What do you use for support?
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What do you use for support? so im just finishing up doing heads/cam/LTs/EWP, etc etc etc.. basically, more bolt ons (had full exhaust, intake to TB, pulleys. everything else was stock).. i dont plan on doing anything too stressful like going to the track or really flogging it until after some subframe connectors, but im wondering what else you guys would recommend? i dont wanna run a roll bar all the time (unless there are some that actually look decent.. i know the ones without any structural support look okay, but idk)
i wouldnt be worried, except that right now my car is on 3 jack stands, not four, and the top doesnt come down totally straight.. which leads me to believe that the frame is already slightly tweaked..
thanks for any info
i wouldnt be worried, except that right now my car is on 3 jack stands, not four, and the top doesnt come down totally straight.. which leads me to believe that the frame is already slightly tweaked..
thanks for any info
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how might one accomplish that? just jack up whichever corners i need to to straighten it out?
im thinking ill get bolt ons and weld them (since with just weld ons it might not be straight, and i want the added strength of the welds)
im thinking ill get bolt ons and weld them (since with just weld ons it might not be straight, and i want the added strength of the welds)
NHRA rules state that in a convertible vehicle, if you run 13.99 or faster, you must have a cage!!! check out www.wolferacecraft.com for cages.
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Originally Posted by GXPPOWER
noone enforces that. mabe when the NHRA is sactioning the event. but ive never been told i couldnt run at beech bend. and its a NHRA track
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Originally Posted by HASTINGSRJ
NHRA rules state that in a convertible vehicle, if you run 13.99 or faster, you must have a cage!!! check out www.wolferacecraft.com for cages.
and really, i wouldnt be so opposed to one, but theyre usually an eye sore, and i dont know how much ill be running at the track (i dont think itll be enough to warrant a roll bar)
Originally Posted by GXPPOWER
noone enforces that. mabe when the NHRA is sactioning the event. but ive never been told i couldnt run at beech bend. and its a NHRA track
I heard they changed that rule due to the fact that you would need to put a cage in a bone stock vette or viper, or similar car. It was changed down to 11.49. I read it was because the cars nowadays are so much safer from the factory then when those rules were first written.
Originally Posted by digitalbird
I heard they changed that rule due to the fact that you would need to put a cage in a bone stock vette or viper, or similar car. It was changed down to 11.49. I read it was because the cars nowadays are so much safer from the factory then when those rules were first written.
NHRA FAQ's from their site
http://www.nhra.com/contacts/tech_faq.html
When do I need a roll bar or roll cage, and what should it look like?
A roll bar is required in any convertible running 13.49 seconds or quicker in the quarter mile, and in other cars beginning at 11.49. The roll bar is accepted in vehicles running as quick as 10.00 second e.t., provided the stock firewall and floorboard is intact, other than for installation of wheel tubs.
A roll bar is required in any convertible running 13.49 seconds or quicker in the quarter mile, and in other cars beginning at 11.49. The roll bar is accepted in vehicles running as quick as 10.00 second e.t., provided the stock firewall and floorboard is intact, other than for installation of wheel tubs.