nope its an ex road car of darraghs i think (white)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevie e39 drift
nope its an ex road car of darraghs i think (white)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevie e39 drift
whoop whoop good man jay cant wait to see this MO-SHEEN :D
cars lookin well jay, stone mkII was hard at it this evenin ! cage looks the business from whats done already must say ,all the best man with the rest of the build...............
chris
WEEK - 1
John continued cutting and removing as much weight as possible, but without sacrificing any strength in the shell.. Then he began reinforcing the rear with an X-bar from the rear chassis legs up through the floor to the rear top strut towers..
The S14 in TDP's cage building room..
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010854.JPG
Marking out where needs to be cut
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010830.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010831.JPG
Rear inner pockets, quarters and boot floor cut out
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010833.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010839.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010837.JPG
Rear tank cover section cut out for bracing
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010836.JPG
Starting the reinforcing X-bar
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010842.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010840.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010846.JPG
X-bar complete!
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010843.JPG
Plates welded in for the rear section of the cage
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010847.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010848.JPG
And making up floor plates for the centre part of the cage
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010849.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010850.JPG
Floor plate in the pan and box folder
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010851.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010852.JPG
And in place. Although this is a pic of the passenger side plate, ya get the idea!
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/P1010853.JPG
Now for the main hoop, windscreen bar and A-pillar bars..
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010855.jpg
Front fully welded
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010856.jpg
Rear fully welded
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010857.jpg
Rear welded to the floor plates - drivers side
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010867.jpg
Passenger side
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010860.jpg
Front driver side welded to floor plate
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010868.jpg
And front passenger side welded to floor plate
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010861.jpg
Starting to take shape now!
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010862.jpg
These inside photo's show how the cage is tilted back slightly following the B-pillar line..
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010864.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010870.jpg
And reinforced by a supporting bar, from the main hoop to the roof / A-pillar bar
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010871.jpg
The rear section of the cage - from the main hoop down to the rear strut tower
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010872.jpg
And across to the passenger side
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010873.jpg
Main hoop supported
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010875.jpg
Same on the passenger side
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010879.jpg
And here's the rear triangle, from the rear strut towers that will run in an X
across the roof section and down the A-pillars which will stop the shell twisting
and transmit force from each corner of the car to the opposite corner!
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010877.jpg
Main hoop strengthened and supported by an X-bar first!
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010880.jpg
Which is welded to the main hoop support, each of which is welded to a floor
plate just above the front bolt's of the rear subframe!
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010883.jpg
Roof triangle in place to transmit the force from the rear triangle down the A-pillar bars!
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010884.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/P1010885.jpg
John welding plates to the front strut tower's...
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/DSCF1991.jpg
And notching a pipe for...
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/DSCF1987.jpg
This! A reinforcing bar from the bottom of the A-pillar bar to the strut tower!
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/DSCF2001.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/DSCF2002.jpg
Welding to the plate at the strut tower
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...d/DSCF1998.jpg
And supported by a second bar to the A-pillar!
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...DSCF2006-1.jpg
As of now the cage is nearly complete, but this is put on hold untill monday as a racecar needs the full team's attention tomorrow! I cannot WAIT untill the cage is finished, but watching each section being built is a great way to learn the cars week and strong points and how to work with them! Untill next week, chow!:p
Jesus, really going to the next level on this one Jay! Brilliant stuff, car should be very competitive if the build continues in this direction!:)
Thats a serious looking cage and great welds :eek: :cool:
It would be a shame not to crash it with a cage like that.
Lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by twailbait
Great work on the cage, welding looks top notch. Very much so looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Love ground up rebuilds.
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Originally Posted by twailbait
Haha shut up you! God forbid that ever happens i think i'll just cut panels off another S14 and weld them around this cage!!:D
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spartacus
Yeah its unreal, credit to the lads - they really know what they're doing and even have the time to explain what every single bar in the cage is for and why exactly they're putting it there! Especially with the additional bracing and support to stiffen the chassis, and the tubing used there is a thinner wall and much lighter than that of the main safety points so its benifits are huge in comparison to the slight additional weight they add!