S&W cages and NHRA

[Archer Fabrications]

That sucks.... Yeah I'll talk to marco and see what he can do. I dont want a fit like shit cage i just hope he is willing to fab it and let me weld, cause I'd imagine if flowers did the welding it wouldnt be cheap.

 

[danl]

How much wider? I habe 6x6 mild streel plates, i dont need CM plates do i?

This article should answer the how and why's for 8.50 and slower unibody cages.

Understanding and Building an NHRA 8.50 and 10-Point Roll Cages - Dragzine

 

[jersygsx]

They dont care at the shootout. Shep was running 7's without cage and friend was running 9's without a cage


Just tell tell him you need the whitehorse price

What car was Shep running 7's in without a cage?

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Apparantly his 1g

 

[danl]

Shep's 1g has always been up to spec on safety. He used to race competitivley in IDRC.

All Pages: 1991 Eagle Talon - 8.76! - Hot Rod Magazine

 

[jersygsx]

Apparantly his 1g

I've seen his 1G at World Cup Finals in Maryland, he 100 percent had a roll cage in there.

 

[danl]

I've seen his 1G at World Cup Finals in Maryland, he 100 percent had a roll cage in there.

Then after that he redid it to add more bars and make it even safer. Nobody goes 190 plus without good safety equipment .

 

[Archer Fabrications]

I've seen his 1G at World Cup Finals in Maryland, he 100 percent had a roll cage in there.

I'm not the one that said he didn't ..

I'm gonna get prices from marco and if it's too much I'll order the s&w

 

[SBstar]

I'm going to assume he was referring to the GTR which was running bottom 8's (8.2's to be exact) without a cage. So near 7's, but obviously the 1g is fully caged.

I have read about S&W's poor fitment, access to a bender would make for a better cage from what I've seen.

 

[RyanSaiki]

the diff in weight, chromoly is deff the way to go. my cage just got done during last summer. helmet bar and rocker bars were extra. Along with x in the door. window net is now included. cert for 8.50. measured myself and ordered from chris allston chassis works. tig welded it in with the help from a local chassis builder. i had my own dash made because im not a fan of the 1g dash but i do like the 2gs.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Thats exactally what I'm going for minus the x in the doors! Hell ya! Sadly i dont have access to a mandrel bender. Or does the chromoly not need to be DOM bent?

 

[RyanSaiki]

This was all bent when i ordered it. i just wrote down the measurements on there guided chart they give u online. Emailed it to them, and saw it the next week. i wanted it tucked as much as possible. When I shut my doors i didnt want to see the main hoop at all.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Which website/company is this? And how do you take the measurements accirately? How mich roof and door clearance did you account for? What size and thickness chromoly did you use?

 

[RyanSaiki]

This Explains all the tubing. I added the helmet bar, it does not come with that.

https://www.cachassisworks.com/p-514-10-point-cage4130.aspx


Under Custom part worksheets, click on Roll Bar and cage that is highlighted in red. This walks u through and shows u how to measure from point to point for each bar on your cage.

https://www.cachassisworks.com/cac_tech_articles.html


Basically when i was measuring i was accounting for the room it would take for welding in those tight spots. It all about how crazy you want to get with it while still having room to work with it. Ill post some close up pics for you of my cage later.

 

[jersygsx]

I'm going to assume he was referring to the GTR which was running bottom 8's (8.2's to be exact) without a cage. So near 7's, but obviously the 1g is fully caged.

I have read about S&W's poor fitment, access to a bender would make for a better cage from what I've seen.

Exactly. The NHRA rule book as far as caging goes was pretty much changed some for newer cars including the GTR that obviously run times that mandate a cage from the factory

 

[RyanSaiki]

My cage was built off the exact specifications out of the sfi rule book. Which the NHRA goes by.

 

[jersygsx]

Good man.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

^thats my plan.

 

[nitrouskris]

What car was Shep running 7's in without a cage?

his GTR and it was 8.2 i believe. not 7

 

[ilikejesus]

would love to see a step by step on how you guys are installing these. Everyone's process is slightly different which is cool

 

[mikEclipse99]

Its actually pretty simple and fun to do. Everything is cut to length so you can somewhat customize your cage to your car