Topic: Cage feedback
Hello,
We're going into our first Lemons race in Houston and would like some preliminary feedback on our cage. We did the design literally to the existing rules and no more. The front hoop is one contiuous piece and the main hoop is one continuous piece. The main hoop brace and rear stays are at exactly 45 degrees. There are large spreader plates under each of the 6 points. None of us have ever built a cage before so i'm sure they're not the prettiest welds in the world but they are 360 degrees and deep where we have finished them so far. Much of it its just tacked in still but there are full weld shown in the later pics. The car is a 1989 535i and we're using 1.5 x 0.120 DOM. We have been weighing with car scales to make sure its under 3000 lbs as raced per the spec. I know theres pieces that can be added, dash bar, pass. door bar, etc. and the welding could look better but at this point we just want to make sure we get though tech without any problems. I know we have to get this thing done very quickly since we have less than two weeks!
Thanks,
Tom