Topic: First timer cage questions...
So I ordered a roll cage kit from S&W, and we started installing it Saturday. We have a paper copy of the rules and "how not to fail tech" on hand, but we've run into a bit of a snag and I wanted some opinions.
We're building a 4 door E34.
On the backstays, to get the tubes perpendicular to the main hoop and stay within the 6" mounting requirement will put them mounting to the wall between the trunk and passenger compartment which is just sheet metal without any realy strength. So we angled the tubes out a little and could either attach to the wheel well, or build a box and have something square to mount to.
We found it easier to just build a box from the same .125 sheet we're using for spreaders to mount the backstay to, so we didn't have to heat and bend a plate round to the wheel well.
Is this legal or do we just need to bite the proverbial bullet and heat and form a spreader to the wheel well?
Is the tube not being perpendicular a big no-no that's going to cause us grief at tech?
I'll attach a couple pics of what I'm jabbering about so maybe it will make sense.
The tube is canted a little more than it has to be in the pic, I'd like to move it closer to the bend before we weld it in.