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Avoneer

posted on 26/10/05 at 05:29 PM Reply With Quote
Roll bar/cage type - Opinions

Hi,

Trying to decide which roll bar/cage to use on my Locoblade.

Car wil be road/track day with mostly only me in it.

Full cage like the MK one?

Slanted Dax type bar with petty bar?

Standard hoop with back stays and petty bar?

Trying to keep it sub £300.

It will be welded in place.

Cheers,

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JoelP

posted on 26/10/05 at 05:32 PM Reply With Quote
id never consider a slanted one, bloody rude to any potential passangers!

IMHO, best that you can afford, and exclude it from you weight saving plans. My current one is absolutely worthless, its about 3 inches below my helmet top anyway and is unbraced, in the wrong material My plan is to visit mr norden one day






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rayward

posted on 26/10/05 at 05:32 PM Reply With Quote
MSA spec, double backbrace and diagonal

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shortie

posted on 26/10/05 at 06:04 PM Reply With Quote
yep mk one like mine, looks good IMHO and meets MSA standards. If I start to race then I will also be fitting side impact bars
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Fozzie

posted on 26/10/05 at 07:17 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by shortie
yep mk one like mine, looks good IMHO and meets MSA standards. If I start to race then I will also be fitting side impact bars


Like mine too then!

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Grintch

posted on 3/11/05 at 10:04 PM Reply With Quote
Can some post a pic or link to the MK cage? I am in the planning stages of my own roll cage build and the MK site doesn't have much in the way of car pictures.

Edit - note how my head is taller than my current roll bar in the avatar.

[Edited on 3/11/05 by Grintch]

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Avoneer

posted on 3/11/05 at 11:10 PM Reply With Quote
Pic (knicked from Shorties photo archive).

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Triton

posted on 3/11/05 at 11:16 PM Reply With Quote
Full cage gets my vote





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Triton

posted on 3/11/05 at 11:21 PM Reply With Quote
Ride height a tad beggared though





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robinbastd

posted on 3/11/05 at 11:22 PM Reply With Quote
Wheels are a bit small as well.





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want2race

posted on 5/11/05 at 05:47 PM Reply With Quote




Thats mine.. Cost was under $200USD.
I bought the bender which addes $400 but I intend to sell it now.

I was thinking full cage but didnt like the way they looked.

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britishtrident

posted on 5/11/05 at 05:52 PM Reply With Quote
Steering wheel is on the wrong side :-)
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Rorty

posted on 5/11/05 at 11:22 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by want2race






A few five-bar gates went into that lot!





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Hellfire

posted on 6/11/05 at 08:12 PM Reply With Quote
Looks like it might be quite difficult to get either in or out of that Rorty. Quite like it though.






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Grintch

posted on 7/11/05 at 09:33 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by want2race

I was thinking full cage but didnt like the way they looked.


I am with you (Johnathan?), I don't think a full cage looks right on a open car.

Assuming some of the other comments were directed at my car:

Ride height - It is a bit high, a reworked exhaust (it is ground flat now from occational contact with the ground) and a skid plate will get it down for next year. However, most of my local Autocross sites have fairly rough pavement, so I can't get it as low as a track only car.

Small wheels - Race tire selection in the US for a lightweight car (Formula/Sport Racer type) pretty much dictates a 13" wheel size. Sedan/Production style race tires never get up to a good operating temperatue.

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Avoneer

posted on 7/11/05 at 11:10 PM Reply With Quote
I think the ride height and small wheels pun was aimed at the pic I posted of the chassis and trolley.

Pat...





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want2race

posted on 8/11/05 at 12:59 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Looks like it might be quite difficult to get either in or out of that Rorty. Quite like it though.


Not really.. its a step ladder

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want2race

posted on 8/11/05 at 01:00 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Grintch
quote:
Originally posted by want2race

I was thinking full cage but didnt like the way they looked.


I am with you (Johnathan?), I don't think a full cage looks right on a open car.

Assuming some of the other comments were directed at my car:

Ride height - It is a bit high, a reworked exhaust (it is ground flat now from occational contact with the ground) and a skid plate will get it down for next year. However, most of my local Autocross sites have fairly rough pavement, so I can't get it as low as a track only car.

Small wheels - Race tire selection in the US for a lightweight car (Formula/Sport Racer type) pretty much dictates a 13" wheel size. Sedan/Production style race tires never get up to a good operating temperatue.


Im running 19x12 racing tires from an American Lemans series car. Should have enough grip and hopefully enough heat.

Due to front spindles my min wheel diameter is 14" but thats fine since the wheels are 19"

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Grintch

posted on 8/11/05 at 02:33 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Avoneer
I think the ride height and small wheels pun was aimed at the pic I posted of the chassis and trolley.

Pat...


Yes that would be funnier.

W2R - how much does a set of those AMLS tires run, $2000? Even if you get the matching 600hp engine (which I remember you were considering), I would think it would be hard to get them up to temperature due to a lack of downforce. I would think that 12 - 14" wide Formula Atlantic tires would be as wild as you can get on a 7. Are you planning on running NASA Kit Car Challenge or SCCA Super Production?

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Triton

posted on 9/11/05 at 12:11 AM Reply With Quote
Head above roll bar isn't too clever though





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want2race

posted on 9/11/05 at 12:50 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Grintch
quote:
Originally posted by Avoneer
I think the ride height and small wheels pun was aimed at the pic I posted of the chassis and trolley.

Pat...


Yes that would be funnier.

W2R - how much does a set of those AMLS tires run, $2000? Even if you get the matching 600hp engine (which I remember you were considering), I would think it would be hard to get them up to temperature due to a lack of downforce. I would think that 12 - 14" wide Formula Atlantic tires would be as wild as you can get on a 7. Are you planning on running NASA Kit Car Challenge or SCCA Super Production?


Super production.

They are $800 a tire but I have some friends and possibly a sponsor.

It will reach temp. The AlMS car isnt very different to my car in terms of power an weight. The only thing it has over me is brakes.. We shall see how it all turns out.

Engines on a crate so Smiles start now

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Avoneer

posted on 15/11/05 at 09:31 PM Reply With Quote
Back to the original question and my solution:

Pic isn't too clever, but it will look nice once Powder coated:

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andyps

posted on 15/11/05 at 10:49 PM Reply With Quote
Wow Pat - the lightweight has probably just been blown out of the window, but that looks like it should provide good protection (and probably some rigidity) so has to be worthwhile.





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Avoneer

posted on 15/11/05 at 11:03 PM Reply With Quote
91ks as it is.

Could probably loose 10kg off the chassis if I adapted a few bits, but I'm happy with the extra bars in the tranny tunnel and the extra bracing here and there.

Pat...





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drmike54

posted on 17/11/05 at 03:30 PM Reply With Quote
Roll Cages

What size is the roll bar/cage tubing?





Started Welding the chassis!!!!

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