I'm adding a roll cage to reinforce the frame more than to protect the
occupants of the car. The birdcage/body is a stressed member, but it's
isolated from the body by rubber mounts, so I don't think it would be
effective against small torsional deformations of the chassis associated
with hard cornering or transitional maneuvers.
Since the rollcage attaches directly to the frame, and is a stressed member,
it should add some protection against this kind of chassis flex. It will
almost certainly just be a partial (ie: 4-point) cage. If I can manage it
without being too obtrusive, I might make it a 6-pointer, but I think that's
the limit.
--
Phil Martin pmartin@surgnav.com
"I'm a Charger, charging through the night,
Like an orange bolt of lightning passing everything in sight"
-----Original Message-----
From: GLCurley@aol.com [mailto:GLCurley@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 6:57 PM
To: pmartin@isgtec.com
Cc: bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Bricklin weight (roll cage)
Out of curiosity, why are you adding a roll cage? I assume you mean tubes
inside the passenger compartment) Would it be possible to get a similar
results from reinforcing the birdcage?
George Curley (#220, 489, 670)
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