AdamR Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Not yet But at 1/8" thick walls, I'm fairly certain it'll be up to the job... Quote
B.RAD Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 As Russ says, we got a GCF one off Ebay for about £225 I think. We tried to wait for a bargain but they just weren't coming up. I'm slightly concerned about its height though, it's designed to fit under the roof/hardtop, but I've noticed that with certain drivers their head is higher than the bar. Its best aspect is the harness bar, made fitting the seats and harnesses really easy. I'd go with Adam's suggestion of making your own if you've got the welding skills, just remember to add in a harness bar! Quote
AdamR Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Ah yes, another of the issues with the cages designed to fit under a roof... Quote
BenD Posted March 7, 2019 Author Posted March 7, 2019 I was going to do away with the roof. But I've brought some cobra bucket seats and there cloth. Doubt they will take kindly to being wet. I was thinking of making a so called bikini top for it for damp days but I've got so many other things to do on it it may have to weight Quote
BenD Posted March 7, 2019 Author Posted March 7, 2019 Unfortunately I don't think my welding skills are upto making a cage for the prawn Quote
B.RAD Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Mine neither! I'm sure Marto could knock something up, but in the name of ease/simplicity, the GCF one worked out well. Quote
BenD Posted March 7, 2019 Author Posted March 7, 2019 Maybe we could do a group buy at clear motorsport Quote
BenD Posted March 8, 2019 Author Posted March 8, 2019 i need to get the front wings off and survey the rust on the front of the sills . the rear has been repaired to a resonable standard. Quote
BenD Posted March 8, 2019 Author Posted March 8, 2019 1 hour ago, BCF said: Rust? Who cares. Self made speed holes. dictates what sort of track car this is going to be 1 Quote
B.RAD Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 4 hours ago, Ben (bunje) said: dictates what sort of track car this is going to be Not a track queen I hope??! The s***ter they look, the quicker they go.... 1 Quote
Stephen W Posted March 13, 2019 Posted March 13, 2019 I've done the same Ben! My MK3 MX-5 track thing. It was £1800 from Facebook! 2.0 Sport with the 6 speed and LSD. Cheaper than most MK1/2's! So far it's had new brakes all round (Brembo discs and M1166 pads), a exhaust manifold, Bilstein B14 PSS coilovers and some Michelin PS4 tyres. So it owes me about £3200 all in. Taking it to Donnington this weekend. Its going to take an age to get round with 150bhp/tonne, I really do miss 600bhp/tonne! Quote
BenD Posted March 13, 2019 Author Posted March 13, 2019 11 minutes ago, Stephen W said: I've done the same Ben! My MK3 MX-5 track thing. It was £1800 from Facebook! 2.0 Sport with the 6 speed and LSD. Cheaper than most MK1/2's! So far it's had new brakes all round (Brembo discs and M1166 pads), a exhaust manifold, Bilstein B14 PSS coilovers and some Michelin PS4 tyres. So it owes me about £3200 all in. Taking it to Donnington this weekend. Its going to take an age to get round with 150bhp/tonne, I really do miss 600bhp/tonne! i have been keeping an eye on some of your facebook posts lol. o rdered a gcfabs roll bar yesterday and have started rebuildin gth ebrake calipers as they all seem to be stuck on. Quote
B.RAD Posted March 13, 2019 Posted March 13, 2019 4 hours ago, Ben (bunje) said: i have been keeping an eye on some of your facebook posts lol. o rdered a gcfabs roll bar yesterday and have started rebuildin gth ebrake calipers as they all seem to be stuck on. That'll happen a lot. We're on our second set of calipers now. As they're all refurb units they don't seem to last long (especially as ours is kept outside). Interested to see if the better brake fluid helps in any way. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.