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73 914 V8 roll cage |
914junkie |
Jan 14 2009, 09:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 14-December 08 Member No.: 9,848 Region Association: None |
Ok, so I think I'm ready to install a roll cage in my 73 914 V8. I was thinking about going with an Autopower for an easy install since I lack welding skills. I have friends that could weld the feat in and I can do the rest. Anyone installed an Autopower in their car? And will my harness bar still fit? Any advice would be helpfull. Thanx, Paul. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)
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charliew |
Jan 15 2009, 12:58 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,363 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Crawford, TX. Member No.: 7,958 |
I don't have a race car but I have broken a full face bike helmet in three places while I was hitting dirt and grass. The concussion lasted over a month. I couldn't focus on tv or anything and couldn't hear very well. I don't care if it's super dense or soft your head without a helmet can't take much of a blow without serious damage. If you have a cage on the street and the bars can be struck by your head with or without padding it is russian roulette.
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Solo914 |
Jan 15 2009, 01:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 6-March 06 From: Redmond, WA Member No.: 5,678 Region Association: None |
I don't have a race car but I have broken a full face bike helmet in three places while I was hitting dirt and grass. The concussion lasted over a month. I couldn't focus on tv or anything and couldn't hear very well. I don't care if it's super dense or soft your head without a helmet can't take much of a blow without serious damage. If you have a cage on the street and the bars can be struck by your head with or without padding it is russian roulette. Charlie, I hear what you are saying but what about your normal honda civic that just has plastic covering the A and B pillars. Kyle |
jhadler |
Jan 15 2009, 02:12 PM
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Long term tinkerer... Group: Members Posts: 1,879 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Lyons, CO Member No.: 529 |
I hear what you are saying but what about your normal honda civic that just has plastic covering the A and B pillars. Because the bars of a roll cage are much closer to the occupant than the A and B pillars are. Especially in a 914, where there isn't that much room to begin with. The difference my be 5 inches or so, but in a car with such a small passenger compartment, that 5 inches might be the difference between a sore neck, and a concussion (or worse)... edit: Having witnessed a pretty good injury as a result of side impact on a car with a caged (it was a Z06) it further reinforces the point that a roll bar or cage is incomplete without the rest of the safety gear that goes with it. He had stock seats, and a stock belt, and while the sideways sliding car stopped, he did not, and his ribs met the door bar with significant force. Had he not had the bars, there would have more room for his body to move, and should he have gone up to the door, the impact would have been distributed over a much larger area. Or, on the other side, had he been wearing a harness in a real race seat, it would have been one of those you just walk away from... For me, cage=harness+lid. -Josh2 |
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