Reply to "Roll Cage"

I have used Halls 4 point roll bar, dropped my floors and installed a Wilwood pedal setup.

Something unusual about the Hall roll bar is it seemed to fit my Embo Coach car perfectly. The mounting bases were specific to this chassis.

I have added some additional support tying it into the front frame rails, front door supports, the rear bulkhead and rear shock supports.

I also plated the rocker panels inside the car and added some box gussets inside the rear engine compartment behind the bulkhead.

The advantage is the chassis is rigid and very little flex. The dis advantage is weight ... I have not addressed the car with a hole saw and started assembly with any weight saving ...YET.

My plan is to use the car on both street and track.

With the floors dropped, the proper seats and some roll bar padding, and I;m only 5-9 I dont see the head injury an issue. But I;m not saying it don't exist ... but I also have seen worse in production and street cars with no cages.

I see 2 advantages over NO cage in a Pantera. First any added structure if the car rolls or a side impact is better then none. Second is the rigidity of the chassis is far superior for performance vs. a spongy car.
The disadvantage is the weight ... but weight is not always a disadvantage if distributed correctly ... I chose to move the battery and fuel tank forward ... I have the scales ready ... but have yet to assemble suspension, so at this point ... its all in theory ... we cant prove that it will all come together ... but my two conspirators and I with a few years of experience ... think we are on the right track.

My 2 cents

Ron