The car is getting there, hopefully to be finished in time for christmas. Left my mate whose helping me build it, alone with the car for a few days, returned and hey presto, he's fitted the roll cage. Great me thinks, until he tells me he's made a minor mistake. so the question is this.

The roll cage hoop situated behind the drivers head has been fitted the wrong way round to every picture i can find of a locost. i.e the diagonal bracing bar is at the bottom behind the drivers head and at the top of the hoop behind the passengers head, if you understand what im talking about ( it reads fine to me but i know what i mean!!!!!! or not as the case may be!! ) so, is this ok or do i have to grind it off and fix it the correct way?? pumpers

If you're not having high back seats ,you could make a small round pad ,and fix it as a head restraint, could look good...........

[Edited on 1/10/03 by Surrey Dave]

No, I'd definitely grind it off and start again I afraid - the one thing the scruitineers are very hot on is roll cage safety/construction (and pre race scruitineering is all about the safety of the car to race rather than wether it complies to the formula regulations, not something you realise the first time you turn up to compete) and with the way round you have it, if you were to roll the car for example, the impact energy would be tranfered away from the non existant passenger rather than you. Sorry!

tx, looks like im grinding this morning!!!

Nah, just weld in another cross member in the opposite direction so you have a cross formed - that is what my Safety Devices cage has - you may be able to see pictures at http://www.TeamDickie.co.uk

Dickie

ahhh mmmm Dickie is right......that would have been easier and I may have been thinking of another way you could build a roll cage.....sorry! Mind you I'd still rather have the complete tube protecting me rather than the passenger in the case of X type bracing.

sorted it now only took about five hours!!! tx anyway pumpers.