Roll cage modification - Help Required

Have you thought about this Gurds?

http://www.enne-motorsport.de/Fotos/Neuaufbau Gruppe H Fahrzeug/Neuaufbau Rennauto/index.html

I remember him sitting way back in the car. There's also a silver mk1 in the Berg Cup that also sits a long way back (Hayot). The enne motorsport method is probably as far back as you can go and retain the H bar..

 

Thanks Mickey. Nice solution implemented there too. I'm not certain that will solve it for me but will only find out with a bit of measuring.

Yea Mushy, Best to cut it out and see. I can always put it back if required.

Gurds

 

As Sirguydo and your initial thoughts ... plus gusset the cage to the shell at the B pillar where the upper seat belt mounts would be.

Is your harness still going to locate at the rear top mounts brace ?

 

Drawing is terrible but think it ties in with your idea plus a couple of over kill braces



Helps maybe but the cage diagram makes drawing the bits we want to talk about hard to add on

 

What a load of rubbish looks so bad when posted lol

 

I think this will have to be the way.

Yes the harness will still go there unless something gets in the way.

Gurds

 

Sirguydo, That drawing is amazing! 3D Studio Max? lol

Gurds

 

my uncle with his rally car has done something very similar to this.



Add an X from the main hoop to rear turrets rather than a single diagonal, with side cross bars for extra roll over protection. Also the addition of 2 diagonals from 1/2 way up the b-pillar roll hoop to the centre of the floor welded to a strengthened plated area for side impact resistance. it should allow you to remove the Horizontal bar.

Looking at the diagram of your cage, is the b-pillar vertical diagonal not meant to attach to the Drivers side rather than passengers as yours is? or have you done this to give you any more clearance from the seat??

Chaps

 

Ok the enevitable happened. I chopped out the offending bars.





Seat sits further back as expected.





Will go from there.

Thanks guys.

Gurds

 

Found this on the new vag race Facebook page

 

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Anyway, Yes good work Gurds. A bit of extra bracing and it should be fine

 

Don't do Facebook it was a link from Tims thread lol

Facebook the burglars friend lol

 

Just seen this one posted here. Extra short brace from B to C and then using your cross section from your an roll hoop, angle it backward onto the short pieces

 

Yes Mat its a VWMS car