Some pics of my FFTEC fab'd roll bar
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Some pics of my FFTEC fab'd roll bar UPDATED 6/14/09
Well thought i'd share some pics of the progress on my Evo9.
We only have 2 drag strips around my area and have to some times travel 2 hrs each way and they have been pretty easy on me so far but i don't want to push my luck so i'm installing a custom 5 point roll bar.
My car is what i consider a street/strip evo and am making the bar legal so that i can race this season up to 10.0 or 135mph.
The car has gone 137 mph on race gas and 10.45 but both were not great passes by any means however the car will be on E85 for the rest of the year in hopes of keeping it right at low 10's and 135mph.
I'll update things as it gets closer to completion
Please understand we are not by an means a chassis fabrication shop but we do all our own in house fab work w/ the help from my boys Jesse&Sean and friends like Chris&Steve.
Oh well on with the pics if you have any questions lmk.
6x6" plate to bolt main hoop so that i have the chance to expand to a full cage or remove if i decide to sell the car and buyer does not want it....
All level
Here's most of it tacked in place
Here are some up close pics of the clearance in the trunk w/ the cross bars that close the trunk and the rear bars
Rear mounts in trunk w/ 6x6" plates tacked and welded this time for ease of install and i can always cover w/ trunk carpet if sold once again
Now a couple shots from outside sorry for dirt and poor quality photos
That's it for now i will update and add pics as we go along.
Right now it's getting some semi-gloss black paint and just awaiting the swing out kit from Chris Alston chassis works to finish up the door bar and off to the races we go!
Let us know what you think......thanks for looking.
We only have 2 drag strips around my area and have to some times travel 2 hrs each way and they have been pretty easy on me so far but i don't want to push my luck so i'm installing a custom 5 point roll bar.
My car is what i consider a street/strip evo and am making the bar legal so that i can race this season up to 10.0 or 135mph.
The car has gone 137 mph on race gas and 10.45 but both were not great passes by any means however the car will be on E85 for the rest of the year in hopes of keeping it right at low 10's and 135mph.
I'll update things as it gets closer to completion
Please understand we are not by an means a chassis fabrication shop but we do all our own in house fab work w/ the help from my boys Jesse&Sean and friends like Chris&Steve.
Oh well on with the pics if you have any questions lmk.
6x6" plate to bolt main hoop so that i have the chance to expand to a full cage or remove if i decide to sell the car and buyer does not want it....
All level
Here's most of it tacked in place
Here are some up close pics of the clearance in the trunk w/ the cross bars that close the trunk and the rear bars
Rear mounts in trunk w/ 6x6" plates tacked and welded this time for ease of install and i can always cover w/ trunk carpet if sold once again
Now a couple shots from outside sorry for dirt and poor quality photos
That's it for now i will update and add pics as we go along.
Right now it's getting some semi-gloss black paint and just awaiting the swing out kit from Chris Alston chassis works to finish up the door bar and off to the races we go!
Let us know what you think......thanks for looking.
Last edited by PATRICK B.; Jun 14, 2009 at 02:56 PM.
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Trust me i too had major reservations about cutting into my Evo however it allows for a couple things. And they are completely covered by the 6x6 plates on top and bottom along with the carpet so you won't even know they are there
1 - To get the main hoop as tight to the headliner as possible it allows us to drop the main hoop bars down through the floor to make the appropriate measurements.
2 - Allows us once again to drop the main hoop down so that we can finish the welds on the top side where the rear bars mount to the main hoop (you can see the pic of the tack welded rear bar to hoop above).
3 - It will allow me if in the future if i decide to run a full 10 point cage to once again lower the hoop down to add the halo and a-pillar bars while retaining the rear section
When using 4130 chromoly you are allowed to use 1 5/8" / .083 material vs DOM stuff.
Lighterweight =
Not sure why you can't see them sorry
1 - To get the main hoop as tight to the headliner as possible it allows us to drop the main hoop bars down through the floor to make the appropriate measurements.
2 - Allows us once again to drop the main hoop down so that we can finish the welds on the top side where the rear bars mount to the main hoop (you can see the pic of the tack welded rear bar to hoop above).
3 - It will allow me if in the future if i decide to run a full 10 point cage to once again lower the hoop down to add the halo and a-pillar bars while retaining the rear section
When using 4130 chromoly you are allowed to use 1 5/8" / .083 material vs DOM stuff.
Lighterweight =
Not sure why you can't see them sorry
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Thanks Fathouse hopefully be able to make some more passes w/o the tech ****'s on my ****........maybe be able to sneek in a 9sec pass if all the planets align sometime this year!
Here are some links for you to look through i have too many pics and not enough time to post them all you can search my name for more but this should keep you busy lol.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...ned-motor.html
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...tang-dyno.html
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...light=race+gas
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...5hp-481tq.html
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...-new-mods.html
Thanks Ken it's kinda like our theme at the shop do the best with what ya got.......cuz we don't have unlimited funds that for sure!
Here are some links for you to look through i have too many pics and not enough time to post them all you can search my name for more but this should keep you busy lol.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...ned-motor.html
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...tang-dyno.html
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...light=race+gas
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...5hp-481tq.html
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...-new-mods.html
Thanks Ken it's kinda like our theme at the shop do the best with what ya got.......cuz we don't have unlimited funds that for sure!