N1 Andy wrote:
These gussets are 16guage cold rolled steel, per scca guidelines, incase I ever DO get into road racing. I dont know how this would work on thicker material, but for thin stuff it works great
If you don't road race / lap the car, what is the cage for , and the seat, and the harness?? ect.
Not hating , just curious about what form of motorsport you do participate in.
As for cars on the cover of magazines, I have yet to see one I would really want. Usually they are all bling'd out with "replica" parts or $900 spoilers that were only made for 2 months in JDM land. 99/100 the owner lacks the ability or knowledge to create anything themselves. Your panel dimplier is cool , but you are correct that any sanctioning body like the SCCA or NASA wouldn't tech the car based on not only the thickness, but the welds in that cage. Any toolshed can get a line of credit and bolt parts to a car , very very few people on HT have the intelligence to actually DIY let alone understand the principals.
I don't get the hate on for JD...
Not hatin, it's just reality.
I built the car with the intent of HPDE's/Lapping days, however I got tired of getting beat at the local night races and random mustang encounters on the freeway so I decided to ditch the n/a setup and boost it. now that its boosted it doesn't make a very good RR/AutoX car.
I have yet to see replica parts on any honda-tuning cover car, and I happen to like $900 wings that were only made for 2 months lol.
The wall thickness of the cage material would pass, it is regulation thickness, the gussets are also by the book 16guage m/s. The only thing I would be worried about passing tech is the welds. That was my first attempt at building a cage and only about my 3rd time using a mig. It is far from perfect, but not bad giving the circumstances.
I agree with the fact that most people on H-T pay for the car to be built, Alot of the locals to the Seattle area here that have made magazines lately are not like that at all. Toto, Yee, Steve, Dennis and Jeff all live this shit too, and do all the work themselves.