Guys this is the progress so far, you are all invited to chime in, preferably positive critisism.
Thanks,
Efrain
Guys this is the progress so far, you are all invited to chime in, preferably positive critisism.
Thanks,
Efrain
Efrain N Alers
Nativo Performance
787-635-9546
Efrain: The cage looks nice. I am not sure if it was a deliberate decision with the main hoop to put the foot on the top of the frame, or not. I had my cage built with the foot of the main hoop on the floor with the mounting plate extending from the floor up the cross frame and the side frame (two vertical surfaces). I notice that the foot of the front down tube is done that way. I also have a cross brace at the foot of the rear braces. But the cage looks real strong.
Bill Stevens - Mbr # 103106
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Thanks Bill for your input. We mainly focused on attaching the cage to strong solid locations and the floor was too weak to place it there. Same thing happened at the rear tubes we decided to place them at a different location than usual due to chassis strength.
thanks,
Efrain N Alers
Nativo Performance
787-635-9546
Looks pretty good... although thats the fugliest looking tubing I've ever seen!
In the future, you've got 144 square inches... make use of it. IMO, Pretty small pads. Run down the rockers with some gusset plates to tie that whole corner under the main hoop together. On the rear, you can add more material there. Looks like you could get to the frame to tie it in pretty easily. Good fit on the hoop!
Scott Rhea
Izzy's Custom Cages
It's not what you build... It's how you build it
Performance Driven LLC
Neon Racing Springs
All the tubbing is DOM, Seamless, 1.5" x .095" SAE 1020 Mild Steel
Efrain
Efrain N Alers
Nativo Performance
787-635-9546
Didn't mean anything other than the tubing "visually" looks funky.. little bit of cleanup and paint and all will be good
Scott Rhea
Izzy's Custom Cages
It's not what you build... It's how you build it
Performance Driven LLC
Neon Racing Springs
The rear down tubes going to the plates are good. The tubes added for bracing are welded in shear and are reduced to the strength of the weld. I would suggest in the future they go to the plates or the front side of the tubes to place them in compression. We usually add a bar between the strut\shock towers and go to that joint for added strength.
Steve Eckerich
ITS 18 Speedsource RX7
ITR RX8 (under construction)
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