Roll cage info, hurry and help
 

I just picked up a CE 8 point roll cage. I has no plates and no instructions. How much lea-way do I have? I want to put the center bar on top of the "step" where the back seat used to be. I also want to spread the rear bars as much as possiable, and bend the arm bars agaist the door as much as possiable. What are the chances of this.

I purchased and installed a CE 8pt.
Used bent bars for the doors and placed the hoop on the floor (not on top of the ridge.) Also deleted rears and put straight bars to the frame on the hump.
Email me and i will try to dig up some pics, I think I have some of the finished product.
Remember, measure and fit 2x cut once.!!! A slight change in angle produces a huge difference in placement.
I learned the hard way.
later
Mike

Moving the main hoop onto the "step" is an excellent idea. So is makeing the horizontal bar (behind the 2 front seats) "C" chaped to allow the seat to move more rearward.
Watch how close you get to the door, as I had to "alter" the door armrests to get it right.
MANY photos here at this link:
http://www.dariusrudis.com/mustang/rollcage
http://www.dariusrudis.com/mustang/r...s/mvc-821f.jpg

Before moving the hoop anywhere I would check the NHRA rule book. As your car gets faster they lay down the law harder. I don't think moving it up on the step would make the body as stiff as it would if you put it on the floor. When welded to the floor it conectes the subframe to the cage.

Wade, I still plan on going through the floor and tie it into the frame, and sub frame connectors. I just don't want to block off the access to the back.
Drudis, what is the cross bar between the shock towers. Where did it acually weld in.

88 workcar this should get you there http://www.dariusrudis.com/mustang/r...s/mvc-140f.jpg

Darius, did you add a strap across the top of the shock tower also?

Nope, that is original part of the body. I did throw a few stitch welds on it, but thats about it.

88workcar, I put an S&W in my convertible. With mine the back seat is accessible, but nobody can sit there unless I drop the top, and it doesn't look very comfortable. As for the door bars, we cut the fwd end down a little bit, to make it a little easier to get in and out. But they fit snug against the doors, we didn't bend them any.

BTW, convertibles may suck, but it sure came in handy for my cage installation!

Thanks for all the info fellas