southern gt40 vs Lister bell Chassis

[geeeman]

im interested in these 2 great replicas

in terms of the chassis design, the Lister bell seems substantial in terms of rigidity and safety, especially with the full integral cage

while im leaning more towards the Gt40, im more concerned regarding the chassis. seems difficult to have a full cage, and standard chassis lacking side protection etc.
Plan is a road/trackday weapon

thoughts please
links to both chassis:

http://www.southerngt.co.uk/index.php?gallery_cate...
http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/pictures/380/5376/...

[geeeman]

as far as im aware the southern chassis is quite highly regarded.. just thinking in comparison to the lister bell

[geeeman]

Vxduncan
I agree with u about cage. I have sat in a lister b and the shape of the roofline means the cage is practically touching your head
I have had a mantula and the gt40 spaceframe is very substantial in comparison with what looks like significant triagulation

Ofcourse these cars are never as safe as a modern and im used to low volume.. Just with 400-500 hp im Trying to weigh up any negatives to the gt40 chassis. I do beleive they have optimised the design compared to previous incarnations though, in terms of both strength and suspension design

[geeeman]

how does the superformance chassis monocoque compare to the spaceframe southern gt?

[geeeman]

Yes was thinking about the roof too
What about carbon roof? I think southern do a carbon rear clip.

[geeeman]

could the roof spider be reinforced somehow, thus removing need for additional roll cage?

[geeeman]

Agree LB chassis is fantastic
I do think the southern is a step up from tornado/gtd

The parts list i suppose expensive as dealing with v8 power etc