Mikelly Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 ...And boy am I really gonna be broke. Piper Motorsports really knows their stuff... They are doing some choice work... GOnna have NASCAR door bars, Gussets tied into the A pillar and roof, a diagonal roof bar in the hailo, the X bracing to the rear, then tieing back to the front, triangulations everywhere... Really choice quality work. This guy knows his stuff, listened to my concerns, changed up a few things like footer placement away from the seat pockets (As most cages locate them) and up onto the shelf where the storage bins were, and sinking the front A pillar tubes into the rocker boxes. and bringing the rear X bars in around the cell to give more protection. The owner was also VERY impressed with that ZF Racing Suspension that that hack built... Should get it back by Wednesday or Thursday of next week! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synlubes Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 I think we need a get together after you get it back so it can be christened. I want to see that truck as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savageskaterkid Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 WOW, it takes your guy less then a week to do a full custom job, yet it takes my mechanic 2-3 weeks to bolt up a suspension and make a 3ft breakline..........DAMNIT I HATE ME MECHANIC-hope to see the car soon mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Sounds great! Please do post some pics when you get the Z back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 Funny you should mention that Doug... I'm planning ANOTHER shindig for either late July or Early August. This cage is gonna be top shelf... Estimating between 15-25 hours and about $300 in materials at $75 per hour... A basic 6 point cage is about 8 hours. This was just gonna be a "basic" cage, until my spin off T10 last weekend at 100mph... Now it'll have every brace, bar, and gusset he can squeeze in... Gonna be 10-12 points when all is said and done, not including the body to cage gussets! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JAMIE T Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Good on ya Mike! Can't wait to steal ideas from it, err... I mean see it! The later the better for your shindig, I want to bring my freakin' car! Things are actually starting to take shape down here! I want to have a get together at my new place when it's suitable. Maybe before we move in, but after most everything is done. The plumbers are starting today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 Just say when... I can hang at your place as well as mine... Pete should have his 406 installed soon enough... and Mine will actually be painted by August if everything works out right! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 What do you have planned for Oct? Mike? I know we're going to be up that way for about a week or so, dunno if DC is going to be part of the trip or not yet but I'd love to stop by and meet you, see all your toys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeizm Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 WOW, it takes your guy less then a week to do a full custom job, yet it takes my mechanic 2-3 weeks to bolt up a suspension and make a 3ft breakline..........DAMNIT I HATE ME MECHANIC-hope to see the car soon mike. LOL my mechanic takes 3 weeks to replace a turbo and run a water line to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted June 25, 2005 Author Share Posted June 25, 2005 Bill, as most of the members know, just let me know a day or two in advance and we can throw together something small or something big! If you're in the area, by all means, stop in! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 So I guess that spin really scared the crap out of you, huh? I did a similar spin once, a 180º all the way across the track and into the dirt at ~110 mph or so. Rotated VERY slowly, skid marks across the track for several hundred feet. I remember thinking "don't dig in, don't dig in, don't dig in" but I was saying "SH**********************************************T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and my passenger was just looking very pale and gripping the oh **** handle like his life depended on it. Immediately my thoughts went to building a big bad roll cage too, but I just never got around to it, and I was still driving the car pretty much daily, so it wasn't feasible at that time. Maybe someday I will follow up on that, but I'd be curious to hear how having it affects your driving psychologically, because I know I dropped it down a notch after that. If you have all that cage are you going to drive that much more balls to the wall? Be sure and let us know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsquared Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Does Jedd still work at Piper? P.S. +1 more vote for pics when it's done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted June 25, 2005 Author Share Posted June 25, 2005 Jon, A cage was always in the works for this car. I had made the appointment before this event (Think I posted it here!) and I decided after putting a hole in the block that I needed the track car "DONE" so I wouldn't abuse the vette, which still has some resale value to it... Don't think I'd ever get $20,000 for the Z... Can't say that about the Vette! The additional bars just grew from my discussions with Jeff. BTW, this isn't the first car I've owned that had a cage and door bars... There have been three others! Jsquared, Jeff is still there! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsquared Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 actually I was referring to Jedd Fahnstock... white S13 coupe, does open track and drift events. I don't know if he worked there or just knew the people there and had his cage done there... can't remember, but I want to say he worked there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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