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This is what I did. Baseball bat sounds much more rewarding, though...

Do not order from James.

Surprisingly, I can't find any good ones. Hopefully the dash will be going back in early next week... Oh, and of course, you can flock your center console to match.

I wasn't there for every decision. Just wanted a simple door bar to pass spec and be out of the way. I do remember the placement of the bar being okay in my head, but I may not have accounted for how much the seat position would change in the moment. Either way, I think it's manageable...I can always gut the doors later, and permanently take it off the street, haha. Dash bar will probably go in at a point. Probably do it myself.

Another option is flocking. Suede-ish appearance/feel. No glare. Relatively simple to do. Had mine done for two years and it held up fine. Recently redid it because of the cage.

No pm. Wouldn't let me send you one, either. Shoot me a text. 760-271-9711.

Looking for two unmolested 240z taillight wiring harnesses. The plug-to-bulb socket. Thanks!

Shortened up and beveled the quick release mount to give myself an extra 3/4" or so. Could have gone a bit further, but Elbow room seems to be pretty good...we'll see when I'm actually driving.

After a lack of contact and no products after nine weeks, I contacted by credit card company and got a refund. Searching his website registrar brings up various shady things. Multiple businesses. Addresses that don't exist. Different phone numbers. That's that.

I've been waiting 8 weeks. Patiently.

Thought about making a separate topic, but figured I'd try here first. Spacing isn't that bad on the wheel, but my elbows are definitely an issue. Bought a weld-on quick release and the shortest adapter for my nardi wheel. Even cutting a half inch out of the quick release mount, I still need another inch to not bash my elbow. My friend suggested an aftermarket steering column with the bonus of it being collapsible. Obviously anything is possible with enough fab, but is there a column being recommended for our cars? Searching didn't show anything... http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-Collapsible-Steering-Column-22-1-2-32-Inch,14416.html

Rewire, lack of paint, and lack of some fiberglass parts. Hopefully soon...as work permits.

Still a wannabe street car, so the cage was made with door panels fitted and everything but the arm rests survived. Door latch is a bit of a stretch, though. Been busy, but...I think tomorrow...I'm welding in a quick-release mount for the steering wheel and will be figuring out decent spacing to keep my elbow happy. The Kirkey seat I bought has me well-contained otherwise: https://www.kirkeyracing.com/product/10/71700/SEAT-ALUMINUM-17-STANDARD-20-LAYBACK-ROAD-RACE-CONTAINMENT

Was not cheap, but worth it. Work for the cage was $3500.

Sorry, I don't...it's been gone from the car for years.

If you can't see a way to bolt it on, you'll have to make a cradle of some kind. Previous owner on my car bolted a rig coming down from the rails for the old radiator to sit in. Could be a solution if you're not trying to fab something up.

Maybe just sell them to me.

Thanks. Yeah, thought about the elbow room a bit. Hopefully won't be too bad, but I'm okay with a couple of bumps (see the accurate rendition of me in my avatar). Designer said he consulted SCCA rule book. Not familiar with the rules on the front bar, but he definitely mentioned the same rule about the main hoop in casual conversation, so I'm sure ("confident hope") it's within spec. I guess I'll cross both these issues when the time comes, eh?

Just thought about this post while making my other one and figured I'd give an update. I bought a mig, messed around with it for a little while to get decent, and started tackling the rust earlier this year myself (with some help of a couple of friends on the floors/rails). It took something like 25-30 different pieces of metal, but it is now 99.9% rust free. Kind of sucked in the moment, but not that bad when I look back on it...very happy I went through with the work and not just scrap it/buy another car as some suggested.

More.

Usually don't post stuff like this, but I spent some decent money on it and the car isn't drivable, so I might as well show it off some. All work besides the front camber plates was done by ASC Speed Metal in San Diego (@ascspeedmetal on instagram is updated most often). Great work, great communication, great turnaround time. Asked for a simple SSCA legal cage tied to the front towers with enough room to cruise it on the street without banging my head and a proper mount for my Kirkey seat.

Haha, not entirely meaning to sound harsh. I was getting so excited to see it come together, then the rails and firewall went away. Amazing work...I'm rooting for you wrangle it in and get it running before you burn yourself out on it!

Read the entire thread. That car will never be finished.

I don't really blame him. It was a bit of a shit show on there, really. I wouldn't want a potential customer to see that (his own posts included). Despite postings here, I made a decent-sized order with him a couple weeks ago. He seems...eccentric, which is why I think he has had a couple of business issues. But, he also seems very genuine. I'll update when I have one...

Forgot to include a couple of in between photos.