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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#781498
By now most of you know of my 'inversion' at Wakefield Park last Saturday.

I will be re-building the car, thanks to a kind donation of a donor car by Steve Muller (Kombi Rescue).

Perhaps the 'new' car should have a roll-cage. Has any-one any ideas on what type, and where to source a good one?

Cheers, Greg
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#781499
Great news Greg

hopefully u will get some good ideas from here
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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#781507
westi on this forumm!

He did vwma drag rat one and at a cost i thought was excellent

Nathan abbot has a thread on here in circuit racing "coming to a track near you"...he has done it himself and will know the ins and outs of the cams regs

Or there is always "bonds" who can knock one up in no time


V force...richard holzl just did full tie in jobbie in their green meanie

Jvl has a contact to do CAD design ones

Check the trent demos build in drag racing those guy$ know hoy to fab for sure!

Daimo

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#781508
HappyDaze wrote:By now most of you know of my 'inversion' at Wakefield Park last Saturday.

I will be re-building the car, thanks to a kind donation of a donor car by Steve Muller (Kombi Rescue).

Perhaps the 'new' car should have a roll-cage. Has any-one any ideas on what type, and where to source a good one?

Cheers, Greg


the odd one appears every now & then Greg...

so Steve is now [beetle rescue]!!

My Son Scott thought Steve would have one...

cheers

LEE

PS: I always thought the cabin of Beetle fairly strong...
but now after learning of the doors opening...
there goes a lot of the strength..lol LEE


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- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects

1,921 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#781522
We can do you one at CVD , but probabley not that flash an idea considering our distance apart .
We are happy to help you on design though , keeping inline with the CAMS rules and our on hand engineer .
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#781527
Really good idea.....just dont take it to anyone!
as above CAMS is the best way....Tagged and Certified
Dont always thinks cheapest is best iva cause some look real nasty....

Goodluck😎

bat69 There is no status

791 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#781533
Hi Greg. If you are after any ideas of mine etc I am more then happy to help with a few I have thought of and incorperated into my cars in the past including new circuit bug. PM your number if you want and I will give you a call to discuss. There are numerous things you can do for safety and/or stiffen the car. To many to write down in posts. Cage design depends on numerous things like safety, stiffness (and/or both) and what class you intend on running. certain classes have restriction on what bars you can actually run in a cage (how dumb) i.e Imp pro, sports car, PRC and historic.

As far as construction goes there are numerous people who can build cages. Bond bars iis by far Australian's leading experts when it comes to roll cages and buildling them. Can be a little on the $$$ if you want them to contruct a full weld in one. A very good friend of mine has recently opened his own business in roll cage building and he is located in Canberra. A fellow racer and race car enthusiest and qualified engineer, having spent the last 10 years working for dept of def.
White Knuckle Racing Team [/i]
"Drive it like dirt"

cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#781579
greg, it will be good to see what you guys come up with, . hopefuly post something up .

christopher Commited Dubber

73 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#781628
G'day Greg

I have a bond roll cage at home,it is a 4 point cage the rear goes back to the wheel arches.Probly good idea to get a full cage.It has to be steel
I'd rather die trying, than not have tried at all.

mactaylor Custom Title Time!

1,005 posts · joined Aug 2007 ·

#781688
as little bends as possible and all bends should be supported by an intersecting bar or strut, tagged in as many spots as possible. run the legs into the heater channel for the best stiffening of the car. triangulate door opening, and pickup the frame horns and the front beam. think about weight cause all the tubing adds up i think ive got about 12 lm in mine and still gotta put the bars for the front beam in.
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colin Fahrvergnugen

984 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#781700
Gday Greg.

Whoever you get to build your cage, yourself or other, liason with CAMS closely.

They are very helpfull, i spoke many times with a guy there called Rupert.

Cheers Col