Topic: VW beetle rear hoop support brace mount/plinthe box support
I am installing a cage into a 76 beetle.
Need some feedback on where I welded my rear main support tubes to. I welded them to 6x6x0.085 plate on the flat surface just underneath the window. I have no shock tower or other suspension point to connect to...is this ok?
And Plinthe box backup for the main hoop mounting points. I welded to the floor pan and the heater tube. Do I need another plate for the plinthe to have a flat bottom so as not to cut through the heater tube?
Is my main hoop to a pillar too low? Whats the minimum helmet to top of bar distance thats allowed?
Are there requirements for spreader plates to be welded 360 to floor? SOme of the stampings/features makes this difficult and I cannot see the benefit in wasting the mig wire/