• From: Cleveland, OH
  • Registered: 2011-09-03
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Re: All else equal, would you rather build a coupe or a sedan?

With a cage, I don't think an extra pillar is doing you a ton of good.

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  • Registered: 2011-10-14
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Re: All else equal, would you rather build a coupe or a sedan?

I the end, the answer to racing glory is the minivan.

  • From: Akron-Canton
  • Registered: 2016-04-01
  • Posts: 85

Re: All else equal, would you rather build a coupe or a sedan?

Since I'm smaller than some, I get to crawl over and around the cage to do stuff in the back seat area....I'd prefer a sedan or at least be 15 years younger

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  • From: NH
  • Registered: 2010-01-20
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Re: All else equal, would you rather build a coupe or a sedan?

Guildenstern wrote:

With a cage, I don't think an extra pillar is doing you a ton of good.

If you haven't gutted your doors, you'd be surprised. Cars are designed to withstand a side impact without killing you. If you still have the crash bars in the door and all the structure in the B-pillar, a lighter side hit can be the difference between "i need a new door" and "the cage was touched, throw it away." In a heavy hit that pushes into the cage, sure, doesn't really matter. But more metal between me and that other car is always a good thing.

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