bjhines Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I had most of the tubing bent and I trial fitted it this week... The dashbar below will allow me to reinstall the original dash with stock guages and wiring... only the ductwork needs to change. I coped the fonrt A-pillar bars into the rockers I also cut into the rear wheel wells to get some extra room behind the seats without too many bends in the hoop. The A-pillar roofline looks ok.... The top of the hoop fits nicely out of the way... I have a lot to add... but this is a good start... I have a TT track event this weekend so I have to get the other 240Z ready... this project will have to sit for another week or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Looking good man! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some-Guy Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 AWESOME!! Thats how Iam going to build my cage through the dash too!! i love it more pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 You put twin turbo's on a cage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1 Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Looking good John!!!! What kind of tubing did you use? Are you gonna weld it up or get Chris to do it? See you Saturday. Let's hope it's not raining. jt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 You put twin turbo's on a cage? Thats what I thought also TT= Twin Turbos:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 HPDE TIME TRIALS... =TT for me... I figured the TT would pull a few others as well.... The cage is 1.5" .095 DOM... Chris Schimmel aka "Competion Cages" bent the tubes.. Mark Cooper aka "Hubcap Heaven and Wheels" and I are going to cut and notch the straight sections....and weld it up... The door bars and strut tower to A-pillar bars will be bent and fitted last... I will take it back to Chris next month.... Right now I am trying to figure out how to completely weld it without cutting off the roof..... We are also making mounting plates for all tube-to-body connections.... This is just a preliminary bend and fitting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I want to say your main hoop is illegal for SCCA racing. You're allowed 180 degrees with a max of 4 bends. The one picture is at a weird angle, but it looks like the main hoop starts inside the wheel well then curves out towards the side of the car, then I'd imagine it goes back towards the middle. Also, I think there was a thread a while back where we discussed a similar setup (maybe it was yours ???) and it seems like you lose a lot of side impact protection with the main hoop that far inside the car. So if you were to roll it and the car landed on the driver's side, it would crush you before the cage ever got involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some-Guy Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 ^ ohh yea that makes sense... Ill make sure to move myne as close to the side of the car as possible.. I cant wait to start on it! those pics got me fired up tho lol DAMN iam excited again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 Here is an idea of what will happen in the door areas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 It is just a track days car.... and the person who bent the tubes said it would pass tech for what I am doing with it.... and for weight less than 2500lbs. Chris knows what he is doing... CC is not a fly by night/spring chicken operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some-Guy Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 ohh man its goona be tough to get in an outa there lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 Here is a front view of the hoop.... It looks like there is plenty of side protection to me... It will be tied into the floor/differential frame member... Granted the SCCA say they don't want more than 180* in the main hoop... they do make exceptions for cars that need that to fit the cage...my cage will be welded into the wheel wells AND the rear crossemmber frame rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some-Guy Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 well it looks good man you could always just call em an find out? I seriously cant wait to start workin were looking for a place with atleast a carport right now... went to 3 places tonight all crappy... going to the bank tomorow night to see if I qualify for a morgage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 Hoop dreams... this is roughly what it will have... I am adding a bolt in rear tower brace... as well as a bolt in front tower brace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 looks pretty sturdy from your last drawing and what you said your going to add. -Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buZy Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Looks Good!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some-Guy Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 get most of it in yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 You are going to piss that big lump of a heater off aren't you, they weigh a ton. Thinking about using two 12v hair dryer fans in mine to demist the windscreen, not really daily driver practical but they would keep the car road legal. Plus we don't get snow etc here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 The heater is so very neccesary in winter.... I have looked into a few options for the heater box... I think I will suffer with the original design... I have a goal... that is to keep the character of the interior in my hybrid Z car... even though it will have a full cage... The primary purpose of the cage is to stiffen the chassis... I do not intend for this to pass SCCA tech... this is not a race car.. It is a track toy.. and a fun driver... I have several other 240Z shells that are rusty and would make great race cars when I get the time/money/desire to race wheel to wheel.... The hoop is the only part of the vehicle that is required.. and as far as roolover protection.. it is FAR SUPERIOR to the full cage AUTOPOWER JUNK I have installed in another car... I just laugh everytime I look at that piece of crap... I can't believe that the wheelwell bolt in cages pass SCCA tech.. I think someone at Autopower buttered SCCAs palms to get that crap passed... It does NOTHING to stiffen the car.. and it would simply collapse the wheel wells if you ever rolled over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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