The Bomber... Just another Impreza?
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Trust me guys, I don't ever want to have to use the cage lol
But any off you have in a 550+ HP car isn't going to be pretty. I'd rather be safe than sorry. The car is a tool, and it gets driven as such. I'm not interested in any more power. I just want it as light, stiff and focussed as possible.
But any off you have in a 550+ HP car isn't going to be pretty. I'd rather be safe than sorry. The car is a tool, and it gets driven as such. I'm not interested in any more power. I just want it as light, stiff and focussed as possible.
Agreed - some top-notch welding there...
Why the swan-neck? I assume its like that for a reason, as straight would surely be stronger
Also - an un-educated question about cages in general - clearly there's a fair bit of very strong cage there - the only bit of the car that isn't protected is the floor. In an epic off (ie rolling it or end-over-end) isn't there a danger that the floor will be a weak point? I guess what I'm asking is why the cage doesn't extend across the floor as well
Why the swan-neck? I assume its like that for a reason, as straight would surely be stronger
Also - an un-educated question about cages in general - clearly there's a fair bit of very strong cage there - the only bit of the car that isn't protected is the floor. In an epic off (ie rolling it or end-over-end) isn't there a danger that the floor will be a weak point? I guess what I'm asking is why the cage doesn't extend across the floor as well
Nigel_O said:
Agreed - some top-notch welding there...
Why the swan-neck? I assume its like that for a reason, as straight would surely be stronger
Also - an un-educated question about cages in general - clearly there's a fair bit of very strong cage there - the only bit of the car that isn't protected is the floor. In an epic off (ie rolling it or end-over-end) isn't there a danger that the floor will be a weak point? I guess what I'm asking is why the cage doesn't extend across the floor as well
Steady lads, it's not finished yet. Lots more to come. The floor is double skinned and the seat rals provide bracing in that area and the cage will triangulate across all the suspension points. Why the swan-neck? I assume its like that for a reason, as straight would surely be stronger
Also - an un-educated question about cages in general - clearly there's a fair bit of very strong cage there - the only bit of the car that isn't protected is the floor. In an epic off (ie rolling it or end-over-end) isn't there a danger that the floor will be a weak point? I guess what I'm asking is why the cage doesn't extend across the floor as well
Ref the Swan neck Hans bar:
The swan neck is there as it allows the driver and passenger Hans bar to be at differing heights but using only one bar. FIA regs also state that harness may only be connected to no smaller than 38.1mm dia T45. If it were in sections then the centre cross would also have to be made in 38.1mm too as the Hans bars would fix to this. As you can see, my centre cross is only 25mm dia and this is able to be done by the fact that the harness are connected to 38.1mm. This reduces weight where allowed. Its been built to drawing which means it will also get a Homologation number. This means the shell can be easily log booked and used for competition.
The cage is an exact replica of the Prodrive designed and built item in a WRC S12B
The swan neck is there as it allows the driver and passenger Hans bar to be at differing heights but using only one bar. FIA regs also state that harness may only be connected to no smaller than 38.1mm dia T45. If it were in sections then the centre cross would also have to be made in 38.1mm too as the Hans bars would fix to this. As you can see, my centre cross is only 25mm dia and this is able to be done by the fact that the harness are connected to 38.1mm. This reduces weight where allowed. Its been built to drawing which means it will also get a Homologation number. This means the shell can be easily log booked and used for competition.
The cage is an exact replica of the Prodrive designed and built item in a WRC S12B
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