Mike's 900 cage progress

[Rallyho]

http://picasaweb.google.com/thewhitesalbum

It's slowing coming along...verrrrrry slowly!

[Geoff]

I like what you've done!

I'm not sure if I'd keep that bar extending up to the bumper mount. If you were to get in a crash it would wouldn't let the front end absorb any impact and could resort in a more harsh impact, distorting the cage.

I was always thinking about putting some cuts into mine so it would collapse on impact. I never did it though...

[Rallyho]

BWAHAHA. My bumper mounts are so punky they're gonna fold up like papah if I wack something.

You were there that day we cut the roof off the 99 and the whold car sprung down! That Tall Pines MotoX jump really turned the front of that car into a boat and I'm hoping I can keep that from happening again. But I see your point.

I cut out the pass side box section that runs from the bottom of the suspension tower up to the fr cross member. Mostly 'cause it was soft, but it was slightly redundant with that tube there.

After J-Ball's little boo-boo I'm also planning on putting some 1x2 box section on the floor between the outer rocker and the inner hump to slow that mess from caving in around my footsies.

[Geoff]

After J-Ball's little boo-boo I'm also planning on putting some 1x2 box section on the floor between the outer rocker and the inner hump to slow that mess from caving in around my footsies.

the J-Bar!

[Rallyho]

Precisely! Although it will look a little more like a Y, but J-Bar just sounds better!

[t16_rally]

on "factory"900s they only reinforced the oringinal "square" at bottom of enginebay to the front/bumper, in fia rules it isnt allowed to to use the kind of reinforcement you welded from spring tower forward, and i agree witth foregoing speaker, let the front absorb in case of "woodcutting offroad rallying" (lets just hope not!!)

nice with a 900, it has a bit more driveability then 99, not as stubbern to drive.

the swedes oppinion!

[Luke]

nice with a 900, it has a bit more driveability then 99, not as stubbern to drive.

The 900 definatly has the advantage of directional stability, but it also suffers from a softer front end and lower ground clearance to then x-member, plus the twitchyness of the 99 is what makes it so fun! The availability of solid 900 body shells for nothing does make the 900 a better option these days though.

sometimes i'd sware my 99 is RWD:

[Rallyho]

Updates!

http://picasaweb.google.com/thewhitesal ... 0GarageDay

[Geoff]

Is that the Mendham Rotisserie I see? Way better than any RonCo product!

What are the short vertical bars at the tube junctions in the trunk for?

[Crazyswede]

I thought it was the roll the car onto its side method. Didn't see the rotisserie

[Rallyho]

Geoff, those go down through the fender wells to the top of the rear shock mount tieing them into the cage.

That is the Tedneck Spit. Shakey and definitely not up to OSHA code in any way, shape or form.

[Geoff]

Tedneck! HA!
I want to borrow it too

Rad idea about tying the shock mounts into the cage!

[Rallyho]

some new pics of cage, seat mount plating, gusset templates, kids in sleds, broken ice race car, lightbar prototype, etc, etc.

http://picasaweb.google.com/thewhitesal ... rPrototype

[Geoff]

nICE Tires! How long did those take you?
Did you grind a point into each and every bolt or are they sheet metal screws with nuts on them?

[Rallyho]

Oh those aren't mine, but I'm gonna make me some. From what I hear, you better set aside 5-6 hrs for each tire.

There was a stud tire race this past weekend. Pretty cool. This weekend in there is a rubber to ice in Warren Maine. Street studs and unstudded only. 3hr enduro...we're hoping to run a saab 900t beater.