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Originally Posted by brokeAs240sx
Nice! Top still open & close normally w/ that cage setup? I'm slowly heading toward that point of full cage but still want to be able to lock the top, which seems to be in the way of optimal cage tubing  .
Bushido:
There were a couple guys who adapted the dual hump roll bars from miatas... however, looking @ the finished product, it looked more likely to endanger you in a rollover than protect you. Looked pretty good though.
All you'd really have to do to get "close" to that mustang style is dress up your roll bar w/ some fiberglass/plastic - of course, you'd need some fiberglass/plastic skills. |
Everything still fits with the top. It's a tight fit, but everything fits. The way the hook swings up when you're closing the top kind of twists around the bar. Being a vert, there were some compromises so everything would still function, but I don't think there was really anything major that was changed too much. The biggest problem was the thinner main hoop due to the extra chassis bracing coupled with the wider seat that was being used. So it made the door bars pretty interesting, but I love the way they came out.
There's some pics in my gallery that show the fitment with the top a little better:
http://www.theoryinpracticeengineering.com/gallery/chi/
I think if you're doing any performance driving with a vert, a full cage would be best. It's awesome driving around a car with a full cage with the top down. There isn't much more above you with a full cage than with a roll bar and you get a lot of additional stiffening from it. And with a good cage, a lot of the extra bracing can be removed and the car can come back down to normal s-chassis weight.
I really want to build one with a full cage and just get rid of the top all together. Just have it for nice days, it would make an awesome summer car, I just wouldn't want to run errands with it and leave it all open in some parking lot for too long or get caught in the rain, but other than that, it would be a lot of fun.
Tim