B-Pillar Removal

I had a similar question regarding the RCC cage design and the need to notch the B pillar to accommodate the NASCAR door bars. here is the meat of my exchange with Jay on the topic:

Hello Jay

I spoke to Jim Whitley at Roll Cage Components about a cage for our 240SX. He told me that in order to accommodate the NASCAR style door bar that we would have to notch the B pillar on the drivers side a bit. He told me that he had discussed this with your organization (and the Chump guys) and that this was approved. Just wanted to confirm this, and also see if this is a potential area where the rules may change in the future. I prefer the NASCAR style bars to provide more space between the occupant and whatever he is driving into, but obviously I want to ensure compliance with the rules and would change to a different style cage if necessary. Thanks Jay

Hey, John: That's fine, as long as the pillar has most of its structure intact it'll pass tech--a little notching is not a problem.--JL

It sounded to me like he wanted the B pillar intact.

Something like this?

Yes, we will leave the pillar intact up to the bottom of the window opening.  Plus, we are tying the lower half of the B-Pillar into the Nascar style door bars for extra support and the main hoop is not far behind where the pillar is and is tied in to the roof.  We only want to remove the upper portion because the window opening on a 4-door Chevette is tiny and after flaming bits of poorly designed mechanical components set the cockpit ablaze, we want to be able to exit with ease.

It sounds like it's probably acceptable,  but I'll wait for a little more input before we turn the sawzall loose.

Don't pick on the Chevette.  It's had a rough life.