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> Rollcage: Backpad= yea or nea???
Should backpad be installed with Cage???
Should backpad be installed with Cage???
Yes, keep it !!! [ 1 ] ** [5.00%]
No, sell it !!! [ 19 ] ** [95.00%]
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Mueller
post Oct 20 2003, 06:43 PM
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My 914 gets it full custom TC Design cage this weekend.

I was informed by Tony that the backpad can be left in place and the cage can be installed around/over it.

So right now I have to decide, once the cage is in, it'll be too late to install a backpad or to properly remove the backpad without destroying it if I want to take it out.
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post Oct 20 2003, 06:45 PM
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Lose it like a bad habit.

Clean the area up BEFORE he welds in the cage.


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post Oct 20 2003, 06:46 PM
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Think of the weight savings, man!!!!
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post Oct 20 2003, 07:00 PM
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I ditched mine....Try not to rip the tabs that are held onto the top.
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post Oct 20 2003, 07:07 PM
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Rip it out.

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post Oct 20 2003, 07:16 PM
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I ditched mine....Try not to rip the tabs that are held onto the top.



too late, two of the four tabs are already history (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

otherwise the backpad is in really nice shape.....

I take it the drivers side door storage compartment needs to be axed as well??

The doors are off the car already as is the front window to give Tony more room, interior is stripped, but not cleaned up as nice as I'd like it to be...I guess I'm off to Wal-Mart for more brake parts cleaner (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boldblue.gif)
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post Oct 20 2003, 07:19 PM
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QUOTE(Mueller @ Oct 20 2003, 06:16 PM)
I take it the drivers side door storage compartment needs to be axed as well??

yupp, as well as the speakers ...
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post Oct 20 2003, 07:24 PM
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Hey Andy, I noticed on your website for your cage install that you do not have any of the interior parts installed.

Was it a major PITA to install 1,2,3 and 4 once cage was done?
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post Oct 20 2003, 07:25 PM
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no wise cracks about my messy garage (IMG:style_emoticons/default/fighting19.gif)


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post Oct 20 2003, 07:55 PM
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1. doesn't fit anymore
2. doesn't fit anymore
3. no problem, seals + padding still fit
3a. sun visors did NOT go back in cause you can't move them up completely anymore
3b. front hinges have to be removed from the top
4. no problem, seals + padding still fit

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post Oct 20 2003, 08:06 PM
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don't you "need" 1 and 2??

or at least 1 I would think????
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post Oct 20 2003, 09:52 PM
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Leave 1. on the car if you want too. But you had better never want to remove it. The main hoop will rest against it.

I have NO idea why you think you "need" it.


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post Oct 20 2003, 09:59 PM
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Lose the backpad and sell it to someone who is trying to have an original-sh car. If you're going for the track - it's just extra weight - and IMHOP doesn't look that great anyway. Look at Bill Pickering's car - he carpeted the firewall - it looks nice, and means business.

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post Oct 20 2003, 11:12 PM
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I have NO idea why you think you "need" it.


without the car in front of me, I was thinking that part had something to do with sealing the top to the car, also due to the latches, but now looking at the car, I was wrong


I think I am better off keeping those parts off, that way I can sell the parts as a complete set more easily
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post Oct 21 2003, 08:02 AM
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I have my sunvisors in place with the cage. They are all the way down with a velcro patch keeping them against the windshield. I'm 6'1" and can see fine and they do help with the sun sometimes. Just an option if you do plan on driving on the street.
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post Oct 21 2003, 11:14 AM
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Hi Mike,

As Fiid mentioned, I carpeted my backpad area with Home Depot indoor/outdoor carpet...it's really light, but makes it slightly more comfortable in the interior...I did the same with footwells....

It was really cheap, too!

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post Oct 21 2003, 11:39 AM
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QUOTE(drew365 @ Oct 21 2003, 07:02 AM)
I have my sunvisors in place with the cage. They are all the way down with a velcro patch keeping them against the windshield. I'm 6'1" and can see fine and they do help with the sun sometimes. Just an option if you do plan on driving on the street.

strange, they were always in my way (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
up or down or on the windshield, they were always taking away from my field of view ...
so they had to go. i wear sunglasses now.

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post Oct 21 2003, 01:19 PM
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Would removing the backpad make any more room for the seat to move aft? Does anyone know of other sport type seats that could be fitted to gain legroom?

TIA

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post Oct 21 2003, 01:24 PM
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BTW Mike, Its the NEXT weekend, ie the 1st and 2nd....

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post Oct 21 2003, 01:24 PM
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QUOTE(flyloki @ Oct 21 2003, 12:19 PM)
Would removing the backpad make any more room for the seat to move aft? Does anyone know of other sport type seats that could be fitted to gain legroom?

that's pretty much a no. the pad-part behind your seat is really thin, i don't think anything can be gained there.
how tall are you???

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