[philooo]

quick update,


CAGE FIX

I fixed my cage to be able to run with NASA.

TR3 Motorsports who initially built my roll cage, did not do a good job building the cage. The main hoop diagonal had a bent, so I had to remove the diagonal and the horizontal bars where the harness tie to.

Also a bunch of weld were not full 360 degree. The welder did not think about the accessibility of some weld and simply didn't bother welding the hard to reach areas.

A shame considering I had spent good money painting the whole car interior. But that's what happen when you don't do your own research and you deal with unscrupulous providers in south florida.

Thankfully, John at WOT-TECH in fort lauderdale, took the challenge and work his ass off to reach some pretty tough weld location. They are not pretty but they are now fully 360 degree weld and will pass NASA standards. He also installed a new diagonal bar, straight this time.

He also added the necessary piece to add a window net with the quick release front.

Now time to paint the thing...again..

DOORS / WINDOWS
Ok so when TR3 Motorsport build the car they gutted my doors fully, because they said the roll cage would not allow for the window to remain in place. I had asked them to do their best to keep the windows but I just had no time to overlook the project well enough...

Anyways I decided that I wanted the windows back and I happen to find a set of doors for sale at a local wrecker, so I went for it.

It took quite some work and trial, but after a few hours, make small cuts here and there, I was able to get the driver door fit the daytona bars. As you can see my bars are not protruding too far outside the car, that is why it was possible. On the passenger side, I only had to trim the door plastic trim, as the daytona bars are not protruding at all. Shame on TR3 for gutting my door in the first place...

For the window switches, I simply zip tied them to the door reinforcement bar, and they are accessible through the speaker opening. not as good as stock but perfectly fine for my use.

I am pretty happy to get the windows back. I have an open trailer and I was not a fan of the lexan windows in terms of security and also water intrusion.