I would recommend padding the entire thing Tim if you are going to let anyone else ride in it on the street. More safety sh*t to wade through

Might be a good idea to do a 10pt right away too as I'm sure with the mods you are talking about you will see 10's soon.

 

That's because most people who actually know about these things are smart enough to realize that putting a full cage in a street car is retarded.

BTW, the cage in the Sparco Evo you linked to is totally "all show and no go." No race sanctioning body would allow that ridiculous design.

Emre

 

No diagnoal brace Will anyone actually let you run that on the track? As it is, it wouldn't meet SCCA or FIA regs.

Emre

 

In order for a cage to be street legal, it has to NOT interfere with ANY standard equipment (including sun visors) and must not significantly impede ingress/egress. A properly designed and fitted racing cage would technically be illegal if anyone actually checked. You can, of course, ask your builder to make you a cage that doesn't interfere at all, but those cages won't give you as much protection on the track. It's a trade-off.

That's why most of us who are serious about this stuff have dedicated track cars that we don't drive on the street (except maybe to and from events). That's the only "no compromise" solution.

Emre

 

since this one is back home, 15 miles away from the ring i couldnt help it and bought an evo 9 mr last week, picked it up yesterday, i love it. what a great car. a daily driver, and a true racing tool. i am more than happy....

 

mines welded in. even down to front the front strut domes thru the fire wall. and i am german, so therefore we have the TUV. and mine still road legal. no visors. rear doors welded shut.

 

I understand that. But the original poster is in the USA and was asking about US DOT (Department of Transportation) standards. According to the DOT, a cage cannot interfere with any standard equipment or limit egress/ingess in any way.

Most 6-point cages, therefore, run afoul of DOT standards because they block the use of sunvisors of all things! Plus, the door bars significantly interfere with egress/ingress unless you made them removable (which isn't great for safety).

It sounds like the TUV is far more progressive.

Emre

 

I notice you live in madison wisconsin, but if you are interested in quality work, my buddy owns an off-road shop in St. Louis who build cages, tube chassis and much more everyday for 4x4 vehicles. They have also built cages for drag cars. They can do a great job. Their website is www.asshogger.com. A few months ago they built an entire exo-skeleton cage for a jeep scrambler for a guy from Wisconsin.

 

that was an issue with the TUV as well. See how the side bars are welded not as full cross but more or less follow the seat line? reascuing somebody from a car shouldnt interfere if you do the way it was done in my car...