[rr97cmaross]

I decided, after watching some in-car video and seeing a bunch of flex between the a-pillar and a-pillar downtube, that it was time to put a cage in the car that was "proper" and would be something I wouldn't rip out again. This being the 3rd rebuild of it, I had some serious learning points from the first two times and wanted to implement ALOT of changes. With that being said, my goals were:
1. Enhance safety
2. Enhance torsional and longitudinal stiffness
3. Build the car in a way which would fit rule sets to keep my idea of a "play toy"
4. Attempt to build a tube frame within the factory sheet metal without doing a full conversion.

With that in mind, I'd always liked the idea of creating a truss structure since it seemed to offer the solutions to #'s 1 & 2, and seemed to more closely mimick a full tube framed car. I figured if I could get the design and stiffness out of the tube structure, I could get rid of alot of the factory sheet metal and get the cars weight down. I had played around with many different designs (modeled on FEA software) and found one which I really liked but ran into problems with packaging.

The solution came from some pictures I found of some of Alans work. He built a cage in a Black camaro which was just what I was looking for. Many thanks to Alan, his great work, and willingness to post pictures and help everyone out as he was a huge help in this build.

On to the pics (some of these were taken with a phone, apologies)

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[rr97cmaross]

Alan- Thanks, that's perfect. I'm looking foward to getting it in.

Stan- Yeah I wish they had extended those bosses, might have made things abit easier to sort out. That being said, looking back possibly a reverse mount pedal setup MAY have worked better because of the pedals shifting left...........for next time.
The only issues I have had is with the reserviors; mainly the clutch. I don't know that I'd recommend that MC, the damn cap is a PITA to put on straight and leaks when cornering.....resolution in the works. The other reservoirs seem to have a very small leak as well (between the mounting bracket and the reservior) , but I think switching from the sketchy clamps they give you to a quality SS worm style hose clamp may fix the issue.

Is your setup adjustable as well, or are those "lightening holes" (speed holes) and how did that throttle pedal setup work out? Looks great!