Here's some pics of a basic 5pt cage with removable door bar on a 97 VW GTI VR6. The car has gone 11.2 so far and they wouldn't let him run anymore, so since it's really a street car, we opted for the min. required for 10.0 or 135. The removable door bar is nice because on the street you just pull it out and it's like you don't have a cage at all.

Kinda hard to tell from the pics, but the top of the bar touches the headliner.

 

Looks very clean & simple.

 

tight like a..... uhhhhhhhhh...
i like it! you bent it?

 

Yeah, i bent it. You know you can't buy pre bent stuff that fits like that! lol

 

Another fine piece of work from you tony. I continue to be amazed at how well your creations fit/work.

 

hope mine fits that good!

 

looks great...but the weld on the doorbar looks a lil undercut...maybe its just the photo...everything else looks tight! literally

 

Nice work, I like how tight the bar is to the door.

Did you fab the hardware for the door bar? Is that a kit?

 

so you jam a fence post between 2 trees to bend it? would you use a 4 wheeler or a truck to pull on it? I have a draft horse too if that would work better.

 

VW, you traitor !!!!!

 

That's pretty cool. What hardware is used to fasten the door bar in place? Is it similar to a swing out bar?

 

wish mine was like that, mine is kinda like throwin a hot dog down a hallway!....way too much room

 

The swingouts are from Chris Alstons Chassis works, they're very nice machined pieces. A little pricy, but a nice way to do a street car. Makes working under the dash a little easier too.

 

Nice and simply, great work as always.

 

nice t1 fit is on point...

 

could you take a closer picture of the weld, tig welding?

 

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no need he is tony1 lol

looks great tony

 

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It's mig welded, and i don't like to take close up pics of my welds, they look like crap.

 

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id rather do work for vw owners anyday.

vw owners = not cheap asses like honda owners (for the most part)

cage looks good tony
care to pm me what this type of cage would cost?

 

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It's mig welded </TD></TR></TABLE>

B.S , I heard you cry about the spatter when it goes in your hair, wait I found a video of you I believe

http://youtube.com/watch?v=G7KYx4qJ4BU

 

Nice Tony

 

What kind of bender do you use?

 

I have a JD2 Model 4 bender. I like it alot better than the Model 3 we had at the last place i worked at.

 

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IDK about that.... that welding on that manifold you did for arturbo was gorgeous!! almost as nice as this cage

 

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pfft.

we wander over here too.