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Rollcage Fitting #132268 14/06/2006 19:47 14/06/2006 19:47
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst Begbie OP Ex El Presidente
Begbie OP Ex El Presidente I AM a Coop Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst	Thought i would start a little blog / day by day of trying to fit a rollcage to the coupe. Started yesterday and managed to rip out most of the rear interior (shocking at how much of the chassis isnt painted) before it poured down with rain and stopped play. Started again today and finished off the rear of the interior (C pillar trim, rear wiper motor, seatbelts and centre console) Just stopped to have a bit of food and to go back out and finish the dash off!!! So a few piccies of my progress : Rollcage bought summer last year Easy Part 1 Easy Part 2 Near side yesterday Offside yesterday Near side today Offside today Fergie's grommit Centre Console removed Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132269 14/06/2006 20:22 14/06/2006 20:22
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,394 N Nellybear I need some sleep
Nellybear I need some sleep N Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,394	Do you ever work ???? Looking good mate... keep it up LSLO#8

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132270 14/06/2006 20:37 14/06/2006 20:37
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Anonymous Unregistered A	begbie, where did you get that excellent r/cage ? is it the OMP one ? cheers.

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132271 15/06/2006 01:04 15/06/2006 01:04
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst Begbie OP Ex El Presidente
Begbie OP Ex El Presidente I AM a Coop Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst	Of course i do work, it's just i have taken a week off work to get some work done on the coupe. Pistole, yes the cage is an OMP one. End result of today It's ready to come off, except it seems to be stuck on the heater matrix at the top. There is a tube type thingy that takes the air to the vents on top of the dash, now it seems to be in the middle of this and sits on top of the heater matrix is stopping it from lifting but i cant see the top of the heater matrix and have been feeling by hand, but cant find what seems to be holding it down, anyone got any ideas? Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132272 15/06/2006 01:07 15/06/2006 01:07
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917 J JimO Forum veteran
JimO Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917	So you have managed to get everything out except the gearknob, they are a bugger aren't they I'd say its looking good, but uurrrmm, it's getting there, you must have some patience

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132273 15/06/2006 01:13 15/06/2006 01:13
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,158 Near Reading JohnS I need some sleep
JohnS I need some sleep Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,158 Near Reading	Quote: anyone got any ideas? tear the dash out by force Heater matricies are for wimps! Former low boost hero - 616BHP@1.5 bar. 2.4 20VT RIP

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132274 15/06/2006 01:16 15/06/2006 01:16
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst Begbie OP Ex El Presidente
Begbie OP Ex El Presidente I AM a Coop Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst	Quote: Quote: anyone got any ideas? tear the dash out by force Heater matricies are for wimps! Well i'm currently looking through the coupe workshop manual at the moment and it isnt being a lot of help, so brute force and ignorance maybe used Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132275 15/06/2006 01:35 15/06/2006 01:35
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Anonymous Unregistered A	I stripped out the interior on my bravo for its respray, dash out etc, that was actually stuck in and it sounds like what you have here... its like double sided foam just need to be brutal, but i dont know if you have a fixing there or not as i havent done the coupe dash. i kept pulling it back and forth the it started to losen... try this first, if it starts to losen i am pretty sure its just that foam stuff. good luck.

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132276 15/06/2006 01:36 15/06/2006 01:36
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Anonymous Unregistered A	also are you rallying this thing or something???

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132277 15/06/2006 01:44 15/06/2006 01:44
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst Begbie OP Ex El Presidente
Begbie OP Ex El Presidente I AM a Coop Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst	Quote: its like double sided foam just need to be brutal, but i dont know if you have a fixing there or not as i havent done the coupe dash. i kept pulling it back and forth the it started to losen... try this first, if it starts to losen i am pretty sure its just that foam stuff. Yeah there is foam there, can see it, it's lifted away quite freely at either edge of the dashboard, it's just stuck in the middle, which is where i can feel its connected to the heater matrix in someway, but the manual cd doesnt list having to disconnect it from there. As for rallying it, nah, just making it a trackday nutter of a coupe Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132278 15/06/2006 19:30 15/06/2006 19:30
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst Begbie OP Ex El Presidente
Begbie OP Ex El Presidente I AM a Coop Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst	Lunch time piccies Stripped 1 Stripped 2 Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132279 15/06/2006 20:23 15/06/2006 20:23
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Anonymous Unregistered A	You got one shiney knob to grab there begbie Hope you bought some racing gloves for better grip! Looks all good, when i did the wiring to the rear of my coop i blitzed the floor panels that i got to with wetwipes that had antibacterial in them to get all the gunk off and left them sparkley and a quick wet wash of the carpet where i could as so much stuff comes off them when you hose them down it could be an extra 1kg you save in wieght and it all helps!!!

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132280 15/06/2006 23:56 15/06/2006 23:56
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst Begbie OP Ex El Presidente
Begbie OP Ex El Presidente I AM a Coop Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst	Well i have gone a little bit more crazy with the weight reduction than I first thought Decided to pretty much remove all of the sound deadening (apart from the firewall) and done about half of the car so far Pic 1 Pic 2 Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132281 16/06/2006 00:58 16/06/2006 00:58
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Your gonna have to tie it down on windy days at this rate.

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132282 16/06/2006 01:00 16/06/2006 01:00
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Did exactly the same thing in my grale, Its suprising how much that stuff weighs. Stick it all in a bag at the end and you'll be suprised. Heater matrix and all the fan gubbins also weigh a ton. Theres normally metal reinforcing behind the bumpers which can be binned. Hoping to get the grale down to around a ton.

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132283 16/06/2006 01:20 16/06/2006 01:20
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: Well i have gone a little bit more crazy with the weight reduction than I first thought Decided to pretty much remove all of the sound deadening (apart from the firewall) and done about half of the car so far Pic 1 Pic 2 That's one hell of an induction run. Begbie you're a nutter

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132284 16/06/2006 01:45 16/06/2006 01:45
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Is that sticky stuff meant to sound deaden?? i hated it when i was under my carpet its so crud and sticks to anything and is a bee atch to get off again!grr stupid things! Looking good though!!

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132285 16/06/2006 02:10 16/06/2006 02:10
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Anonymous Unregistered A	begbie... what you planning at!!!!! ..... those grommets can go Paul R

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132286 16/06/2006 02:57 16/06/2006 02:57
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,200 england C came2dance I AM a Coop
came2dance I AM a Coop C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,200 england	I'm with Skins Begbie......... you're as mad as a hatter muwahahahaha www.chrisdoyle-photography.co.uk

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132287 16/06/2006 04:01 16/06/2006 04:01
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Have to admire your commitment Begbie ! I've thought about a roll cage for mine, but seeing your photos has put me off somewhat . Might get rid of the sound-proofing as you have done when I have the carpet up though . Phil

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132288 16/06/2006 07:02 16/06/2006 07:02
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Anonymous Unregistered A	champion !

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132289 16/06/2006 07:11 16/06/2006 07:11
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 19,937 North wales pinin_prestatyn Forum veteran
pinin_prestatyn Forum veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 19,937 North wales	I don't think the missus would have approved keep it up. Coopless!

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132290 16/06/2006 07:46 16/06/2006 07:46
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,821 Bath F Fishy_Dave I need some sleep
Fishy_Dave I need some sleep F Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,821 Bath	Will it ever get to see a trackday though? Once it's finished, DO NOT attend a Coupe meet first, you know what will happen (again) Corvette C6 (manual of course)

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132291 16/06/2006 23:07 16/06/2006 23:07
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst Begbie OP Ex El Presidente
Begbie OP Ex El Presidente I AM a Coop Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst	Quote: Have to admire your commitment Begbie ! I've thought about a roll cage for mine, but seeing your photos has put me off somewhat And just to put you off a little more : Cage Trail Fitted Gap 1 Gap 2 The gaps are like this on all 4 mounting plates, so additional plates will have to be made / modified to actually to be able to weld it to the sill, and there was me thinking this is just a bolt in cage! Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132292 17/06/2006 00:46 17/06/2006 00:46
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Anonymous Unregistered A	It's certainly going to look good when it is fitted, but those gaps are . Might as well buy a weld-in one if you are going to have to do that much modification ! I take it that you will be painting it an appropriate colour before final install, as it look a bit like very expensive scaffold poles at the moment . Phil

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132293 17/06/2006 01:42 17/06/2006 01:42
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Anonymous Unregistered A	nice gaps beggars - who's going to do the welding? they'd be sensible to cut off the current triangle side parts and make some new bits to take up that egge space - you'll need to clean the area of paint, strip it to metal and prime it with some weld through primer - I used UPOL weld #2 its expensive but meant to be good. rich

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132294 17/06/2006 10:08 17/06/2006 10:08
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Anonymous Unregistered A	be careful with that cage , it being so far 'out'. I've heard of a few cases where with the cage in , either the doors cannot fit and/or the sunroof cannot get on or something else like that . cheers and good effort.

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132295 17/06/2006 16:45 17/06/2006 16:45
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Begbie, are you going to refit the roof lining, rear seats etc? General Q: is the rollcage meant to come very close (see touch) roof and all bits around? cheers

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132296 18/06/2006 20:11 18/06/2006 20:11
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst Begbie OP Ex El Presidente
Begbie OP Ex El Presidente I AM a Coop Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,294 Sandhurst	I dont have a sunroof so that doesnt bother me As for rear seats, not possible due to the way the cage bolts to the rear wheel arch, as for the roof lining, im sure i will put it back, but the pain of it is that i cant have my sun visors or rear view mirror, so need to come up with something for that. This cage fitting is going to be put on hold for the time being due to the extra bits and pieces that need doing, so more updates sometime soon Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies

Re: Rollcage Fitting #132297 18/06/2006 20:28 18/06/2006 20:28
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Fold out curved bits of wood lol

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