Bolt in Roll Cage

Julian, mine is but one example. With the rear area I welded tubes in the rockers for bolts to go through. In the front I actually cut open the rockers and built frame work actually welded to the inner structure with nut plates.

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/rollbar/roll.htm

This works for me but there is I believe a problem for most here. My wire harness and Air conditioning lines originally ran through here. I am removing my A/C (I don't use A/C anyway) and it saves me about 100lbs. The wire harness I am using will be custom built so I can work around that.

So in that regard it would be interesting to see how others have secured theirs.

Gary

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mine is but one example. With the rear area I welded tubes in the rockers for bolts to go through. In the front I actually cut open the rockers and built frame work actually welded to the inner structure with nut plates.
http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/rollbar/roll.htm

Gary,

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing. I'm constantly impressed and inspired by what you do.

Thanks Garth!

I do think the way I mounted it would interfere with normal A/C and electrical routing so i would be good to see how others are mounting them.

Gary,

Thanks for the insight, the later cars have the AC hoses routed through the center console, that said my wiring loom and +ve battery cable run through the passenger rocker, so it could still be a challenge cutting/welding.

The cage I have is a Byers sectional (I think) and as supplied encroaches a lot into the cabin space. Once in it is joined/bolted together with slip tubes at the upper rear. I stretched it out so the front uprights and front crossmember moved forward and closer to the dash and headliner in the cabin. I gained an extra 2 inches of headroom and all I had to do was fabricate longer slip tubes, not sure why it didn't come like that really.

Whichever way I have to cut the rocker panel to insert the pretapped blocks that go behind the rocker. Shame I just cannot reach forward from the rear seat belt access panel inside the rocker, but my arms are not that thin.

Julian

I can see why they moved the A/C lines out. I had to cut mine and pull them out with a wrecker!

Would love to see the photos when you mount it.

Ever been too the Reno Races out there! Awesome event!

Gary