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> Roll bars/half cage installs, Show me what you have.
Luke M
post Apr 8 2021, 07:28 AM
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My brother wants to add a half cage to his 914. Any info from anyone running one would be greatly appreciated. Pro's and con's that you may have experienced?
Weld in or bolt in.. Either way works for us but leaning towards welding it in.
TIA..

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post Apr 8 2021, 09:13 AM
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One of my 914s had a Safety Devices cage. It was welded in, but they are bolt in/weld in friendly.

Street car.. Used for DE/Autocross.

Biggest gripe? Made taking the roof on and off a bit more PITA.. and more often than not, I just left the top in place

Ran both harnesses and factory belts.

No door beam supports like some of the above have. Not sure how much that actually helps in an impact.. or if they would bend in and cause more harm than good. Remind me of the "pro Street" type 1/4 miile cars with albeit rule complying but curious designs.

A half cage/ merely a rollbar hoop I also wonder how much rigidity is added to the chassis vs the additional weight.

I had some pictures on an old photobucket site.. not sure if I they are still accessible..

http://www.safetydevices.com/motorsport/pr...+Spec/451/1276/

The other issue you will notice is that room to swing your feet in and out is cut down with a 4/6pt cage.
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Luke M   Roll bars/half cage installs   Apr 8 2021, 07:28 AM
Mark Henry   Racer Chris isn't too faŕ from you. IIRC McMa...   Apr 8 2021, 07:49 AM
Luke M   Racer Chris isn't too faŕ from you. IIRC McM...   Apr 8 2021, 07:57 AM
tygaboy   I vote weld in. I helped a buddy with his bolt-in ...   Apr 8 2021, 08:40 AM
VegasRacer   Maybe these pictures will help. Photos are not my ...   Apr 8 2021, 08:58 AM
Luke M   Maybe these pictures will help. Photos are not my...   Apr 8 2021, 09:42 AM
Racer   One of my 914s had a Safety Devices cage. It was w...   Apr 8 2021, 09:13 AM
Steve   My Autopower roll bar. http://www.914world.com/bbs...   Apr 8 2021, 09:21 AM
Shivers   I think one of these half cages would be perfect. ...   Apr 8 2021, 09:25 AM
VegasRacer   With the foam is it streetable? Or is it a headb...   Apr 8 2021, 10:12 AM
infraredcalvin   I have a safety devices bolt in cage that was weld...   Apr 8 2021, 01:23 PM
tazz9924   Weld in cages are always preferable to bolt in fro...   Apr 8 2021, 01:34 PM
mlindner   Mine is a user friendly cage extended to suspensio...   Apr 8 2021, 01:44 PM
Luke M   A full cage is out at this point. Leaning towards ...   Apr 9 2021, 07:16 AM
bkrantz   Whatever you get, buy some real roll bar padding f...   Apr 9 2021, 08:22 PM
Tdskip   Even "just" a weld in rear hoop makes a ...   Apr 11 2021, 02:22 PM
Justinp71   Even "just" a weld in rear hoop makes a...   Dec 11 2023, 07:11 PM
Justinp71   Plan your harness mounting along with putting in y...   Apr 12 2021, 01:42 PM
LefthandRev   The half rollbar I have allows the driver seat to...   Dec 10 2023, 11:42 AM
Justinp71   The half rollbar I have allows the driver seat t...   Dec 11 2023, 07:09 PM
sixnotfour   [quote name='LefthandRev' post='3117165' date='De...   Dec 14 2023, 09:45 AM
mlindner   Also 6' and seat gos back all the way. I did j...   Dec 11 2023, 10:13 AM
JmuRiz   If he wants a full cage, let me know...my brother ...   Dec 11 2023, 11:27 AM
ssstikircr   RE: Roll bars/half cage installs   Dec 14 2023, 01:50 PM
sixnotfour   :beer2: needs x bar to be legal these days..   Dec 14 2023, 07:16 PM
Tdskip   One of my 914’s has a rear bar in the interior t...   Dec 20 2023, 06:59 PM


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