower cross bar to connect them. less obstruction in the rear view mirror and maybe stronger too

i really like this car how it's coming though, it's one of my favorite projects on the internet. very clean and almost perfectionist in a way, like building a hot rod.

I also really really like Racelook's project. I can really relate that to mine

[IZ57]

Originally Posted by trevorbrady

is the cage welded to both the body and the pan?

Yeah, It is mounted to both the channel/pan with 1/8th" plate/boxes

It is only an eight point, I felt a ten would be a bit overkill for my car.....

Originally Posted by thelazerviking

i really like this car how it's coming though, it's one of my favorite projects on the internet. very clean and almost perfectionist in a way, like building a hot rod.

I really appriciate those words, I am trying to not be overly-anal about this project....Its hard not to be.

I am way to harsh/critical on myself....I need to remember it will never be perfect!! This car has seen too much crap in its 50 years to ever be perfect......

Later IZ