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tall people cage questions (harness bar placement) |
smdubovsky |
Apr 30 2008, 09:34 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 331 Joined: 27-September 04 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 2,837 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Hi guys, been a while since I've posted. Im reworking the cage in the /6 to fit me better. When I bought it, it had a "short people" main hoop design;) The harness bar went straight across and the triangulation went the the upper corner. It limited the seat from moving back another 8+". The harness bar was also *WAY* too low. I'm 6'2" w/ long legs and need all the room I can get.
Here is what it looks like now (red = the bars I cut out, green = ones Im going to install) Here you can sorta see how low the old bar was - below the door tops. Ok, now here is my big question: Instead of the usual zig back behind the driver (tight against firewall), zig forward across the center firewall 'hump' (tight to firewall), and head straight across to the passenger side (w/ a gap to the firewall) - I want to do a zig back (tight to firewall), go THROUGH the hump, tight against passenger side firewall, and zig forward to the main hoop. This will be just above the existing fan cutout the POs did, and above the top of the fan housing (but not really as much as the pic shows). When the seat tilts back a little more, the shoulder 'wing' gets pretty darn close to the hump so there really isn't space to route the bar completely inside the cabin. I can't really bolt eyebolts to the firewall and forego the harness bar either - they'd get too close to the seat w/ the mounting clips and adjusters (which would then actually be sitting on my shoulders.) Heres s shot of where I want to cut though the 'hump' to put the harness bar. I'd leave ~1/8" between the firewall and bar behind the seats so I could still wrap the harnesses around. Thoughts? Has anyone done this? I'm not racing this car so I have *NO* class rules to follow, but thoughts about legality if I ever get rich and change my mind would be interesting;) I think if I did a larger cover w/ ears and sealed it well, it wouldn't really count as another point. |
smdubovsky |
Jun 28 2008, 10:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 331 Joined: 27-September 04 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 2,837 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
To update this thread: I bit the bullet and went through the firewall. It has saved alot of space vs a typical 'zig' like andys. Here are the pics of it going in. Its hard to see in the last pic, but I tacked a piece of 3/32 tig rod half way around the back of the bar nearest the bend. This presses the firewall back JUST far enough to get harnesses around there comfortably (and prevent any rattling). You can kinda see the top of it near the marker outlines I drew on the firewall.
Made the majority of the slot w/ a large cutoff wheel. Did the round ends w/ a plasma. Welding her back together My flat black is still shinier than what the PO used. I plan to use foil tape to seal the gap. |
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