Couple of Roll Cage questions...Safe or Legal? (Page 2 of 2)

Clint did the 4" hole thing in the roof for the bug upper welds - quick and easy compared to dropping the cage.
The refit of the holes, while not necc. was quick and painless - and not really needed as it is a Lemons car.

~didn't notice the mile of room between the front legs and the a-panel on that pic. Damn that's a long way away from being "follow the a-pillar".
w/o a roof that thing will fold right at your ankles. Trust me, that is a path to crutches and wheelchair for six months (seen results of that particular hit) in a front-end impact.

Well three things.  First of all the roof was on top of the seats when we got the car, as well as used tampons, a foot of mud, and what I will only explain as debris for the sake of your Monday morning breakfast.  Second its infinitely easier to build a cage with the roof off. Since this is Lemons, you are out very little if you value your time when slice that rusty pop can lid off.  Third our theme demanded a slice to the lid...you'll see. 

On to the spreader plates.  Since the beam is super thick I think we'll be fine.  If there is time maybe we'll see if the cage builder can come in and work some magic.  If not and we need em you'll see sparks flying before we go through tech. 

Now onto something else.  The doors on the thing were cut down because we have a big guy and some old guys on the team (think 5XL for the big guy).  So the door goes down to the door bar.  Do you think we should add another bar or add a net or both?  Or just leave it be.  To me thats a big opening.  What to you think?

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While we understand your explanation of why spreader plates may be redundant-- make them Redundant! Why friggin' risk it. THE MAN already said you MUST have spreader plates. So put in spreader plates.

I can't speak for rules and requirements, but from a foreign object entry perspective, I'd say to put a net in. You can always leave it out if it creates more of a problem and tech says you don't "need" it at the track.

Also proper tools for removal of roof...teenage girl driving on roof through a field. 

OK so the car is going back to cage guy tonight for spreader plates, and a net will be ordered.  Thanks for your help!

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still does not explain this:

I'm not really sure that I want the full explanation for that though. But I did have a basketball coach in high school who kept new & unused tampons in the first aid kit because (he said) "nothing soaks up blood better in a pinch." He was a weird dude.

fixed for you. 

Oddly - airbags are programmed only to go off in frontal collision. Well, not oddly - this is by design. IF she went airborne w/o an impact, then landed on the roof, and then knocked the piss out of the electrical system, then hit the nose, the airbags would not go off. Or some such scenario that includes the nose-job either after momentum is lost or the electrics have died (there also may be a sensor that disables after primary non-frontal impact, but I'm not at all sure about that)

Good Sale! Airbags can offset the price of a lemon to zero if you have enough of them.

Wow! What a tough crowd! I thought the cage was better than 90% of what I've seen at Lemons including from some folks who are getting paid! (except the huge distance front the front down tube to the cowl... Fold up city!