Topic: How NOT to fail Lemons Tech - Read BEFORE posting cage questions.

The illustrated guide to avoiding cage failures during Tech Inspection -  http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/images/H … s-Tech.pdf

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Prepare for questions about figure 4. That diagram conflicts with information posted here by people who have contacted Evil Genius John about the issue.

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Brilliant. Love the layout and illustrations. Nice work!

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Nice!

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Sweet, should cut the number of e-mails I get by 90%...     Please look at this guys, its all here.


   -John

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6 (edited by Buzz Killington 2011-02-18 02:13 PM)

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Evil Genius wrote:

Sweet, should cut the number of e-mails I get by 90%

your unfounded and ultimately doomed optimism is charming.

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Re: How NOT to fail Lemons Tech - Read BEFORE posting cage questions.

Buzz Killington wrote:
Evil Genius wrote:

Sweet, should cut the number of e-mails I get by 90%

your unfounded and ultimately doomed optimism is charming.

Dude, let me dream, fantasy is healthy!

Gosh, my business card says 'Tech Tyrant'

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what, no sound???

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Not there any More ;(

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Joehand1 wrote:

Not there any More ;(

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Questions arose during our tech inspection whether the anti-bow bar was required or not (our cage did not have one). Please advise or update rules and figures to reflect rule change (even if unwritten).

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Re: How NOT to fail Lemons Tech - Read BEFORE posting cage questions.

Our car doesn't have an anti-bow bar and has passed tech 5 times in the past year. This included Jay scrutinizing it himself. The rules say it's not mandatory but is recommended.

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Re: How NOT to fail Lemons Tech - Read BEFORE posting cage questions.

The PDF updated for 2014:
http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/images/H … s-Tech.pdf

Keep in mind that if your B-pillars come down on a part of the floor that is in any way questionable due to rust (or janky body repairs, in our case), Jay will probably ask you to add a gusset between the post and the rocker using 1/8" steel or similar.

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FPRbuzz wrote:

Our car doesn't have an anti-bow bar and has passed tech 5 times in the past year. This included Jay scrutinizing it himself. The rules say it's not mandatory but is recommended.


ant i bow bars aren't required but if you are building the cage I 'd suggest you take your scrap piece and put it in.. it is a great place to mount a go pro.

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Re: How NOT to fail Lemons Tech - Read BEFORE posting cage questions.

Dumb question because I dint see any in the PDF but is it ok for the door bars to not be connected to each other?  I plan on gusseting everything and using the dash and anti bow bar in my cage build in hopes of passing with flying colors every time the car rolls through tech.  I even plan on gusseting the b pillar down tubes to the door pan.

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Disco wrote:

Dumb question because I dint see any in the PDF but is it ok for the door bars to not be connected to each other?  I plan on gusseting everything and using the dash and anti bow bar in my cage build in hopes of passing with flying colors every time the car rolls through tech.  I even plan on gusseting the b pillar down tubes to the door pan.

Ours are not and we always pass tech.

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I keep reading posts stating that a cage passed tech at one event only to be failed at the next is why I ask.  I hope to build a cage that the judges can recognize and appreciate every time it rolls through tech.  Maybe thats just wishful thinking.

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Our driver's side door bars don't touch each other.  But we do have vertical braces.

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Our passenger door bars are an X pattern with an added sill bar.

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Quoth the raven, "404"

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I'll update the post with the current link. Thanks for pointing that out.

http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/images/H … s-Tech.pdf