roll cage for my 308 arrived

Looks excellent

 

What kind of tubing is it? I've installed a roll cage for my 4x4 and bolted it to the frame, I wonder on can you bolt/weld the cage down the frame on a 308.

 

Steven,

I weld my own cages. The floor in the 308 is thin sheet. I would box in the feet so the rollcage does not punch through the floor on a rollover. Look here you can see the cage picked through the floor!

http://forums.focaljet.com/team-pit-stop/617185-bolt-roll-cage-fail.html

 

the front top bar will give you trouble, you should move it closer to the front glass.

 

you might consider adding a horizontal bar at the corners near shoulder height. it will triangulate the main hoop and provide a mount for the shoulder harness. should be able to pick up considerable stiffness with this adder.
rgds,
Vincenzo

 

Looks good Steven , safety first, all cars should have a roll bar or roll cage IMO.

 

luv it all! ... that dash looks really nice!

 

Steven, you know the judges are going to deduct serious point from the cage right
Anyway, are you planning to do some serious racing?

 

That and I suggest he float the seat mounts to the roll cage for the same reason. Too easy for the seat to pull that floor apart and get strangled or injured by the belts. Keep the body and the belts tied to the same/strongest part of the compartment.

Rick

 

This is required by everybody now, as far as I know. It's just good practice.

 

Might be good for a mounting point but would do nothing for stiffness