here is the first cage we did on our new car for 2011
let me know what you think of the install and fitment
true street car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j2AqzO79Jo

 

looks good from the vid but i would of put the bars threw the defrost vent holes insted of making new ones

 

fits like ***

 

care to elaborate on what fits like ***? seems to fit great for us, both 6'3"

 

we tried, but with the factory dash support, this seemed to be as far back as we could go, and lining it up with the dash out made it hard to be exact.

 

It's not too bad, but there may be problems.

The harness bar is way too high. Same with the door bars. Too high. Check out the rule book and see what it says. Maybe for a 6'3" dude that's where they need to be....

I personally like it when the pillar bars are tight to the a-pillar. That way it doesn't obstruct your view.

Door bars seem to fit well. To get them tighter put a slight bend in the bar near the doors arm rest.

Everything else looks pretty good though.

Good job for doing it yourself.

 

thanks tepid

the door bars needed to be high for where we sit, runs between our shoulder and elbow, per the handbook

the a pillar bars arent as bad as they look, we can see just fine

only thing not completed was the sill cross bar and d bars, gonna check with local tracks to see what we need to do to pass tech

 

Yeah, definitely run the bars through the dash and I am with tepid on the a-pillar comment. You will be able to make it fit, just have to spend some time on it.

Good job on your first one though man.

 

S&W Racecars kit? If so, I used the same kit a while back on my second Coupe that I built. For a pre-fab kit, it's not bad... but being a perfectionist, I'll only go 100% custom from now on. Cages are definitely included in the camp of "getting what you pay for" IMO.

Lou

 

its a competition engineering kit from jegs

 

i too am 6'3 and for doing it your self its great much nicer than the one i put in my car my self.

i cut it out though and paid for a nice one for instance heres how close my bars are to the pillar.


heres the door bar