Any reason not to tie the shock towers into the cage? |
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Any reason not to tie the shock towers into the cage? |
SirAndy |
Aug 5 2008, 06:42 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
I know there are certain restrictions with some of the race organizations.
Who and what are they? What are the penalties? Why shouldn't i tie the shock towers into the cage? Will it work going *under* the engine lid? Or do i need the angle from up high to be effective? What about the front? And how about a removable petty bar? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
byndbad914 |
Aug 11 2008, 04:21 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
oh, cool Andy.
If it were me (= opinion) I would tie the rear susp support about 2" above the tube you have triangulating down in the door there. I would also tie that lower bar (running parallel to the long to the long) near the center about an inch or so in front of where that down tube ties in. Then everything is tied to the long and all reaction points in a crash are tied directly to structure, not an unsupported section of tubing. edit - I notice a white mark on the lower tube after posting reply - that's where I would tie a short tube down to the long right there to support that area. edit2 - aahhhhh. I'm a dork/blind. Saw the passenger side, already tied in! couldn't see it on the driver side, so ummm, nevermind. Then it would be right up under the engine lid, still "inside" of the car and be really clean. I personally hate to see tubes sticking up and thru the rear window - but that is from a purely visual perspective, not structural perspective. I hate the fact my air cleaner sticks up so high on my car for instance - I would love to run a lid and hide everything. |
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