the cage as shown in these pics is the one wiggy was selling in november last year. its originally from a WRC-replica corolla which was used as show piece for a guy who made the replicas (or something like that)
as wiggy said, it would fit a 165 and it does...pretty much
so, without further ado, here are the pics
brett being lazy. didnt lift a finger during this install as he was "busy" sanding down a caravan. but heres a pic of him anyway
ted the dog, having a rest on the drivers seat
this is lardy, who races bangers. he did all the welding whilst i put out the fires with a damp rag. top bloke
drivers side rear mounting. its welded onto a plate which is in turn welded to the chassis
passenger side rear mount. the cage was welded in this fashion for two reasons. to allow removal of the cage without causing too much damage to it, and to spread the load of the mounting point.
Now onto the mid section of the cage. these is again welded to a bracket which is welded to the chassis. the bracketry is 3mm steel plate, so its solid
the front section of these plates is a real work of art. they were cut to follow the contour of the floorpan and sill, so match perfectly and are fully welded
you may have noticed by now that the stock turret bracing has been removed. this was getting in the way of the cage. other rollcages i have seen don't brace across the turrets (unlike this one) and instead weld onto each turret on the forward facing side. needs must
here again we see a steel plate bracket welded to the floor and chassis rail. the cage is bolted to this bracket as i wanted the option to remove the front bars when practical.
this is the other side at the front
my car, outside my office, this morning
all thats left now is to tidy up the old turret brace at the rear and then to paint all the welding points and bracketry.
a nice arty(?) shot
see you all at oakington trackday on the 30th april
