Roll cage and spider support question

[Kyle]

Anyone who thinks a roll cage in a 40 is unnecessary, doesn’t live in Miami

 

[Randy Folsom]

Doesn't a roll cage have to be installed (normally) before the roof is installed? I have been told by those that found out the hard way to NEVER grab the A pillar of a steel roofed car when climbing in or out. I would think a fiberglass roof is far weaker.

The RCR40 six point has to be installed before both the dash and with the rear bulkhead, well before the spider.

 

[Walter]

Pictures of the RCR roll cage can be found in ``John's RCR build": https://www.gt40s.com/threads/johns-rcr-build.25320/

 

[Walter]

Anyone who thinks a roll cage in a 40 is unnecessary, doesn’t live in Miami

I would think that a bulletproof body would be even more important ;-)!!!

 

[Kyle]

Legitimately scary driving down in south Florida.

 

[Richard Milner]

Ian, can you use the articles I wrote for the GT40 Club magazines ( 3 separate articles ) , they still apply ! Frank

I suggest reading the articles by Frank Catt before considering installing a roll cage. The chances of rolling a GT40 with its very low CofG are pretty remote anyway but the chances of serious injury from the cage itself are enough to ditch the idea. At 6’2” a lower seat tub and the pedal box moved forward made a Gurney Bubble unnecessary in my GTD - the chance of serious, even fatal head injuries from smacking my head on the frame encroaching on what little space was left ruled the out any such installation.