To anybody out there who has added a roll cage to your cars. In the end I need to add one to mine. I will more than likely be driving like a bat out of hell in her and I plan on putting the best possible brakes on it before anything else but a failsafe is always required. So my question is when to install how to install and the best make to install. Can anybody assist me in this?

 

What exactly do you mean by, "driving like a bat out of hell"? Do you race your car at the track a lot or something?

 

Really overall you'd probably be better off putting money into a wonderbar and SFCs first if you don't have those already.

Is there a reason why you need a roll cage or roll bar? Normally people only add them for class rules, to safely mount harnesses (which aren't DOT Approved street legal anyway), add more structural enforcement to the chassis. I only added mine due to a GP with a good deal. Remember normally it can cost up to around $100 per point to have them installed.

 

Yeah, roll bar/cages are a pain. Unless you need one to pass inspection/follow class rules, I'd leave it go. The only reason I'm toying with the idea in my car is it's a 'vert/just fast enough that if I go to a "real" track and not the fly by night joint I usually go to, (NLR in Indiana, lousy safety program at best), they politely show me the exit road out of the pits.

 

I plan on auto crossing a lot. and to answer carlos I have a very heavy foot. I don't require one my car isn't currently running.....sad panda..... but when it is I am just trying to get a bearing on when all of this should be done. im still very new to this. this car will be my first resto and I want to do it right and get as much advice as possible.

 

The roll bar will likely put you in a modified class with some very serious machines and you will likely not be competitive. That is my one regret with the bar in mine (autoX)

 

Keep in mind it makes access to your backseat more difficult, and renders it useless for passengers. It also gets real fun climbing over a door-bar after awile. I wouldn't recommend one unless the car isn't your DD, and it's required by class rules.

It's also far more dangerous to drive a caged car on the street as it greatly increases the likelyhood of suffering a head injury. It's only safer in a racecar because your wearing a helmet.

IMO unless it's needed for class rules, skip it. The easiest way to stay safe on the street, cost's nothing, and keeps everyone else safe, is to not drive like a tool. Think about it, if you feel that you need one on a public road; it's because you plan on outdriving your own talent and/or conditions. And you admit to being aware of it! Don't be that guy.

 

its illegal to carry a passenger if you have a main hoop in the car with the correct cross bar.

I like 5 and 6 pt roll bars. They add a good bit of safety and they look pretty nice.

Down side is you run in a more advanced class in auto x like previously said.

And you need one if your running faster than 11.49 in the 1/4