Well I just got my car back from the chassis shop and here are some pics.

 

A couple more pics.

 

looks like you got your work cut out for you with that car. cage looks pretty good though. i always liked the look of a vert with roll bars

 

I like the cage does it interfere with the seats or the top at any point I would love to install a cage in my vert if I knew it wouldn't interfere with anything

 

Is it just me... I only count 6 points of contact. Other than that sweet What did that run ya?

 

Are those downtubes from the main hoop going toward the center tunnel? If so +2....Just kinda hard to see...Love the cage, nice work.

 

Good eyes there, I missed that. there is the extra 2 points then.

 

Here is a pic of the 2 down bars. SO far the top goes down and up with no problems. I made sure when i had the work done. I havent had any problems with the seat either. Its not bolted in but looks like it will lock in with no problems. The cage set me back a little bit but it was worth it. THe work was exceptional.

 

looks good. I setmine back farther so it cant be seen from the side.

How about some pic's with the top down.

 

I will have pics with the top down on tuesday i hope. Its at my friends body shop at the moment.

 

I like that you put the down tubes off the hoop that is roughly where the lower control arms attach so there is alot of fatigue in that area. After looking at your pics I put my top down to see the clearance between the rear seats and the tonneu cover and there is none do you think the seats will conform to the cage?

 

So How much was alittle?

 

My rear bars are similer to yours.
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My top went up and down just fine.

 

i took pics of ur rear bars to my chassis guy. And pics to follow with the top down

 

Ok here are some pics with the top down....

 

that looks good. :twothumbsup:

 

A couple more

 

So it looks like you had to take out the bows? Does the top just rest on the roll bars? That is going to look sweet when you get done with it.

 

Why do you think you need to take out the bows? I didn't on the one I did.

 

May I ask how much that cage cost you? You can PM me if you'd rather.

 

BlueZ,

I had $200 into mine. but I also fit and put it in myself. If you drop the car off at a shop expect to pay anywhere from 75/hr and up OR a few hundred in install labor. Should be under 1k. depending on if you go MS or Molly.

 

I'd probably have a shop do it for me. I wouldn't want to screw anything up.

I'm looking ahead in the future here, since someday my vert will be LSx powered, or at LEAST a CC306 LT1, so I'll probably need a cage.

 

hey Chris I was wondering on your roll bar install were the rear seats still somewhat comfortable? also in the fics were your front seats all the way back? and when I do mine I am not planning on using the cross bar on the main hoop just because it will still mainly be a street car anyway and that way my kids can still sit in back, this sound OK? I am putting the spohn sfc on and figured as long as I am not racing all the time it should be ok. or do you have any suggestions on making it removable? I have seen the hinged and removable version side bars but never the crossbar.

 

The corss bar is illegal to have removeable by NHRA regulations.

 

I didnt take out any bows on mine. THe top has about a fingers room between the bar and the top. In my vert the back seats are still functional. And BLue zee ill send ya a pm.

 

Thanks for the PM!

And when you say functional back seats, can someone taller than 5'5" sit in the back? It almost looks like the bars going to the rear would prevent someone of tall stature to sit back there because their head would hit the bar.

 

I wouldnt want to sit in em the way i did mine. The back bar is to close and the Diagonal makes one seat non usable. I just put em back in fr looks. They will be coming out of the car i just put the cage in now. Because Im doing a 4link setup and have to remove the bottom seats.

If your not worried about track rules and tech inspection. Then Go for it and put in a removable bar.

 

No one has sat back there yet so i wouldnt know. I will have to check it out next time im at the car. And another pm sent.

 

I mainly want it in for looks mine will rarely see the track anyway. I am going to buy a t-top camaro for that. Easier to find body panels on the t-tops than verts' should still help add some stiffness anyway. I will more than likely move the main hoop to right behind the doors and have the swingout sidebars that fit around the stock door handles.