Roll Cage Fitment

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:01 am

Well the roll cage finally arrived from Sparco last week and I've begun the trial assembly and fitment process. The cage is a six point one with full FIA approval meaning I can use the car on circuits (trackdays, drags, etc.) with the rest of the FIA safety stuff (seats are already approved, just need the harnesses).

So here's some pics...

I've got to weld in reinforcement plates on the floor pan for the roll cage mounts. The door bars have to be cut to length and the ends welded on (these aren't done by the factory because of chassis tolerances).
Once all the trial fitment, welding, etc. is done it'll be painted black to match the rest of the interior. It should stiffen up the chassis a treat making a good base for the suspension to work from

More pics as the fitment progresses.....

Stef

Post by **Efratech** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 2:52 am

Lovely!!!! cant wait to see it installed...

Just like Erfinder and the 2.2 turbo proyect... you're going to make me take a plane to the UK only to drive that thing... :lmao:

Keep up the good work Stefan,

Efrain

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 4:36 am

What kinda car do you have?

and how much are roll cages?

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:19 pm

kinkyllama wrote:What kinda car do you have?

and how much are roll cages?

Vauxhall Astra (same floorpan as Lanos).

Cage was about ?280 GBP.

Stef

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:46 pm

looks good Stefan, hopefully your fitment goes well.

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:51 pm

Efrain A. wrote:Just like Erfinder and the 2.2 turbo proyect...
Efrain

2.2L ???

How about 2.5L or 2.6L

I will hopefully have a 2.4L Crank sometime in the next few months

and it's possible I might give the engine a larger bore to match the longer stroke.

And I've decided to extend the deck with some Darton Centrifugal cast ductile iron sleeves.

The install will be "wet" which means I will bore into the water jacket and then secure the bottom end with hardblok to ensure a solid bottom end.

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:28 am

Erfinder wrote:
Efrain A. wrote:Just like Erfinder and the 2.2 turbo proyect...
Efrain
2.2L ???

How about 2.5L or 2.6L

I will hopefully have a 2.4L Crank sometime in the next few months and it's possible I might give the engine a larger bore to match the longer stroke.

And I've decided to extend the deck with some Darton Centrifugal cast ductile iron sleeves.

The install will be "wet" which means I will bore into the water jacket and then secure the bottom end with hardblok to ensure a solid bottom end.

Intresting........are you going to use the crank from the Brazillian 2.4 version of the 8v? Or are you getting a custom one made?

You can pm me if you don't want the thread going off-topic.

Stef

GsiTurbo · Post by **GsiTurbo** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 4:49 am

This is sweet!!! 'drooling'

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 7:33 pm

Got round to some more fitting today......have a few problems to get over but here's some more pics...

If your wondering why it's red, that's just primer. Once it's fitted properly it'll be dissassembled and painted black.

Stef

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 1:18 am

I want a roll cage

lol Looks really good

greenbluewoo · Post by **greenbluewoo** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 2:07 am

where did you get that from would it fit a lanos how much is it in us dollars

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:15 am

greenbluewoo wrote:where did you get that from would it fit a lanos how much is it in us dollars

Go to your nearest Sparco dealer and they should be able to provide you with an application and price list for their roll cages.

Stef

greenbluewoo · Post by **greenbluewoo** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:44 pm

thank you for the info

subachad · Post by **subachad** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 3:49 pm

Did you fabricate that rear strut tower brace? I like how you did that, it's beautiful.

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:48 am

subachad wrote:Did you fabricate that rear strut tower brace? I like how you did that, it's beautiful.

Yes I did. I have more pics somewhere on my computer showing its construction. I'll see if I can find them and put them in the album section. It was really easy to make, only took a couple of hours.

Stef