chassis prep for track days

[dandubgti]

ahh , im totally with you now , just out of interest mate , where did u get your rear strut brace / harness bar ?

thanks mate .

[VeeDubGTI16v]

i got it from merlin motorsport at castle combe. its just a bit of rollcage tubing. might be worth deciding now what cage your gonna use and buy it the same diameter

[dandubgti]

just ordered a Peter Lloyd cage , just a basic 6 point , probably will add to it , just easier to start with a basic cage already made .

[VeeDubGTI16v]

yeah im gonna do the same, buy all the bent tubes and add to them with straight tubes. its not hard to profile the end of a tube but bending them is a bit specialist

[Horney]

just ordered a Peter Lloyd cage , just a basic 6 point , probably will add to it , just easier to start with a basic cage already made .

How much that set you back?

nick

[VeeDubGTI16v]

http://www.peterlloydrallying.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_57&products_id=1301

its just a generic picture though

[dandubgti]

its only a basic bolt in 6 point , im gonna chop the mounting plates off the bottom of the legs and fab up a nice box section for the cage to weld to . weld all the cage together and just add bars where appropriate .

[Horney]

I reckon it'll be cheaper to get my uncle to knock something up, even with having to drive the car down to Bodmin.

nick

[dandubgti]

scaffold spec roll cage  if its cheap and decent , why not mate .

veedubgti16v what did u use to prep your inner arches for stich welding ? that wire grinder attachment that took your knuckle off ??

[Horney]

scaffold spec roll cage  if its cheap and decent , why not mate .

He's cornish farmer who builds trailers as a 2nd income so has a pipe binder and 40 years welding experience. I'd just have to supply the right tubing and some beer!

Problem is I live in Hampshire so it's a pain getting the car down there and then getting back, then going back to get it.

Nick