My Rollcage Project

[vassil]

After being out of the DSM-scene for almost 3 years, I decided to get back into in. I bought a shell and I am in the process of piecing everything together. One of the items on the todo list was a 10pt 4130 chromoly rollcage, since I plan on the car being reasonably quick. I am posting this to get opinions and critisicms, so fire away.

The cage is not complete yet, it is mostly tacked together and everything is notched perfectly. I still have to weld in 6x6 plates everywhere, put two more supports on the rear strut tower brace and turn into some sort of a crazy contortionist to get everything tigged together ... but it's fun, keeps me out of trouble and gives me something to look forward to in the end.

Three years ago I built a tube chassis 1G DSM, that is still to be finished and I thought that a 10pt would be a walk in the park, but the way I am doing it ... is proving to be a royal pain in the ass. Everything gets in the way of welding. With the tube car, I could remove the body, flip it upside down and weld away. Not so much here

I want to follow the curves of the car, make it stealth, be legal and keep most amenities, like back seats, rear-view mirror, visors, etc., so I am paying for it.

Here are some pics ...