Vol242vo
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- Feb 24, 2005
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- Spokane, WA
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I think it looks great - good work. I went through the same thing on my 911 and decided in the end once a cage/roll-bar partial or otherwise is in the car - the back seat is no more. I have three kids and wouldn't put any of them in a car without the proper restraints with a cage in the car.
Are you going to be running harnesses or regular belts? Only reason I ask is that with reclining seats or seats that are capable of "folding" on a front or rear impact is kinda not a good idea with harnesses and most would suggest a shell for a seat. Otherwise use regular belts.
I think you can make a rear seat delete look good - its just a matter of smoothing out the surface so carpet lays flat/uniform. Make a parcel shelf or other useful platform around the cage. Plus you get weight savings and a purposeful look.
Only other thing is maybe tie in the B pillar...? Really stiffens up the top of the car up high near the roof line...
^Agreed, the back of (for e.g.) a GT3-RS looks "intended" with a cage and carpet.
Looks sweet, those turned out great - I like the brown!!
There was a wagon at the lemons race down here and had a nice roll bar in it. Wherever it got close the the inside structure - a, b, or c pillar or lower inner rocker panel they welded it to there as well. They got the bar close enough in those spots to be able to weld it as an extra joint. Was on a wagon but im sure it helped stiffen the car up quite a bit. Nice to see the work on the car again.
Nice work! How did the cheapo shrinker/stretcher work out for you? I might have missed it, but what did those seats come out of originally?
I sold them to Sean after having them kick around for a few years. I bought them from a guy a few towns over who said that they came in an E21 BMW he bought, though they look nothing like E21 Recaros.
What are those seats out of?
Nice work! How did the cheapo shrinker/stretcher work out for you? I might have missed it, but what did those seats come out of originally?
This car is going to be so good. I just read through all the roll cage stuff, and was admiring your attention to detail and concern about having it looked "finished". I can appreciate that. And THEN I remembered the engine that's in it. So rad.
I have a question about welding technique. It looks like when you welded your spreader plates to the factory sheet metal, you just stacked a bunch of tack welds on top of each other. Is that the case?
Looks really good! - What kind of wheels are you going with? As for a dash I have been on the hunt as well for the last year and no luck thus far, even reaching out to folks/sources in Europe. Just Dashes will do it (although) backed up for 3 months but for $$ - quoted me $1400. They essentially re-mold a new dash based on your old one with new materials(sun/crack) resistant. Since they have to do the vacuum forming I thought it might make sense to get a bunch of people in on it and see if they would give a bulk discount.
I am sure you already thought of this, but matching your seats would be cool. (dashboard)
https://forums.tbforums.com/showpost.php?p=5555201&postcount=357
I say go for the wrapped and French stitched dash. If you?ve got a really good trimmer nearby, it makes for a very classy and upper shelf finished look. Not out of place for European cars of the era, ala Porsche and Mercedes Benz. I think it would work very nicely with what you?ve done with the seats and the color matched roll bar and bracing. If you hunt for a crack free dash, it will just become a cracked dash someday, since the car will be outdoors for more than ten minutes. The car is coming along very nicely. I?m excited to see what you come op with on wheels. Any thoughts on finishes/ colors on the hoops and centers?
I say go for the wrapped and French stitched dash. If you?ve got a really good trimmer nearby, it makes for a very classy and upper shelf finished look. Not out of place for European cars of the era, ala Porsche and Mercedes Benz. I think it would work very nicely with what you?ve done with the seats and the color matched roll bar and bracing. If you hunt for a crack free dash, it will just become a cracked dash someday, since the car will be outdoors for more than ten minutes. The car is coming along very nicely. I?m excited to see what you come op with on wheels. Any thoughts on finishes/ colors on the hoops and centers?
See you at lsfest! I plan on driving down also!
The '92 dash I put in my 242 was perfect, few years on now and it grew a small crack during storage one winter. It does feel like a losing battle.