Roll Bar / Roll Cage Options?

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Re: Roll Bar / Roll Cage Options?

Post by noahf » Wed Jan 10, 2018 3:29 pm

I havnt decided yet. I got my itr running, aligned, and tuned, and i aint gonna lie, i kinda like the stock interior with a stock k20 in it. Its very "driveable" right now.

But to answer your question: I am going custom, a friend that does metal work will be designing/fabricating the cage to meet class rules + fit my seats. I have Spoon buckets and PCI static mount rails, so they wont slide, with willans harnesses.

I wanna enjoy it a bit before it becomes fully dedicated.

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Re: Roll Bar / Roll Cage Options?

Post by coolhandluke » Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:00 am

noahf wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2018 3:29 pm ...But to answer your question: I am going custom, a friend that does metal work will be designing/fabricating the cage to meet class rules + fit my seats. I have Spoon buckets and PCI static mount rails, so they wont slide, with willans harnesses.
Are Spoon seats certified?
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Re: Roll Bar / Roll Cage Options?

Post by white rocket » Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:35 pm

coolhandluke wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:00 amAre Spoon seats certified?
Not at all from what I remember.
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Re: Roll Bar / Roll Cage Options?

Post by noahf » Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:50 pm

They are not FIA certified. Do they need to be? I know for harnesses they need to be, but I was unaware of the buckets needing them. At least the HFF rules do not specify FIA buckets only. Maybe more of a reason to stick with oem seats + belts or sell the spoon stuff.

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Re: Roll Bar / Roll Cage Options?

Post by coolhandluke » Sat Jan 13, 2018 12:57 pm

noahf wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:50 pm They are not FIA certified. Do they need to be? I know for harnesses they need to be, but I was unaware of the buckets needing them. At least the HFF rules do not specify FIA buckets only. Maybe more of a reason to stick with oem seats + belts or sell the spoon stuff.
The certification may or may not be required for your intended series. Most W2W or TA groups required certified seats, so I would check your rulebook. The certification is important since it solidifies the MFG went through the appropriate crash tests.

I recommend:
-All OEM seats + seatbelts (SRS)
or
-Certified fixed back seat, harnesses, and rollbar

Mixing and can reduce safety.
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Re: Roll Bar / Roll Cage Options?

Post by noahf » Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:19 pm

Thanks luke. May be looking to get rid of my spoon setup and switch it to a jdm oem setup.

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Re: Roll Bar / Roll Cage Options?

Post by krazychowmein » Sat Jan 20, 2018 2:11 am

Too bad you aren’t closer my JDM recaros will be up for sale soon. I ended up ordering an Autopower setup.

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