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| posted on August 9th, 2011 at 11:09 AM |
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Cage designs
Hi All,
Time has come to face fact and go the cage for my car.
Due to a 54 never having belt and me not wanting to drill holes in the pillars, this meaning I will have to run harnesses. Running harnesses
eliminates a back seat so if this is the way I might as well go cage. I am trying to get a full cage minus side bars road registered but finding it
hard. Mainly because of the under dash bar that is above your knees.
I am looking for opinions of 1 - going for a half cage.
2 - pictures of full cages, especially if anyone have run the above knee bar up higher so it has no influence on your knees.
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| posted on August 9th, 2011 at 12:30 PM |
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try the VWMA drag rat thread
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| posted on August 9th, 2011 at 01:02 PM |
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How about doing internal spreader plates inside the B pillar, that way you dont see then from the outside.
All you have is a threaded hole to screw the seatbelt into?
You keep it stock looking inside and have a back seat?
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| posted on August 9th, 2011 at 02:59 PM |
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I think with around the 300hp the car will twist and the cage is to stop this, as well as safety and to mount seat belts.
yes I could do that and yes, it is not hard, but with the tyre combo i am running I doubt I would have anyone in the back seat anyway.
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| posted on August 9th, 2011 at 03:13 PM |
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Hmmm... well opinion on the half cage can give you straight away... DON'T DO IT !!!
If you have a half cage, no matter how good/strong/neat/whatever it is you will not meet CAMS regs. This is because CAMS has this little catch-all
that if you run a cage, it has to meet specs EVEN IF NOT REQUIRED FOR THAT EVENT. So basically you'd not even be able to do the odd sprint at
somewhere like Wakefield, hillclimbs, motorkhana's or basically anything run under CAMS. You might be able to talk your way through, but do you want
to rely on that ???
Getting a full cage including dash bar registered is do-able no matter what anyone tells you... after all rally cars have to be registered by
definition.
Mine for example is both log-booked with CAMS and blue-plated with Queensland Transport.
The dash bar sits quite high, and is actually in front of the dash rather than under it... so much that it stops the ash tray from being opened when
the crash-padding is on. Will try and remember to get some pics tonite... run 'em by your engineer and see if he'd sign off.
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| posted on August 9th, 2011 at 03:24 PM |
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Thanks Sides, would love to see some pics. A full cage is what I wanted to do but told no. Thanks for the advice.
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| posted on August 9th, 2011 at 04:45 PM |
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Turbo 54 If your planning on Drag racing i wouldnt be worried about CAMS. Check out the regs from ANDRA.
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| posted on August 9th, 2011 at 06:17 PM |
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Talk to Leon Walker at Walker Chassis at Inglewood in the hills.He has the templates to bend for early Beetles.He was really helpful to me.
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| posted on August 9th, 2011 at 10:22 PM |
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Do you mean Lance Walker?
He is very good one of the best around.
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| posted on August 9th, 2011 at 10:28 PM |
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I just remembered I am sure Lance is on holiday up North at the moment but he will be able to assist you or let you know what you can and can't get
away with when he gets back.
He does most of the decent race and drag cars in Adelaide, from roll bars to full chassis.
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| posted on August 10th, 2011 at 02:43 PM |
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Yeah brain fade-meant Lance.He did all my stuff and was really good for info.
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| posted on August 10th, 2011 at 04:04 PM |
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Thats good advice cheers Sides, pics would be great, how much do you think it would cost for a whole cage and engineering? Is $1200 a reasonable place
to assume?
Cheers
Good topic Turbo54
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| posted on August 11th, 2011 at 11:10 AM |
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cage design....i would be lookin at every avenue for saftey ,strength etc....
$1200 cage sounds cheap to me,
Do it thru Andra regs mate
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| posted on August 11th, 2011 at 12:13 PM |
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Sorry, haven't forgotten - just not had a chance to grab pics as yet - hopefully tonight.
CAMS v Andra... I don't know how comparable their specs are, but I know CAMS will exclude you from events if your cage doesn't meet specs. No half
cages being the most obvious.
Do Andra have their specs/requirements published anywhere ???
I wouldn't have thought $1200 would get you a cage, but hey - I could be wrong.
Custom built and welded in will be a lot more exxy than a bolt in kit from Bond or someone like that.
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| posted on August 11th, 2011 at 12:17 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Sides
Sorry, haven't forgotten - just not had a chance to grab pics as yet - hopefully tonight.
CAMS v Andra... I don't know how comparable their specs are, but I know CAMS will exclude you from events if your cage doesn't meet specs. No half
cages being the most obvious.
Do Andra have their specs/requirements published anywhere ???
I wouldn't have thought $1200 would get you a cage, but hey - I could be wrong.
Custom built and welded in will be a lot more exxy than a bolt in kit from Bond or someone like that.
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with cams cages must also have the registered cage engineer builder code on too.....
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| posted on August 11th, 2011 at 12:47 PM |
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The ANDRA regs on cage design and specs in there rule book. If you are Drag racing this vehicle (since the post is in the Drag Racing section) then
ANDRA regs are what you will need to follow. If you are planning on circuit racing the you will need to look at CAMS and ANDRA and work to the higher
specs.
Saying that your cage meets CAMS specs wont be acceptable by ANDRA if it doesnt meet there standards and vice versa.
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| posted on August 11th, 2011 at 01:52 PM |
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hey boy's./
cam's cage will be fine for drag racing as the spec's for andra are lower than cam's.
but it depend's on who builds it in the first place,they may f--k up if they don't know there shit.
1200 for a cage is cheap.and proberly not going to be done properly.
our starting price is 2000.
it depend's on how many bars are to be used and what the car will be used for.
as for street rego.get it in writtng that the engineer will pass it before you go ahead,and even then if it isn't tucked up in to the body to there
liking they can still tell you to go f--k yourself.
i deal with these questions every day.
as for rally cars having redgo,it is a special redgo.not the same as full street redgo.targa cars are the same depending on the classes that they
race.
iall i can say is do your homework before you start.
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| posted on August 11th, 2011 at 01:53 PM |
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i am andra and cam's approved.
down sharon.
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| posted on August 11th, 2011 at 01:58 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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i am andra and cam's approved.
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Just a question for u westi, as a approved cams andra cage builder do u tag ur cages?
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| posted on August 11th, 2011 at 07:14 PM |
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nah just fill in a form
down sharon.
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| posted on August 11th, 2011 at 08:37 PM |
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Okie dokie - cage pics as requested.
Meets Queensland Transport requirements, log booked with CAMS and also been OKd by Andra scruits (tho admittedly not log booked with them)
You can go a lot more hardcore than this of course, and could get away with less also... I didn't see the point in scrimping on safety.
Anyways...
Dash bar clearance, with me in normal sitting position and feet on the pedals. It's actually impossible for my knee or shin to touch the dash bar...
I'd have to come about 8 inches forward in my seat, or put my foot up through the firewall into the luggage compartment
Padding means can't open ashtray.
Padding removed, can see how close to the dash the bar is.
Another knee clearance pic (padding removed obviously)
Junction of front hoop and door bar.
Diagonal roof brace (padding not strictly necessary)
Two cross braces in main hoop. The netting is for carrying helmets etc. when doing transit stages on a tarmac rally.
Rear bracing of main hoop and harness bar (bottom rear edge of the netting, with the passenger side harness attached)
Manufacturer/installer tag on the main hoop by the driver's side B pillar. Pretty sure a permanently attached plate like this is a CAMS requirement
now.
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| posted on August 12th, 2011 at 10:37 AM |
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yep....installer tags,....cams reccommodations 
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| posted on August 12th, 2011 at 10:53 AM |
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Just watch the kind of padding used on your cage for Drag racing as the new standard is for the SFI Approved padding which doesn't come cheap
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| posted on August 12th, 2011 at 11:36 AM |
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cam will accept a stat deck saying what materials are used.it's a paper work thing.not a biggy.it's more to stop your do -it yourself junkies doing
cages with no idea.
yeh tags are great,it look's alittle nicer to alittle more official.
i don't like the hand ingraved ones laser look's much nicer.
down sharon.
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| posted on August 12th, 2011 at 11:47 AM |
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cam's are alway's changing there rules and vw are abit of a grey area due to mount tags.with some of the mount's in sides's car they wouldn't
make the andra boy's to happy,but there is nothing wrong with the way it has been done it's just a chassis thing.there are no real chassis rails or
main support's.
but when getting a cage done wether do it your self or through a pro.you should always get an scruteneer to have a look to see what there happy
with.before finall weld has been done.
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Troy took Dangerous' old blown car to a Andra tech inspector to find out what he deemed necessary when rebuilding the front of the car and also to
check the rest of the car out as the rules change all the time. Not a big pain to do but well worth the time and effort now cause later on once you
have built the car it's a lot harder to change. He had to change a few bars nothing major and the design for the front he was more than happy with.
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| posted on August 18th, 2011 at 11:57 PM |
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Heath, feel free to pop round and have a look at mine, I did things a little differently from the norm - the cage is mounted to the floor and not the
body so no body mods. This does narrow the cage a little but allows body to be completely lifted off.
I did have to add some additional bracing along the floor as this was recommended at a pre-event scrutineering check. My cage is built to DLRA / SCTA
specs (land speed racing) but should also meet CAMS and ANDRA specs for tube size / wall thickness / bend radius / deformation allowances / single
piece main hoop / fully welded etc.
$1200 is less than half what I paid for mine, but I think I paid a little over the top, that said, I would still expect to pay $2k+
Some pics...
The cross bar is not particularly low, and I don't think is anywhere near my legs - it also has a lot to do with what seat you are running and how
low you mount it. I'm running a low back cookey seat which you can just about see in next pic. Might change this out to a highback, but undecided
until I mount it in properly and get the body back on.
AFAIK for road registration with a cage fitted, body parts have to be a minimum distance from the cage structure, I think this is 150mm. This is
easily the case with the cross bar, but I guess this also depends on how tall you are - Biggest issue with respect to the minimum clearance rule is
usually the main hoop, this is the issue my mate has been having (not a VW but Valiant S type).
Give me a shout if you want to pop down, I'll be out in the garage at least one day over the weekend cranking on getting the Type 34 finished.
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| posted on August 23rd, 2011 at 06:13 PM |
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Thanks Mick, long time no hear. Still have your old business card in my wallet I got at the VW show.
I have talked to engineer and deceided not to go down this route. Going to leave it clean and not run into 10's.
I still would love to come and check it out. I will call. What year beetle are you doing and how the turbo KG going.
Thanks
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| posted on August 23rd, 2011 at 09:09 PM |
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2 questions Mick-who's Porsche fan shroud is that and what is the rail frame in the background going to have in it?
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| posted on August 24th, 2011 at 09:59 PM |
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is the roll cage the only reason you have not run tens?
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