so i am well on the way to having the chassis ready for my attempt at Time Attack this year.
I went for the OMP multipoint weld in cage. As it had a good design, and would really add to the stiffness of the car.
I was thinking of attempting to fit it myself, but after deciding that i needed it done properly, i enlisted the skills of Mark Fish Motorsport.
Having dealt with Mark previously i knew he would do a professional job.
So i left the car with him over the festive period, ready for him to start cracking in the new year.
The fitting took 40 hours labour time. This is due to the case that its not a drop in and weld wherever it ends up. The cage had to be carefully lined up, bars put under the correct tension and in the right direction, to make an extremely strong structure.
Mark reckons that cage provides an extra 50% plus stiffness over a standard 6 point bolt in cage! He also tied the cage into the A and B pillars, and front roof cross memeber, with various blocks of welding. This also added to the strength.
I also bought some removable OMP door bars, just so when not on track i could make life slightly easier for getting in and out, as dont forget, this is still my daily driver.
This also meant that with the left over tubing Mark could put some harness bars in for me.
Once i was happy it was time to pay...... now like i said, i could of done the fitting, but i wanted to be happy if tha the worst came to the worst and i had to reply on the cage it would do its job 100%! rather than cave due to me mounting it wrong!!
So total bill was.... £1225 +VAT. Alot of cash, but when you consider the work that went inot it, i was happy.
and finally, some pics! bear in mind that it all needs painting, which i will be doing shortly (all white before anyone asks)
and then a few quick pics of the seats i am putting in...
and thats all for now!
I went for the OMP multipoint weld in cage. As it had a good design, and would really add to the stiffness of the car.
I was thinking of attempting to fit it myself, but after deciding that i needed it done properly, i enlisted the skills of Mark Fish Motorsport.
Having dealt with Mark previously i knew he would do a professional job.
So i left the car with him over the festive period, ready for him to start cracking in the new year.
The fitting took 40 hours labour time. This is due to the case that its not a drop in and weld wherever it ends up. The cage had to be carefully lined up, bars put under the correct tension and in the right direction, to make an extremely strong structure.
Mark reckons that cage provides an extra 50% plus stiffness over a standard 6 point bolt in cage! He also tied the cage into the A and B pillars, and front roof cross memeber, with various blocks of welding. This also added to the strength.
I also bought some removable OMP door bars, just so when not on track i could make life slightly easier for getting in and out, as dont forget, this is still my daily driver.
This also meant that with the left over tubing Mark could put some harness bars in for me.
Once i was happy it was time to pay...... now like i said, i could of done the fitting, but i wanted to be happy if tha the worst came to the worst and i had to reply on the cage it would do its job 100%! rather than cave due to me mounting it wrong!!
So total bill was.... £1225 +VAT. Alot of cash, but when you consider the work that went inot it, i was happy.
and finally, some pics! bear in mind that it all needs painting, which i will be doing shortly (all white before anyone asks)
and then a few quick pics of the seats i am putting in...
and thats all for now!
