It is time for my comeback... 2000-2500lb cornerweighed 3/S and 1000hp motor

[mehrshadvr4]

you should weight it.

[Rakuny]

yes weigh it, want to see if my guess is right

Awesome build!

[MeTarzan]

hmm guess its just me but looks like a lot of pointless additons to the cage such as the double door bars. Why not just make an X bar there instead?? And the fact that the door bars dont come up to shoulder height which shouldnt pass tech. Guessing you also didnt weld around the entire halo bar since you had to gusset it in the window area and b pillar.

[Erron Spalsbury]

^^^ WOW, there's a tremendous amount of "I don't know and this is what i've heard or read on the internet" in the above statement. /facepalm

The doors are ladder bars. They are held in tension. Which during a side impact pulls against the main hoop and forward down tubes in addition to the load in shear. That's a very common design and it offers greater height in the center of the door area vs. an X brace, not to mention a host of other features. The shoulder height and crossing above the elbow is a NHRA drag ONLY cage specification, not applicable here, this is a time attack/hill climb car. YES, every weld is a full 360 degrees around as they HAVE TO BE THAT WAY, NO EXCEPTIONS. The gussets are also mandatory. In fact, in 2004 they changed the spec to tube gussets where you can no longer use flat stock as it would cut through the bar in heavy impacts. Along with the nothing less than a 30 degree angle, etc... The main hoop forward down tube gussets must be full size, with a host of specs for them as well. Here's a pic of the gusset.



Halo....


This is the 12th cage I've done, this isn't my first rodeo.

[Erron Spalsbury]

Oh, and......

Jeremy!

[R/T93]

Post of the year.

[green-lantern]

The cage looks great guys, good job!

[J. Fast]

I had it weighed at Bandimere Speedway this morning...

...drum roll...

She weighs 1,385 lbs without the OEM rear hatch, OEM rear glass, and OEM hood.

Car weighed 1495 lbs with the hood and hatch installed. Thse parts are being swapped out for carbon fiber so the number will prolly be the same when I swap the rear glass for the poly panel and install the windshield. I was hoping for under 1,500 lbs rolling weight and it looks like I got it!

As long as the motor, seats, fluids, and bumpers weigh less than 1000 lbs I'm golden. It will weigh in right at 2400.

Keep in mind this weight is with stock ecs suspension, fatass mustang wheels with nankang tires, stock subframe, and stock brakes.

What I'm swapping each of those portions out for will be lighter, much lighter... except the brakes.

[TonyM]

Looks killer, nice work fellas.

[anyonebutme]

With 2 piece rotors, even though the disks are heavier, the aluminum hat and lighter caliper should offset that.