Full Cage Under Hard/Soft Top

[worldwidewebs]

I'm at the stage of investigating what full cages are available for a Mk1 that fit under a hard top or even the soft top. Has anyone had one fitted, and if so who did it and how much did you pay?

[piefacemate]

I'm having a similar dilemma and received some useful info in this post:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Hope this helps.

[roddo]

we Max5 Racing can supply and fit a cage to go inside a hard/soft top
cost aprox £1250

[worldwidewebs]

Hmmm.... not looking to spend that sort of money tbh although I'm sure it's very good

[JFReturns]

Rollbar no good then?

[worldwidewebs]

I have a TR Lane TD bar at the moment which is very good but I would prefer a full cage both for safety and also so I can move the seat further back. Actually, if I'm honest moving the seat is the prime driver.

The front legs of the rollbar come down the rear bulkhead on the inboard side of the seatbelt structure, about 4 inches in, and it stops me putting the seat right back (Sparco Sprint 5). I spoke to Tim Lane and he said he could do something for me but even if the legs were moved right up to the seatbelt structure it wouldn't really help the seat positioning.

The cages I've seen move the equivalent mounting point outside of the seatbelt structure and away from the rear bulkhead. This would then allow me to position the seat exactly where I want it.

[GravelBen]

Its been said on here plenty of times before, but I'd be extremely hesitant about using a full cage on the road if thats your intention - they are designed to be used in conjunction with harnesses and helmets, and the potential for an unhelmeted head/cage interaction to cause serious injury or death in an otherwise minor road incident is significant.

[worldwidewebs]

GravelBen said:

Its been said on here plenty of times before, but I'd be extremely hesitant about using a full cage on the road if thats your intention - they are designed to be used in conjunction with harnesses and helmets, and the potential for an unhelmeted head/cage interaction to cause serious injury or death in an otherwise minor road incident is significant.

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