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RE: WIDEMR's Build thread, Take 2 - Roll cage pics add Wednesday, October 06, 2010 0:17 PM (permalink)
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The stays for the rear mount just in front of the gearbox mount infront of the strut tower on the left of the car and infront of the engine mount on the right of the car. Both finish via a hole cut oversize by 10mm, though the firewall, mounting opposite the side intrusion bar. These bars will angle toward the centre of the car to help with any flex/movement of the engine caused by hard corning. The energy in transferred into the cage which transfers it to the chassis rails. So the energy is not lost or used to unsettle the car.
With the front stays, they are finished under the dash, through the 'gutter' I guess you would call it( and a total pain to fit correctly..),then into the strut tower directly opposite the strut. Infact this is a total pain doing this job unless you sandblast the area as the glue is toxic, no room to work, very hard to prep correctly and balls of molten metal which cannot stick,'scar you'...
But if you can jump through all the hoops it can be done with no evidence that they are infact fitted to the car. The other option is to fit the 'bolt on' braces to the inner front gaurd which some people use. Im sure kam or evo will be able to enlighten us regarding these bolt ons.
Or you can seam weld the inner guard the fill with two pac high density foam which is just as good. Its light and very strong. Infact after the cage is fitted you could go crazy with the high density foam so its as stiff as a hardwood door!!
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RE: WIDEMR's Build thread, Take 2 - Roll cage pics add Thursday, June 17, 2010 12:37 AM (permalink)
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b24 is this what you meant by linking to the engine mount areas?


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RE: WIDEMR's Build thread, Take 2 - Roll cage pics add Thursday, June 17, 2010 12:50 AM (permalink)
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that is perfect

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RE: WIDEMR's Build thread, Take 2 - Roll cage pics add Thursday, June 17, 2010 10:32 PM (permalink)
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i have just realised that that is the G.ludwig MR2, not your car, yes that is exactly what you want.
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RE: WIDEMR's Build thread, Take 2 - Roll cage pics add Friday, June 18, 2010 11:00 AM (permalink)
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Damn trav, you found the sneak pics of my car! i wish

Yeah cage to rear strut towers would have been easy if i had motor out and respraying engine bay.

Im sure, if it had big re-enforcing plates around the tower, it will add alot of strength to the strut tower and chassis, also the back stays going to the chassis in the pic, rather then the back window area like mine and B24, but wount help in roll over, stop motor from coming into cabin in a huge rear end or stop suspension being riped out hitting a curb, so no huge advantage.
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RE: WIDEMR's Build thread, Take 2 - Roll cage pics add Sunday, June 20, 2010 2:50 AM (permalink)
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It very similar to what I meant but instead of mounting at the top of the cage, it is mounted inline with the intrusion bar which is a lot lower in the car. As for the second bar on the strut tower which goes from the bottom of the cage to the tower, Im not 100% on doing this as the bar mounted from the intrusion to the engine mount should act as the same thing. Its not for impact protection, but to minimise movement of the engine/running gear under load. Both up and down,twist and lateral movement.
I will be installing this system int my car in a few weeks s will add some pic's to help understand what I mean.

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RE: WIDEMR's Build thread, Take 2 - Roll cage pics add Monday, September 20, 2010 7:19 AM (permalink)
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What is the progress report?
Is the cage finished?
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RE: WIDEMR's Build thread, Take 2 - Roll cage pics add Monday, September 20, 2010 10:51 AM (permalink)
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beautiful car and colour brendan.
its been a long time, hope your all well :)
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Sneak peak of my (eventually) race car - Now with Motec Saturday, July 06, 2013 7:24 AM (permalink)
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Well i haven't really posted any pics up for years and years of my MR2 which was a street car but has now become a race car, well one day i hope it will be finished and driving.
 
Ill start up a build thread soon i hope, but the car for a long time untill recently was just a chassis, everything stripped off it (no motor, no interior, no wiring, no brakes ect just metal and some panels on the outside, but now im at the point of putting the car together there will actually be things to take pictures of!
 
But heres a little sneak peak of the car, well i suppose you cant really see much, except the air jacks im testing.
 
EDIT: Original YouTube video i posted has been removed, heres another one showing the air jacks
 

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Re: Sneak peak of my (eventually) race car - testing air jacks Saturday, July 06, 2013 8:00 AM (permalink)
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Re: Sneak peak of my (eventually) race car - testing air jacks Saturday, July 06, 2013 10:03 AM (permalink)
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That is such a cool looking car and the air jack is something else. You are welcome to tow the car up to the MR2 trackday challenge to show it off! would love to see it on display.
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Re: Sneak peak of my (eventually) race car - testing air jacks Sunday, July 07, 2013 5:57 AM (permalink)
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Thanks.
 
Yeah i might be able to tow it up...
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Re: Sneak peak of my (eventually) race car - testing air jacks Sunday, July 07, 2013 8:29 AM (permalink)
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Hahaha *jacks car up*.... *scratches chin*.... now what the **** do I do...
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Re: Sneak peak of my (eventually) race car - testing air jacks Sunday, July 07, 2013 8:30 AM (permalink)
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LOL you look a little scared!
 
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Re: Sneak peak of my (eventually) race car - testing air jacks Sunday, July 07, 2013 9:48 AM (permalink)
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Prob thinking the car will fall over or break a jack ha ha
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