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| Britain Smith |
 Sep 2 2004, 05:17 PM
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Nano Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,354 Joined: 27-February 03 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 364  |
So, I have a date with Tony at TC Design on Tuesday for the installation of the cage in my '69 912 Turbo Project. Unfortunately, I cannot decide between doing just a rollbar in the back of the car or a full cage. If I went the full cage route, it would have the lower "street" style door bars. Either way, I do plan on going through the rear firewall and hitting the rear frame-rails for further support. What do you think, full cage or save my money and just do the rollbar?
-Britain (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chatsmiley.gif) |
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| andys |
Sep 3 2004, 12:26 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None 
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I'm considering a partial cage or at minimum, a rollbar. Question is, what do you do about the engine lid pull? Seems the rollbar is anchored right ahead or in front of it, so it would have to be moved, or?
Andy |
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| Randal |
Sep 3 2004, 01:32 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
Andy,
Any guy who can drive an autox car with "custom shoe wear," as yourself, isn't going to be having any difficulty pulling the hood latch with a cage installed. BTW mine works fine and I have a full cage. Hope your going to be bringing your car next week. We need people in FM. |
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| andys |
Sep 3 2004, 04:35 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None
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Randal,
Wrong Andy (too damned many Andy's), but that's ok. So, is your rollbar anchored forward enough to allow hood the latch to be pulled? Got a pic? (the other) Andy |
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| Randal |
Sep 3 2004, 05:55 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
QUOTE Wrong Andy Opps. My upright is 1 3/4" from the back wall. I took off the knob so have plenty of room to pull it. |
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| Brad Roberts |
Sep 3 2004, 08:20 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Andy,
the main hoop passes just to the left of the knob for pulling on the engine lid release. *Sometimes* I have to grind a small portion off one side of the knob. TC has done enough 914 cages now that he knows exactly where everything needs to be. B |
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| Jeroen |
Sep 3 2004, 09:19 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
Britain, while your in there (or Tony is in there) why not tie up the front as well?
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