I need to look at putting floor plates in, I got the half cage off ebay the other day. Looking at it, it seems as though the brackets are there for the front legs should I want too.

Have you looked into the regs of the events you do re cages? A lot of our stuff (don't know about drift, but rally) the cage needs to be FIA approved or whatever it's called, though that does seem to be only the top stuff. Certainly self build isn't good enough for some it seems

MSA spec only requires that it be built to the dimensions specified in the blue book, if its made from the right materials etc then it will get logbooked fine after a scrutineers approval. If you do a crazy design of your own then it would need to be homologated for national or international competition iirc. Depends on what championships you want to do, but drift stuff is moving toward mainstream style FIA rules.

Nice welding on the cage block looks very tidy, much tidier than my pugs cage plates (well the ones a previous owner had a go at and then I had to correct!!). Though I imagine the volvos are a fair bit nicer to weld to as they are made of thicker metal and don't have galvanise to grind back into what little metal there is too!!

Keep us updated!

Jason B wrote:MSA spec only requires that it be built to the dimensions specified in the blue book, if its made from the right materials etc then it will get logbooked fine after a scrutineers approval.

Thats interesting... cage designs are in the blue book?!

yep, guidelines for a basic 6pointer and what other bracings etc you can add. Along with the regs for tubing thickness and size, mounting plates etc. If its like that then a scrutineer will check that it meets criteria and required standards and logbook it.

All six points welded:



One box:


More detailing


Here is Marius in the progress on the rear x:


Hope to get it done this week

Why do I get the feeling no-one will be putting on a 'normal' seat belt any time soon

cheers

James

Great job! You're going fast!

foggyjames wrote:Why do I get the feeling no-one will be putting on a 'normal' seat belt any time soon

cheers

James

because real men don't use seatbelts with less than 4 attachment points - and rear passengers are over-rated

Jason B wrote:because real men don't use seatbelts with less than 4 attachment points - and rear passengers are over-rated

Real men also drive cars with the spinny wheels at the right end, and with more than a 500rpm wide torque band

Hehe

Yesterdays progress:


Need to strip the door off it cards before I can shut it

Chris_C wrote:

Jason B wrote:because real men don't use seatbelts with less than 4 attachment points - and rear passengers are over-rated

Real men also drive cars with the spinny wheels at the right end, and with more than a 500rpm wide torque band

Also true! but I still have a car which has spinny wheels at the correct end and lots of torques

@nikdev - looking really good! - is that seat a cobra monaco?

Nikdev wrote:

Looks super-tough - great work as always

wow nikdev good work
i love your car to bits
awesome
just awesome

kev

Jason B wrote:
@nikdev - looking really good! - is that seat a cobra monaco?

Nope still a old, Sparco Sprint

Sorry for pic whoring, the cage is finished welded:D





Rear strut bar:


Testing out the belts:

Stock seat mounts cut away, and new ones made:




So i can get lower and further back: