Rear Strut Braces

[Eddie555]

@frayz Tom will build you a proper half cage too. Quality of workmanship will be second to none.

Butt out Gez.. let me get the Commission..[emoji23]

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[Tom Johnson]

Cheers lads!

Plenty of cages on the go at the moment

 

[NorthloopCup]

Butt out Gez.. let me get the Commission..[emoji23]

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2 e’s in geez

 

[frayz]

@NorthloopCup @Eddie555
Cheers for the heads up boys, not something I’m currently planning on but good for thought.

@Tom Johnson, care to drop me a price for a Clio rear cage with harness bar(s).
Be interested in a price for both CDS and the same in T45.

 

[Eddie555]

2 e’s in geez [emoji23]

Ill fight ya......... or maybe NOT...[emoji1787]

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[NorthloopCup]

@NorthloopCup @Eddie555
Cheers for the heads up boys, not something I’m currently planning on but good for thought.

@Tom Johnson, care to drop me a price for a Clio rear cage with harness bar(s).
Be interested in a price for both CDS and the same in T45.

No problem at all mate

Ill fight ya......... or maybe NOT...[emoji1787]

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Lol! 2 shots each. You go first. And I’ll wake you up after I’ve had my turn.

 

[Eddie555]

No problem at all mate [emoji1303]

Lol! 2 shots each. You go first. And I’ll wake you up after I’ve had my turn. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

I can run....... REALLY FAST..

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[NorthloopCup]

I can run....... REALLY FAST..

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So can I

 

[Eddie555]

So can I [emoji23]

I'll make sure I'm running in the opposite direction. [emoji2957]

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[Greeny.]

I have a Wiechers rear strut bolted in, certainly wouldn’t mount harnesses to it, although I am mounting mine to the original rear belt holes but I’m sure a lot of others are as well tbh:

 

[Daniel]

I have a Wiechers rear strut bolted in, certainly wouldn’t mount harnesses to it, although I am mounting mine to the original rear belt holes but I’m sure a lot of others are as well tbh:

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Why would you mount safety harnesses dangerously when you can just get an extra bar welded in to the cage??

 

[Greeny.]

Why would you mount safety harnesses dangerously when you can just get an extra bar welded in to the cage??

Well I was hoping for a thread like this someday so I could post up and get some free abuse... obviously I wasn’t aware of this Daniel I guess MOT’s don’t care about this then as long as they are ‘secure’ in their eyes?

 

[JamesBryan]

Didn't Renault mount the R26R harnesses to the rear seatbelt holes

 

[Greeny.]

Didn't Renault mount the R26R harnesses to the rear seatbelt holes

optional extra at purchase - wheelchair

 

[YorkshireKyle]

Didn't Renault mount the R26R harnesses to the rear seatbelt holes

Megane is different

The rear seat is much higher up and the angle isn't as steep afaik

 

[Martin_172]

I miss the good old days where there was a weekly harness argument on here every time someone mounted them to their red eBay omp strut brace!

 

[DaveL485]

I’m genuinely wondering how you can get a chassis mounted strut brace that isn’t already part of a welded in roll cage.

Like this?

 

[Cub.]

Like this?

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Is that a clio?

 

[JamesBryan]

Like this?

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A mate of mine had one welded like that on his Ph1.

 

[JamesBryan]

Here it is

 

[Louis]

Here it is

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Is that right seat wonky enough

 

[JamesBryan]

Is that right seat wonky enough

Yeah it was haha. Sorted it after we noticed in the pic.

This was years ago in Niall's brother's Ph1.

 

[YorkshireKyle]

Even I'm not that much of a gypo to not paint something

 

[JamesBryan]

Even I'm not that much of a gypo to not paint something

Haha, weight saving.

It was coated so it never rusted.

 

[Cub.]

Here it is

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What’s it welded to?

 

[JamesBryan]

What’s it welded too?

3mm plate either side.

 

[YorkshireKyle]

Haha, weight saving.

It was coated so it never rusted.

Coated in corrosion, can't get rust on top of rust?

 

[DaveL485]

3mm plate either side.

Same. Mine is a saloon car though not a hatch which is why we did it like that. I have harness bars built in to the main cage.

 

[DaveL485]

Is that a clio?

Nope... https://cliosport.net/threads/my-renault-21-quadra-supershed.821989/page-5#post-11889082

 

[JamesBryan]

Coated in corrosion, can't get rust on top of rust?

Seem to remember it was etch primed, but never actually painted

Same. Mine is a saloon car though not a hatch which is why we did it like that. I have harness bars built in to the main cage.

This was the thicker wall roll cage tubing as well. You could have picked the car up with it probably

 

[JimF]

This thread has taken a turn for the better! Seeing as we're all chatting cages, and the OP has buggered off, does anyone know if its feasible to extend a SW Motorsport bolt in rear cage into a full cage? Or is it not cost effective?
Presumably the fact it would be a full cage and also bolt in is a bit of a waste of time, but I'm just throwing ideas about.

 

[Usr117063]

Here it is

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I was thinking about something like this because Im not going full cage and dont feel safe without a harness on track. Is this perfectly fine to do?

 

[JamesBryan]

I was thinking about something like this because Im not going full cage and dont feel safe without a harness on track. Is this perfectly fine to do?

It's perfectly strong enough.

You'll always get people saying don't do it, but if it's been welded properly I can't see there being any issue.

 

[CliosandCoffeeCal]

Me and my mates are doing or trying to get a group buy for rear half cages

£350 painted and delivered. Come with a fitting kit that just needs to be welded in

It's the same company who made her rear strut brace Kyle...

 

[YorkshireKyle]

It's the same company who made her rear strut brace Kyle...

You say it like they hand deliver it while riding Aladdins carpet

 

[CliosandCoffeeCal]

You say it like they hand deliver it while riding Aladdins carpet

At least thatd stop it arriving damaged I guess

 

[Ben Cook]

Ok, I haven’t but was hoping I can run a harness off the top part of this brace for track days when I lower the rear seats?

 

[JamesBryan]

Ok, I haven’t but was hoping I can run a harness off the top part of this brace for track days when I lower the rear seats? View attachment 1469858

Absolutely not.

 

[frayz]

Ok, I haven’t but was hoping I can run a harness off the top part of this brace for track days when I lower the rear seats? View attachment 1469858

100% no no and even more so with a reclining seat.
Get yourself a CG lock and leave harnesses for fixed buckets with either a suitable designated harness bar or roll cage.

 

[JimF]

I was thinking about something like this because Im not going full cage and dont feel safe without a harness on track. Is this perfectly fine to do?

The issue with harnesses and no cage is that in a rollover, where a 3 point ordinary seatbelt will allow your body to be forced over and towards the centre of the car (the shoulder with no seatbelt over it), harnesses with no cage means you'll be held nicely in your seat while your neck is broken.
That said, I think Clio's are pretty strong in rollovers aren't they? That's the thinking behind it.

Standard seatbelt + no cage = fine
Standard seatbelt + cage = death
Correctly mounted harness + cage = fine
Correctly mounted harness + no cage = death
Incorrectly mounted harness + anything = death
Correctly mounted harness, cage & Covid 19 = death